Arjun Mahendra, MD - Ochsner Health Center-Gause

Arjun Mahendra, MD, specializes in pulmonary disease medicine at Ochsner Health. They diagnose and treat asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, emphysema, lung cancer, lung infections, pulmonary hypertension and sleep disorders, among others.

Board-certified in pulmonary and critical care medicine, our physicians specialize in diseases of the lung, including providing care for severely ill patients – usually in the intensive care unit at the health system’s Covington hospital – as well as in sleep-related disorders, such as sleep apnea.

Nasr A. Aborawi, MD, specializes in pediatric pulmonology at Ochsner Health. They provide expert lung care for children for conditions like airway malacia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, exercise-induced bronchospasm, interstitial lung disease, ongoing oxygen therapy and pulmonary hypertension, among others.