Alumni Guest

Katherine Faul Boustany, '12, was the guest teacher in ESA's chemistry classes Monday. A respiratory therapist with Ochsner Lafayette General, Katherine has a bachelors in biomedical science from Texas A&M, and a masters in respiratory therapy from UT Health in San Antonio, one of only eight schools in the country that offer the degree at the masters level. She began her studies at UT Health in 2019, and trained in some of the most acute Covid units in the country, including a rotation in the NICU and PICU at Johns Hopkins. Currently, she works in the adult ICU and the bronchoscopy suite at Lafayette General. She discussed acid-base balance with our chemistry students, and guided them through interpreting patient data to understand how blood chemistry affects the body. Thanks, Katherine!