Faculty Bio Detail

Ali Musani

Ali Musani, MD, FACP, FCCP

  • Director, Interventional Pulmonology
  • Department of Medicine
  • Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Profile

Research Areas

  • Cancer
  • Interventional Pulmonology
  • Pulmonary Disease Research, Other
Gender:
Male

Education & Training

Education

Specialized Training, Endotracheal and Endobronchial Diseases (Marseille, France)
Specialized Training, Endobronchial Ultrasound (Hiroshima, Japan)
Specialized Training, Medical Thoracoscopy (Marseille, France)

Residency

1994-1996
State University of New York

Fellowship

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1998-2001
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Special Interests

Clinical Interests

Dr. Musani has special interests in interventional pulmonology; early diagnosis of lung cancer; staging of lung cancer; treatment of airway obstruction due to cancers and benign disorders; malignant pleural effusion.

He received extensive training, both locally and internationally, in complicated lung diseases requiring bronchoscopic procedures and pleural procedures.

Board Certification

Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine

Teaching or Professional Positions

Editorial Position:
November 2011: Guest, Chief Editor, Medical Clinics of North America, Pulmonary Medicine USA
2011-Current: Member, editorial board, Journal of Respiratory and Translational Medicine, Springer Publishing, New York, USA
2011-Current: Section editor: Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Cancer Frontiers, National Jewish Health, USA
2010-Current: Editor-in-Chief, Current Respiratory Care Reports, Springer Inc, USA

Industry Relationships & Collaborations

National Jewish Health physicians and scientists may collaborate with pharmaceutical or other industries to develop medical and scientific breakthroughs or to provide education on trends in quality medical practice and outcomes to physicians and health professionals around the country. National Jewish Health maintains a strict conflict of interest policy to ensure that all potential conflicts are clearly visible and that management plans are put in place in order to further innovation and education while ensuring the protection of our patients and the integrity of our research. National Jewish Health publicly discloses any payment to our physicians or scientists. relationships and collaborations.

Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver

Associate Professor of Medicine

Professional Memberships

American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
World Association for Bronchology
American College of Physicians

Awards & Recognition

Top Physicians of USA, 2007
American College of Chest Physicians Young Leader Award, Oct 2006

Editorial Boards
Journal of Bronchology
World Association of Bronchology
Lung Cancer Frontiers

Publications

Manuscripts:
Ali I Musani MD, Michael Sims MD, Candice Sareli MBBCh, William Russell RT, Wendy J McLaren PhD, Peter M Delaney BSc(Hons), Leslie A. Litzky, MD, Reynold A Panettieri, Jr., MD. A Pilot Study of the Feasibility of Confocal Endomicroscopy for Examination of the Human Airway. J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol Volume 17, Number 2, April 2010

Musani AI. Treatment options for malignant pleural effusion. Curr Opin Pulm Med, 2009; 15(4): 380-387.

Krimsky W, Sarkar S, Kurimoto N, Musani AI. Endobronchial Ultrasound, A review paper. Journal of Bronchology, 2007; 14 (1); 63-69.

Sterman, DH, Mehta AC, Wood DE, Mathur P, McKenna RJ Jr, 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.  A Multicenter Pilot Sturdy of a Bronchial Valve for the Treatment of Severe Emphysema.  Respiration. 2010:79(3):191-2

Book:
Endobronchial Ultrasonography. Authors: Noriaki Kurimoto MD, David Fielding MD, Ali I. Musani MD. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing: Published Jan, 2011

More Publications by This Author

Link to Faculty Publications

Link to PubMed for more papers

Office Information

Doctor's Contact Information

  • Office: 877.225.5654
  • Email: MusaniA@njhealth.org

Locations

  • Main Campus
    1400 Jackson St.
    Denver, CO 80206
    Main: 877.225.5654