Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2023 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Endobronchial ultrasound diagnostic yield for sarcoidosis in hilar vs. mediastinal lymph nodes.
Journal Article J Thorac Dis · September 30, 2025 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary sarcoidosis is diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirate (EBUS-TBNA) of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes and the finding of non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. There are currently no guidelines ... Full text Link to item CiteIdentifying Clinical Research Priorities in Interventional Pulmonary: An Interventional Pulmonology Outcomes Group (IPOG) Working Group Report.
Journal Article Ann Am Thorac Soc · September 2025 Full text Link to item CiteNavigational Bronchoscopy or Transthoracic Needle Biopsy for Lung Nodules.
Journal Article N Engl J Med · June 5, 2025 BACKGROUND: Each year, millions of pulmonary nodules are identified incidentally or through lung cancer screening, and many involve biopsy to distinguish cancer from benign processes. Both navigational bronchoscopy and computed tomography-guided transthora ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
BDX-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 - 2026SPRAY-CB: A Sham controlled prospective randomized trial of the RejuvenAir system for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with chronic bronchitis
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by CSA Medical, Inc. · 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.