James Wayne, MD

James Wayne, MD, specializes in pediatrics at Ochsner Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he also serves as pediatrics section chief. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics for 20 years. He is interviewed frequently on the importance of childhood vaccines.
Dr. Wayne completed undergraduate studies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and earned a medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed a pediatric internship and residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium in Texas.
During his military service, Dr. Wayne worked as a pediatrician for Darnall Army Community Hospital at Fort Hood, Texas, and for Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was part of a military humanitarian assistance mission to Honduras for epidemiologic study. He also served in Iraq as a task force surgeon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. As a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, Dr. Wayne continues to serve and stands ready to support military treatment facilities.