Devan G. Szczepanski, MD MS

Board Certified Family Medicine Physician with experience in providing top-notch medical services in multiple gulf-south community settings. Outstanding interpersonal skills with a track record of establishing positive relationships with patients, medical professionals, and healthcare organizations.

Respected community leader and educator, with a graduate degree in Neuropsychology and post-graduate certifications in genomic and nutritional medicine, able to manage diverse populations to deliver peak medical performance. Utilizing 10 years of gene-based nutritional medicine spanning over 20,000 patients lives, Dr. Szczepanski empowers patients and professionals alike to optimize health outcomes through personalized care strategies founded on nutrigenomic discovery. With a commitment to advancing the future of medicine, she is dedicated her career to bridging the gap between innovative science and practical healthcare solutions.

Dr. Devan Szczepanski is on a mission to change the face of Healthcare by acknowledging that the best care is founded in the marriage of both allopathic and naturopathic philosophies, what she calls a “Reformative Medicine ” approach to discovering the ultimate guide to health for each of her patients.

• Genomic Medicine Certification, Stanford School of Medicine, 08/2020, 08/2022
• Certification in Nutritional Medicine, American Academy of Procedural Medicine, 01/2017
• Certification in IV Nutritional Therapies, 09/2020

• Osteoporosis: an update, 10/2013, Grand Rounds Presentation, LSUHSC-University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette, LA
• Diabetes made easy, 08/2013, Grand Rounds Presentation, LSUHSC-University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette, LA
• The Amazing Super Dave: A Diagnostic Dilemma, 08/2013, Presentation at the LAFP Annual Assembly Conference, New Orleans, LA, A case report of Organophosphate Poisoning.
• Recurrent Fevers in Pediatrics: PFAPA, 05/2013, Grand Rounds Presentation, LSUHSC-University Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Melanoma Masquerade: A Case Report, 03/2013, Presentation at the Annual Resident Research Day, LSUHSC-University Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Clinical Diagnosis, 02/2013, Grand Rounds Presentation, LSUHSC-University Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Intensive Insulin Therapy as the Primary Treatment of Type II Diabetes, 01/2012, Grand Rounds Presentation, LSUHSC-University Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• The Tale of a Lost Anchor: A Case Report on Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, 2012, Annual Resident Research Day, LSUHSC-University Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Licit and illicit use of medications for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in undergraduate college students, 05/2008, Journal of American College Health, Published Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis; Independently applied and received funding from the Oscar Lee Putnam Cultural and Intellectual Enrichment Program through Tulane University for this research.
• Competency Restoration Treatment: Differences Between Defendants Declared Competent or Incompetent to Stand Trial, 2012, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
• Disposition of emergency department patients with psychiatric comorbidity: Results from the 2004 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2005, Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Assembly of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Washington, D.C.
• Psychiatric morbidity and comorbidity among emergency department patients, 2005, Symposium presentation at the Mississippi State Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Carthage, MS
• Psychiatric cormorbidities among non-lethal emergency department suicide patients: Results from the 2004 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2005, Paper presented at the Mississippi State Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Carthage, MS

• American Academy of Family Physicians – Louisiana & Florida Chapter
• American Board of Family Physicians – Louisiana & Florida Chapter
• American Medical Association
• American Medical Women’s Association
• Louisiana State Medical Society
• American Medical Student Association
• Member Edgar Hall Society
• Member Emergency Medicine Interest Group
• Member Rural Scholars Track LSU-HSC New Orleans
• House Staff Association Elected Officer
• Curriculum Committee Elected Representative
• Graduate Medical Education Committee Elected Representative

• Invited speaker, LSU-HSC Family Medicine Residency Program, 01/2018
• Go Red for Women Invited Speaker, 01/2021
• Luminary Speaker & Consultant, BTL Industries, 01/2021
• Luminary Speaker & Consultant, Cynosure, 01/2021
• Speaker, Legendary Leadership Consultants, 01/2021
• Women of Hope Invited Panelist, Mental health awareness education, 01/2020
• Voted Best Family Medicine Physician, 01/2017
• Invited speaker, Cornerstone Wellness MD – AAFP National Conference, 01/2018
• Invited speaker, Northshore Birth Options Annual Tea, 01/2017
• Invited speaker, LSU HSC Family Medicine Interest Group, 01/2016
• Invited speaker, Slidell chamber of commerce – women’s heart month, 01/2015
• Chosen recipient, HCA Earn while you learn stipend program, 01/2012
• Nominee, Intern Excellence in Teaching Award – LSU HSC School of Medicine, 01/2012
• Invited speaker, LSU Honor’s College Alumni Committee Annual Meeting, 01/2004
• Undergraduate Upper Division Honor’s Distinction, LSU Honors College, 01/2003
• Dean’s List and Chancellor’s Honor Roll, 01/2001-01/2004
• Kathy Short Memorial Scholarship, 01/2001

• ATLS
• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS
• ALSO