Physician - Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Company: Ochsner Health
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: October 19, 2024
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Job Description:
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and
Nutrition at Ochsner Children s Hospital is seeking a board
eligible/board certified pediatric gastroenterologist to join its
expanding pediatric multi-specialty practice in Lafayette, LA.
Fully integrated with our New Orleans-based subspecialty divisions,
our Lafayette-based subspecialists are also supported locally by a
Pediatric Emergency Department, inpatient pediatric unit, and
Endoscopy at Ochsner Lafayette General Hospital.Our comprehensive
Pediatrics Program including primary care pediatricians and
pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists (Ochsner Children s )
represents over 230 physicians. The group is the region s leading
integrated provider of multispecialty care for newborns, infants,
children, adolescents, and young adults. We offer a full range of
pediatric complex specialty services including congenital heart
surgery and cardiac transplantation, liver and bone marrow
transplantation, a comprehensive surgical sub-specialty group, and
the region s only comprehensive multidisciplinary developmental
center.We recently announced the building of a new, comprehensive,
dedicated Children s Hospital on our main campus, with expected
opening in 2027.We currently care for patients in an expanding
67-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14-bed PICU, a
12-bed pediatric CV-ICU, and a 44-bed pediatric acute unit, with a
dedicated pediatric emergency room, and full-time, region-wide
in-house pediatric and neonatal transport teams.In addition to
patient care, Ochsner Children s Hospital has an ACGME-accredited
pediatric residency program and is responsible for teaching
pediatric residents from the Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency
program as well as medical students from both Tulane and the
University of Queensland. Ochsner Health and Xavier University of
Louisiana recently announced an agreement to establish a joint
allopathic College of Medicine.About Ochsner Children sRanked
Children s Hospital in Louisiana for the third year in a row and as
a top children s hospital nationally for the seventh year in a row
by U.S. News & World Report in 2023-24. Ochsner Children s Hospital
was also recognized as a national leader in the most recent
rankings in two specialties: Pediatric Cardiology and Heart
Surgery, and Pediatric Orthopedics. Ochsner Children s Hospital
continues to be a top destination for pediatric care in the Gulf
South region through an unwavering commitment to always putting
patients first.Ochsner Children s offers a full range of pediatric
care from primary to quaternary care, with services offered in all
subspecialties, including Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Advanced GI
and Hepatology, Advanced Orthopedic Surgery, Hematology-Oncology,
Cleft Palate/Cranio-Facial Surgery, as well as heart, liver, and
bone marrow transplant. Ochsner Children s is a multi-disciplinary
team dedicated to complex conditions. Ochsner Children s Hospital
is the top congenital heart program in the state (both in volume
and outcomes) and has the largest and most comprehensive pediatric
liver transplant program in the Gulf South.Ochsner also maintains
28 primary care locations across southern Louisiana and 30
subspecialty locations (Including the Shaquille O Neal Pediatric
Super Clinic in Baton Rouge); and the Boh Center for Child
Development, a dedicated multidisciplinary developmental pediatrics
center.If you would like more information about our program or
would like to discuss this position with Dr. William Billy Lennarz,
System Chair of Pediatrics, and Dr. Ryan Himes, System Associate
Chair of Pediatrics, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician
Recruiter, at .Interested physicians can submit an online
application by visiting URL or fill out a lead form by clicking
Physician & APP Interest Form Ochsner Health 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.
Keywords: Ochsner Health, Lafayette , Physician - Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Healthcare , Lafayette, Louisiana
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