Leslie Sisco-Wise, MD, was elected first vice president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association (LOA) at the 2022 LOA Annual Meeting in New Orleans on March 19. Next year, Sisco-Wise will ascend to the leadership role of president making her the first female to serve as president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association.
Sisco-Wise serves as the section head of hand surgery for Ochsner Health. She is the director of the Hand and Upper Extremity Center for Ochsner Baptist in New Orleans. Sisco-Wise is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon.
Sisco-Wise earned a medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She then completed a five-year orthopedic residency program at LSU Health Sciences Center. Sisco-Wise completed a one-year fellowship in hand and upper extremities at the University of California at San Francisco.