Our Team
Elizabeth (Betsy) Buchert MD
MEDICAL DOCTOR & OB-GYN
Dr. Buchert is a native of Baton Rouge and a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy. She received her medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed her OB-GYN training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Buchert is also trained through the Institute for Functional Medicine, a highly respected organization that teaches physicians and their patients to approach wellness with a personalized model, addressing the underlying causes of symptoms and disease, in order to achieve the highest expression of health. As a IFM certified practitioner, she is committed to setting wellness on a new trajectory by providing progressive prenatal care & education, better options for her patients gynecologic concerns, and functional wellness treatment plans to help women & men address the root causes of sub-optimal health.
Dr. Buchert is married to Brian Buchert, is a proud mother of four young boys, and is an active volunteer with the Junior League of Baton Rouge and the Capital Area CASA Association. In her free time, she enjoys biking, dancing, experimenting with new and healthy drinks for the family in her Vitamix, and chasing around her boundless sons!
Renee Beyer-Boudreaux
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Renee is a Family Nurse Practitioner certified in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. Renee received her Masters in Nursing with a specialty as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2013 at Northwestern State University. Renee loves being married to Zach, and especially being a mother to her baby girl, Sidney Kate, as well as having the good fortune of having a sweet step-son, Harrison in her life. In her spare time, she loves experimenting in the kitchen, and doing exciting activities like cycling, mountain biking and even hopes to get back into ‘mini’ triathlons one day.
Renee has a deep passion for comprehensive healthcare that is personalized as well as empowering. She understands that our body’s have an innate desire to be well, but sometimes we need guidance on this from an experienced healthcare provider so that imbalances can be minimized or better yet, corrected! She strives to support that process; she sees each person as unique and feels privileged to work along side of them with the professional experiences and advanced educational training that she has cultivated over the years. Renee is dedicated to continuously evolving in her career and loves being a part of the Mint Health team.
Kierra
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Kierra is our speedy medical assistant. Even though she has only been a Medical Assistant for 2 years, she loves her job and has most of her experience in Women’s Health. She plans to attend nursing school to receive her BSN. She loves meeting new patients and helping them in any way she can. She has a 2-year-old son who means the world to her. In her spare time, she loves to play with her son, travel, watch the food channel, and cook.
DeShea
FRONT DESK
DeShea is the smiling face at the front desk! She has years of office experience and is always willing to go the extra mile to assist our patients! She has been married to her husband Terry for over 20 years. They have a daughter in college and a son in high school. In DeShea’s spare time she loves to read, play with her beagle, and spend time with her family!
Carol Johnson-Prelow, LPN
NURSE
Carol is our Mint Health Nurse and has over 20 years of experience working in both Women’s Health and Family Medicine. She loves talking to our patients, helping them feel better, and answering questions with her always-present cheerfulness! She has been married to her husband Al for 24 years, and has three children ages 31, 29, and 25. She also loves her dog Timmy, who is a Yorkie – Shih Tzu mix, better known as a Shorkie! She is a super-charged Saints fanatic and also enjoys curling up with Timmy in her down time.