Physicians

Director, Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine-Pulmonary

Address
DUMC 3683
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-668-6688

Office Telephone
919-668-0340

Fax Telephone
919-684-3874

Training

• MD, Damascus University Faculty of Medicine (Syria), 1992

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, 1995-1999

Fellowship

• Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1999-2002
• Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts), 2002-2003

Clinical Interests
Interventional pulmonology, thoracic oncology, pleural diseases, advanced diagnostic and therapeutic flexible bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, airway stent placement, cryotherapy, argon plasma coagulation, photodynamic therapy, autofluorescense bronchoscopy, medical pleuroscopy, electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, lung nodules, lung masses

Research Interests
Emphysema, Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Bronchoscopy, Pleural Diseases

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Johnson & Johnson
• Olympus
• Terumo Corporation

Representative Publications
Silvestri, GA; Vincent, BD; Wahidi, MM. Fospropofol Disodium for Sedation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy. Journal of Bronchology. 2011;18:15-22. (2011) Abstract

Davoudi, M; Wahidi, MM; Zamanian Rohani, N; Colt, HG. Comparative effectiveness of low- and high-fidelity bronchoscopy simulation for training in conventional transbronchial needle aspiration and user preferences. Respiration: international journal of thoracic medicine. 2010;80:327-334. (2010) Abstract

Lamb, CR; Feller-Kopman, D; Ernst, A; Simoff, MJ; Sterman, DH; Wahidi, MM; Kovitz, KL. An approach to interventional pulmonary fellowship training. Chest. 2010;137:195-199. (2010) Abstract

Sterman, DH; Mehta, AC; Wood, DE; Mathur, PN; McKenna, RJ; Ost, DE; Truwit, JD; Diaz, P; Wahidi, MM; Cerfolio, R; Maxfield, R; Musani, AI; Gildea, T; Sheski, F; Machuzak, M; Haas, AR; Gonzalez, HX; Springmeyer, SC; IBV Valve US Pilot Trial Research Team. A multicenter pilot study of a bronchial valve for the treatment of severe emphysema. Respiration: international journal of thoracic medicine. 2010;79:222-233. (2010) Abstract

Unroe, MA; Shofer, SL; Wahidi, MM. Training for endobronchial ultrasound: methods for proper training in new bronchoscopic techniques. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 2010;16:295-300. (2010) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Shofer, SL; Sporn, TA; Ernst, A. Comparison of transbronchial lung biopsy yield between standard forceps and electrocautery hot forceps in swine. Respiration: international journal of thoracic medicine. 2010;79:137-140. (2010) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Silvestri, GA; Coakley, RD; Ferguson, JS; Shepherd, RW; Moses, L; Conforti, J; Que, LG; Anstrom, KJ; McGuire, F; Colt, H; Downie, GH. A prospective multicenter study of competency metrics and educational interventions in the learning of bronchoscopy among new pulmonary fellows. Chest. 2010;137:1040-1049. (2010) Abstract

Phua, GC; Wahidi, MM. ICU procedures of the critically ill. Respirology. 2009;14:1092-1097. (2009) Abstract

Silvestri, GA; Vincent, BD; Wahidi, MM; Robinette, E; Hansbrough, JR; Downie, GH. A phase 3, randomized, double-blind study to assess the efficacy and safety of fospropofol disodium injection for moderate sedation in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy. Chest. 2009;135:41-47. (2009) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Willner, DA; Snyder, LD; Hardison, JL; Chia, JY; Palmer, SM. Diagnosis and outcome of early pleural space infection following lung transplantation. Chest. 2009;135:484-491. (2009) Abstract

Wahidi, MM. Ultrasound: the pulmonologist's new best friend. Chest. 2008;133:836-837. (2008) Abstract

Reddy, AJ; Govert, JA; Sporn, TA; Wahidi, MM. Broncholith removal using cryotherapy during flexible bronchoscopy: a case report. Chest. 2007;132:1661-1663. (2007) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Govert, JA; Goudar, RK; Gould, MK; McCrory, DC; American College of Chest Physicians. Evidence for the treatment of patients with pulmonary nodules: when is it lung cancer?: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Chest. 2007;132:94S-107S. (2007) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Herth, FJ; Ernst, A. State of the art: interventional pulmonology. Chest. 2007;131:261-274. (2007) Abstract

Gentile, MA; Wahidi, MM. Tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated patients: unanswered questions. Critical Care Medicine. 2005;33:444-445. (2005) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Ernst, A. Role of the interventional pulmonologist in the intensive care unit. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2005;20:141-146. (2005) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Garland, R; Feller-Kopman, D; Herth, F; Becker, HD; Ernst, A. Effect of clopidogrel with and without aspirin on bleeding following transbronchial lung biopsy. Chest. 2005;127:961-964. (2005) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Rocha, AT; Hollingsworth, JW; Govert, JA; Feller-Kopman, D; Ernst, A. Contraindications and safety of transbronchial lung biopsy via flexible bronchoscopy. A survey of pulmonologists and review of the literature. Respiration: international journal of thoracic medicine. 2005;72:285-295. (2005) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Ernst, A. The role of bronchoscopy in the management of lung transplant recipients. Respiratory Care Clinics of North America. 2004;10:549-562. (2004) Abstract

Wahidi, MM; Ernst, A. The Montgomery T-tube tracheal stent. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2003;24:437-443. (2003) Abstract