Overview
Dr. Taylor earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and completed his internship and residency at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He completed his pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Taylor is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease and has been on staff at Ochsner since 2000.
Dr. Taylor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Henry Jackson is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Jackson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. His top areas of expertise are EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), and Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma.
Ochsner Health Center - Kenner
Dr. Abdul Khan is the regional medical director for Ochsner Health Southshore Community Hospitals and Bayou. Born and raised in New Orleans, Dr. Khan received his medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Dr. Khan is board-certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He currently practices pulmonary and critical care medicine.Dr. Khan has held numerous positions within Ochsner Health including Vice President of Medical Affairs at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Associate Medical Director for medical and surgical specialties for the River Region, Vice President of Medical Affairs at St. Bernard Parish Hospital, Associate Medical Director of Rescue and Resuscitation at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans and Medical Director of the Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Intensive Care Unit. He has won numerous awards including Ochsner Health Spirit of Leadership Physician of the Year, Ochsner New Physician Executive of the Year, Hurst B. Hatch Teacher of the Year and Critical Care Faculty of the Year. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Gastrostomy.
Ochsner Health Center - O'Neal
Tarek Abdallah, MD, specializes in pulmonology at Ochsner Health. Dr. Abdallah brings a wealth of education and experience to his patients. After earning his medical degree at the Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2003, he continued his training in the United States. He completed his residency in internal medicine in 2009, and his fellowship in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine in 2015, at Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health in New York. Dr. Abdallah has been practicing in Louisiana since 2015, and joined Ochsner in 2018. Demonstrating his commitment to staying at the forefront of his field, he completed a one-year fellowship in sleep medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Texas Medical Center in 2024. Dr. Abdallah offers expertise in a wide range of lung and sleep disorders. He treats asthma, COPD, pleural diseases, sarcoidosis and autoimmune lung disorders, lung cancer and staging, sleep apnea, excessive sleepiness, insomnia, restless leg syndrome and parasomnias. Dr. Tarek Abdallah is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Abdallah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Bronchitis.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Taylor isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Interstitial Lung DiseaseDr. Taylor isDistinguished. Learn about Interstitial Lung Disease.
- Lung MetastasesDr. Taylor isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Metastases.
- Advanced
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Taylor isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.
- BullaeDr. Taylor isAdvanced. Learn about Bullae.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Taylor isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- EmphysemaDr. Taylor isAdvanced. Learn about Emphysema.
- NeurosarcoidosisDr. Taylor isAdvanced. Learn about Neurosarcoidosis.
- Experienced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Taylor isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- AsthmaDr. Taylor isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Taylor isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- BronchiectasisDr. Taylor isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Taylor isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- BronchitisDr. Taylor isExperienced. Learn about Bronchitis.
