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 - Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
George Therapondos, MD
Chair, Department of Hepatology
Medical Director, Ochsner Transplant Institute
Hrishikesh Samant, MD
Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
Director Hepatology, Ochsner Baton Rouge and LSU Health
Steven Young, MD
Associate Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
Natalie Bzowej, MD PhD
Director, Clinical Hepatology Research
Nigel Girgrah, MD PhD
Chief Wellness Officer, Ochsner
Shobha Joshi, MD
Director, Transplant Hepatology Research
Dennis Sonnier, MD
Director, Surgical Clerkship
Why Choose Ochsner?
Ochsner Health System is Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, healthcare system with 40 hospitals and more than 100 health centers and urgent care centers. We are one of the largest non-university-based physician-training centers in the US.
U.S. News & World Report named Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans the Best Hospital in Louisiana for the 12th consecutive year.
Ochsner Medical Center is recognized as among the Top Hospitals in the nation by Healthgrades, US News and World Report, and Truven Health Analytics.