Occupation

INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY, PULMONARY DISEASE & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Board Certification

Critical Care Medicine
Internal Medicine
Interventional Pulmonology
Pulmonary Disease

Areas of Expertise

Interventional bronchoscopy
Lung Cancer
Pleural Diseases
Airway Obstruction
Emphysema

Education

Fellowship
University of California
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
San Diego, CA
2002

Internship and Residency
Georgetown University Hospital
Internal Medicine
Chief Resident
Washington, DC
1996 and 1998

Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Washington, DC
1995

Undergraduate School
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Washington, DC
1991

Affiliated Hospitals

VHC Health

Professional Associations

American College of Chest Physicians
Fellow

Association of Bronchology
Member

Publications

1. "Hypofractioned Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Elderly Patients with State IIB-IV Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Who Are Ineligible for Or Refuse Other Treatment Modalities" Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy 5 (2014): 59-66.
2. "Does Escalation with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Boost for Locally Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer" Radiation Oncology 8 (2013): 179
3. "Robotic Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Elderly Medically Inoperable Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy 4 (2013): 35-42.
4. "Survival Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced NSCLC" 2012 Chicago Multidiscipinary Symposium in Thoratic Oncology 7.9.4 (2012).
5. "Survival Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced NSCLC.0" 2012 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology (2012): Lecture.
6. "Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Stage I Non Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multi Institutional Experience" Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology (2012): Lecture.
7. "Surgical Management or Endobronchial Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors" Ann Thorac Surgery (2011) .
8. "Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Approach to Severe Asthma" Journal of Visualized Experience (2010).
9. "Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Treatment of Severe 
Asthma" Epub (2009).
10. “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 1-5.
11. “Bronchial Carcinoids” Clinical Atlas of Airway Disease: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 22-26.
12. "Benign Fibrous Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 30-33.
13. "Sarcomas” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 74-78.
14. “Endobronchial Lymphoma” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 79-82.
15. "Papillomatosis” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 87-90.
16. “Granular Cell Tumor” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 100-101.
17. "Tracheal Stenosis” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 110-113.
18. “Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 113-117.
19. “Granulation Tissue” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 118-121.
20. “Radiation Stenosis” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 128-131.
21. “Bronchopleural Fistulas” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 146-148.
22. “Foreign Body Aspiration” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 152-156.
23. “Radiation Necrosis of the Airway” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 184-187.
24. “Bronchial Webs and Adhesions” Clinical Atlas of Airway Diseases: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology (2005): 202-204.
25. "Successful Treatment of An Endobronchial Plasma Cell Granuloma with Nd. YAG Laser Therapy" Chest (2002).
26. "Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy with a Rigid Bronchoscope, a Safe Technique" Chest (2002).
27. "Non-Neoplastic Diseases of the Airway with Radiographic and Bronchoscopic Correlation" Radiographics (2002)
28. “Laser Bronchoscopy” Surgical Clinics of North America (2001).

Academic Appointment

VHC Health 
Director, Lung Cancer Center

VHC Health 
Director, Pulmonary Special Procedures Unit

Awards and Honors

• Arlington Magazine Top Doctor 2021,2023
• Baltimore/Washington Top Physician 2012, 2014
• Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doctor 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2021, 2023
• Washingtonian Top Doctor 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 - 2023
• Georgetown University Hospital Award for Excellence in Teaching 1997