Leonard Weather Jr.

Endometriosis, The Name of The Pain and How to Repress it

Published 2023

Tikur Press

AMA, National Medical Association, Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research, Chi Delta Mu Medical Fraternity, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Louisiana Medical Association, Association of Clinical Research Professionals, Falculty of Pharmceutical Medicine

HONORS/AWARDS/ACTIVITIES, Cont’d ➢ Treasurer of Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics “BCHLE”, 1996 to Present. ➢ President of the New Orleans Health Alliance, Inc., “NOHA” 1996 to Present. ➢ President-Elect of Louisiana Medical Association 1998 – 1999. ➢ 1998 “One of the Best Doctor in The World,” Chi Delta Mu Medical Fraternity ➢ Xavier University College of Pharmacy “Preceptor of The Year,” 1998. ➢ President of Louisiana Medical Association 1999 – 2001. ➢ Visiting Professor, University of Ethiopia, Department of Gynecology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1999. ➢ Board Member Louisiana Council On Obesity Prevention And Management, 1999 – Present. ➢ Board Member Louisiana Minority Health Affairs Commission, 1999 – Present. ➢ Louisiana Disparities Commission, 1999 – Present ➢ Louisiana Turning Point Partnership, Peer Review Committee, 1999 ➢ Editor, Region V, National Medical Association, 2000 ➢ Region V, National Medical Association, Chairman April 2000 – 2002 ➢ Endometriosis Association Delegate to China, “Endometriosis in China”, June 2000 ➢ One of the Best Physicians in the State of Louisiana, Louisiana Medical Association Award, June 2000 & 2001 ➢ Course Director, Region V, NMA “Solutions to African Americans Health Care Problems,” San Antonio, TX, April 2001. ➢ State of Louisiana Medicaid, Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committee, 2001 – Present. ➢ Course Director, Region V, NMA ”State of Health Care,” Kansas City, Kansas May, 2002 ➢ Course Director, Louisiana Medical Association’s Annual Meeting, “Solving Contemporary Health Care Problems,” June 2002 ➢ Member Board of Trustees, National Medical Association, 2002 – Present. ➢ Chair of Economic Development, National Medical Association, Board of Trustees, 2002 – 2003. ➢ Executive Committee, National Medical Association, Board of Trustee 2005 – 2007. ➢ Shreveport-Bossier African American Black History Month Honoree, Shreveport, LA 2007 ➢ Member State of Louisiana Health Care Commission, June 2007. ➢ Course Director, Louisiana Medical Association’s Annual Meeting, “Surviving the Health Care Crisis and Life,” June 2007. ➢ Executive Committee, National Medical Association, Board of Trustee 2007-2008 ➢ Chair of Education, National Medical Association, Board of Trustees 2007-2008 ➢ Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials, Herpes/Famciclovir 2007-2008 ➢ Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials, Menorrhagia, Post Partum Iron Deficiency Anemia 2008 ➢ Member State of Louisiana Collaborative Disease Therapy Management Committee 2008-present ➢ President Northern Louisiana Medical Association, September 2008-present ➢ President-Elect National Medical Association August 2009 ➢ Co-Chair Commission to End Health Care Disparities, September 2009 ➢ Scientific Advisory Board Member Endometriosis Association October 2009 HONORS/AWARDS/ACTIVITIES, Cont’d ➢ Member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Health Initiative 2010 ➢ Member of the AMA Minority Affairs Consortium Governing Council June 2010-present ➢ President of the National Medical Association August 3, 2010 ➢ Member of the Louisiana Health Care Commission Advisory Board October 2010 ➢ Representative to National Institute of Health (NIH), National Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Coordinating Committee September 2011-present ➢ Member Board of Directors of the Cobb Institute, 2010-2011 ➢ Panel Member National Disease & Therapeutic Index 2012-present ➢ Chair of the National Medical Association’s Obesity Task Force 2012-present ➢ Chair of the National Medical Association’s Global Health and Disaster Preparedness Task Force 2012-present ➢ Board Member Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum, September 2012-present ➢ Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Advisory Panel Member, April 2013-present ➢ Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Ambassador 2014-present ➢ Chair of Economic Development, National Medical Association, Board of Trustees, 2002 – 2003. ➢ Executive Committee, National Medical Association, Board of Trustee 2005 – 2007. ➢ Shreveport-Bossier African American Black History Month Honoree, Shreveport, LA 2007 ➢ Member State of Louisiana Health Care Commission, June 2007-2009 ➢ Course Director, LMA’s Annual Meeting, “Surviving the Health Care Crisis and Life,” June 2007. ➢ Executive Committee, National Medical Association, Board of Trustee 2007-2008 ➢ Chair of Education, National Medical Association, Board of Trustees 2007-2008 ➢ Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials, Herpes/Famciclovir 2007-2008 ➢ Principal Investigator, Clinical Trials, Menorrhagia, Post Partum Iron Deficiency Anemia 2008 ➢ Member State of Louisiana Collaborative Disease Therapy Management Committee 2008-2012 ➢ President North Louisiana Medical Association, September 2008-present ➢ President-Elect National Medical Association August 2009 ➢ Co-Chair Commission to End Health Care Disparities, September 2009-2012 ➢ Scientific Advisory Board Member Endometriosis Association October 2009-present ➢ Member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Health Initiative 2010-2012 ➢ Member of the AMA Minority Affairs Consortium Governing Council June 2010-2016 ➢ President of the National Medical Association August 3, 2010-2011 ➢ Member of the Louisiana Health Care Commission Advisory Board October 2010-2012 ➢ Representative to National Institute of Health (NIH), National Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Coordinating Committee September 2011 ➢ Member Board of Directors of the Cobb Institute, 2010-2011 ➢ Panel Member National Disease & Therapeutic Index 2012-2015 ➢ Chair of the National Medical Association’s Obesity Task Force 2012 ➢ Chair of the NMA Global Health and Disaster Preparedness Task Force 2012 ➢ Board Member Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum, September 2012-2016 ➢ Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Advisory Panel Member, April 2013-2016 ➢ Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Ambassador 2014-present ➢ Grand President Chi Delta Mu Medical Fraternity, 2017-present ➢ Member Abbvie’s Speaker Program November 2018-present ➢ Fellow of the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research, November 2018-present ➢ Member Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, 2019-present ➢ Member Stillman’s College Biomedical Academy Advisory Board, 2019-present

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