Dr. Brian A.Moore, Medical Director of the Ochsner Cancer Institute, was appointed to the board of directors of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center (LCRC) at their August board meeting.

A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Brian A. Moore, MD, FACS, earned both his Bachelor of Arts in History and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Tulane University. After finishing a residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Vanderbilt University, he completed a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology and reconstruction at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Moore served the United States Air Force as Chief of Surgery at Eglin Air Force Base,Florida, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He joined Ochsner Medical Center in 2011 as the Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Moore led the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communication Sciences as System Chair from 2015 until 2022, leading the department through a period of significant growth and continuing the department’s legacy of excellence that is reflected in its regular listing among the Top 50 ENT programs by U.S. News and World Report.

His publications, book chapters, and invited articles focus on advanced cutaneous malignancy, functional results of head and neck reconstruction, and contemporary treatment of head and neck cancer with a focus on quality outcomes. Along with Randal Weber, MD, he co-edited a textbook on skin cancer of the head and neck, Cutaneous Malignancy of the Head and Neck: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Dr. Moore is an active member of multiple professional societies and has held several national offices. He was appointed to the Commission on Cancer in 2017 as the representative of the American Head and Neck Society where he was instrumental in establishing the first national quality measure for head and neck cancer care.

Dr. Moore succeeds Leonardo Seoane, MD, Ochsner Health Chief Academic Officer, who resigned from the LCRC board in August. Dr. Seoane served on the board since September 2018.

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