Dr. David Broussard joined Ochsner in 2004 and assumed the role of Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans in 2017.
Dr. Broussard earned his medical degree from the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans and completed his internship and residency at Ochsner Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the National Board of Echocardiography in advanced perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography. He received his MBA from Tulane in 2009 and recently completed two terms on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Broussard served as President of the Medical Staff at Ochsner from 2020-2021 and in 2021, was appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards to the Louisiana Patients Compensation Fund Oversight Board.