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Emeka Eziri, MD, Pulmonology, Gastonia, NC

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Pulmonology Gastonia, NC

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine

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  • Office

    440 East Long Avenue
    Gastonia, NC 28054
    Phone+1 704-867-8742
    Fax+1 704-867-8891

Summary

  • Dr. Emeka Eziri is a pulmonologist in Lincolnton, NC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center, Atrium Health Lincoln, Carolinas Medical Center, and Atrium Health University City. He received his medical degree from University of Calabar Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in asthma & copd, critical care medicine, pleural disease, and sleep medicine and is experienced in sleep medicine, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interventional pulmonology, and lung transplantation.

Education & Training

  • NYU Robert F Wagner School of Public Service
    NYU Robert F Wagner School of Public ServiceMS, Health Care Policy and Management, 1997 - 2001
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2001
  • BronxCare Health System
    BronxCare Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease, 1999
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (North General)
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (North General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1997
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (North General)
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (North General)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1995
  • University of Calabar Faculty of Medicine
    University of Calabar Faculty of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2001 - 2025
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2016 - 2023
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2003
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1999 - 2002
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Early Adopter NCQA PCSP Recognition, 2013
  • Fellow American Institute for Healthcare Quality, 2010
  • Fellow American College of Chest Physicians, 2005

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple versus Dual Therapy in Patients with COPD  
    David A. Lipson, M.D., Frank Barnhart, D.V.M., Noushin Brealey, M.D., Jean Brooks, M.Sc., Gerard J. Criner, M.D., Nicola C. Day, Ph.D., Mark T. Dransfield, M.D., David..., NEJM, 5/3/2018
  • OSA in African Americans  
    E Eziri, Black Pages, 2006

Lectures

  • OSA Overview 
    1st Lagos Scientific Conference on Sleep Medicine - 10/17/2013

Committees

  • Board Member, The Medi-Awards 2013 - Present
  • Chairman/Director, Quality Management, Meridian Health Systems ACO Corporataion 2013 - Present
  • Board Member, Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County 2013 - 2016

Research History

  • Medical Director/Principal InvestigatorAmerican Carolina Clinical Research2023 - Present
  • Principal InvestigatorVitaLink Research (Gastonia Pharmaceutical Research)2014 - 2018

Professional Memberships

Industry Relationships

  • Speaker, Forest Pharmaceuticals, IncDaliresp, Tudorza PressairDisclosure: Speaker Stipend2012 - 2016
  • Speaker, GSKCOPD, AsthmaDisclosure: Speaker stipend2008 - 2014