Physician - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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

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  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

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.

• More than 85 primary care pediatricians and 290+ subspecialists across 27 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

• The region’s 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 South’s only comprehensive developmental pediatrics center

• Ten categorical pediatric residents per year in Ochsner’s Pediatric Resident Program.

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

• Consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s Top 50 Children’s Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery.

• Proud to be recognized as the #1 Children’s Hospital in Louisiana.

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