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Ochsner Baton Rouge adds new specialists to its care team
BATON ROUGE, La. – As part of its continued investment in specialty care access for the Baton Rouge community, Ochsner Baton Rouge welcomes several new members of its care team who are now accepting new patients.
Marie Barker, NP, is a board-certified nurse practitioner who specializes in cancer care at the Hereditary and High-Risk Clinic at Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove. She helps with cancer risk assessment, preventive care and coordinating services for patients and families with family cancer risk concerns, as well as resources related to cancer prevention and early detection. She earned a master’s degree in nursing from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. She is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Adaku Adebamiji, MD, is a children’s gastroenterologist at Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove. She diagnoses and treats gastrointestinal, liver-related and nutritional disorders in infants, children and adolescents. She also treats patients with constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, throat disorders, celiac disease, abdominal pain, feeding difficulties, pancreatic disorders and polyposis syndromes. Dr. Adebamiji earned a medical degree from Meharry Medical College. She completed a pediatric residency at Phoenix Children’s Hospital followed by fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital. She is board certified in both general pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology.
David Osafo, MD, is a hematologist-oncologist at Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove. He specializes in malignant tumors and blood disorders, both cancerous and noncancerous. Dr. Osafo earned a medical degree from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology and oncology at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. He is board certified in hematology and oncology. Dr. Osafo is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology and the American College of Physicians.
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With 650 physicians and advanced practice providers across the area, Ochsner Baton Rouge includes Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, a full-service, award-winning 150-bed hospital, and Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove, which offers a short-stay and outpatient surgery center, primary care and specialty services like cardiology, neurology, women’s services and the Shaquille O’Neal Pediatric Super Clinic. Ochsner delivers care closer to home with more than 40 health clinics, urgent care and health-and-wellness centers in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, including Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center – Baton Rouge and Ochsner Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Elite Training Complex – Burbank. Ochsner Baton Rouge has been recognized for excellence and quality of care by Becker’s Hospital Review, Healthgrades, Truven Health Analytics and Leapfrog. Ochsner Baton Rouge is a part of Ochsner Health. To learn more about Ochsner Baton Rouge, please visit our website and follow us on Facebook.
About Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Louisiana, Mississippi and across the Gulf South, delivering expert care at its 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers. Ochsner is nationally recognized for inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities through expertise, quality and digital connectivity. In 2025, more than 40,000 dedicated team members and 5,000 employed and affiliated physicians at Ochsner cared for more than 1.6 million people from every state in the nation and 65 countries. To learn more about how Ochsner empowers people to get well and stay well, visit www.ochsner.org.