AlejandroComellasMD

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine. Director of the ICTS Clinical Research Unit at the University of Iowa.

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Office
200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-384-6484

Fax+1 319-353-6406

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2001 - 2005
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1996
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1996

Faculty Teacher of the Year Department of Internal Medicine. Univesity of Iowa, 2017
Early Career Development Award Central Society for Clinical Research., 2010
Outstanding Teacher. Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University., 2008
K Award Grant Central Society for Clinical Research & Midwestern Section American Federation for Medical Research, 2007
Minority Trainee Travel Awards American Thoracic Society, 2003
The Lewis J. Smith, M.D. Award. Outstanding achievement by a fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine The Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, 2003
Webster Award. Recognition for best overall performance as a senior medical resident. Department of Internal Medicine. Northwestern University, 2001
“Cecil Lehman Mayer” Research award for outstanding research. American College of Chest Physicians, 1998
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
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PubMed

Automated CT-based decoupling of the effects of airway narrowing and wall thinning on airway counts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Syed Ahmed Nadeem, Xinyu Zhang, Prashant Nagpal, Eric A Hoffman, Kung-Sik Chan
The British Journal of Radiology. 2025-01-01
Automated CT-based measurements of radial and longitudinal expansion of airways due to breathing-related lung volume change.
Syed Ahmed Nadeem, Alejandro P Comellas, Kung-Sik Chan, Eric A Hoffman, Sean B Fain
Medical Physics. 2024-12-20
Association of Ground-Glass Opacities with Systemic Inflammation and Progression of Emphysema.
Spyridon Fortis, Junfeng Guo, Prashant Nagpal, Muhammad F A Chaudhary, John D Newell Jr
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-12-15

Long Covid: Researchers Track down Cause of 'Brain Fog'November 26th, 2024
Long-COVID’s Effects Can Now Be Detected Using Simple Chest X-raysDecember 10th, 2022
Coronavirus: Researchers Detect Long COVID’s Impact on Lungs Using Chest X-raysNovember 4th, 2022
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Spiromics IINIH2017–2022
Environmental Health Sciences Research CenterNIH2017–2022
COPDGeneNIH2017–2022
Defining the Role of Early Pulmonary Vascular Disease in COPDNIH2015–2019
Hypoxia Disrupts The Alveolar Barrier: Role Of ClaudinsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2010
Hypoxia Disrupts The Alveolar Barrier: Role Of ClaudinsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2008
Ubiquitin Mediated Na,K-Atpase DegradationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2005