Jullette M. Saussy
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Jullette M. Saussy, MD | |
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| Education | BA, Tulane University MD, Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Medical Director |
| Employer(s) | City of New Orleans, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services |
| Call sign | 6200 |
Jullette M. Saussy, MD is the medical director of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She assumed the roll of director and medical director in 2004, only one year prior to Hurricane Katrina devastating the Gulf Coast and flooding New Orleans.
Education and Early Career
Dr. Saussy started in emergency medical services in 1984 as an emergency medical technician and received her paramedic training in 1986 from the University of South Alabama. Dr. Saussy worked as a paramedic for the New Orleans Health Department EMS Service on the night shift between graduating from Tulane University and attending Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans for medical school. Dr. Saussy completed her internship and residency at Charity Hospital (New Orleans).[1]
References
- ^ "Female EMS Leader Spotlight: Jullette Saussy, MD". Journal of Emergency Medical Services. Retrieved 2010-03-17.