The Section of Pulmonary / Critical Care is committed to providing the highest quality of professional education, research and patient care.

All the faculty in the Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine are well trained lung specialists that treat a wide range of pulmonary problems that include: asthma, pulmonary hypertension, acute lung injury, lung transplantation, lung cancer, pulmonary infections, cystic fibrosis, occupational/ environmental medicine, tuberculosis and HIV related pulmonary disease. 

Our clinic staff are among the best anywhere. Their goal is to provide efficient, high quality health care services to all their patients. If you wish to make an appointment please call (504) 412-1100  and ask for an appointment with one of our physicians. If you think you have a unique problem, our nurses can help you select the physician with the most expertise with your condition.

Research in respiratory diseases is leading to exciting new treatment options. If you, or someone you know, suffer from a respiratory disease please browse these pages to view information on respiratory diseases, our clinical services, and our academic department, including our fellowship program. To find out more about our research opportunities or to learn how you can participate in one of our clinical trials, please, click HERE.

Faculty:

Ali, Juzar, MD, FRCP(C) FCCP 
Brierre, Stephen, MD
DeBlieux, Peter M. C., MD 
deBoisblanc, Bennett, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM 
Failla, Paul Joseph, MD 
Happel, Kyle, MD, FCCP
Jain, Suma, MD
Kantrow, Stephen, MD 
Klein, Russell C., MD, FCCP, FACP
Lammi, Matthew, MD
Mason, Carol, MD, FCCP 
Nelson, Steve, MD, CM, FCCP 
Santanilla, Jairo, MD
Shellito, Judd E., MD 
Summer, Warren, MD, FCCP
Taylor, David E., MD 
Tejedor, Richard S. MD
Welsh, David A., MD 
Zea, Arnold H., PhD