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Nicola Hanania, MD, Pulmonology, Houston, TX

NicolaHananiaMDMS

Pulmonology Houston, TX

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Director, Airways Clinical Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine Section Chief, Pulmonary /Critical Care/Sleep Medicine , Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX

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  • Office

    1504 Taub Loop
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-873-3454
    Fax+1 713-873-3346

Summary

  • Dr. Nicola Hanania is a pulmonologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ben Taub General Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, and Harris Health System. He received his medical degree from University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. He specializes in critical care medicine and pleural disease and is experienced in sleep medicine, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interventional pulmonology, and transplant pulmonology.

Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1994 - 1995
  • University of Jordan
    University of JordanM.Sc., Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
  • University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
    University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1995 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 1995 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1992 - 2002
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1993 - 1996

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Thomas Petty, MD, Master ACCP Memorial Lecture Award American College of Chest Physicians, 2016
  • Fellow European Respiratory Society (FERS), 2016
  • Distinguished Scholar in Respiratory Health American College of Chest Physicians, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Care Pathways for the Selection of a Biologic in Severe Asthma  
    Michael E Wechsler, Wanda Phipatanakul, Nicola A Hanania, The European Respiratory Journal
  • Executive summary: prevention of acuteexacerbation of COPD: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline  
    Criner GJ, Bourbeau J, Diekemper RL, Ouellette DR, Goodridge D, Hernandez P, Curren K, Balter MS, Bhutani M, Camp PG, Celli BR, Dechman G, Dransfield MT, FielSB, Forem..., Chest, 1/1/2015
  • Omalizumab in asthma: an update on recent developments  
    Humbert M, Busse W, Hanania NA, Lowe PJ, Canvin J, Erpenbeck VJ, Holgate S, J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Characteristics Of Elderly And Younger Patients With COPD In The COPDgene Cohort
    A. D. Parulekar, C.-L. Tsai, M. A. Atik, H. Al-Azzawi, A. F. Mohsin, A. Sharafkhaneh, D. L. DeMeo, E. A. Regan, B. J. Make, N. A. Hanania, COPDGene Study Group, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
  • Characteristics Of Previously Undiagnosed COPD In The COPDgene Cohort
    A. D. Parulekar, M. A. Atik, D. C. Everett, M. S. Gozegir, A. F. Mohsin, E. A. Regan, R. A. Wise, B. J. Make, A. Sharafkhaneh, N. A. Hanania, COPDGene Study Group, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
  • Factors Affecting Mortality In Very Elderly Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Results From COVAD (COPD Outcomes From VA Database) Study
    M. B. Nair, A. Spiegelman, N. A. Hanania, A. Sharafkhaneh, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • COPD: A new look at an old disease 
    Yale University, New Haven, CT - 1/1/2005
  • An update on COPD 
    Hartford, CT - 1/1/2005
  • Achieving Asthma Control 
    Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2005
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Other

  • COPD in African Americans 
    Hanania NA
    Baylor College of Medicine Healthline - 1/1/2004
  • Measures of success for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
    Hanania NA, Medscape CME article
    www.medscape.com
    1/1/2004
  • Update on the pharmacologic management of COPD 
    Hanania NA, Medscape CME article
    www.medscape.com
    1/1/2004
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Press Mentions

  • Help COPD Patients with More Probing Care
    Help COPD Patients with More Probing CareSeptember 12th, 2022
  • Trials Data on COPD Leave Primary Care Docs in the Dark
    Trials Data on COPD Leave Primary Care Docs in the DarkAugust 15th, 2022
  • Can Alternative Medicine Help People with Asthma?
    Can Alternative Medicine Help People with Asthma?March 11th, 2022
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Committees

  • Member, Expert Panel, American College of Chest Physicians 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships