Dr. Albert W. Richert Sr., MD
Board Certified Pediatrician

Born and raised in Jennings, Louisiana, Dr. Richert Sr. majored in biochemistry at Louisiana State University before going on to medical school at LSU Medical Center in New Orleans. He completed his pediatric internship at Duke in North Carolina and then spent two years of residency at Emory in Atlanta. He moved to Sulphur in 1974 to open Sulphur Pediatric Clinic, which later became The Pediatric Center of Southwest Louisiana.  He and his wife, Gay, have four children.

Dr. Albert W. Richert Jr., MD
Board Certified Pediatrician

A native of Sulphur, Dr. Richert practically grew up at The Pediatric Center. He attended Our Lady's School in Sulphur and then Saint Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles. He majored in microbiology at LSU and then went on to medical school at LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport. He completed the residency program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He moved back to Sulphur and joined his father at The Pediatric Center in July, 2004. His wife, Linley, is also a native of Sulphur, and together they have three children.

Dr. Jenny Thomas, MD
Board certified Pediatrician

Dr. Thomas hails from Baton Rouge. She majored in microbiology at LSU before attending LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport. She completed her pediatric residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center and then joined The Pediatric Center in July of 2005. Her husband, Dr. Ken Thomas, MD, is a Family Practitioner in Sulphur and together they have two children.

Debbie Vincent, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Another native of Sulphur, Debbie received her BSN from McNeese and her MSN from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Working along with the physicians, Debbie cares for a wide range of pediatric problems. She has one daughter.