Michael Harper, MD

Following graduation from LSU Health Shreveport, Dr. Harper received his family medicine residency training in Augusta, GA, and practiced family medicine for two years prior to joining our faculty in 1981. He subsequently completed a fellowship at the Faculty Development Center in Waco, TX in 1986 and completed his MBA from LSU-Shreveport in 2012. He served as Family Medicine Residency Director at LSU Health Shreveport from 1984 to 2010. He was Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine from 2010- 2020. Dr Harper is a co-founder and past President of the American Association for Primary Care Endoscopy. He has taught the National Procedures Institute EGD and TNE workshops for over 15 years and has spoken at numerous national conferences. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr Harper was selected as the Louisiana Family Doctor of the Year in 2010 and served as President of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians in 2013.