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Hollis (Bud) O'Neal, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Bud O’Neal, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) and the Medical Director of Research for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. Dr. O’Neal graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Computer Science, and subsequently completed medical school at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Baton Rouge. He then completed Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine training at Vanderbilt University, where he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Dr. O’Neal is a member of the American Thoracic Society, American Society of Microbiology, and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. He is an active investigator in clinical trials, including industry-sponsored, NIH-funded, and investigator-initiated studies. His research interests include sepsis diagnosis and treatment.