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New Orleans, Louisiana

Surgical Pathologist

PathologyFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Required Applicant Materials

Interested Candidates Should Submit the Following Materials

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Contact information for at least three professional references

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Key Responsibilities

The role involves the sign-out of general surgical pathology cases and providing instruction to medical students, residents, and fellows. Additionally, the pathologist will participate in scholastic research activities and serve on departmental or university committees.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a medical degree (MD or MD/PhD) and be board-certified or eligible in Anatomic Pathology (AP) or AP/CP. Applicants must also be eligible for a Louisiana Medical License and possess relevant subspecialty fellowship training.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical pathologyTeachingGU pathologyGyn pathologyBreast pathologyPulmonary pathologyHead-and-neck pathology

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Surgical Pathologist at Tulane a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pathology — ranked against 243 active Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pathology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 10% in pathologyranked against 243 Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $281k (middle half $205k–$335k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pathology listings in Louisiana6 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in Louisiana255 active22,382 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedLouisiana physician listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment255 active listings, Nov 2026
Pathology hiring demand#24 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 37 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 88 postings, 75 closed
New Pathology listings62 in the last 30 days64 the 30 days before (−3%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−5.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (243 Pathology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Louisiana figures use all physicians: too few Louisiana Pathology postings state pay.

Top Pathologist Jobs

1 matches · ranked by pay
#1

Clinical Pathologist (North America Remote)

Antagene · California

$130k-$160k

Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Pathology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 243 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Tulane

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Living in New Orleans

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Typical market rent
$1,633/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.