Our team

Harold J. Bayonne Jr., MD

Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Dr. Bayonne has spent his career focused on relieving pain — both the acute pain that follows surgery and injury, and the chronic pain that can wear people down over years. He has practiced in Louisiana since completing his training.

After graduating at the top of the Biological Sciences Department at Northwestern State University, he earned his medical degree at LSU Health in New Orleans, where he was chosen for the Henry and Delia Selby Merit Scholarship. He then completed his internship and anesthesiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, training in pain management at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. His peers and faculty elected him Chief Resident, and in 2005 he received Baylor’s Robert Dripps Award, given to the program’s most outstanding resident.

Dr. Bayonne entered private practice in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 2005, where he started the hospital’s ultrasound-guided program for advanced acute pain procedures. He continues to seek out advanced training in new interventional and regenerative techniques so patients in Louisiana can access modern treatment options close to home.

Education & highlights

• B.S. in Biology, Northwestern State University (1997) — top graduate in Biological Sciences
• M.D., LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans — Henry and Delia Selby Merit Scholarship
• Internship and Anesthesiology Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
• Pain rotations at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
• Chief Resident; Robert Dripps Award (2005)
• In private practice in Louisiana since 2005

Max Keeling, DO

Interventional Pain Management

Dr. Keeling came to pain medicine from the emergency department. After caring for people at the worst moment of an injury or illness, he wanted to be able to follow patients over time and help with the pain that lingers long after the emergency is over.

He studied Biomedical Sciences at Auburn University and earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from Lincoln Memorial University. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), where he served as Chief Resident, was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and was recognized by nursing staff with the Nurses’ Appreciation Award. He then joined the faculty as an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine before completing a Pain Medicine fellowship through UMMC’s Department of Anesthesiology.

Today his focus is minimally invasive, evidence-based treatment aimed at reducing pain and helping patients get back to the activities that matter to them.

Education & highlights

• B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, Auburn University
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Lincoln Memorial University
• Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Mississippi Medical Center — Chief Resident
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society; Nurses’ Appreciation Award
• Former Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Pain Medicine Fellowship, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology

Katherine Dixon, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

Katherine has worked in nursing since 1998, and her experience spans pediatrics, ambulatory surgery, post-anesthesia recovery, primary care, and oncology. That breadth helps her see the whole person, not just the painful area.

She earned her nursing degree and, later, her Master of Science in Nursing in Monroe at the institution now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe. For more than five years she taught in ULM’s BSN program while also practicing as a nurse practitioner, before focusing on interventional pain management.

Away from the clinic, Katherine enjoys time with family and friends — and her doodle, Ollie.

Education & highlights

• Nursing degree (1998); Master of Science in Nursing (2020)
• 20+ years in nursing and advanced practice
• Former faculty, ULM BSN program
• Board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)

Jordan Morgan, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

Jordan Morgan began her nursing career caring for some of the most vulnerable patients there are — newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit — and mothers in obstetrics. Those years taught her the value of close attention, steady communication, and keeping patients and families informed.

She earned her nursing degree from Louisiana Tech University in 2013 and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2022. As a nurse practitioner, she worked in neurology and primary care before joining our interventional pain team, where she draws on both to look at the whole picture of each patient’s health.

Education & highlights

• Nursing degree, Louisiana Tech University (2013)
• Master of Science in Nursing, University of Louisiana at Monroe (2022)
• Nursing experience in the NICU and obstetrics
• Nurse practitioner experience in neurology and primary care
• Board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)