Our Residents

• Medical School:  D.Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur
• What are you looking forward to in your residency program?  I am looking forward to working and learning about different subspecialties in Psychiatry. While doing so, I am hoping to create a collaborative team with my co-residents and make life-long memories.
• A fun fact about yourself:  I am multilingual and can speak 5 languages.

Devine Obasa, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Louisiana 

What I look for in a residency: I look forward to developing a good relationship with my co residents. I am also looking forward to exploring the different subspecialties of psychiatry as I figure out my specific career path within psychiatry. 

Fun Fact: I am a first generation Nigerian-American

• Medical School:  New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
• What are you looking forward to in your residency program?  I am looking forward to practicing medicine with physicians who share the same interests as me and building close relationships with my co-residents and faculty. 
• A fun fact about yourself:  I went to high school for health professionals, DeBakey in Houston.  I always knew I wanted to be a doctor.  

• Medical School:  LSU Health Shreveport
• What are you looking forward to in your residency program?  I'm looking forward to meeting my new co-residents and learning from so many experienced faculty members!
• A fun fact about yourself:  I am named after a soap opera character.  

• Medical School:  American University of Antigua College of Medicine
• What are you looking forward to in your residency program?  I am looking forward to diving into psychiatry research papers and combining the latest evidenced-based practices with the teachings of the experienced faculty of WKH to provide exceptional care to my patients. I also am looking forward to working with my attendings and colleagues to dissect and discuss interesting or difficult cases during grand rounds or case conferences. Lastly, I am looking forward to seafood gumbo.   
• A fun fact about yourself:  I won a national youth award for writing a poem about Antigua.

• Medical School:  American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine
• What are you looking forward to in your residency program?  I am excited and feel truly blessed to have been matched at the Willis Knighton inaugural psychiatry residency program in the beautiful city of Shreveport. This is the beginning of an exciting journey in the specialty I am deeply passionate about! Having previously been here for a clinical rotation in psychiatry, I am confident that I will achieve my dream of becoming a well-rounded and competent psychiatrist in this program, particularly developing the skills of serving a diverse and underserved population. I am filled with gratitude and eagerly look forward to working with the extremely friendly and resourceful faculty, staff, and resident team. My interest lies in inpatient psychiatry, treating acute and long-term patients, and I also desire to gain skills in interventional psychiatry such as ECT. Furthermore, I am committed to pursuing a suitable fellowship in the future as I continue to explore my subspecialty of interest. 
• A fun fact about yourself:  Lived and travelled across the globe and have friends all over the world across most continents.