Dr Joseph Semien Jr, MD

10/14/2025

This Thursday 👇🏽

Ladies, stop settling! Don't miss Dr. Joseph W. Semien, Jr.'s breakout session, "Don't Settle for a Leaky Faucet!" at The Women's Commission of SWLA 2025 Fall Conference 🩺

Have you ever experienced a little leak when you laugh, cough, or sneeze? Or that unexplained feeling of pressure "down there"? For many women, these issues can limit everything from playing with kids to attending a workout class, but treatment is possible.

Join Dr. Semien at his 10:10 AM session to learn about available treatments.

✨ BONUS ✨ session attendees get 2 extra LCMHS door prize entries!

09/09/2024

UPDATE: 4:30 pm

Lake Charles Memorial Health System officials continue to monitor Tropical Storm Francine that may impact parts of SWLA.

At this time, Lake Charles Memorial Health System will remain open for patient appointments, emergency visits, and regular business operations. Updates will be provided as the situation evolves.

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UPDATE: 11:00 am

Lake Charles Memorial Health System officials are monitoring Tropical Storm Francine that may impact parts of SWLA. Forecasters are predicting landfall along the southern Louisiana coastline on Wednesday, September 11, with possible high winds and heavy rain in the surrounding areas.

At this time, Lake Charles Memorial Health System will remain open for patient appointments, emergency visits, and regular business operations. Updates will be provided as the situation evolves.

Your safety is most important. We encourage you to remain weather aware, monitor local weather forecasts, and check road conditions.

Visit lcmh.com/Francine for the latest updates.

07/13/2024

remember you can vote once every day! 👍

Today I was elated to find out I have been nominated in the Top 5 for Best of SWLA sponsored by American Press in the OB/GYN Category 🥳

I appreciate everyone that made this possible but now I need your votes to claim the title of BEST OF SWLA.

how to vote 🗳️
click the link 🔗 below 👇🏽
select health & fitness category
find OB/GYN
select Dr.Semien & click submit

click here 👉🏽 https://www.americanpress.com/contests/best-of-2024

I will continue to provide outstanding care to the people of SWLA 🫶🏽

07/03/2024

Today I was elated to find out I have been nominated in the Top 5 for Best of SWLA sponsored by American Press in the OB/GYN Category 🥳

I appreciate everyone that made this possible but now I need your votes to claim the title of BEST OF SWLA.

how to vote 🗳️
click the link 🔗 below 👇🏽
select health & fitness category
find OB/GYN
select Dr.Semien & click submit

click here 👉🏽 https://www.americanpress.com/contests/best-of-2024

I will continue to provide outstanding care to the people of SWLA 🫶🏽

04/16/2024

11/29/2022

This we encourage you to post a story and telling us about your educational and career aspirations and tag us for a chance to be our December scholarship recipient.

We also encourage those who are willing and able to today to give back to youth seeking further education to achieve their goals: kindest.com/the-pulse-of-perseverance?utm_source=kindest

11/15/2022

This week we are proud to introduce the third and final founder of Pulse of Perseverance, Dr. Joe Semien, Obstetrician-Gynecologist.

On the journey to finding his dream, Joe fought through seemingly insurmountable odds and made many mistakes, but God’s forgiveness and grace have always welcomed him home.

10/29/2022

purchase a copy of the book through the link below! 👇🏽

We have officially relaunched our book ‘Pulse of Perseverance: Three Black Doctors on Their Journey to Success’ and sold over 20K copies.

Pulse of Perseverance is the honest, deeply personal tale of three young black men's refusal to succumb to failure and how, together, they overcame daunting odds to take their place among the just five percent of U.S. doctors who are black. Get your hands on a copy today: https://www.amazon.ca/Pulse-Perseverance-Doctors-Journey-Success/dp/099927970X

10/26/2022

We are excited to announce that over the coming weeks we will be running our ‘Meet the Docs’ campaign to dive into the stories, experiences, and passions of our founders.

Follow us to stay in touch and join us on the pulse of perseverance.