Baton Rouge, La. – Constance Blunt, MD, will join Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates in June. She will help diagnose and treat a wide range of cancerous blood disorders and solid tumors.
Blunt is a graduate of Baylor University located in Waco, Texas, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center in Temple, Texas. In 2018, she completed her Hematology and Oncology fellowship at LSU Health Science Center. She is licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners and is board‐certified in
Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Blunt to our growing team of premier oncologists, accomplished researchers and dedicated professionals who are 100% focused on meeting the needs of cancer patients,” said Jonas Fontenot, Ph.D., MBA, chief operating officer and Dr. Charles M. Smith chief of physics, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. She was previously with Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group.
About Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is a regional cancer care organization that has been fighting cancer for more than 50 years. The cancer care organization provides care at eight centers in Baton Rouge, Covington, Hammond, Houma, Gonzales, and Natchez, Mississippi, and its service area encompasses southeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi regions. Mary Bird Perkins has a strategic partnership with OneOncology and the largest radiation and medical oncology groups from across the
area including exclusive partnerships with Southeastern Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group, which provides radiation therapy throughout Mary Bird Perkins’ service areas, Northshore Oncology Associates, serving St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, specifically the communities of Covington and Slidell and
Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates, which services the Greater Baton Rouge area. For more information, please visit marybird.org