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Diego Lara, MD, MPH

Pediatric Cardiology
Accepting New Patients
Diego Lara, MD, MPH
Senior Lecturer of Pediatrics at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
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Diego Lara, MD, MPH

Pediatric Cardiology
Accepting New Patients
Primary Location
1319 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121
15190 Community Road
Gulfport, MS 39503
2700 Napoleon Ave. 4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70115

Biography

Dr. Diego Lara practices fetal cardiology and pediatric cardiology at Ochsner Health. He 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 Children's Hospital. Dr. Lara is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been on staff at Ochsner since 2016. Dr. Lara's 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.

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Education and Training

Medical School

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

Internship

University of Alabama
Field of Study: Pediatrics

Residency

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

Fellowship

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

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

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology
  • American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics

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