Overview
Seema Qayum, MD practices pulmonary and critical care medicine at Ochsner Health. She received her undergraduate degree in from Tulane University, during which she was named a Creative Scholar and granted early acceptance into medical school. She completed her medical degree and internal medicine residency at Tulane School of Medicine. Due to commitment to medical education and patient care, she was elected by her peers to serve as chief resident. She continued her medical training in New York City, completing her pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Columbia University. Working at one of the largest transplant centers in the country and in a bustling ICU during the peak of the COVID pandemic, her passion for pulmonary and transplant medicine was born. She worked several years in New York City, but her love of her hometown brought her back to New Orleans. She is excited to ask you, “What high school did you go to?” and run into her patients on the parade route.Dr. Qayum brings with her a wealth knowledge including expertise in COPD/emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, bronchiolitis, inflammatory pneumonias/pneumonitis, pulmonary nodules, pleural “lung lining” pathology, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis. She has extended training and knowledge in interstitial lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, and lung transplantation. She is boarded in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine.Outside of work, she enjoys live music, attending the ballet and new art exhibits, cycling, and spending time with her husband, family, and the love of her life— her 70 lb goldendoodle.
Dr. Qayum is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, and Lung Transplant.
Her 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
120 Ochsner Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056
1514 Jefferson Highway, 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.
Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund
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Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund
Enrique Diaz-Guzman is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Diaz-Guzman is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Nodules, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Diaz-Guzman is currently accepting new patients.
Jay Kolls is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Kolls is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Kolls is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
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- Lung TransplantDr. Qayum isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Transplant.
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- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Qayum isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- BronchiectasisDr. Qayum isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Qayum isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- BronchitisDr. Qayum isExperienced. Learn about Bronchitis.
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Qayum isExperienced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.
- Industrial BronchitisDr. Qayum isExperienced. Learn about Industrial Bronchitis.

