Bio

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Amita Krishnan earned her medical degree from University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences where she went on to complete her residency in internal medicine. She completed her fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Louisiana State University and joined LSU faculty in 2020. She is the Associate Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program and has a keen interest in mentoring fellows in both clinical practice and research.

Dr. Krishnan specializes in the care of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). She is the director of the ILD Multidisciplinary Program at LSU. She runs the monthly ILD multidisciplinary conference, has a weekly ILD clinic at UMC, and is involved in clinical trials research, both in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension.

Additionally, Dr. Krishnan participates in the training of students, residents, and fellows in the medical intensive care unit, inpatient pulmonary services, and general pulmonary clinic. She also plays a large role in providing specialized training in endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer.