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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816
Education & Training
- University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2015 - 2018
- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
- University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 2014 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels Are Associated with Risk for Exacerbations: An Analysis of SPIROMICS.Michael Burnim, Nirupama Putcha, David LaFon, Han Woo, Antoine Azar
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-10-23 - 3 citationsLoss of Airway Phylogenetic Diversity Is Associated with Clinical and Pathobiological Markers of Disease Development in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Kristopher Opron, Lesa A Begley, John R Erb-Downward, Gen Li, Neil E Alexis
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-07-15 - Bronchiectasis-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap: A ROSE by Any Other Name?David C LaFon, Mark T Dransfield
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-07-01
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