Pediatric Surgery Faculty - Surgery Residency Program

Dr. Vincent Adolph specializes in pediatric general surgery at Ochsner Health. He earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University and served as an intern and resident at New Orleans Charity Hospital. He completed an extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) fellowship in pediatric surgery at Ochsner and finished his surgical residency at the Medical College of Virginia where he served as chief resident. He completed a research fellowship at Pennsylvania State University and a pediatric general surgery fellowship at Montreal Children's Hospital. Dr. Adolph is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics (Surgery Section) and a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. He has been on staff at Ochsner since 1994. Dr. Adolph is board certified in surgery and holds a certificate of special competence in pediatric surgery. His expertise includes congenital diaphragmatic hernia, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and pediatric thoracic surgery. He is the chief medical officer at Ochsner Children's Hospital, section head of pediatric general surgery and Ochsner regional medical director for North Louisiana and Lake Charles. He has served on the Ochsner Health Board of Directors since 2016.

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Jessica Roybal, MD, specializes in pediatric general surgery at Ochsner Health. Dr. Roybal earned her medical degree and a master's degree in public health from Tulane University. She then moved to New York City, where she completed an internship and residency in General Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital. While at Mount Sinai, she developed a particular interest in minimally-invasive surgery and inflammatory bowel disease. During her residency, Dr. Roybal pursued a two-year fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she did research involving prenatal gene therapy. She then completed a clinical fellowship in Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at the Seattle Children's Hospital / University of Washington. Dr. Roybal is board certified in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Roybal is an active member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section and the American College of Surgeons. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented at several national meetings.

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Dr. Rodney Steiner completed medical school at the University of Texas in Houston. He completed his general surgery residency and an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) fellowship at LSU in New Orleans and Ochsner. His pediatric surgery fellowship was completed at LeBonheur Children's Hospital and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. His clinical interests are pediatric congenital anomalies, pediatric oncology, short gut syndrome and ECMO. Dr Steiner is board certified in general surgery and pediatric general surgery. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Michael Friel, MD, is the director of pediatric plastic surgery for the Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children's Hospital. His practice is focused on infants, children and adolescents. He is a national authority in cleft lip and palate care, and leads Ochsner's comprehensive Craniofacial and Cleft Lip and Palate team. Dr. Friel is the author of textbook chapters and journal articles on multiple topics within pediatric plastic surgery. He served as the pediatric plastic surgery editor for Annals of Plastic Surgery for a decade.

Dr. Friel is a graduate of Tulane University where his undergraduate degree was in biomedical engineering. He subsequently graduated from Tulane University medical school. He completed his surgery residency at the McGovern School of Medicine at University of Texas Health in Houston. He then completed his plastic surgery residency at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Dr. Friel completed a pediatric plastic surgery/craniofacial fellowship at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. He completed a separate fellowship in hand surgery and microsurgery at the Buncke Clinic in San Francisco. He holds board certification from the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery - Subspecialty Cert in Surgery of the Hand.

He is a member of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, the American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, The American Cleft Palate / Craniofacial Association, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons.

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Idorenyin Ndem, MD, specializes in pediatric plastic surgery at Ochsner Health. She treats a broad range of conditions, with expertise in comprehensive cleft care, orthognathic surgery, complex craniofacial anomalies and craniofacial trauma reconstruction. Dr. Ndem works with multidisciplinary teams to create individualized treatment plans that address both functional and cosmetic outcomes. She is dedicated to guiding children and their families through every stage of care with a compassionate, family-centered approach.

In addition to her local practice, Dr. Ndem has provided cleft and craniofacial care in Latin America through medical mission trips. She also has academic interests in medical education and global surgery.

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