Meet the Sprout Team

Gabrielle Glasgow, MD

She is married to Chase Glasgow, and has three children, Cameron (11), Sydney (8), and Chad (6). In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and college football!

She is excited to begin a new chapter, together with her longtime colleagues, as one of the owners of Sprout Pediatrics. She takes true joy in watching her patients and their families grow. She feels very grateful to be in the pediatric field, best explained by the John Trainer quote, “Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work.”

Suzette Kingston, MD

Dr. Suzy Kingston was born and raised in New Orleans. She attended high school at Mount Carmel Academy, graduating in 2000. Following graduation, she moved to Baton Rouge to study Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University where she graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science. She returned to New Orleans to attend LSU School of Medicine. As a medical student she was elected as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Upon medical school graduation in 2009, Dr. Kingston was the recipient of the Stephen Osofsky Memorial Award by the Department of Pediatrics to recognize the outstanding Acting Intern in Pediatrics.  She completed the LSUHSC-New Orleans Pediatric Residency Program in 2012 and has enjoyed a career in general outpatient pediatrics since that time. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Kingston is married to her high school sweetheart, Tim, and has three sons, Thomas (13), Kenneth (10), and Mack (7).  She enjoys most of all spending time with her extended family and friends as well as travelling, sharing her husband’s passion of fishing with her boys and watching the Saints in the Dome on game days!

Dr. Kingston is excited to be starting a new chapter in her life and career at Sprout Pediatrics in the summer of 2020. As a partner in the practice, she looks forward to taking an active role in the business with three fellow colleagues who have years of experience working together. She is forever grateful for the opportunity to care for children, experience with parents the joy of watching their children grow and guide parents and patients medically and developmentally from birth through young adulthood.

Lesley Jouandot, NP

Lesley Callaghan Jouandot grew up in River Ridge, and graduated with honors from St. Mary’s Dominican High School in 1997. She attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge followed by LSUHSC School of Nursing. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and chosen Outstanding Graduate of the Class of 2002. She started her career in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Tulane Hospital for Children until 2007. Lesley worked in pediatric primary care in Metairie for over 20 years.

In 2021, Lesley graduated with honors from University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s graduate program with her Masters of Science in Nursing and chosen by the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society as Outstanding Graduate of 2021. She is an active member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Society of Pediatric Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing, and the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners.

She shares her life with her husband of over 20 years, Brent, as well as three children Zachary (21), Lucia (18), and Margo (13). Lesley believes that caring and providing healthcare for children, as well as parents, involves education and compassion as each individual’s needs are varied and important for their future health success.

James Connick, MD

Dr. James Connick was born in New Orleans and has lived here all his life. He graduated from Brother Martin High School in 2009 and then made his way to the Lakefront where he graduated magna cum laude from UNO in 2012 with a BS in biology. Dr. Connick attended medical school at LSU in New Orleans where he was selected as a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. After graduating, he completed his residency with LSU at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, where he was awarded the LSUHSC Aesculapian Society Excellence in Teaching Award. After residency, he was selected to serve as chief resident of LSU pediatrics for the 2021-2022 academic year. Dr. Connick is a board-certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

He is married to Melissa Connick, a Speech Language Pathologist also from New Orleans, and together they have a daughter named Alma Sofia (3). They enjoy trying new restaurants and listening to live music.

He is thrilled to be joining Sprout Pediatrics because it gives him the opportunity to take care of the children of his hometown. He feels privileged to be included in his patients’ lives and enjoys working with their parents to help care for them.

Genevieve Comfort, PA-C

Genevieve Comfort is another “born and bred” New Orleanian and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 2005. After high school, she attended Louisiana State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and then continued on to earn her Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology. She then went on to attend PA school at University of South Alabama where she received her Master of Science degree in PA studies in 2013. She is an active member of the American Academy of PAs and the Louisiana Academy of PAs. She has also been a Pediatric preceptor for both the LSU and Xavier school of medicine PA programs.
In her over 11 years of experience in Pediatrics, Genevieve maintains that being able to see the patients from birth until adolescence has been one of the greatest joys in her life and she sticks by the opinion that there are no patients that are as cool as kids!
She currently resides in Metairie with her husband Kevin, as well as their two boys Michael (7) and Jack (3). When she is not in clinic seeing patients, she is staying active by outside with the family, and playing tennis at City Park.

Genevieve is so excited for the opportunity to continue practicing Pediatric medicine at Sprout and in her time here so far, she has already started building close bonds with the families she cares for based on mutual love, respect, and trust.

Kelsey Keith, MD

Dr. Kelsey Keith is a native of Metairie! She attended Cabrini High School, then received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Louisiana State University and a medical degree from LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans in 2018. Following graduation, she completed her pediatric residency at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where she received the Resident of the Year award. She was then selected to stay an additional year as a Chief Resident at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

After practicing at a private clinic in Little Rock, Arkansas for 2.5 years, Dr. Keith decided to make the big move back to New Orleans! She and her husband, Drew Keith, are both LSU fanatics. They enjoy spending time with their son, John Paul (1) being involved with their church community, and anything that involves being outdoors!

Anne Capella, MD

Dr. Anne Reed Capella was raised just “down the road” in Baton Rouge and has always had a deep-rooted passion for caring for children. She attended high school at St. Joseph’s Academy and graduated in 2013. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Louisiana State University in 2017. She continued her medical education at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, earning her medical degree in 2022.

Dr. Capella completed her pediatric residency through LSU at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans where she gained comprehensive experience in caring for children of all ages. She is committed to creating a welcoming, supportive environment for families and believes in partnering closely with parents to promote healthy development.

She is married to Mitch Capella, an internal medicine resident at LSU. Together, they have a son named Peter. Outside the clinic, Dr. Capella is a proud LSU baseball and football fan and loves spending time outdoors. You can often find her on stroller walks with Peter around Metairie!

Dr Capella is so excited to join the Sprout family and continue taking care of children in the area she loves!

Meet our Team