Full Job Description
Ochsner Children9s Hospital is seeking a physician who is Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatric Infectious Disease to join the expanding practice in New Orleans, Louisiana. An interest in Antimicrobial Stewardship is desirable. The Infectious Disease Practice at Ochsner Children9s Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient evaluation and management of children with suspected or proven infectious diseases.
Ochsner Children9s includes:
• More than 85 primary care pediatricians and 290+ subspecialists across 27 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi.
• The region9s leader in complex pediatric care, with advanced programs in:
o Congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation
o Liver and bone marrow transplantation
o Hematology-Oncology and AYA Oncology
o Advanced GI and Hepatology
o A comprehensive surgical subspecialty group, including craniofacial and advanced spine surgery
o The Gulf South9s only comprehensive developmental pediatrics center
Facilities & Growth
• 67-bed Level IV NICU
• 14-bed PICU and 12-bed CVICU
• 4-bed NAEC-accredited Level IV Pediatric EMU
• 44-bed Pediatric Acute Care Unit with a dedicated Pediatric ED
• 24/7 neonatal and pediatric transport team with ground, rotary, and fixed-wing aircraft support
• Future growth: construction underway for a new 5-story Children9s Hospital, opening in late 2027/early 2028 and planned expansion of neonatal services
Education & Research
• ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program, plus the Ochsner Pediatric Residency Program.
• Teaching opportunities with medical students from Tulane University and the University of Queensland.
• Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (currently in LCME accreditation).
• Faculty who publishes hundreds of research papers annually and lead multi-center studies and clinical trials.
Recognition
• Consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report9s Top 50 Children9s Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery for multiple consecutive years over the last decade.
• Proud to be recognized as the #1 Children9s Hospital in Louisiana.
If you would like more information about our program or would like to discuss this position with Dr. William "Billy" Lennarz, System Medical Director of Pediatrics, and Dr. Ryan Himes, System Associate Chair of Pediatrics, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at
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