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Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons

161 Fort Washington Avenue

Herbert Irving Pavilion-311
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-305-5261

bmtl@columbia.edu

Affiliations:

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University

The Jo-Ann LeBuhn Center for Chest Disease and Respiratory Failure

Byron Thomashow, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Medical Director, The Jo-Ann LeBuhn Center for Chest Disease and Respiratory Failure

Clinical and Research Activities:

Co-chairman Medical Advisory Council- National Emphysema/COPD Association Member Board of Directors- National Emphysema/ COPD Association,

Member Board of Directors COPD Foundation,

Investigator NIH National Emphysema Treatment trial (NETT) 1996-present

Co-Primary Investigator Columbia site NETT 2002-

Investigator NIH Feasibility of Retinoid Therapy for Emphysema 1999-2004

Investigator Interferon Gamma Trial in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis-2000-2004

Primary Investigator Columbia site Combivent Respimat Study 1012.46 Boehringer Ingelheim 2002-2004

Primary Investigator Columbia site muticenter study Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on healthcare utilization 2002-,

Co-Investigator Sildenifil in COPD 2004-,

Sub-Investigator VENT Trial –bronchoscopic lung volume reduction 2004-

Education and Training:

BA, Columbia College
MD, Columbia Physicians and Surgeons
Residency, Roosevelt Hospital NYC
Fellowship, Roosevelt Hospital NYC, Pulmonary Disease
Fellowship, Harlem Hospital NYC, Pulmonary Disease

Honors:

Best Doctors in New York -New York Magazine 1998-2004, The Best New York Metro Area Doctors-Castle,Connolly Guide 1997-2004 Best Doctors in America- Castle, Connolly Guide 2001-2005, Who's Who in the East -Marquis Publications 1997-2004, Who's Who in the World -Marquis Publications 1996-2004, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare – Marquis Publications 1998-2004, Who's Who in America -Marquis Publications 1998-2004, Who's Who in Science and Engineering – Marquis Publications 1998-2004.
Alfred Markowitz Service Award Society of Practitioners CPMC 2002

Publications (partial list):

S. Goldstein, B. Thomashow, J. Askanazi: Changes During Nutritional Repletion in patients with Lung Disease. Clinics in Chest Medicine Vol 7 No 1 March 1986:141-151

K Laffey, B Thomashow, A Jaretzki III, E C Martin Systemic Supply to a Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation AJR 145: 720-722, Oct 1985

Goldstein S, Weissman C, Askanazi J, Thomashow B, Kinney JM: Functional Improvements in Malnourished COPD patients during refeeding. Presented 9th Congress Aspen, Miami, January 1985. JPEN 9-109, 1985

Goldstein S, Askanazi J, Weissman C, Thomashow B, Kinney JM: Energy Expenditure in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chest 91: 222-224, 1987

Goldstein S, Thomashow B, Kvetan V, Askanazi I Kinney JM and Elwyn D: Nitrogen and Energy Relationships in Malnourished Patients with Emphysema. Am Rev Respiratory Disease 1988: 138: 636-644

Skeie B, Askanazi J, Rothkopf M, Rosenbaum S,Kvetan V, Thomashow B: Intravenous fat emulsions and lung function: A review. Critical Care Medicine 16: 183-194, 1988

Argenziano M., Moazam N, Thomashow B, Jellen P, Gorenstein L , Rose E, Neinberg A, Steinglass K, Ginsburg M: Extended Indications for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Advanced Emphysema. Ann Thorac Surg 62:1588-97, 1996

Argenziano M, Thomashow B, Jellen P, Rose E, Steinglas K, Ginsburg M, Gorenstein L: A Functional Comparison of Unilateral vs Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Am Thorac Surg 1997:64:321-7

Miller RL, Das S, Anandaragam T, Leibowitz D, Thomashow B, Alderson PO, Homma S: Relation between Patent Foramen Ovale and Perfusion Abnormalities in Acute Pulmonary Emboli. Am J Cardiology 80:377-378, 1997

Miller RL, Das S, Anandarangam T, Leibowitz D, Alderson PO, Thomashow B, Homma S: Association between Right Ventricular Function and Perfusion Abnormalities in Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Chest 113:665-670, 1998

Becker, M.D., Berkman Y, Austin J, Munk, Romney B, Rozenshtein A, Jellen PA, Yip CK, Thomashow B, Ginsburg M: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Quantitative CT Analysis. AMJ Respiratory Critical Care Med 157: 1593-1599, 1998

De Rose J, Argenziano M, El-Amir N, Jellen P, Gorenstein L, Steinglass K, Thomashow B, Ginsburg M. Lung Reduction Operation and Resection of Pulmonary Nodules in Patient with Severe Emphysema: Ann Thoracic Surg. 1998: 65:314-8

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Rationale and design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A prospective randomized trial of lung volume reduction surgery. Chest; 116; 1750-1761, 1999

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Patients at High Risk of Death after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery NEJM 2001; 345: 1075-1083

Ramsey S, Sullivan S, Kaplan R, Wood D, Chiang Y, Wagner J, for the NETT Research Group: Economic Analysis of lung volume reduction surgery as part of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. Ann Thor Surg; 71: 995-1002, 2001

Thomashow B: Selection of Candidates for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. In Argenziano M and Ginsburg M. Eds. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Humana Press 2001

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Patients at High Risk of Death after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery NEJM 2001; 345:

1075-1083

Thomashow B: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. In Hendrick H and Kutscher A Eds. The Quiet Killer Emphysema/Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Scarecrow Press Lanhan Maryland and London 2002

Austin J, Pearson G, Thomashow B. CT screening for “early” lung cancer. Letter to the Editor Chest 2002: 121: 5: 1725-1726

Scharf SM, Igbal M, Keller C, Criner G, Lee S, Fessler HE, for the NETT Research Group: Hemodynamic characterization of patients with severe emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 166: 314-322, 2002

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: A Randomized Trial Comparing Lung-Volume-Reduction Surgery with Medical Therapy for Severe Emphysema. NEJM 2003;348:2059-73

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Cost Effectiveness of Lung-Volume-Reduction Surgery for Patients with Severe Emphysema. NEJM 2003;348:2092-102