Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 1979, MD
Research Focus:
- Mesenchymal cell therapy in radiation induced lung injury
- Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- PET/CT scan versus endobronchial ultrasound guided biopsy for lung cancer staging
Clinical Expertise:
- Early lung cancer diagnosis and staging
- CT screening for early lung cancer detection
- Noninfectious pulmonary complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Current Studies:
- Incidence and outcomes of Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome after cord blood cell transplantation
- Diagnostic utility of PET/CT scan versus endobronchial ultrasound guided biopsy for lung cancer staging