the Ochsner Medical Center, it is one of the United States's largest group practices and academic medical centers. In 1990 alone, the clinic had 650,000 outpatient visits. Personal life In 1948, he was named Rex, King of Carnival. Ochsner was also involved in conservative politics, primarily within the Republican Party. Ochsner and his wife had four children. Awards In 1962, Ochsner received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. References External links Alton Ochsner Papers at The Historic New Orleans Collection American surgeons Tobacco researchers 1896 births 1981 deaths Louisiana Republicans People from Brule County, South Dakota Tulane University faculty Washington University School of Medicine alumni 20th-century American physicians Washington University in St. Louis alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 20th-century surgeons