One of Louisiana's only pediatric cardiologists has left the state over anti-LGBTQ legislation [View all]
Source: CNN
One of Louisiana’s only pediatric cardiologists has left the state over anti-LGBTQ legislation
By Nicquel Terry Ellis
Updated 7:59 AM EDT, Fri September 1, 2023
(CNN) — When Jake Kleinmahon and his husband, Tom, decided to move back to New Orleans in 2018, they had plans to live there forever.
Kleinmahon, a pediatric cardiologist, earned his medical degree from Tulane University, and despite leaving the state to complete his fellowships, he said he felt drawn to Louisiana.
“At the time there was only one heart transplant doctor in the state of Louisiana,” he said, adding some children who needed heart transplants had to be transferred out of state. “I believe the kids in Louisiana should have the same world class health care as any other part of the United States.”
He accepted a job at a local children’s hospital as director of the pediatric heart transplant program.
Kleinmahon and his family started building their lives in New Orleans – they made friends, peeled crawfish with their kids, attended Mardi Gras parades and Saints games, and got involved in community groups.
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