John Day, MD

Dedicated faculty, residents, and staff working together to train the next generation of emergency physicians.

John Day

Class of 2023

Where they are practicing: New Orleans, LA

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Undergraduate: University of New Orleans

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

About me: I have over 22 years in the Army. My career has spanned Special Forces, Intelligence, and Aviation. I’ve deployed to Afghanistan 3 times and been to many other countries. I stopped counting at 65. I speak Russian and Spanish. I worked as a deputy sheriff and law enforcement helicopter pilot before medical school. I’m interested in EMS, tactical, and disaster medicine.

Hobbies: flying both airplanes and helicopters, fishing, hunting, scuba diving, traveling with my airline pilot wife, languages, cooking Cajun food (and other lesser forms of food), playing with my Great Dane and Catahoula, hosting parties, and LSU and Saints football

Post-Residency Plans: Attending Physician, New Orleans, LA