Physician - Pediatric Infectious Disease

Ochsner Health•New Orleans, LA

23h

About The Position

Ochsner Children’s Hospital is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible physician in Pediatric Infectious Disease to join its expanding practice in New Orleans, Louisiana. An interest in Antimicrobial Stewardship is desirable. The Infectious Disease Practice provides inpatient and outpatient evaluation and management of children with suspected or proven infectious diseases. Ochsner Children’s includes more than 85 primary care pediatricians and over 290 subspecialists across 27 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi. It provides complex pediatric care through programs such as congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation, liver and bone marrow transplantation, hematology-oncology and AYA oncology, advanced GI and hepatology, surgical subspecialties, and developmental pediatrics. The facilities include a 67-bed Level IV NICU, 14-bed PICU, 12-bed CVICU, 4-bed NAEC-accredited Level IV Pediatric EMU, and a 44-bed Pediatric Acute Care Unit with a dedicated Pediatric ED. A 24/7 neonatal and pediatric transport team provides ground, rotary, and fixed-wing aircraft support. Construction is underway on a new five-story Children’s Hospital, planned to open in late 2027 or early 2028, alongside planned expansion of neonatal services. Education and research opportunities include an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program, teaching medical students from Tulane University and the University of Queensland, and involvement with Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, which is currently in LCME accreditation. Faculty publish hundreds of research papers annually and lead multi-center studies and clinical trials.