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Thibodeaux, MD** *Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology* **Education & Medical Training** Dr. Joel Thibodeaux earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport in 2000. After initially training in otolaryngology, he transitioned to pathology in 2004, completing his residency and a cytopathology fellowship at LSU Shreveport. He is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and cytopathology. **Professional Experience** Dr. Thibodeaux spent nearly a decade on the faculty at UT Southwestern in Dallas, where he was promoted to Associate Professor and served as Medical Director of Cytology and Director of the Cytopathology Fellowship. He later entered private practice in southwest Louisiana as a general surgical pathologist and laboratory medical director. 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