Dr. Patricia Schneider, MD, FAAP

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Patricia Schneider, who serves patients in St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Noted for her expertise, Dr. Schneider is a caring and compassionate pediatrician. She is  passionate about helping parents raise happy, healthy, responsible, and empathetic children. 

Having been practicing pediatric medicine for over 40 years in the St. Francisville, Zachary, and Baton Rouge areas, she owns and operates the Pediatric Clinic – St. Francisville. She is also the Chief of Pediatrics at West Feliciana Parish Hospital and has medical privileges at Woman’s Hospital. 

The goal of the Pediatric Clinic – St. Francisville is to provide excellent, specialized, pediatric care. Dr. Schneider and her team offer services ranging from daily acute visits and wellness exams to developmental counseling and immunizations. They value the relationships with families and love caring for children from newborns through young adulthood.

Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Schneider received her undergraduate degree with distinction from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. She then graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans with her medical degree in 1974.  

Furthering her training, she​ completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at Earl K. Long in Baton Rouge and Charity Hospital in New Orleans. 

Board-certified in pediatrics, the doctor is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The ABP exists to support and encourage the best possible health care for children by setting standards for medical training, assessing levels of competence, and encouraging pediatricians to stay up to date with medical knowledge and best practices.

Demonstrating clinical excellence while delivering the highest standards of patient care, Dr. Schneider is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all their developmental stages, as they grow and mature. 

Achieving excellence in her field, Dr. Schneider has been the recipient of a Patients’ Choice Award (2014, 2012, 2011) and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2014, 2012, 2011).

Happily married, she and her husband of 30 years, Ronnie, live in St Francisville. She has two sons, two step-daughters, and four grandchildren.

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