Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
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Outpatient rotation includes daily clinic from 8 am to 5pm. Continuity clinic is on Wednesday from 1 to 5 pm. We see new referrals, new donor evaluations, patients referred for combined transplants and follow ups in the waiting list.
During a typical day a fellow may see from 8 to 10 patients (40 patients a week).
The transplant nephrology fellow usually rotates with fellows from other institutions including Louisiana State University (New Orleans) , LSU (Shreveport) and Ochsner Medical Center (our well recognized general nephrology fellowship training program).
1 to 2 donors daily, 3 new referrals for kidney transplant per day and 5 follow ups after kidney transplantation.
Fellows rotating in our transplant department are expected to:
Our transplant nephrologists are committed to teaching and education. It is strongly encouraged that the rotating fellows to take advantage of this time at Ochsner to improve your skills in the field of nephrology and prepare for the Nephrology Board Certification exam.
Jorge Garces, MD
Program Director
Applications are accepted year-round on an academic calendar
Lynne Herrin
Program Contact
504.842.5161
12 months
Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program
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