Dr. Diego Lara received his medical degree in 2008 from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He went on to complete his internship and residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Childrens Hospital. Dr. Lara is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and has been on staff at Ochsner since 2016. Dr. Laras special interests are in fetal cardiology, quality improvement and patient safety. He is the Chief Quality Officer for the Department of Pediatrics. He is the Co-Director of the Ochsner Fetal Diagnosis and Care Program. He is a site co-investigator in the Phase IIb Efficacy Study of Umbilical Cord Blood Mononuclear Cell Intramyocardial Injection for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and HLHS Variants trial.

Medical Education

Tulane University School of Medicine - GME
Field of Study: MD

Tulane University School of Medicine - GME

Internship

University of Alabama School of Medicine
Field of Study: Pediatrics

Residency

Children's Hospital of Alabama

Children's Hospital of Alabama
Field of Study: Pediatrics

University of Alabama at Birmingham - UAB
Field of Study: Pediatrics

Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine - GME
Field of Study: Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Baylor College of Medicine - GME
Field of Study: Pediatric Cardiology

Baylor College of Medicine
Field of Study: Pediatric Cardiology