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    MediFind found 115 doctor with experience in Pulmonary Hypertension near New Orleans, LA. Of these, 101 are Experienced, 12 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    115 providers found
      Distinguished in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Distinguished in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1516 Jefferson Hwy, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bennett Deboisblanc is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Deboisblanc is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), and Lung Metastases.

      Lesley A. Saketkoo
      Distinguished in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Rheumatology | Pediatrics
      Distinguished in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Rheumatology | Pediatrics

      University Medical Center New Orleans

      1542 Tulane Ave, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lesley Saketkoo is a Rheumatologist and a Pediatrics provider in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Saketkoo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), and Pulmonary Hypertension. Dr. Saketkoo is currently accepting new patients.

      Carl J. Lavie
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Highway, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Carl Lavie is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Lavie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Lavie is currently accepting new patients.

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      Hector Ventura
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      Ochsner Clinic Foundation

      1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Hector Ventura is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ventura is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Heart Transplant, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      Office

      1430 Tulane Ave # 8548, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      47+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Frederick Helmcke is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Helmcke has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Sarcoidosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, and Pulmonary Hypertension.

      Thierry Lejemtel
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      University Healthcare System L.C.

      1415 Tulane Ave, 
      New Orleans,, LA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thierry Lejemtel is a Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Lejemtel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.

      David Aguilar
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      University Medical Center

      2000 Canal St, 
      New Orleans,, LA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Aguilar is a Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Aguilar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Fabry Disease.

      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Cardiology
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Cardiology

      St Charles Specialty Hospital

      3700 Saint Charles Ave, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Murtuza Ali is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ali is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Heart Attack, and Embolectomy.

      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Transplant Surgery
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Transplant Surgery

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Highway, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sapna Desai is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Desai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Transplant Surgery
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Transplant Surgery

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Highway, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Selim Krim is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Krim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Krim is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

      1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).

      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      Cardiovascular Institute

      1901 Manhattan Blvd, Suite 200, 
      Harvey, LA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Owen Mogabgab is a Cardiologist in Harvey, Louisiana. Dr. Mogabgab is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Nasal Flaring, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      University Healthcare System L.C.

      1415 Tulane Ave, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nitin Sabharwal is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Sabharwal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Pulmonary Edema, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      University Medical Center

      2000 Canal St, 
      New Orleans,, LA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mehnaz Rahman is a Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Rahman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Arrest, and Pulmonary Hypertension.

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      Orleans Cardiovascular Associates LLC

      2820 Canal St, 
      New Orleans,, LA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Glenn Johnson is a Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Fainting, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      St Thomas Specialty Services LLC

      2014 Magazine St, 
      New Orleans,, LA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Viviana Falco is a Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Falco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Pediatric Myocarditis.

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Interventional Cardiology
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Interventional Cardiology

      Ochsner Health Center - Baptist Napoleon Medical Plaza

      2820 Napoleon Ave., Ste. 230, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Vietnamese
      Accepting New Patients

      Thanh Nguyen is an Interventional Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Angioplasty, and Stent Placement. Dr. Nguyen is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Neonatology
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Neonatology

      Ochsner Baptist Women's Pavilion

      2700 Napoleon Ave. 4th Floor, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sherri Longo is a Neonatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Longo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Neonatal Sepsis, and Newborn Low Blood Sugar. Dr. Longo is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      Office

      2820 Napoleon Ave Ste 400, 
      New Orleans,, LA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gregory Vorhoff is a Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Vorhoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Angina, and Atrial Fibrillation.

      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension
      Experienced in Pulmonary Hypertension

      Nola Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery-Uptown

      3715 Prytania St Ste 400, 
      New Orleans, LA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Aashish Gupta is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Atherectomy.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Pulmonary Hypertension?

      Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries of the lungs. It makes the right side of the heart work harder than normal.

      When should I see a Pulmonary Hypertension doctor near New Orleans, LA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Pulmonary Hypertension doctor near New Orleans, LA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Pulmonary Hypertension doctors near New Orleans, LA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Pulmonary Hypertension doctors near New Orleans, LA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Pulmonary Hypertension doctor near New Orleans, LA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Pulmonary Hypertension doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Pulmonary Hypertension doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Pulmonary Hypertension doctor near New Orleans, LA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Pulmonary Hypertension doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Pulmonary Hypertension doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Pulmonary Hypertension doctors near New Orleans, LA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Pulmonary Hypertension doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Pulmonary Hypertension doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Pulmonary Hypertension doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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