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Ochsner Clinic Foundation Thoracic Surgery - Independent

Residency · New Orleans, LA

Sponsored by Ochsner Clinic Foundation · Director Aditya Bansal

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1
PGY-6 salary
$76k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 1 seat · 2 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Min KwakTulane University School of Medicine4 papers · 2 first author
  • John-Jordan NunneryUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
Started 20251 on record of 1 seat
  • Emily AdamsLouisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Training

Graduates on record most often went on to surgery.

Months at each site

  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation24 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Surgery Residency3
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship2
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship1
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship1
  • Fellowship1
  • General Surgery Residency1

Where graduates work now

  • Ochsner Health2
  • Atrium Health Cabarrus1
  • Baptist Health1
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi1
  • Baton Rouge General Medical Center1
  • ECU Health Medical Center1

Research

50% of current residents have a paper since 2023

1 of 2, 6 papers between them

  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

People

Leadership

  • Aditya BansalProgram Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship; Section Head of Cardiac Surgery
  • Benjamin PeelerSection Head of Congenital Surgery
  • Brian PettifordSection Head of Thoracic Surgery
  • Patrick ParrinoChair, Cardiovascular Surgery Department; Section Head, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 92°, winters fall to 48°.

Weather by month

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Commute

623k people live within 20 minutes of Ochsner Clinic Foundation by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,120 a month within 10 miles of Ochsner Clinic Foundation.

Hazards

  • Hurricanes
  • Lightning
  • Cold waves
  • Heat waves