Pediatric Urologist in New Orleans, LA
Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, United States
Ochsner Health, the largest not-for-profit academic health system in the Gulf South is seeking a fourth Fellowship-Trained Pediatric Urologist to join our expanding team at Ochsner Hospital for Children in New Orleans. In addition to fellowship training, candidates should have, or be eligible for, the ABU certificate of added qualification in Pediatric Urology.
Program Highlights Include:
- Clinically active division performing a full range of pediatric urology with a focus on minimally invasive surgery and complex genitourinary reconstruction.
- Robust regional network of pediatric care serving children throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf Coast.
- Close collaboration with Ochsners adult urologists
Academic position that involves:
- Teaching of medical students and urology residents
- Opportunities for translational and clinical research
- Academic appointment commensurate with experience
- Experienced physicians and those directly from fellowship are welcomed to apply.
Department of Urology Highlights
The successful candidate will join 3 pediatric urologists and an APP and benefit from collaboration with 29 adult urologists and 10 APPs, system-wide. The department also has a growing multidisciplinary myelodysplasia clinic which meets monthly and includes a general pediatrician, pediatric urology, pediatric orthopedics, pediatric neurosurgery, and social work support. Ochsners state-of-the-art operating theaters include 3 Davinci robotic suites as well as a newly opened pediatric surgery OR and ASC.
Ochsner Hospital for Children is the only childrens hospital in Louisiana or Mississippi ranked by US News and World Reports. Located on the campus of Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, our 113-bed childrens hospital has a 46-bed pediatric unit, 54-bed Level III-C NICU, 26-bed Level-1PICU/CVICU and 4 bed EMU.
For more than 75 years, Ochsner has offered a level of pediatric care unmatched in Louisiana with more advanced capabilities than any other childrens hospital in the region. Ochsners rapidly growing Department of Pediatrics is comprised of more than 140 physicians. The group is the Gulf South regions leading integrated provider of multispecialty care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The hospital offers a full range of pediatric care from primary to quaternary care, with services offered in all subspecialties including advanced gastroenterology/hepatology, orthopedic surgery, oncology, and heart, liver and bone marrow transplantation. Ochsner pediatric physicians collaborate with nationally recognized adult partners to provide young adult transitional care in a variety of specialties.
Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.