Dr. White is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Cardiology for the Ochsner Clinical School and holds the positions of Medical Director for the Centers of Excellence and Service Lines, Medical Director for Value-Based Care and is the System Chairman of Cardiovascular Diseases for the Ochsner Health System.Dr. White graduated AOA from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1978, and completed his training in Medicine and Cardiology at Letterman Army Medical Center (LAMC) in San Francisco (1978-1983). Following his active duty military service, he joined Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans in 1988 as the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories. In 1994, Dr. White was named Medical Director for Invasive Cardiology for HealthCare International (HCI) Glasgow, Scotland, and in 1997, returned to Ochsner as Chairman of the Department of Cardiology. In 2007 Dr. White was named System Chair for Cardiology and Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Service line. Dr. White was named Chairman of Medicine in 2013, a role that was expanded in 2014 Medical Director of all Medical Services until 2019 when he became the Medical Director of Value Based Care for the Ochsner Health System. In 2021, Dr. White was named the Medical Director of the Centers of Excellence and Service Lines at Ochsner Health. Dr. White is Past-President (2011-12) of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and was Steering Committee Chairman (2006-2014) for the American College of Cardiology's carotid and peripheral revascularization database (NCDR). He served as Editor-in-Chief of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions (2000-2010), is currently an Associate Editor for JACC Interventions, having published more than 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts in interventional cardiology and vascular disease. He has received Teacher of the Year awards at LAMC (1985) and at Ochsner (2000) and was voted Mentor of the Year by the Ochsner Cardiology Fellows in 2007. In 2014, Dr. White was honored as a Master Interventionalist (MSCAI) and awarded the Mason Sones National Service Award. He was named the Ochsner Physician Executive Leader of the Year in 2015. In 2019, Dr. White received the ATLAS career achievement award from the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) physicians and was recognized as a Master of the College by the American College of Cardiology (MACC). Most recently Dr. White was awarded the John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute's Career Excellence Award. Dr. White continues to see new patients in Interventional Cardiology, including those with coronary, carotid and peripheral vascular disease.

Medical Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Field of Study: MD

Case Western Reserve University
Field of Study: No Value Specified

Internship

Letterman Army Medical Center
Field of Study: Internal Medicine

Residency

Letterman Army Medical Center
Field of Study: Internal Medicine

Fellowship

Letterman Army Medical Center
Field of Study: Cardiovascular Diseases