Joseph A. Lasky, MD

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Dr. Joseph (Joe) Lasky earned his medical degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and then completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lasky attended Duke University in Durham, NC, for a Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care. During his fellowship he acquired basic science research skills at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. He is currently a Tenured Professor of Medicine, the Pulmonary/Critical Care Section Chief, and the Deming Chair for Internal Medicine at Tulane University Medical School.

Dr. Lasky is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society. He has been selected for the Best Doctors in America® recognition for over the past 20 years. Dr. Lasky’s main clinical and research interest is the study of pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring). Dr. Lasky is an author on over 150 publications pertaining to pulmonary fibrosis, which span basic molecular science to clinical trials. His current research focus involves RNA splicing, and age-related mechanisms of fibrosis. He has been engaged in designing, conducting, and monitoring clinical lung studies, and has been involved in writing medical society guidelines for the care of patients with lung fibrosis. Dr. Lasky directs the regional Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation center of excellence and serves as the Site Principal Investigator for numerous ongoing trials that aim to improve upon care for patients with pulmonary fibrosis. pulmonaryfibrosis.org

For information on how to set up a clinic appointment with Dr. Lasky, please go to Tulane Lung Center.

If you are a patient interested in active pulmonary fibrosis trials at Tulane please go to Pulmonary Fibrosis Trials.

If you are a student or researcher interested in lung research please go to Pulmonary Research Laboratory.