Top Pediatricians in Louisiana
Nothing I have ever encountered strikes fear into my heart like an injured or sick child. I am reasonably sure that all other parents out there feel the same way. I am sure you don’t want to just trust any doctor in Louisiana with your children. You also likely are not willing to go through any trial and error with one of your own children as you would be willing to go through to find your own doctor.
A pediatrician is going to have to click with you and gain your trust before they see your child and I feel exactly the same way. Unlike many of our service listings, you do not want to wait to find a pediatrician until an emergency strikes. You want to have them on speed dial long before that. So now is the perfect time to use our Louisiana are list of top recommended pediatricians and start interviewing them. Find the one who you would trust with your children. Don’t forget that people change over time and that can apply to not only your doctors but also your pediatricians. If any of our Louisiana doctors have declined in their performance, please let us know! It is vital that we keep the below list updated with only the doctors that will care for your children as if they were their own. It is also a great idea to establish a pediatrician for short term work conditions even if they last less than a year. So if you will be stationed somewhere else, start researching area pediatricians now so you are as prepared as possible.
Neera Chhabra, M.D., FAAP
Shreveport, LA
Dr. Chhabra has been practicing general pediatrics in the Shreveport area for more than 25 years. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, and was re-certified in 1997 and 2009 and MOC Cerified in 2014.
Brandace Hider, MD
New Orleans, LA
Dr. Brandace Hider is a board certified pediatrician who is currently in practice at Children’s Hospital Medical Practice Corporation. She is a 2006 graduate of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.
Abbey M. Carroll, M.D.
Shreveport, LA
Dr. Abbey M. Carroll is board-certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well. She attended college in Birmingham at Samford University and is currently in practice as a pediatrician at Pierremont Pediatrics.
Dr. Dana Fakouri
Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Fakouri’s Pediatrics Internship and Residency was completed at Charity Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Children’s Hospital (New Orleans, LA). She has been in private practice since 1993. Dr. Fakouri practices pediatric medicine with a special child-friendly approach. She enjoys getting to know all of her little patients and gets great satisfaction from “talking and visiting” with each and every one of them.
Robert Drumm, MD, FAAP
Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Robert Drumm is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics as well. He has been practicing in Baton Rouge since 1986 and has been part of the Baton Rouge Clinic since 2010.
Shalini “Reyna” Grant, M.D.
Lafayette, LA
Dr. Grant is board certified in General Pediatrics. Dr. Grant has been working as a general pediatrician in Lafayette since 2011. She currently serves on Pediatric Advisory Council for Women and Children’s Hospital. She is a member of Louisiana State Medical Society, Lafayette Parish Medical Society, and is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Dawn R. Vick, M.D., FAAP
Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Dawn R. Vick is currently part of the Pediatric Clinic team. She graduated from LSU School of Medicine and subsequently completed her pediatric training at the Medical College of Georgia.
David Estes, MD
New Orleans, LA
Dr. David Estes graduated and completed his MD degree from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in 1986. He is currently in practice at the Children’s Hospital Medical Practice Corporation.
Dr. Lori LeBlanc Toups
New Iberia, LA
Dr. Lori LeBlanc Toups received her medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical School in Shreveport, where she also completed her residency training in Pediatrics. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been practicing in New Iberia, LA since 2010.
Susan M. Bankston, MD, FAAP
Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Susan Bankston is recognized for being the former Director of KIDMED, Lallie Kemp Medical Center, in Independence, LA. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at LSU, Shreveport and is currently in practice at The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC.
