Slocum, Sadie, Thurman

Michelle received a Master of Science degree in Nurse Anesthesia from Louisiana State University Health and Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA. Prior to joining Ochsner, Michelle worked as a CRNA for over 5 years as a charge and preceptor.

Kim Choina-Karamat practices family medicine at Ochsner Health. She received her nurse practitioner degree from the University of South Alabama in 2009. Kim is board certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center and has been on staff at Ochsner since 2018, and practicing medicine since 1999. Kim's areas of expertise include diabetes management, hypertension, thyroid disorders, general medicine and geriatrics. She is licensed to see patients age 12 throughout adulthood.