Biography

Dr. Deidra S. Long practices pathology at Ochsner Health. She received her medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee in 2014. She went on to complete a general surgery internship at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. She then went into pathology and completed her residency at the Brookwood Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. She completed her fellowship in breast pathology at the University of Florida - Jacksonville. Dr. Long is board certified by American Board of Pathology and has been on staff at Ochsner since October 2020, and practicing medicine since October 2020. Dr. Long enjoys spending time with family, running and watching Golden Girls her free time.

Education and Training

Medical School

Meharry Medical Coll School of Medicine
Field of Study: Medicine
Year Completed: 2014

Internship

Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Field of Study: General Surgery
Year Completed: 2015

Residency

Brookwood Baptist Medical Center
Field of Study: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Year Completed: 2019

Fellowship

The University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Field of Study: Breast Pathology
Year Completed: 2020

Certifications

American Board of Pathology - Pathology