Physician - Medical Director, Pediatric CVICU

Physician - Medical Director, Pediatric CVICU

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Ochsner Children’s Hospital is seeking an experienced Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist to serve as Medical Director of Pediatric CVICU in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Responsibilities will focus on all aspects of non‑invasive imaging including fetal echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography and general echocardiography with teaching responsibilities for pediatric residents, medical students, and sonographers. There is also an opportunity for cross‑sectional imaging as part of our growing cardiac MRI and CT program. The job also includes outpatient clinic, inpatient service, and telemedicine.

Ochsner Children’s provides services for all pediatric cardiac sub‑specialties, including heart failure/transplant, EP, ACHD, interventional cardiology, imaging (echocardiography, cardiac MRI and CT), and fetal cardiology, a comprehensive single ventricle program, and a neuro‑developmental clinic. The heart center includes 21 cardiologists, 3 congenital heart surgeons, 6 cardiac intensivists practicing in a dedicated pediatric 12‑bed cardiac intensive care unit and 3 pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists.

The program performs approximately 250 cardiac surgeries, 400 cardiac catheterizations (75% interventional), and 19,000 ambulatory visits at 15 locations across Louisiana and Mississippi per year. Our heart center has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report for the last 6 years and is the only ranked program in Louisiana; survival after cardiac surgery for our most complex patients (STS STAT 4 and 5 categories) is in the top 10% of programs reporting to STS.

Ochsner Children’s Hospital includes a 67‑bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14‑bed PICU, a 12‑bed pediatric CV‑ICU, a NAEC‑accredited Level IV, 4‑bed Pediatric EMU and a 44‑bed Pediatric Acute Care unit, with a dedicated pediatric emergency room, supported by a 24‑7 pediatric and neonatal transport team utilizing rotary and fixed‑wing aircraft as well as ground transport. Last year we broke ground on a new 5‑story Children’s Hospital on our main campus in New Orleans, with expected opening in Q1 2028.

In addition to direct patient care, Ochsner Children’s Hospital has an ACGME‑accredited pediatric residency program and is also 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, Australia. Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced an agreement to establish a joint allopathic College of Medicine, the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, which is currently in the LCME accreditation process.

Our faculty publishes hundreds of research papers annually and Ochsner participates in numerous multi‑center studies and trials.

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