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2013 Publications

Asghar Pasha M, Smith TC, Feustel PJ, Jourd'heuil D. Effect of low-dose fluticasone  proprionate/salmeterol combination therapy on exhaled nitric oxide and nitrite/nitrate breath condensates form patients with mild persistent asthma. J Asthma 2013; 50:64-70

Judson MA. Sarcoidosis. Conn’s Therapy. Bope ET, Kellerman RD eds. Saunders Elsevier Philadelphia, PA, 2013  pp 378-381

Kalkanis AG, Judson MA. Distinguishing asthma from sarcoidosis: An approach to a  problem that is not always solvable. J Asthma 2013; 50:1-6

Okuezue BA, Haqqie SS, Foulke LA, Napier M, Vachharajani T, Matthew RO, Phelps K, Merrill D, Asif A. Mediastinal-renal syndrome: A rare manifestation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Open Urol Nephrol J, 2013; 6:20-25

2012 Publications

Bains SN, Judson MA. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Clin Chest Med 2012; 33:265-281

Baughman RP, Drent M, Culver DA, Grutters JC, Handa T, Humbert M, Judson MA, Lower EE, Mana J, Pereira CA, Prasse A, Sulica R, Valyere, D, Vucinic V, Wells AU. Endpoints for clinical trials of sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis, Vasc Diff Lung Dis 2012; 29:90-98

Forrest GP, Smith TC, Triolo RJ, Gagnon J, Dirisio D, Miller ME, Rhodi L. Use of the Case Western Reserve/Veterans Administration neuroprosthesis for exercise, standing, and transfers by a paraplegic subject. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2012; 7:340-344

Haimovic A, Sanchez M, Judson MA, Prystowsky S. Sarcoidosis: A comprehensive review and update for the dermatologist. Part 1: Cutaneous disease. J Amer Acad Dermatol 2012; 66:699e1-e18

Haimovic A, Sanchez M, Judson MA, Prystowsky S. Sarcoidosis: A comprehensive review and update for the dermatologist. Part 2: Extracutaneous disease. J Amer Acad Dermatol 2012; 66:719e1-e10

Judson MA. The treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis. Respir Med 2012; 106:1351-1361

Nozaki K, Judson MA. Neurosarcoidosis: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment. La Presse Medicale La Presse Medicale 2012; 41:e331-e348

Panselinas E, Judson MA. Acute pulmonary exacerbations of sarcoidosis (APES). Chest 2012; 142:827-836

Trapnell BC, McColley SA, Kissner DG, Rolfe MW, Rosen JM, McKevitt M, Moorehead L, Montgomery AB, Geller DE; for the Phase 2 FTI study group. Fosfomycin/Tobramycin for Inhalation in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Pseudomonas Airway Infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012; 185:171-178.

2011 Publications

Farkas JD, Amery S, Napier MB, Alderisio WG, Almond JG, Hellwitz FJ. A 74-year-old man with an incidental right-sided pleural effusion” Chest 2011; 139:1232-1236

Konduru S, Koussa G, Naber M, Beegle, S. Recurrent sepsis in a 69-year-old woman. Chest 2011; 140:1091-1094.

Panselinas E, Polychronopoulos V, Judson MA. Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations of Sarcoidosis. In: Acute Exacerbation of respiratory Diseases. Sahn SA, ed. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, India. 2011. pp. 97-113.

Yarmus L, Feller-Kopman D, Lechtzin N, Napier MB, Dressel D, Van der Kloot T.  A Randomized Prospective Trial of the Utility of Rapid On-Site Evaluation of Transbronchial Needle Aspirate Specimens. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 18:121-127, 2011

Recent Speaking Engagements of Our Faculty

April 12-14, 2013: Peter Doelken, MD. Fundamentals of Critical Care Ultrasonography. American College of Chest Physicians. Washington DC

December 11, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis.” Pulmonary Grand Rounds, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, New York

November 27, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Medicine Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Hospital, New York, NY

October 24, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “Allergic Brocnhopulmonary Aspergillosis: Manifestations and Therapy.” American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia

October 24, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “The decision to treat pulmonary sarcoidosis.” American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia

October 23, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Moderator, Interstitial Lung Disease Case Report Poster Session, American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia

October 23, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “Calcium dysregulation in sarcoidosis.” American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia

October 6, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “The Sarcoidosis Assessment Tool: A new health related quality of life measure for sarcoidosis.” World Association of Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Diseases (WASOG) annual meeting. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

October 5, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. The proposed WASOG sarcoidosis organ assessment instrument. World Association of Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Diseases (WASOG) annual meeting. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

October 5, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “A patients focused approach to sarcoidosis.” Patient sarcoidosis conference. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

October 4, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “Results of the Janssen randomized double blind pacebo control trial of ustekinumab and golimumab for lung and skin sarcoidosis.” World Association of Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Diseases (WASOG) annual meeting. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

October 3, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. “Clinical endpoints for pulmonary sarcoidosis.” World Association of Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Diseases (WASOG) annual meeting. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

September 15, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. West Virginia Rheumatology Society Annula Meeting. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Greenbrier, West Virginia

June 15, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Alvin S. Teirstein Memorial Lecturer. “Sarcoidosis: where we’ve come from and where we might be going.” Mt. Sinai Hosptial, New York, New York

June 14, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. "Clinical Aspects of sarcoidosis;" "Recent research investigations in skin sarcoidosis." Visiting Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

June 8-10, 2012: Dr. Peter Doelken. Fundamentals of Critical Care Ultrasonography. American College of Chest Physicians. Denver, Colorado.

May 21, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. Facilitator of poster session: “Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis.” San Francisco, California

May 21, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. Career expert, “Clinical Educator Careers.” San Francisco, California

May 19, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. American Thoracic Society Postgraduate Course on Interstitial Lung Diseases. “Discussant of Sarcoidosis Cases.” San Francisco, California

May 4 & 5, 2012: Dr. Josh Farkas (Fellow). Instructor, American College of Chest Physicians Ultrasound Course, Wheeling, Illinois

April 27, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Medicine Grand Rounds. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” University of Vermont School of Medicine. Burlington, Vermont

April 20-22, 2012: Dr. Josh Farkas (Fellow). Instructor, American College of Chest Physicians Ultrasound Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April 20-22, 2012: Dr. Peter Doelken. Instructor, American College of Chest Physicians Ultrasound Course, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April 20, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Rheumatology Grand Rounds. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. Boston, Massachusettes

March 6, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Pulmonary Grand Rounds. “Difficult Sarcoidosis Cases.” Montefiore medical Center, Bronx, New York

March 2, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Dermatology Grand Rounds. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

February 16, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York

January 27, 2012: Dr. Marc Judson. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York

December 28, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. British Thoracic Society. “The Treatment of Sarcoidosis.” London, England

November 5, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Patient Meeting. “The Importance of Quality of Life in Sarcoidosis.” Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

November 3, 2011: Dr. Jon Rosen. North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. Co-Moderator/Chair: “Pulmonary Disease Management, Care and Research.” Anaheim, California

October 26, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. "Non-invasive Aspergillus Lung Disease." Honolulu, Hawaii

October 24, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. "Sarcoidosis in African Americans." Honolulu, Hawaii

October 23-26, 2011: Dr. Peter Doelken. ACCP Simulation Center Critical Care Ultrasonography. Chest 2011. Honolulu HI

October 23, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. "Identification and Treatment of Symptoms Important to Sarcoidosis Patients." Honolulu, Hawaii

October 22, 2011: Dr. Peter Doelken. Examiner for ACCP Certificate of Completion Critical Care Ultrasonography. Chest 2011. Honolulu HI

October 15, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Annual Meeting. “Differential and Evaluation of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule.” Washington, DC

October 12, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. Connecticut Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Sarcoidosis Assoocated Pulmonary Hypertension.” Branford, Connecticut

October 6, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds at Albert Einstein School of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Visiting Professor. “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Bronx, New York

July 13, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson was a Visiting Professor at Tufts Medical Center in Boston where he delivered a lecture on sarcoidosis and sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension

June 15-18, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson delivered three lectures at the international sarcoidosis meeting held in Maastricht, Netherlands

May 17, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson presented 2 symposium lectures on “management of cutaneous sarcoidosis” (5/15/11) and “bronchopulmonary aspergillosis” at the American Thoracic Society international meeting in Denver, Colorado

May 4, 2011: Dr. Marc Judson: Keynote speaker, Hudson Mohawk Rheumatology Society, “Clinical Aspects of Sarcoidosis.” Albany, New York

Notable Achievements

Dr. Damian Compa just received the 2011 Frank A. Blumenstock Lecturer of the Year Award, voted by the Albany Medical College medical students. He was also has received the 2010 Sosa Academy of Medicine New Teacher Award also voted by the Albany medical College medical students.

Dr. Marc Judson was elected among 3 candidates to the Nominating Committee of the American Thoracic Society.

Visiting Scholars to Our Division

Ilsoo Kim, MD   South Korea  1/12 – 3/12
Alexandros Kalkanis, MD   Greece  MD   2/12 - 8/12 
Yali Tu, MD  Peoples Republic of China  3/12 – 4/12  

Abstracts

Choudry SA, Rashid NT, Patel MB, Foulke L, Blinkhorn RJ, Judson MA. Iatrogenic Kaposi’s Sarcoma. New York State Thoracic Society Meeting, Valhalla, New York. 2-1-13
Dr. Patel was the sole winner of the fellows case report poster session - approximately 25 posters - at this meeting.

Rashid NT, Patel MB, Gobunsuy R, Choudry SA, Foulke L, Judson MA. Cavitary lesions and emphysema. New York State Thoracic Society Meeting, Valhalla, New York. 2-1-13