PEDIATRICS DEPARTMENT

The LSU Health Shreveport Department of Pediatrics is committed to high quality care and progressive resident development in clinical and research skills in an environment that challenges students, residents, and faculty alike, while providing maximum opportunity for development. 

What Makes Us Unique?

LSU Health Shreveport provides the areas only:

We are honored to provide highly specialized care
for our community's youth.

Our Highly Trained Faculty

Our faculty includes 14 full-time and 7 part-time General Pediatricians and 21 full-time subspecialists. Within our group of instructors, we have 3 PhDs and 2 non-MDs, as well as Pediatric specialists in ENT, Neurosurgery, OMFS, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Surgery (including Burn Surgery and Trauma/SICU, and Urology).

State-of-the-Art Facilities

The University’s primary teaching hospital, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, serves as a tertiary care referral center for North Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas. We have the only Pediatric certified trauma center in Louisiana. 

Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center campus features several fully renovated clinics, a dedicated wing for inpatient children services, as well as a surgery center and diagnostic imaging center. St. Mary Medical Center received a Hospital Safety Grade A for the Spring 2024 from The Leapfrog Group. This accomplishment recognizes our commitment to excellence, patient safety and quality care. 

The Department also works closely with the local Shriners Hospital for Children. Overall, the combined facilities provide extensive experience in outpatient and inpatient care, including well-child care, acute care, and pediatric subspecialty care.

Pediatric Grand Rounds Hosted Weekly

The Department of Pediatrics hosts Grand Rounds every Thursday morning* from 8 am to 9 am in the Pediatric Classroom at our St. Mary's Medical Center campus. If you wish to be added to the invite list, email Sandra Philyaw, the coordinator for our Pediatric Chair, at sandra.philyaw@lsuhs.edu.
*Some dates and times may change for Special Grand Rounds

Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (LSUHS) strives to cultivate a diverse and inclusive culture that supports equity, acceptance, and respect for the differences in others. The institution is committed to achieving excellence in fulfilling its mission by utilizing the rich talents of individuals who contribute different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to the work and learning environment and who reflect the varied populations of Louisiana. As such, the institution adopts a definition of diversity that embraces a broad spectrum of human expression and characteristics that include but are not limited to race, ethnicity, gender/gender identity, social and cultural attributes, abilities, sexual orientation, religion, rural or metropolitan background, military or veteran status, and age. In addition, diversity also includes life experiences, record of service, and other talents and personal attributes that enhance the work and learning atmosphere. LSUHS is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse community through the recruitment, enrollment, hiring, and retention/graduation of students, faculty, staff, and leadership who meet this definition of diversity.