Physician Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

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OCHSNER CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ranked as the US News & World Reports #1 Childrens Hospital in New Orleans and Louisiana for 5 consecutive years is seeking a fellowship-trained DEVELOPMENTAL-BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICIAN to practice at the Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development in New Orleans LA.

Responsibilities:

• The Michael R. Boh Centers for Child Development in New Orleans Covington Baton Rouge and Lafayette provide independent and interdisciplinary team-based diagnostic developmental-behavioral consultations for infants children and adolescents spanning the full spectrum of neurodevelopmental disabilities from developmental delays/intellectual disabilities autism spectrum disorders and cerebral palsy to learning disorders ADHD and motor incoordination including consultations for those at risk due to prematurity or other neonatal complications congenital heart disease genetic syndromes or adverse psychosocial circumstances.

• Work with the entire Boh Center team (nurses nurse practitioners social workers developmental-behavioral pediatricians psychologists applied behavior analysts speech/language pathologists occupational therapists physical therapists clinic administrators) to improve access to diagnostic consultation and address gaps in treatment.

• Participate and provide leadership in the education of Xavier-Ochsner College of Medicine and the University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School medical students Ochsner pediatric residents and community pediatric professionals.

• Participate in or lead the development of a fellowship program in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

• Under the mentorship of Robert Voigt MD System Medical Director of the Boh Centers contribute to clinical research/scholarship and regional (Louisiana AAP) and national (SDBP AAP) academic organizations

About New Orleans

New Orleans is unrivaled as a fun place to live! Famous for its many festivals restaurants museums parks and professional sporting events (NFL-Saints; NBA-Pelicans) New Orleans is an extremely welcoming city with a unique cornucopia of diverse history and traditions celebrated for its rich blend of Beninese Cajun Congolese Creole French German Haitian Honduran Irish Italian Jewish Mexican Native American Senegalese Spanish and Vietnamese cultures.

Ochsner Childrens includes:

• More than 85 primary care pediatriciansand 290 subspecialistsacross 27 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

• The regions leader in complex pediatric care with advanced programs in:

  • Congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation

  • Liver and bone marrow transplantation

  • Hematology-Oncology and AYA Oncology

  • Advanced GI and Hepatology

  • A comprehensive surgical subspecialty group including craniofacial and advanced spine surgery

  • The Gulf Souths only comprehensive developmental pediatrics center

Facilities & Growth

• 67-bed Level IV NICU

• 14-bed PICUand 12-bed CVICU

• 4-bed NAEC-accredited Level IV Pediatric EMU

• 44-bed Pediatric Acute Care Unitwith a dedicated Pediatric ED

• 24/7 neonatal and pediatric transport teamwith ground rotary and fixed-wing aircraft support

• Future growth:construction underway for a new 5-story Childrens Hospital opening in early 2028 and planned expansion of neonatal services

Education & Research

• Ten categorical pediatric residents per year in Ochsners Pediatric Resident Program.

• Teaching opportunities with medical students from Tulane Universityand the University of Queensland.

• Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine(currently in LCME accreditation).

• Faculty who publishes hundreds of research papers annuallyand lead multi-center studies and clinical trials.

Recognition

• Consistently ranked in U.S. News & World ReportsTop 50 Childrens Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery.

• Proud to be recognized as the #1 Childrens Hospital in Louisiana.

If you would like more information about our program or would like to discuss this position with Robert Voigt MD System Medical Director for Developmental Pediatrics please contact Courtney Lawhun Physician Recruiter at .

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