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Office
1350 S Kings Dr
Charlotte, NC 28207Phone+1 704-446-4490Fax+1 404-778-4431
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Interventional Pulmonary Medicine, 2004 - 2005
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
- Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2016 - 2017
- MA State Medical License 2004 - 2006
- LA State Medical License 1995 - 1998
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- US News Top Doctors Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2008-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Oncology Registry Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
- NAVIGATE: Clinical Evaluation of superDimension™ Navigation System for Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy™ Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 16
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 64 citationsTransforming Growth Factor β1 Expression and Activation Is Increased in the Alcoholic Rat LungRabih Bechara, Lou Ann S. Brown, Jesse Roman, Pratibha C. Joshi, David M. Guidot
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2004-07-15 - 53 citationsGranulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor treatment improves alveolar epithelial barrier function in alcoholic rat lungA. Pelaez, Rabih Bechara, Pratibha C. Joshi, Lou Ann S. Brown, David M. Guidot
American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2004-01-01 - 229 citationsElectromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: One-Year Results of the Prospective, Multicenter NAVIGATE StudyErik Folch, Michael A. Pritchett, Michael Nead, Mark R. Bowling, Septimiu Murgu
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2019-03-01
Press Mentions
- What People with Lung Disease Should Know About COVID-19March 26th, 2020
- One-Stop Treatment Clinic for Thoracic Cancer PatientsAugust 9th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology - AABIPMember
Other Languages
- Arabic, French
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