Dr. Adolph earned his medical degree from LSU and served as an intern and resident at New Orleans Charity Hospital. He completed an ECMO fellowship in pediatric surgery at Ochsner and finished his surgical residency at the Medical College of Virginia where he served as Chief Resident. He completed a research fellowship at Pennsylvania State University and a pediatric general surgery fellowship at Montreal Children's Hospital. Dr. Adolph is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics (Surgery Section), and he is a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. He has been on staff at Ochsner since 1994. Dr. Adolph is board certified in surgery and holds a certificate of special competence in pediatric surgery. His expertise includes congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), and pediatric thoracic surgery.