FirasKouraMDMPH, MBA, FCCP
Pulmonology • Georgetown, KYAsthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Interventional Pulmonology
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Office
PO Box 1777
Georgetown, KY 40324Fax+1 859-545-4971
Summary
- Dr. Firas Koura is a pulmonologist in Georgetown, KY and is affiliated with Georgetown Community Hospital. He received his medical degree from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in asthma & COPD, interstitial lung diseases, and interventional pulmonology and is experienced in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, critical care medicine, and endotracheal intubation.
Education & Training
Southern Illinois UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1994 - 1996
Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 1996 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1993 - 1999- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Chest Physicians, 2014
Clinical Trials
- GLASSIA Safety, Immunogenicity, and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Study Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 08
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 542 citationsRoflumilast in symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: two randomised clinical trialsPeter M.A. Calverley, Klaus F. Rabe, Udo-Michael Goehring, Søren Kristiansen, Leonardo M. Fabbri
Lancet. 2009-08-29 - 1023 citationsDexmedetomidine vs midazolam for sedation of critically ill patients: a randomized trial.Richard R. Riker, Yahya Shehabi, Paula M. Bokesch, Daniel Ceraso, Wayne Wisemandle
JAMA. 2009-02-04 - 334 citationsExtended Thromboprophylaxis with Betrixaban in Acutely Ill Medical PatientsAlexander T. Cohen, Robert A. Harrington, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Russell D. Hull, Brian L. Wiens
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016-05-27
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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