Physician - Director of Aortic Center, Vascular Surgery

Company: Ochsner Health
Location: New Orleans
Posted on: October 19, 2024

Job Description:

Director, Ochsner Aortic CenterOchsner HealthNew OrleansOchsner Health is seeking a BC vascular surgeon to lead our Aortic Center in New Orleans. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience with advanced endovascular aortic therapies, ideally including physician-modified devices (PMEG), in-situ laser fenestration, Z-Fen, and parallel grafting. Ochsner Health has a large regional footprint, with 30 owned, managed, and affiliated hospitals and a comprehensive transfer center. This built-in substantial referral base and our geographic location of being > 350 miles from Houston, Birmingham and Atlanta provide an exceptional opportunity to grow the existing complex aortic practice into a dominant center in the Gulf South. There is significant institutional support, including two 2nd generation Hybrid rooms and Cydar fusion imaging.The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery has a rich tradition in aortic innovation dating back to the original FDA phase II trials of multiple 1st generation devices in the late 1990's, the initial clinical trial of Z-fen in 2005, and numerous other aortic clinic trials. We are committed to continued clinical excellence, academic achievement, and teaching. Our division of 6 full-time vascular surgeons perform the full complement of open and endovascular procedures.For consideration, please forward CVs to Dr. W. Charles Sternbergh III, Professor and Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, at Ochsner Health System is Louisiana's largest non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system with 30 owned, managed, and affiliated hospitals and more than 60 health centers. Ochsner employs more than 1,100 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts over 600 clinical research studies. Our medical school, the Ochsner Clinical School, in partnership with the University of Queensland in Australia, enrolls 130 medical students each year. We are also one of the largest non-university-based physician training centers in the U.S. and the largest teaching hospital in Louisiana. Ochsner is proud to be recognized among the top hospitals in the nation. Ochsner is the only hospital in Louisiana recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a "Best Hospital" in three specialty categories and as well as receiving five-star ratings for six conditions and/or procedures. Ochsner was also recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of the "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.Sorry, no J1 visa opportunities. Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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