Nicole Villemarette-Pittman

Positions
  • Director, Clinical Research, Research
  • 1401 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Floor, New Orleans, LA, 70121
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Overview

  • Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, PhD, is a Director of Clinical Research at Ochsner Health in New Orleans. She joined Ochsner in January 2022 and oversees the Neuroscience Research Center of Excellence, the Cardiology Research Center of Excellence, Ochsner BioDesign Lab, and the Clinical Research Apprenticeship. Dr. Villemarette-Pittman is Co-Chair of the Investigator-Initiated Study Review Committee, Co-Chair of the Research Advisory Council in Neuroscience, Co-lead of the Physician Research Steering Committee Finance Work Group, Member of the Physician Research Steering Committee Communications Work Group, and Member of the Academic Culture Committee. Dr. Villemarette-Pittman is an Associate Professor (Hon) at the University of Queensland Medical School in Brisbane, Australia and Gratis Faculty at LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, Department of Neurology. She is a board member of the LA Epilepsy Foundation. Dr. Villemarette-Pittman and Dr. Fawad Khan are co-founders of the Louisiana Epilepsy Care and Research Consortium. This nonprofit organization seeks to build a society of professionals within the state of Louisiana that focuses on clinical care and research in the epilepsy community. Dr. Villemarette-Pittman serves as Managing Editor of the international neurology journal, Journal of the Neurological Sciences (JNS). JNS is the official journal of the World Federation of Neurology and promotes global neurology, best practices, clinical outcomes, and basic and translational science.

Selected publications

Preferred title

  • Director, Clinical Research; Associate Professor (Hon)

Visualizations

Recent publications and grants in ScholarlyWork@Ochsner