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Candy M. Turner M.D.
Dr. Candy Turner was born in Slidell,
Louisiana, the youngest (living) sibling in a family of ten
children. She attended Louisiana State University, where she
met Dr. Joe Turner, and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Philosophy (Summa cum Laude and with College
Honors). While at LSU, she was inducted into several honor
societies, most notably Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi; she
served as president of both Alpha Lambda Delta and Mu Sigma
Rho Honor Societies. While working at LSU Medical School in
New Orleans after graduating and marrying Dr. Joe, she decided
to pursue a medical career as well. She attended UNO part-time
for three years to obtain her prerequisite courses for medical
school and was admitted to LSUMC in the fall of 1984,
coinciding with the birth of her first son, Jason. She took a
one-year sabbatical from medical school in 1986, and received
her MD degree in May, 1989. She completed an internship in
Family Practice at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital on July 1,
1990. She then joined her father-in-law and husband at Turner
Medical Clinic and awaited the birth of her second son,
Michael, in the spring of 1991.
Dr. Candy enjoys ITA Tae Kwon Do, in which she currently holds the rank of Decided First Degree Black Belt. She also recently became certified as a Tae Kwon Do Trainee Instructor. She plays soprano bugle in the Echoes group of the Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association, and paints in oils, often using Dr. Joe’s photography for reference and inspiration. She also enjoys reading science fiction, cooking, and making Christmas ornaments
Dr. Candy enjoys ITA Tae Kwon Do, in which she currently holds the rank of Decided First Degree Black Belt. She also recently became certified as a Tae Kwon Do Trainee Instructor. She plays soprano bugle in the Echoes group of the Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association, and paints in oils, often using Dr. Joe’s photography for reference and inspiration. She also enjoys reading science fiction, cooking, and making Christmas ornaments