Our Providers

At West Ascension Parish Hospital, Our Providers are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare for patients throughout Ascension Parish and the surrounding communities. Working alongside our nurses and healthcare professionals, they deliver personalized care focused on improving the health and well-being of every patient.

Our medical staff represents a variety of specialties and collaborates to ensure patients receive coordinated, patient-centered care close to home.

Professional physician profiles and photographs will be added as they become available. The following is our current physician directory.

Provider Highlights

Andrew Gruezke, MDChief of Staff

Sumanth Punukollu, MDEmergency Medicine

Dr. Benedict IdowuEmergency Medicine

Tracy Rauch, MDPathologist

Trinease Sanders, NPPsychiatric Mental Health

April Jacobs, NPHospitalist Medicine

Natalie Pearley, NPWound Care

Dr. Jamekco LewisSocial Services

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Joshua Bacon

Dr. Bernard Boka

Dr. Gertrude Chimeka-Anyanwoke

Dr. Mark Clawson

Dr. Andrew Gruezke

Dr. Benedict Idowu

Dr. John McCain

Dr. Mary Martin

Dr. Cary Sharp

Cardiology

Dr. Harold Clausen

Dr. Boyd Helm

Neurology

Dr. Martha Robinson

Dr. Aaron Dumont

Tele-Rheumatology

Dr. Monia Crawford

Dr. Melissa Reily

Dr. George Gennaovi

Dr. Vivian Jaber

Wound Care

Dr. Luis Arencibia

Natalie Pearley, NP

Nakita Pearl, NP

Laina Leboeuf, NP

Pathology

Dr. Tracy Rauch

Family Medicine

April Jacobs, NP