MaherTabbaMDMS, FACP, FCCP

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease

Associate Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center; Director, Interventional Pulmonology; Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program

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Office
41 Mall Rd
Burlington, MA 01805
Phone+1 781-744-5100

Fax+1 781-744-5215

Education & Training

Lahey ClinicFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2006 - 2007
University of Missouri-ColumbiaFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
University of Michigan Medical SchoolMaster’s, Gene Therapy, 1998
Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
University of MichiganMS, Human Genetics, 1993 - 1997
University of Aleppo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
MI State Medical License 1997 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Richard W. Light Award For his Lifelong Commitment and Contribution to Pleural Diseases 2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Selected for the Northeast Regional Finalists Competition White House Fellowship Program, 2007
Superb Teacher, Role Model, and Friend (Appreciation Plaque), Office of Medical Education University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2006
Margaret Sullivan Teaching Award for Introduction to Patient Care In Recognition of Excellence in Medical Students Education University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2006
Paul C.J. Sun, M.D., Dedicated Faculty Award For Continuing Commitment To Student Education, Medical Students Advisory Council University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2006
Most Outstanding Pre-Clinical Educator Award, Medical Students Advisory Council University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2006
Investiture Gradation Officer University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2005
Certificate of Excellence, Introduction to Patient Care Lectures University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2004
Golden Apple Service Award, American Medical Student Association University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2004
The Outstanding Preceptor for the Advanced Physical Diagnosis Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2002
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Curriculum Board University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2002
Excellence in Clinical Education, Medical Student Affair Council University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2002
American Medical Student Association Excellence in Education (Clinical) University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2001
Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Teaching University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School, 2001
The 2000 Award for the Outstanding Fellow, Department of Medicine University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999
Herbert J. Bloom Award, Resident Contributing Most to House Staff Education Sinai Hospital Alumni Association, Department of Medicine, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Relationship between the cardiometabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea.
Steven R. Schuster, Maher Tabba, Pradeep Sahota
Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome. 2006-06-01
29 citations
Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in hematologic malignancies.
Chakra P Chaulagain, Monika Pilichowska, Laurence H. Brinckerhoff, Maher Tabba, John K. Erban
Hematology/oncology and Stem Cell Therapy. 2014-12-01
107 citations
Post tracheostomy and post intubation tracheal stenosis: Report of 31 cases and review of the literature
Nikolaos Zias, Alexandra Chroneou, Maher Tabba, Anne V. Gonzalez, Anthony W. Gray
BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2008-09-21

Journal Articles

Trends of asthma exacerbation readmission rates: A review of a national database
Obaidat, B. Alkhatib, A. Garcia, M. Tabba, M., CHEST, 1/1/2016
A Serendipitous discovery
Tabba, Maher; Anderson, Timothy; Lamb, Carla, Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, 1/1/2011
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A practical review
Tabba M, Johnson J, Missouri Medicine Journal, 1/1/2008
Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia
Jarbou M, Yusof M, Coberly E, Johnson J, Tabba M, Chest, 1/1/2006
Relationship between the Cardiometabolic syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Schuster SR, Tabba M, Sahota P, The Journal of CardioMetabolic Syndromes, 1/1/2006
Determent of bacterial translocation in the newborn: small bowel versus large bowel colonization
Urao M, Moy J, Van Camp J, Drongowski R, Altabba M, Coran AG, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1/1/1995
Colonization of intestinal bacteria in the normal neonate; comparison between mouth and rectal swabs and small bowel and large bowel specimens
Van Camp J, Drongowski R, Gorman R, Altabba M, Coran AG, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1/1/1994
Colonization of intestinal bacteria in the normal neonate: comparison between mouth and rectal swabs and small and large bowel specimens
Van Camp JM, Drongowski R, Gorman R, Altabba M, Hirschl RB, Coran AG, Transplant Proc, 1/1/1994
Unresolving Pneumothorax
Rau K, Sunna R, Jain S, Tabba M, Dhand R, The Journal of Respiratory Diseases
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Books/Book Chapters

Principles and Practice of Interveventional Pulmonology
Chapter: Brachytherapy
Tabba MEditors: Herth F, Ernst A.Springer, New York2013

Abstracts/Posters

Relationship Between The Use of Nasal CPAP and Chronic Sinusitis in Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Tabba M, Sahota P, 15 th American Professional Sleep Society Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 1/1/2001
The management of perirectal abscess in infants and children: Identification of risk factors
Maher Altabba, Daniel H Teitelbaum, Robert Drongowski, Arnold G Coran, American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting, Section of Surgery, Dallas, Texas, 1/22/1994
The Zebra Never Changes its Stripes: Inhaled Tobramycin (Tobi)-Induced Nephrotoxicity
Kimberly Henley, AlmutazKartoumah, Ahmad Tarakji, Maher K. Tabba, Sanjay Jain, Rajiv Dhand, 2003 American College of Physicians (ACP), Missouri Chapter ACP State Meeting-Tan- Tara, Osage Beach, Missouri, 1/20/2003
Unresolving Pneumothorax
Katherine C. Rau, RamezSunna, Sanjay Jain, Maher K. Tabba, Rajiv Dhand, 2003 American College of Physicians (ACP), Missouri Chapter ACP State Meeting-Tan- Tara, Osage Beach, Missouri, 1/20/2003
MirrorSyndrome
Mohammad Jarbou, Sanjay Jain, Maher K. Tabba, Rajiv Dhand, 2003 American College of Physicians (ACP), Missouri Chapter ACP State Meeting-Tan- Tara, Osage Beach, Missouri, 1/20/2003
Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia, A New Type of Acute Lung Injury
MozowYusof, EmilyCoberly, Sanjay Jain, Maher K. Tabba, Rajiv Dhand, John Bickel, 2003 American College of Physicians (ACP), Missouri Chapter ACP State Meeting-Tan- Tara, Osage Beach, Missouri, 1/20/2003
Effect of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Required Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Level
Maher K. Tabba, Bobby Shah, AbdulsalamJamous, AlaaAlrabbat, Sanjay S. Jain, Pradeep K. Sahota, The Associated Professional Sleep Societies' (APSS) 9th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 1/20/2005
Air Bubbles in the Portal Vein
Kevin Clary, Christoper Bartalos, Mohammad Jarbou, Jeremy Johnson, Abdulsalam Jamous, Talat Al-Shuqairat, Maher K. Tabba, 2005 American College of Physicians (ACP), Missouri Chapter ACP State Meeting-Tan- Tara, Osage Beach, Missouri, 1/16/2005
Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy Early Experience in Diagnosis
Shaipanich, Tawimas; Tabba, Maher; Zias, Nikolaos; Lamb, Carla; Riker, David; Beamis, John, 2007 ATS International Conference, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA; San Francisco, California, 2007, 1/21/2007
Post Intubation Tracheal Stenosis. Review, Classification, and Treatment of 31 cases
N. Zias, A. Chroneou, M. Tabba, A. Gonzalez, A. Gray, C. Lamb, D. Riker, J. Beamis, The 15th World Congress for Bronchology& the 15th World Congress for Bronchoesophagology, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Tufts University Sc, 1/20/2008
Dynamic Flexible Bronchoscopy in the Evaluation of Diffuse Tracheobronchomalacia: Inter and Intra-observer Agreement
J.M. Sanchez, A. Majid, F.B. Sebastian, M. Tabba, A. Sung, A. Ernst, 2010 ATS International Conference, Multiple location, 2010, 1/14/2010
Assessment of Airway Collapse in Adult Trachobronchomalacia:Correlating Subjective Visual Quantification and Colour Histogram Mode Technique
J.M. Sanchez, A. Majid, S. Fernandez-Bussy, A. Sung,M. Tabba, A. Sosa, S. Gangadharan,Felix J.F. Herth ,A. Ernst, European Respiratory Society, Multiple location, 2010, 1/25/2010
Endobronchial Ultrasound Simulation: A Validation Study
Andres Sosa MD, Adnan Majid MD, Darren Tavernelli RN, RRT ,SalehAlazemi MD, David Feller-Kopman MD, Kazuhiro Yasufuku MD, Maher Tabba MD, Paulo J. Olivera MD, Felix J...., European Respiratory Society, Bercelona, Purtugal, 1/25/2010
A rare case of Chylothorax Attributed To Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
Inaty H, Tabba, M, CHEST Conference, Atlanta, GA, 1/26/2012
Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: a rare complication of influenza H3N2
Yu, Elizabeth; Tabba, Maher; Vullaganti, Mithila; Vindenes, Tine, CHEST Conference, Montreal, Canada, 1/25/2015
Trends of Asthma Exacerbation Readmission Rates: A Review of a National Database
Baha M. Obaidat, Ala Alkhatib, Michael Garcia, Maher K. Tabba, CHEST Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 1/25/2016
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Lectures

Lung Mechanics
Tufts Medical Center - 1/1/2018
Chest Radiology
Tufts Medical Center - 1/1/2018
Monthly case conference
Tufts Medical Center - 1/1/2018
Anatomy of the Upper Airway
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts - 1/1/2018
Massive Hemoptysis
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts - 1/1/2018
Medical Thoracoscopy
Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2016
Pleural Effusion of Unknown Etiology
Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2016
Pleuroscopy Workshop
Vancouver, Canada - 1/1/2010
Mediastinoscopy for diagnosing lung cancer: The beginning of the end
Tufts Medical Center - 1/1/2010
Interventional Pulmonology
Tufts Medical Center - 1/1/2009
Introduction to Interventional Pulmonology
Tufts Medical Center - 1/1/2008
Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy Workshop
Chicago, Illinois - 1/1/2007
Introduction to Acid Base
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Interpreting Arterial Blood Gas (Part I and Part II)
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
The Art of Preparing Resume and Residency Application
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Introduction to Sleep Disorders
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Acute Respiratory Failure
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
“Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis” case
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Etiology of Cough and Dyspnea
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
The art of preparing for residency program
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Religious and Cultural Influences on Practicing Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Principle of Mechanical Ventilation
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
Acid-Base Imbalance
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
“Primary Pulmonary Hypertension” case
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri - 1/1/2006
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Other

Choledocholithiasisafter Wipple’s Procedure
Tabba M, Graduation Thesis
Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan - 1/1/1997
Arterio-Venous Malformation in the Brain and Spinal Cord
Tabba M, Graduation Thesis
Department of Neurosurgery, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria - 1/1/1989
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Tabba M, Problem Based Learning Cases
School of Medicine, University of Missouri Health Science Center -Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
Endocarditis
Tabba M, Problem Based Learning Cases
School of Medicine, University of Missouri Health Science Center -Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
Asthma
Tabba M, Problem Based Learning Cases
School of Medicine, University of Missouri Health Science Center -Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Tabba M, Problem Based Learning Cases
School of Medicine, University of Missouri Health Science Center -Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
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Press Mentions

Chestnut Woods Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Adds Pulmonologist, Respiratory Specialist to Medical TeamMarch 22nd, 2022

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Fellow
American College of Chest Physicians - ACCP
Fellow
American Thoracic Society - ATS
Member
Society of Critical Care Medicine - SCCM
Member
American College of Critical Care Medicine - SCCM
Member
International Society of Pleural Diseases
Member
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Member
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Member
World Association for Bronchology
Member
International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine
Member
Massachusetts Thoracic Society
Member
Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Program Directors
Member
New England Chest Physicians
Member
National Association of Directors of Respiratory
Member

Other Languages

Arabic

External Links

Tufts Medical Centerhttps://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/PhysicianDirectory/Maher-Tabba.aspx?dpt=f166560b-c4de-4e78-8910-c270ac54a37c
InternationalSociety of Pleural Diseaseshttp://www.pleuralsociety.org/