Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Infectious Diseases Department
1514 Jefferson Highway

New Orleans, LA 70121

Phone: 504 842 4005
Fax: 504 842 3633
Website: http://www.ochsner.org
Email: Jgarcia-diaz@ochsner.org

Training Program Director

Julia B. Garcia-Diaz MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA

Research Interests: HIV, fungal diseases, infections in solid organ transplant patients and clinical research in these areas

Participating Hospitals

Ochsner Foundation Hospital : 532

Program Training Offerings

How does this program meet the ABIM requirements for training in clinical microbiology?

Didactic Lectures
Hands-on Experience

The Program provides training in hospital epidemiology through:

Didactic Lectures
Continuity Clinic

The Program provides clinical experience for fellows in the following:

Infections in solid organ transplant patients
Infections in travelers and tropical medicine

This Program provides training in STD management through:

Didactic Lectures
Atttendance at STD Clinic

The Program has a didactic lecture course for fellows:

Yes

If yes, what is the average number of lectures provided over a two-year period?

Training is for:

Are there citizenship requirements?

Types of visas accepted:

Number of fellows accepted each year:

Duration of the Fellowship (years):

The Program has a training grant (T32):

Average number of infectious diseases consults per trainee per year:

400

Number of Fellows completing the Program in the last 5 years:

Additional Training/Faculty Resources (optional):

This is a well-balanced clinical-track program with an emphasis on care of solid organ transplant patients, travel medicine and critical care infectious diseases. There is a weekly combined teaching conference jointly attended by faculty and fellows of Tulane, LSU and Ochsner I.D. programs.

Applications accepted via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®)?

Timeframe when applications are accepted:

Timeframe when interviews are done

Joseph R. Dalovisio , MD

Research Interests: Nucleic acid amplification technologies for diagnosis, mycobacterial diseases, and outpatient infusion therapy

Faculty

Katherine L. Baumgarten , MD

Research Interests: Transplant (solid organ), fungal infections, and HIV therapy

Sandra A. Kemmerly , MD , Assoc. Section head

Research Interests: Infections in transplant patients and hospital epidemiology

George A. Pankey , MD , Dir. of ID Research

Research Interests: Fungal diseases, HIV therapies, and travel medicine

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