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.
Leadership & Faculty - Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
Cardiac Surgeons
Aditya Bansal, MD
Section Head of Cardiac Surgery
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
Surgical Director, Mechanical Assist Device Circulatory Support Program and ECMO
Patrick Eugene Parrino, MD
Vice Chair of Surgery
Thoracic Surgeons
Congenital Surgeons
Benjamin Peeler, MD
Section Head of Congenital Surgery
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