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.
Teaching Facilities - Surgery Residency Program
Take the next step in your medical career at Ochsner Medical Center, the Gulf South's premier academic medical center and the top-ranked hospital in Louisiana for 15 consecutive years. Here, you will train alongside nationally recognized experts across eight centers of excellence, gaining hands-on experience managing complex, high-acuity cases in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Whether you're driving breakthrough clinical research or delivering compassionate, patient-centered care backed by Magnet-recognized nursing excellence, Ochsner provides the ideal setting to hone your skills, expand your clinical expertise, and shape the future of medicine.
Elevate your training at Ochsner Baptist, a key campus of Ochsner Medical Center and a nationally recognized hub for clinical excellence. Home to the renowned Women's Pavilion, the region's only Level 4 NICU, and the collaborative Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center, this dynamic campus offers exceptional exposure to high-acuity maternal-fetal medicine, advanced surgical subspecialties, and comprehensive oncology care. Train alongside leading specialists in an environment backed by top-tier national rankings in OB/GYN and a deep commitment to cutting-edge research, patient safety, and multidisciplinary education.
Build your clinical confidence and hands-on competence at Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, Louisiana. Established as a dedicated graduate medical teaching facility, Chabert serves as a vital regional anchor providing essential safety-net care across the Bayou region. While training here, you will gain robust, frontline experience across a wide spectrum of acute and specialty services; including a 24/7 emergency department, dedicated surgical clinics, and comprehensive subspecialty care. Meanwhile, you will be working within a collaborative public-private partnership managed by Ochsner Health that prioritizes both community impact and rigorous academic training.
Advance your clinical training at Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, a dynamic community teaching hospital that blends personalized mentorship with high-acuity care. While rotating here, you will gain hands-on experience across diverse specialties; including a 24/7 Level II Emergency Department, comprehensive family birthing services, advanced wound care, and the region's leading neuroendocrine tumor program. Work alongside dedicated faculty in an award-winning, patient-focused environment that champions quality outcomes, advanced research, and exceptional medical education.
Expand your expertise in post-acute care and neurological recovery at the Northshore Medical Complex in Lacombe. While rotating through this specialized facility, home to the Northshore Rehabilitation Hospital and advanced outpatient diagnostics, you will gain hands-on insight into comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation, physical medicine, and long-term functional restoration. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams managing complex stroke, brain injury, spinal cord, and orthopedic recovery cases in a dedicated regional center focused on restoring independence and optimizing patient outcomes.
Elevate your graduate medical education and clinical training at University Medical Center New Orleans, the academic flagship hospital of LCMC Health. Located on Canal Street, UMCNO serves as a premier tertiary care center and the only hospital in the Gulf South holding elite national designations for Trauma, Burn, and Stroke care. Here, you will work alongside leading academic faculty to manage high-acuity pathologies, complex surgical subspecialties, and diverse patient populations across advanced specialty centers, research initiatives, and intensive care units.
Why Choose Ochsner?
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare system in the Gulf South, serving patients across Louisiana, Mississippi, and surrounding regions.
- 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers
- Over 40,000 team members
- Approximately 4,900 employed and affiliated physicians
- Care for 1.6 million patients annually from all 50 states and dozens of countries