Dr. Juzar Ali Retires After Distinguished 33-Year Career
Dr. Juzar Ali, an award-winning clinical professor of medicine, has retired after
33 years of dedicated service to medical education in Louisiana.
In addition to his role as a pulmonary and critical care professor, Dr. Ali has received
numerous teaching awards and has been consistently recognized as one of the Best Doctors
in America. He was awarded the Spirit of Charity award in 2022 for his academic, patient
care, research, teaching and administration services to the Charity Hospital System.
“Our educators are an integral part of the fabric of medical education across the
state,” said LSU Health New Orleans Chancellor, Dr. Steve Nelson. “With 70% of the
doctors practicing in Louisiana having trained at LSU Health, Dr. Ali’s immeasurable
impact on physicians over the last 33 years will be felt for generations to come.”
Throughout his career, Dr. Ali has practiced in Pakistan, India, Kenya, the United
States and Turkey. He has worked nationally and internationally in the field of tuberculosis
and has developed programs that contribute to the education of medical students, trainees,
allied health professionals and the community. His clinical, academic and research
interests include the diagnosis and management of tuberculous and non-tuberculous
mycobacterial disease and related co-morbidities in pulmonary medicine, especially
Bronchiectasis.
Dr. Ali has been a visiting faculty to Vietnam under the US-Vietnam Education Fund
Program funded by the U.S. Congress. His most recent focus was on developing a Mycobacterial
Diseases Mentoring, Training & Research program at LSU Health New Orleans and creating
a cell bank repository and registry database in collaboration with national and regional
centers.
“The LSU Health New Orleans community is incredibly grateful to have worked alongside
Dr. Ali for so many years,” said LSU School of Medicine Dean Dr. Richard DiCarlo.
“His deep commitment to advancing medicine for pulmonary diseases is valued and admired
among the community, and his presence will be truly missed.”
Dr. Ali will continue to be a prominent force in the medical community and is currently serving a four-year term on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners where he works to protect and improve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Louisiana through licensing, regulation, research, and discipline of physicians and allied health professionals.