Alton Ochsner

Alton Ochsner
Born(1896-05-04)May 4, 1896
Kimball, South Dakota, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 24, 1981(1981-09-24) (aged 85)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationWashington University in St. Louis
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known forFounder of Ochsner Clinic
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon; medical researcher
InstitutionsTulane University, Touro Infirmary, Ochsner Clinic
ResearchSurgery

Alton Ochsner Sr. (May 4, 1896 – September 24, 1981) was an American surgeon and medical researcher who worked at Tulane University and other New Orleans hospitals before he established The Ochsner Clinic. Now known as Ochsner Medical Center, the clinic is the flagship hospital of Ochsner Health System. Among its many services are heart transplants.[2]

  1. ^ Re-echoing the Past, Elsie Petula, 2000, pp 12-13
  2. ^ Ventura, HO (2002). "Alton Ochsner, MD: Physician". The Ochsner Journal. 4 (1): 48–52. PMC 3399234. PMID 22822315.