Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2023 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2003 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Acquisition and Handling of Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Samples: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Journal Article Chest · September 27, 2024 BACKGROUND: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has become the standard for initial lung cancer diagnosis and staging. Previous guidelines have generally focused on the "when" and "how" of EBUS-TBNA; however, little guidan ... Full text Link to item CiteThe 2023 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Management of subsolid lung nodules.
Journal Article J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · September 2024 OBJECTIVE: Lung cancers that present as radiographic subsolid nodules represent a subtype with distinct biological behavior and outcomes. The objective of this document is to review the existing literature and report consensus among a group of multidiscipl ... Full text Link to item CiteNavigational Bronchoscopy vs CT Scan-Guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Indeterminate Lung Nodules: Protocol and Rationale for the Navigation Endoscopy to Reach Indeterminate Lung Nodules vs Transthoracic Needle Aspiration, a Randomized Controlled Study Multicenter Randomized Trial
Journal Article CHEST Pulmonary · September 1, 2024 Background: Lung nodule incidence is increasing. Many nodules require biopsy to discriminate between benign and malignant causes. The gold standard for minimally invasive biopsy, CT scan-guided transthoracic needle biopsy (CT-TTNB), has not been compared d ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
THO 19102: Navigation endoscopy to reach indeterminate lung nodules versus transthoracic needle aspiration, a randomized controlled study VERITAS
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Vanderbilt University · 2021 - 2026BDX-CD-003 Altitude: A multicenter randomized controlled trial prospectively evaluating the clnical utility of Nodify XL2 Proteomic Classifier in incendentally low to moderate risk lung nodules
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Biodesix · 2020 - 2026NOBLE: Nose brushings for lung cancer assessment in epithelium
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Veracyte, Inc. · 2021 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine (Syria) ·
1992
M.D.