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Marissa Guidry, NP, practices internal medicine at Ochsner Health. Marissa has been practicing in the medical field since 2008. She was a registered nurse at Lafayette General Medical Center from 2008 to 2013. Marissa earned her degree in Master of Science in nursing as a family nurse practitioner from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2013. She became certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners in 2013, and she actively participates in AANP to stay updated on medical advancements. Marissa is dedicated to addressing the medical needs of her patients while understanding individual concerns and goals. She has been practicing at Ochsner since 2015. Marissa has also been functioning as supervisor advanced practice provider site lead since 2021, serving as a resource for Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center and Rural Health Clinics. Outside of medicine, she enjoys exercising, reading, enjoying music and spending time with family and friends. She loves practicing in the Acadiana region because she grew up here and loves the culture and people in this area.

Precious Hodges, ACNP-BC, practices nephrology at Ochsner Health. She has been involved in the entire continuum of care of renal patients including inpatient acute, chronic kidney disease, research, quality and outcomes management and end stage renal disease. She has practiced nephrology since 2011. Precious earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in psychology from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, in 2005. She then completed the accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing program at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama, in 2008. She earned a Master of Science in nursing from the University of Alabama with a subspecialty in adult acute care in 2010. Precious started her career in Lafayette, Louisiana, and she has been practicing at Ochsner Lafayette General since 2003. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading and traveling