Physician - Section Head of Pediatric Hematology​/Oncology

Location: New Orleans

** We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe                          that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.*
* ** At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day  or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!
** Ochsner Health in New Orleans is seeking an experienced physician leader with vision and passion to serve as
** Section Head, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
** at
** Ochsner Children's Hospital**. The successful candidate will join three faculty to lead and grow this program to increase the number of children being cared for itional training and experience in bone marrow transplant and/or stem cell transplant is desirable.

The successful candidate will possess proven leadership, team-building, and managerial experience. Areas of administrative responsibility include physician recruiting, budgetary performance, productivity, quality, patient satisfaction goals and medical staff  addition to patient care, the Department of Pediatrics is responsible for teaching pediatric residents from the Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency program and teaches medical students from both Tulane and the University of Queensland. Academic rank and appointment will be determined by the candidate’s credentials and experience.

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 separate, 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 College of Medicine.
** About Ochsner Children’s
**** Ranked #1 Children’s Hospital in Louisiana for the fourth year in a row and as a top children’s hospital nationally for the eighth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in 2024-25. Ochsner Children’s Hospital was also recognized as a national leader in the most recent rankings in three specialties:
Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics, and Pediatric Gastroenterology and GI Surgery.
** 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 qua ternary 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…