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Dr. White graduated AOA from Case Western Reserve Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978, and completed his training in Medicine and Cardiology at Letterman Army Medical Center (LAMC) in San Francisco (1978-1983). After completing his active duty military service in 1988, he joined Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, LA, and in 1994, Dr. White moved to Glasgow, Scotland for HealthCare International (HCI), and in 1997, returned to Ochsner as Chairman of the Department of Cardiology.
Dr. White is Past-President (2011-12) of SCAI and was Steering Committee Chairman (2006-2014) for the NCDR’s carotid and peripheral revascularization database. Dr. White served as Editor-in-Chief of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions (2000-2010), is currently an Associate Editor for JACC Interventions and has published ≥ 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts in interventional cardiology and vascular diseases. He has received Teacher of the Year awards at LAMC (1985) and at Ochsner (2000) and was voted Mentor of the Year by the Ochsner Cardiology Fellows in 2007. Dr. White was honored as a Master Interventionalist (MSCAI) (2014) and awarded the Mason Sones National Service Award (2104). In 2015, he was named as the Physician Executive Leader of the Year. In 2019 Dr. White was recognized as a Master of the College by the American College of Cardiology. In 2022, Dr. White received the John Ochsner Cardiovascular Career Award for Excellence.
Currently, Dr. White is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine for the Ochsner Clinical School and holds the positions of Medical Director for Value-Based Care, System Chairman of Cardiovascular Diseases for the 14 hospital Ochsner Health System, and Medical Director for the Centers of Excellence and Service Lines.