Doctor's Profile
Dr. James Ingram is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1964. He attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and did his internship at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. Dr. Ingram completed the LSU general surgery residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1974 and became board certified in general surgery. After serving four years on active duty as an Air Force surgeon he furthered his education by performing a fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of South Alabama, Mobile, finishing in 1979. He subsequently became board certified in vascular surgery. He also later achieved certification as a Registered Vascular Technologist/Ultrasonographer.
Dr. Ingram retired as a full Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. His last assignment was Commander of the 433d Contingency Hospital at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas.
He is a member of the following professional associations:
- Surgical Association of Louisiana (President, 1998-99)
- Gulf Coast Vascular Society (Advisory Board, 1988-96)
- James D. Rives Surgical Society, LSU (President, 2005-06)
- American College of Surgeons
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- American Association for Vascular Surgery
- International Society for Endovascular Specialists
- American College of Phlebology
- Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society
- Louisiana State Medical Society
- Lafayette Parish Medical Society
- Society for Vascular Ultrasound
Dr. Ingram is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the LSU School of Medicine, and has served as chairman of the surgery department at Lafayette General Medical Center. He has appointments on the staffs of the following hospitals:
- Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Lafayette
- Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette
- Park Place Surgery Center Hospital, Lafayette
- Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge
- Heart Hospital of Lafayette
Dr. Ingram is active in the local community, having served on the Lafayette Regional Airport Commission, on which he served as chairman in 1994. He has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Louisiana Health System Corporation (Lafayette General Medical Center), and has been a member of Leadership Lafayette. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Emergency Medical Services Council of Acadiana.