LOUISIANA PAIN

Vol. 27 LOUISIANA PAIN QUARTERLY 7
Family
PRACTICE
Homecoming: Dr. Neil Jolly returns to New Orleans
to join his brother at Louisiana Pain Specialists
By Ben Morris
hile ‘family practice’ is an established field in
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its own right, in many respects medicine is
always a family affair. No matter whether we’re
young or old, the treatment of medical conditions can
affect our whole families, frequently having implications
beyond just the patient themselves. At Louisiana Pain
Specialists, however, the term ‘family practice’ has
another meaning. Originally founded by Dr. Tarun Jolly in
order to serve Louisiana patients encountering issues in
pain management, Louisiana Pain Specialists is proud
to welcome a member of its own Jolly family as a new
full-time physician on staff. This summer, Dr. Neil Jolly,
brother to Tarun, will be joining the practice, and bringing
his expertise to help treat those suffering from chronic
and acute pain.
Dr. Neil Jolly arrives at Louisiana Pain Specialists
with a great deal of experience and cutting-edge training.
Born and raised in the greater New Orleans area, he
moved to Texas and graduated from the University
of Texas at Austin with honors, remaining in Texas to
complete his M.D. and internship at UT Medical Branch in
Galveston and UT Southwestern-Austin. He then trained
at the Yale School of Medicine to receive his residency
degree in anesthesiology, moving finally to North Carolina
where he completed his interventional pain fellowship at
the well-respected Carolinas Pain Institute/Wake Forest
Baptist Health system.
Recently, Louisiana Pain Quarterly spoke to Dr.
Jolly to get to know him better.
LPQ: What got you interested in pain
management?
NJ: My desire to become a pain physician was simple.
I asked myself this question: what medical specialty
encounters a wide variety of medical problems, attempts
to provide patients with a more active and enjoyable
lifestyle, and can put a smile on both the patient and
physician at the end of the day? What attracts many
of us to become physicians in general is the aspiration
to help others through a career that is both rewarding
and challenging. Pain affects people of all backgrounds,
all lifestyles, and all ages. I look around and see family
members, friends, and peers that are all affected by pain,
afflictions that at times limit their ability to enjoy life. After
training in pain management, I can make a difference in
my patients’ lives, and this is what is most fulfilling.