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Office
9500 Euclid Ave, A90
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 216-444-0772Fax+1 216-445-8160
Summary
- I am a Staff physician in the Pulmonary Department of the Respiratory Institute since early 2010 and am also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.
In addition to managing a pulmonary practice, I also serve as the Director for Medical Compliance, Billing and Reimbursement for the Respiratory Institute.
I have practiced general pulmonary and critical care medicine in the Cleveland area for more than 20 years.
I also serve as an advisor to the AMA Relative Value Scale Update (RUC) committee for the American Thoracic Society. In this role, I advocate for fair professional reimbursement for the members of my society.
Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1995
- Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
- Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 1991 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America 2011-2019
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsGranulomatous Pneumonitis Associated with Adult-Onset Blau-like SyndromeQingping Yao, Melissa Piliang, Katina Nicolacakis, Andrea Arrossi
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2012-12-14 - 47 citationsObservations on the physiological interactions between obesity and asthmaKatina Nicolacakis, Mary Skowronski, Albert J. Coreno, Erin West, Nizar Z. Nader
Journal of Applied Physiology. 2008-11-01 - 41 citationsActivation of latent HIV-1 by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its purified protein derivative in alveolar macrophages from HIV-infected individuals in vitroZahra Toossi, Katherina Nicolacakis, Liang Xia, Nicole A. Ferrari, Elizabeth A. Rich
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology. 1997-08-15
Press Mentions
- Myths You Should Stop Believing About COPDDecember 23rd, 2022
- Have COPD? Exercise Helps Keep You Out of the HospitalMay 3rd, 2017
Committees
- ATS Advisor, AMA RVS Update Committee (RUC) 2010 - 2019
- Member, Chair 2012-2015, ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee 2008 - 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Greek
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