David Oubre, MD, founded Pontchartrain Cancer Center in 2005 and is board certified in both medical oncology and hematology.
He is currently the chief of staff at North Oaks Medical Center, and a board member of the St. Tammany Cancer Fund, a charitable organization which provides scholarships to college students affected by cancer. He is the Louisiana representative for the State Affiliate Council for the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the immediate past president of the Louisiana Oncology Society. Dr. Oubre has been selected as one of the Top Doctors by New Orleans Magazine and Louisiana Life Magazine every year since 2005, and was the recipient of the 2011 Spirit Award from the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Oubre provides medical and legislative education on behalf of Janssen Biotech, Inc. to physicians and medical societies throughout the United States. In addition, Dr. Oubre is an acting development consultant for IntrinsiQ Solutions, currently developing an oncology specific electronic health records system. He received his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, completed his residency at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge, followed by a fellowship in oncology and hematology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
