Ochsner Health announced that Matthew George, MD, its second Ochsner Physician Scholar, has joined the team on the West Bank. George joined Ochsner Health Center – Lapalco and Ochsner Health Center – Belle Chasse as an Ochsner family medicine physician.
The Ochsner Physician Scholars Program is designed to cultivate and retain top medical talent within Louisiana, directly addressing the growing physician workforce shortage impacting the state and the nation. The program provides support to medical students from The University of Queensland Medical School – Ochsner Health and the LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine.
George graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Biological Sciences from Louisiana Tech University. He earned a Doctor of Medicine from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine, where he also completed a residency in family medicine.
George has a background in research and currently serves on the Louisiana Department of Health HIV Task Force. He is also a member of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physician.