Our fellows publish and present original research on diverse topics encompassing the development, diagnosis, comorbidities and treatment of pulmonary disorders.
| 2013 | |
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Morohunfolu Akinnusi | Anandam A, Akinnusi M, Kufel T, Porhomayon J, El Solh AA. Effects of dietary weight loss on obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis. Sleep and Breathing. 2013; 17(1). |
| 2012 | |
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| Morohunfolu Akinnusi | Akinnusi M, Jaoude P, Kufel T, El Solh AA. Toll-like receptor activity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep and Breathing. 2012.
Akinnusi M, Saliba R, El Solh AA. Emerging therapies for obstructive sleep apnea. Lung. 2012; 190(4).
Akinnusi ME, Saliba R, Porhomayon J, El Solh AA. Sleep disorders in morbid obesity. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2012; 23(3). |
| Ahmad Alhajhusain | El Solh AA, Hattemer A, Hauser AR, Alhajhusain A, Vora H. Clinical outcomes of type III Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia. Critical Care Medicine. 2012; 40(4). |
| Ilya Berim | Berim I, Dhillon S. Coagulation necrosis sign on endobronchial ultrasound. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2012; 185(5).
Dhillon SS, Berim IG, Khushalani N, Gannon J. Detection of a possible case of pulmonary tumour thromboembolism by endobronchial ultrasound. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 2012; 77(1).
Dhillon SS, Berim IG. Release of metal particles from needles used for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration. Chest. 2012; 141(2). |
| Himanshu Desai | Desai H, Agrawal A. Pulmonary emergencies: pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, lung abscess, and empyema. The Medical Clinics of North America. 2012; 96(6). |
| Anand Gottumukkala | Mador MJ, Goplani S, Gottumukkala VA, El Solh AA, Akashdeep K, Khadka G, Abo-Khamis M. Postoperative complications in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep and Breathing. 2012.
Mador MJ, Nadler J, Mreyoud A, Khadka G, Gottumukkala VA, Abo-Khamis M, Mehboob S. Do patients at risk of sleep apnea have an increased risk of cardio-respiratory complications during endoscopy procedures. Sleep and Breathing. 2012; 16(3). |
| Philippe Jaoude | Jaoude P, Badlam J, Anandam A, El Solh AA. A comparison between time to clinical stability in community-acquired aspiration pneumonia and community-acquired pneumonia. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2012. |
| Matthew Krauza | Mador MJ, Krauza M, Shaffer M. Effect of exercise training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared with healthy elderly subjects. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2012; 32(3). |
| Jamie Nadler | Mador MJ, Nadler J, Mreyoud A, Khadka G, Gottumukkala VA, Abo-Khamis M, Mehboob S. Do patients at risk of sleep apnea have an increased risk of cardio-respiratory complications during endoscopy procedures. Sleep and Breathing. 2012; 16(3). |
| Ranime Saliba | Akinnusi M, Saliba R, El Solh AA. Emerging therapies for obstructive sleep apnea. Lung. 2012; 190(4).
Akinnusi ME, Saliba R, Porhomayon J, El Solh AA. Sleep disorders in morbid obesity. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2012; 23(3). |
| 2011 | |
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| Morohunfolu Akinnusi | Akinnusi ME, Hattemer A, Gao W, El Solh AA. Does linezolid modulate lung innate immunity in a murine model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. Critical Care Medicine. 2011; 39(8). Akinnusi ME, Laporta R, El Solh AA. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 modulates endothelial apoptosis in obstructive sleep apnea. Chest. 2011; 140(6). El Solh AA, Moitheennazima B, Akinnusi ME, Churder PM, Lafornara AM. Combined oral appliance and positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study. Sleep and Breathing. 2011; 15(2). |
| Ahmad Alhajhusain | El Solh AA, Alhajhusain A, Saliba RG, Drinka P. Physicians' attitudes toward guidelines for the treatment of hospitalized nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2011; 12(4). |
| Ilya Berim | Berim I, Sethi S. The benefits of long-term systemic antimicrobial therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. 2011; 5(3). |
| Philippe Jaoude | Raad D, Gaddam S, Schunemann HJ, Irani J, Abou Jaoude P, Honeine R, Akl EA. Effects of water-pipe smoking on lung function: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest. 2011; 139(4). |
| Jamie Nadler | Mador MJ, Patel AN, Nadler J. Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on activity levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention. 2011; 31(1). |
| Ranime Saliba | El Solh AA, Alhajhusain A, Saliba RG, Drinka P. Physicians' attitudes toward guidelines for the treatment of hospitalized nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2011; 12(4). |
| 2010 | |
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Morohunfolu Akinnusi | El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Moitheennazima B, Ayyar L, Relia S. Endothelial function in patients with post-CPAP residual sleepiness. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2010; 6(3). El Solh AA, Ayyar L, Akinnusi M, Relia S, Akinnusi O. Positive airway pressure adherence in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Sleep. 2010; 33(11). El Solh AA, Peter M, Alfarah Z, Akinnusi ME, Alabbas A, Pineda LA. Antibiotic prescription patterns in hospitalized patients with nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2010; 5(3). |
| Abbas Alabbas | El Solh AA, Peter M, Alfarah Z, Akinnusi ME, Alabbas A, Pineda LA. Antibiotic prescription patterns in hospitalized patients with nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2010; 5(3). |
| Ahmad Alhajhusain | El Solh AA, Alhajhusain A, Abou Jaoude P, Drinka. Validity of severity scores in hospitalized patients with nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Chest. 2010; 138(6). |
| Himanshu Desai | Desai H, El Solh AA. Association between ICU admission during morning rounds and mortality. Chest. 2010; 137(6). |
| Philippe Jaoude | Akl EA, Aleem S, Gunukula SK, Honeine R, Abou Jaoude P, Irani J. Survey instruments used in clinical and epidemiological research on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2010; 10. El Solh AA, Abou Jaoude P, Porhomayon J. Bicarbonate therapy in the treatment of septic shock: a second look. Internal Emergency Medicine. 2010; 5(4). El Solh AA, Alhajhusain A, Abou Jaoude P, Drinka P. Validity of severity scores in hospitalized patients with nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Chest. 2010; 138(6).
Jaoude PA, Knight PR, Ohtake P, El Solh AA. Biomarkers in the diagnosis of aspiration syndromes. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2010; 10(3). |
| Mohammed Mogri | Mador MJ, Mogri M, Lewis M, Fournier M, Ray AD, Michlin C, Farkas G. Exercise capacity in hamsters with elastase-induced emphysema compared to normal controls. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology. 2010; 173(1). |
| 2009 | |
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| Morohunfolu Akinnusi | Akinnusi ME, El Solh AA. Circulating endothelial microparticle levels and hemodynamic severity of pulmonary hypertension: is there a role for sleep apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009; 179(4). Akinnusi ME, Paasch LL, Szarpa KR, Wallace PK, El Solh AA. Impact of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy on markers of platelet activation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Respiration. 2009; 77(1). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Alfarah Z, Patel A. Effect of antibiotic guidelines on outcomes of hospitalized patients with nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2009; 57(6). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Patel A, Bhat A, Ten Brock E. Predicting optimal CPAP by neural network reduces titration failure: a randomized study. Sleep and Breathing. 2009; 13(4). El Solh AA, Amsterdam D, Alhajhusain A, Akinnusi ME, Saliba RG, Lynch SV, Wiener-Kronish JP. Matrix metalloproteases in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with type III Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. The Journal of Infection. 2009; 59(1). |
| Ahmad Alhajhusain | El Solh AA, Amsterdam D, Alhajhusain A, Akinnusi ME, Saliba RG, Lynch SV, Wiener-Kronish JP. Matrix metalloproteases in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with type III Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. The Journal of Infection. 2009; 59(1). El Solh AA, Alhajhusain A. Update on the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2009; 64(2). |
| Himanshu Desai | Desai H, Patel A, Patel P, Grant BJ, Mador MJ. Accuracy of autotitrating CPAP to estimate the residual Apnea-Hypopnea Index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea on treatment with autotitrating CPAP. Sleep and Breathing. 2009; 13(4). Mogri M, Desai H, Webster L, Grant BJ, Mador MJ. Hypoxemia in patients on chronic opiate therapy with and without sleep apnea. Sleep and Breathing. 2009; 13(1). |
| Mohammed Mogri | Mogri M, Desai H, Webster L, Grant BJ, Mador MJ. Hypoxemia in patients on chronic opiate therapy with and without sleep apnea. Sleep and Breathing. 2009; 13(1). |
| Ranime Saliba | El Solh AA, Amsterdam D, Alhajhusain A, Akinnusi ME, Saliba RG, Lynch SV, Wiener-Kronish JP. Matrix metalloproteases in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with type III Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. The Journal of Infection. 2009; 59(1). Saliba R, Paasch L, El Solh A. Tigecycline attenuates staphylococcal superantigen-induced T-cell proliferation and production of cytokines and chemokines. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 2009; 31(4). |
| 2008 | |
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| Morohunfolu Akinnusi | Akinnusi ME, Pineda LA, El Solh AA. Effect of obesity on intensive care morbidity and mortality: a meta-analysis. Critical Care Medicine. 2008; 36(1). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Alsawalha LN, Pineda LA. Outcome of septic shock in older adults after implementation of the sepsis "bundle." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2008; 56(2). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Berim IG, Peter AM, Paasch LL, Szarpa KR. Hemostatic implications of endothelial cell apoptosis in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep and Breathing. 2008; 12(4). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Peter M, Berim I, Schultz MJ, Pineda L. Triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells in pulmonary aspiration syndromes. Intensive Care Medicine. 2008; 34(6). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Wiener-Kronish JP, Lynch SV, Pineda LA, Szarpa K.Persistent infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ventilator-associated pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2008; 178 (5). |
| Attiya Siddiqi | Siddiqi A, Sethi S. Optimizing antibiotic selection in treating COPD exacerbations. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2008; 3(1). |
| 2007 | |
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Morohunfolu Akinnusi | Akinnusi ME, El Solh AA. The role of coagulation in pulmonary pathology. Inflammation and Allergy Drug Targets. 2007; 6(4). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Baddoura FH, Mankowski CR. Endothelial cell apoptosis in obstructive sleep apnea: a link to endothelial dysfunction. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2007; 175(11). El Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Pineda LA, Mankowski CR. Diagnostic yield of quantitative endotracheal aspirates in patients with severe nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Critical Care. 2007; 11. |
| 2006 | |
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| Nader Eldika | Eldika N, Sethi S. Role of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in exacerbations and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 2006; 12(2). |
| Sateesh Veeramachaneni | Veeramachaneni SB, Sethi S. Pathogenesis of bacterial exacerbations of COPD. COPD. 2006; 3(2). |
| 2005 | |
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| Matthew Krauza | Mador MJ, Krauza M, Pervez A, Pierce D, Braun M. Effect of heated humidification on compliance and quality of life in patients with sleep apnea using nasal continuous positive airway pressure. Chest. 2005; 128(4). |
| S. Rajesh | Mador MJ, Kufel TJ, Magalang UJ, Rajesh SK, Watwe V, Grant BJ. Prevalence of positional sleep apnea in patients undergoing polysomnography. Chest. 2005; 128(4). |
| 2004 | |
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| Celestino Pietrantoni | El Solh AA, Okada M, Pietrantoni C, Aquilina A, Berbary E. Procoagulant and fibrinolytic activity in ventilator-associated pneumonia: impact of inadequate antimicrobial therapy. Intensive Care Medicine. 2004; 30(10). El Solh AA, Pietrantoni C, Bhat A, Bhora M, Berbary E. Indicators of potentially drug-resistant bacteria in severe nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2004; 39(4). El Solh AA, Pietrantoni C, Bhat A, Okada M, Zambon J, Aquilina A, Berbary E.Colonization of dental plaques: a reservoir of respiratory pathogens for hospital-acquired pneumonia in institutionalized elders. Chest. 2004; 126(5). |
| 2003 | |
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| Celestino Pietrantoni | El Solh A, Okada M, Bhat A, Pietrantoni C. Swallowing disorders post orotracheal intubation in the elderly. Intensive Care Medicine. 2003; 29(9).
El Solh AA, Pietrantoni C, Bhat A, Aquilina AT, Okada M, Grover V, Gifford N. Microbiology of severe aspiration pneumonia in institutionalized elderly. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2003; 167(12).
Pietrantoni C, Minai OA, Yu NC, Maurer JR, Haug MT third, Mehta AC, Arroliga AC. Respiratory failure and sepsis are the major causes of ICU admissions and mortality in survivors of lung transplants. Chest. 2003; 123(2). |