Pediatrics

Ochsner primary care pediatricians provide care for mild to moderate illness or injuries, including:

• Common colds

• Coughing or wheezing

• Cuts and scrapes

• Ear infections

• Flu

• Fever

• Nausea or vomiting

• Pink eye

• Rashes or skin infections

• Sore throat

• Viruses

Our primary care pediatricians also offer:

• Developmental screenings

• Immunizations (shots) and vaccinations

• Ongoing care and monitoring of chronic conditions, such as allergies, asthma, diabetes and seizure disorders

• Sports physicals

• Well-child visits

Many Ochsner pediatric clinics also offer specialized mental healthcare for children in the same office as their pediatrician.

Schedule an appointment

Many Ochsner pediatric care locations offer extended hours, same-day appointments or virtual visits. We also offer appointments for parents and parents-to-be to help you find the right doctor for your child and family. Find a location near you.

Not sure if your child needs a pediatrician visit or the emergency department?

If you aren’t sure what type of care your child needs, our nurse line is here to help. You can call 800-231-5257 to speak with a nurse 24 hours a day.

Ochsner offers expert pediatric care in more than 30 specialty and subspecialty areas:

• Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development. This multidisciplinary center offers comprehensive care for children and adolescents with behavioral disorders, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities. In addition to medical services, the Boh Center provides educational resources, therapy services and specialized programs, including clinics focused exclusively on:

  • Autism

  • Down syndrome

  • Neuromuscular spasticity

  • Pediatric feeding and swallowing

• Pediatric cardiology. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Ochsner pediatric cardiology program among the top programs in the United States. We offer a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options for children and adolescents with heart and cardiovascular conditions. We were the first in the Gulf South to perform pediatric valve replacement surgery and the first and only in the region to offer pediatric heart transplants.

• Pediatric liver transplant program. Ochsner is home to the most extensive and comprehensive pediatric liver transplant program in the region. In addition to offering state-of-the-art surgical procedures, our multidisciplinary liver transplant team provides comprehensive physical and mental healthcare for our young patients and their families.

• Pediatric sports medicine. Ochsner offers sports medicine care to patients starting at 18 months. Our primary care pediatric sports medicine physician, Olabode Agaja, DO, is specially trained in pediatric care. Pediatric injuries we care for include:

  • Concussion

  • Knee, hip and lower back pain

  • Knee ligament injuries

  • Little league elbow and shoulder

  • Shoulder and other bone dislocation

Other pediatric specialties include:

• Child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology

• Dermatology

• Nutrition

• Palliative care

• Pediatric allergy and immunology

• Pediatric cancer care

• Pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT)

• Pediatric endocrinology

• Pediatric gastroenterology

• Pediatric genetics

• Pediatric infectious disease

• Pediatric neurology

• Pediatric neurology

• Pediatric neurosurgery

• Pediatric ophthalmology and optometry

• Pediatric orthopedics

• Pediatric pulmonology

• Pediatric surgery

• Pediatric therapy and wellness (rehabilitation)

• Pediatric urology

• Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery

Ochsner Children's Hospital is a specialized pediatric medical center housed within the Ochsner Medical Center campus on Jefferson Highway. The hospital offers a:

• Dedicated Pediatric ER

• Level IV regional neonatal intensive care unit, the highest level of care available in Louisiana

• Level I pediatric intensive care unit, the highest level of care available

• Pediatric acute care unit

• Pediatric bone marrow unit

• Pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit

• Pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit

Being in the hospital may be overwhelming or scary for kids and their families. The Ochsner Children's Hospital care team includes Certified Child Life Specialists, a team of experts who focus on helping children and families navigate through the complex feelings and situations that may come with illness, injury or hospitalization.

Food, lodging and shopping are close by for children and families who need to stay close to Ochsner Children's Hospital for multiple days or weeks. Lodging options include Ochsner’s Brent House Hotel, the nearby Ronald McDonald House and several local hotels with discounted rates for families receiving care at Ochsner.

Ochsner Pediatrics provides more than individualized, expert care. We also offer a robust regional healthcare network with more than 25 locations throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South to meet all of your family’s needs.

Every Ochsner doctor is electronically connected to each other so they can collaborate across departments and locations to help your baby, child or adolescent get the highest quality care possible.

If you move to another part of the region or need to add a specialist to your child’s care team, Ochsner’s comprehensive network of doctors makes the change seamless.

When adolescents and young adults are ready to transition from pediatric to adult-focused care, the collaborative care network at Ochsner makes it easy to switch to another Ochsner doctor, and the new doctor will have immediate access to your child’s medical records. All your child will need to do is make an appointment.

In 2018, Ochsner’s pediatric intensive care unit was awarded the Children’s Hospital Association’s national patient safety award.

Ochsner Pediatrics was the first facility in Louisiana to perform:

• Implantation of ventricular assist devices in pediatric patients

• In-utero surgeries

• Pediatric heart transplants

• Pediatric liver transplants

• Pediatric valve replacements

We remain the only facility in the area to offer pediatric heart transplants and other advanced heart procedures for babies and children, and we continue to have the largest pediatric liver transplant program in Louisiana.

Additionally, Ochsner Pediatrics remains at the forefront of innovation in pediatrics through ongoing participation in research and clinical trials.