FONG INSTITUTE - Key Persons
Christopher Scott Grow, PA-C, has practiced in Slidell, Louisiana for over 18 years in the specialty of Orthopedics, Spine and Sports Medicine. Scott has treated many types of injuries while taking Orthopedic ER call, evaluating patients in the clinic setting, and assisting in surgery.
Christopher Scott Grow, PA-C, joined Dr. Brian Fong's practice in 2011 to continue his passion for helping patients with a large variety of Orthopedic and Sports related injuries. Scott remains an integral part of Dr. Fong's practice by facilitating same-day appointments five days a week and decreasing clinic wait times, while providing cost-effective care.
A resident of Pearl River, LA, Colleen Lombard has been a part of the staff since 2007. Colleen is the staff manager as well as an office X-Ray Tech. Graduated in 2001 from Delgado Community College with an Associates of Science degree in Radiologic Technology. She is also a member of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Dr. Fong is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with fellowship training in sports medicine specializing in the care of complex shoulder and knee problems.
He was born in Shreveport Louisiana, the son of a physician from Hawaii and the nurse from Nebraska, After moving to Hawaii at the age of two, he earned a bachelor's of arts at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and his medical degree from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. His training continued at the University of Hawaii Integrated Surgical Residency Program and the University of Hawaii Integrated Orthopedic Residency Program which included rotations through Tripler Army Medical Center, Rancho Los Amigos in California and Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Missouri. He came to Louisiana for a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Tulane University and was asked to stay on as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He was full time faculty for 2 years and has since remained a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the Tulane University School of Medicine. He has lived and practiced in Slidell since 1995.
Shannon Navarre Oswald, R.T. (R) received training at Sacred Heart Hospital's School of X Ray Technology and Pensacola Jr. College. She is a 1985 graduate of Emory University with a degree in Medical Science. She is registered and licensed in the State of Louisiana as a Radiographer.