
Lynn R Witherspoon MD FACF
Chief Medical Information Officer Emeritus
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1514 Jefferson HwyNew Orleans, LA 70121
Phone+1 504-842-4000
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Summary
- Dr. Lynn Witherspoon is a nuclear medicine specialist based in New Orleans, LA, with extensive experience in health technology, informatics, and information systems. He completed his medical education at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health and further training at Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Duke University Hospital. Dr. Witherspoon has held significant roles at Ochsner Health, including Chief Medical Information Officer since 2009 and Director and Vice President at Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation from 1996 to 2001. His work has contributed to several publications focusing on electronic health records. Notable awards received by Dr. Witherspoon include Physician of the Year from Louisiana HIMSS in 2016 and the Executive Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award from Ochsner Fairhope in 2011. He is retired from clinical practice and is Chief Medical Information Officer Emeritus. at Ochsner Health in New Orleans.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1972 - 1974
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1970
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1968
- Florida State UniversityB.A., Chemistry, with Honors, 1960 - 1964
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 1968 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1972 - 2019
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of the Year Louisiana HIMSS, 2016
- Quality Project of the Year (Meaningful Use) Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 2012
- Executive Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award Ochsner Fairhope, 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Why use electronic recordsLynn R. Witherspoon
Health Data Management. 2008-03-01 - Electronic health records: maybe a matter of life and death.Lynn R. Witherspoon
Health Data Management. 2007-12-01 - 64 citationsPredictive value of technetium Tc 99m-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy for positive angiogram in massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhageD. A. Ng, Frank G. Opelka, David E. Beck, J. M. Milburn, L. R. Witherspoon
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1997-04-01
Journal Articles
- Why use electronic records/Witherspoon LR, 1/1/2008
- Electronic health records: maybe a matter of life and death.Witherspoon LR, 1/1/2007
- Clinical utility of sensitive TSH measurements.Witherspoon LR, 1/1/2005
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