Dr. Genevieve Maronge is a hematology and oncology specialist in Covington, LA and is a member of Northshore Oncology Associates. Dr. Maronge received her medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport before completing her residency at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans. She then completed her fellowship at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Maronge is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in hematology and oncology.

Dr. Victor Lin is a medical oncologist and research medical director at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with honors at Brown University before training in the National Institute of Health-supported Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), receiving both an MD and a PhD in Cell Biology. After completing his training, he joined the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as an Instructor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology with a clinical focus on lung cancer and sarcoma and a research focus in precision oncology. He has been with Mary Bird Perkins since 2022.

Dr. Vera Hendrix is a breast surgical oncologist with Lakeshore Surgical Associates. She received her medical degree from Georgetown University of School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. and completed her residency in General Surgery at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. Hendrix also completed a fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Dr. Hendrix is the only full-time, fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist on the Northshore.

Gin Callais is the founder of Geaux Fight Physical Therapy. Geaux Fight is unique in that it’s one of the only practices in the Gulf that focuses on oncology rehab. Around 90-95% of the people that walk through the door is a Survivor and Geaux Fight understands the dreadful repercussions of their journey. It doesn’t matter the stage or time of diagnosis and we utilize multiple tools to help combat the many side effects of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. We are able to educate the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in cancer prevention and cancer recurrence, as well as provide a safe space where Survivors meet and can work through their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. As their oncologist deals with quantity of life, Geaux Fight deals with quality of life. The Survivor comes first.

Lori Steele is a Community Educator & Media Specialist for the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency or LOPA. Lori also serves at the Public Information Officer for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Lori entered those roles after years of reporting & anchoring for Television News Channels in both the Lafayette & Baton Rouge markets. Lori shares that she is eager to learn from the panel having just experienced her own breast cancer scare.