
Overview
Jay Kolls is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Kolls is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. 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.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 302 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Lung Transplant.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
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.
David Weill is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Weill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.
Michael Kiernan is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and a Pediatrics provider in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Kiernan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kiernan is currently accepting new patients.
Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus
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 rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, and Lung Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia
- PneumoniaDr. Kolls isElite. Learn about Pneumonia.
- Distinguished
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisDr. Kolls isDistinguished. Learn about Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis.
- AspergillosisDr. Kolls isDistinguished. Learn about Aspergillosis.
- Cystic FibrosisDr. Kolls isDistinguished. Learn about Cystic Fibrosis.
- Advanced
- AsthmaDr. Kolls isAdvanced. Learn about Asthma.
- Pseudomonas Stutzeri InfectionsDr. Kolls isAdvanced. Learn about Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Experienced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Kolls isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Avian InfluenzaDr. Kolls isExperienced. Learn about Avian Influenza.
- BronchitisDr. Kolls isExperienced. Learn about Bronchitis.
- Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaDr. Kolls isExperienced. Learn about Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Kolls isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
