Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

Ochsner Children's Hospital is seeking a fellowship-trained Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician to practice at the Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development in New Orleans, LA. In this role, you will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive diagnostic consultations, mentor medical students and residents, and contribute to clinical research and program development. Join Ochsner Health to make a meaningful difference in the lives of pediatric patients and their families.

Practice Info

• 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.
• Ochsner Children’s includes more than 85 primary care pediatricians and 290+ subspecialists across 27 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi.
• Facilities feature a 67-bed Level IV NICU, 14-bed PICU, 12-bed CVICU, 4-bed NAEC-accredited Level IV Pediatric EMU, and a 44-bed Pediatric Acute Care Unit with a dedicated Pediatric ED.
• A new 5-story Children’s Hospital is currently under construction and scheduled to open in early 2028, featuring planned expansion of neonatal services.
• The program supports extensive education and research, with ten categorical pediatric residents per year and faculty publishing hundreds of research papers annually.

Responsibilities

• Work with the entire Boh Center team including nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, developmental-behavioral pediatricians, psychologists, applied behavior analysts, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and 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.
• Contribute to clinical research/scholarship and regional and national academic organizations under the mentorship of Robert Voigt, MD, System Medical Director of the Boh Centers.

Qualifications

• Fellowship-trained Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician