Clinical Component

Pediatric Nephrology Staff/Faculty:

We’re seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Nephrologist for an exciting opportunity in the Section of Pediatric Nephrology at Ochsner Hospital for Children in New Orleans, Louisiana. The successful candidate will be an integral part of a comprehensive pediatric kidney care program within Ochsner’s Health’s regional health system, the largest not-for-profit academic health system in the Gulf South. 

Key responsibilities of this position include: 

Clinical Care: Provide inpatient and outpatient kidney care for children with acute, chronic and end-stage renal disease. Partner with medical and surgical colleagues to serve children with complex conditions in multidisciplinary programs.

Program Development: Opportunity for qualified candidates to develop a pediatric kidney transplant program to complement existing pediatric liver, heart, and bone marrow transplant programs. 

  • Teaching and Research
  • Teach medical students, residents, and allied health students.
  • Clinical and translational research opportunities abound for qualified candidates.
  • Academic appointment commensurate with 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 54-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. 

Section Head Pediatric Nephrology:

We’re seeking a Board-Certified Pediatric Nephrologist to serve as Section Head, Pediatric Nephrology at Ochsner Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, the #1 ranked children’s hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report. The successful candidate will be an integral part of creating a comprehensive pediatric kidney care program within Ochsner’s Health’s regional health system, the largest not-for-profit academic health system in the Gulf South. Ochsner Children’s Hospital has also recently announced their expansion with the building of a new separate, comprehensive and dedicated children’s hospital on the Ochsner main campus expected to open in 2027.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

Leadership and Program Development

  • Collaborate with Departmental leaders to develop and lead an integrated regional pediatric nephrology program.
  • Opportunity for qualified candidates to develop a pediatric kidney transplant program to complement existing pediatric liver, heart, and bone marrow transplant programs.

Clinical Care

  • Provide inpatient and outpatient kidney care for children with acute, chronic and end-stage renal disease. Partner with medical and surgical colleagues to serve children with complex conditions in multidisciplinary programs.

Program Development

  • Opportunity for qualified candidates to develop a pediatric kidney transplant program to complement existing pediatric liver, heart, and bone marrow transplant programs.

Teaching and Research

  • Teach medical students, residents, and allied health students.
  • Clinical and translational research opportunities abound for qualified candidates.
  • Academic appointment commensurate with experience.

The team currently cares for patients in an expanding 54-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.

Marketing Information:

Pediatric Nephrology
New Orleans, LA

Opening for Section Head and Faculty Positions
New Children’s Hospital

Section Head of Pediatric Nephrology-
Open to all candidates regardless of your current role. Leadership experience is preferred (but not required).
• Break through the Glass Ceiling at your current program or Leave your Fingerprints & Legacy behind at one of the Top Healthcare Systems in the Nation.
• Exciting time to join our program with a new Stand-Alone Children’s hospital being built.


Pediatric Nephrology Faculty Position-
Inpatient and outpatient practice. Support Critical Care, existing liver, heart and stem cell transplant programs, plus development of kidney transplant program.
• Clinical-Teaching of Medical students, and PED Residents.
• Exciting new Medical School Opportunity coming

Both Positions-#1 Ranked Children’s Hospital in the State for 7th Consecutive Year
• Brand New Free-Standing 343,000 Sq Ft Children’s Hospital
• 67 Bed Level 4 NICU, 14 Bed PICU, 12 Bed Ped CVICU, 44 Bed Peds Acute
• 28 Primary Care and 30 Subspecialty Care Locations
• Collaborate with one of the Leading Transplant Programs in the nation. 

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