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Physician

Ochsner Health – Transplant Hepatology

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Transplant Hepatologist. The ideal candidate would be BC/BE Gastroenterologist. Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with more than 36,000 employees and over 4,600 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South.

The Ochsner Transplant Institute has been a leader in liver transplantation for nearly four decades. Since performing Louisiana’s first liver transplant in 1984, our expert team has executed over 3,800 liver transplants for both adults and children—making us one of the most experienced programs in the nation. Each year, more than 130 patients undergo a liver transplant at Ochsner Transplant Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. It has an established record in donation after cardiac death (DCD) transplants and has an active living donor program in adults and children and offers liver transplantation for selected patients with cholangiocarcinoma and unresectable colorectal metastases. Patients from 37 states and across the world trust Ochsner for life-saving care, and our reputation as the most active liver transplant center in the Gulf South speaks volumes. For more information on our transplant program, please visit http://www.ochsner.org/programs/liver transplant/.

Position Highlights:

• Join an experienced team of 7 Hepatologists, 8 surgeons and 5 Advanced Practice Providers under the Ochsner Transplant Institute
• Medical team is supported by GI and Surgical fellows and anew Hepatology fellowship starting in July 2025

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary is commensurate with experience and training
• Paid vacation, holidays and CME
• Full benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance
• Additional benefit options focused on physical, financial, social and mental health
• Retirement options (401k, 403b, and 457b)
• Relocation assistance
• Malpractice and tail insurance

Why Choose Ochsner Health:

• Flexible schedules to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
• Integrated health care delivery model with multi-specialty collaboration, large internal referral network and innovative resources dedicated to improving patient care and your ease of practice.
• Physician-led organization that ensures our providers are given the tools and support needed to care for patients. 
• Professional development opportunities in teaching, research, physician leadership and community service.
• EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the health system to enhance flexibility in patient management.

Ochsner Health:

The Ochsner Transplant Institute has some of the world’s leading transplant surgeons and physicians, pursuing clinical and research excellence and adding programs for even the rarest and most complex organ transplants. Ochsner has been a high quality program and Center of Excellence. Ochsner Health is southeast Louisiana's largest non-profit, academic, multi­ specialty, healthcare delivery system. Driven by a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate, coordinated clinical and hospital patient care is provided across the region by Ochsner's 46 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and specialty hospitals and more than 370 health centers. Ochsner employs more than 38,000 employees, over 4,700 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts over 600 clinical research studies. Please visit us at www.ochsner.org .

New Orleans is home to multiple medical schools and academic centers, professional sports teams, world-class dining, sporting, and cultural interests. New Orleans stands out for its vibrant, unique culture, deeply rooted in a rich blend of French, Spanish, African, and Caribbean influences, making it a city unlike any other in the U.S. It is renowned for its world-class cuisine, particularly its Creole and Cajun styles. New Orleans is a musical hub, considered the birthplace of jazz and boasting a well known live music scene. The historic French Quarter has stunning architecture and unique festivals happen year round like Mardi Gras..

Ochsner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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