Surgical Pathologist - Metairie, LA

Fellowship-Trained | AP/CP Board Certified or Eligible

Pathology Group of Louisiana (PGL), a physician-owned private practice with over 50 years of excellence, invites a fellowship-trained surgical pathologist to join our Metairie, Louisiana office. You will join a collegial, subspecialty-rich group that values your time and your career growth.

• Benefits and Practice Highlights
• 40-45 days PTO: paid time off depending on experience, plus paid holidays
• Competitive salary: full benefits package plus generous relocation support
• Office-based in Metairie: outside frozen section coverage for local surgery centers; not hospital-based; minimal to no call
• CME allowance: substantial annual allowance to invest in your development
• Collegial team: subspecialty-rich, collaborative and supportive
• No autopsies or grossing: autopsies are outsourced; Pathologists' Assistants handle all grossing
• A Group Serving Leading Hospitals
• PGL also provides pathology services to major hospitals across southeast Louisiana, including:

FMOL Health - Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center: Newsweek World's Best Hospitals (2025); five consecutive Leapfrog "A" safety grades

FMOL Health - Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital: one of only six expanded St. Jude Affiliate Clinics in the U.S.

Baton Rouge General Medical Center: Newsweek World's Best Hospitals 3-year champion (2024)

Woman's Hospital: Newsweek World's Best Hospitals, five years in a row (2025)

Qualifications

• AP/CP board certified or eligible
• Surgical pathology fellowship required
• Louisiana medical license (or eligible)
• Tumor board and committee participation

Life in Metairie

Metairie puts you right next door to New Orleans: the French Quarter is about 15 minutes away, and Louis Armstrong International is even closer. Enjoy world-class food and music, Jazz Fest, Saints and Pelicans games, Lake Pontchartrain sunsets and Mardi Gras parades of its own. Come home to oak-shaded neighborhoods, with the Causeway to the Northshore and the Gulf Coast an easy weekend away. It's all the magic of New Orleans, with room to breathe.

How to Apply

• Send your letter of interest, CV, state licenses and board status to clemaire@pathgroupla.com.
• J-1 visa sponsorship not available.