Alejandro Comellas MD
Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine. Director of the ICTS Clinical Research Unit at the University of Iowa.
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200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-384-6484
Fax+1 319-353-6406
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Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2001 - 2005- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1996- Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1998 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Faculty Teacher of the Year Department of Internal Medicine. Univesity of Iowa, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- Examining the Genetic Factors That May Cause Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Symbicort in Airway Predominant Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
- Roflumilast in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Treated With Fixed Dose Combinations of Long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) and Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Airway wall thickness and PRISm are associated with cognitive impairment in individuals with cigarette smoking exposure.Karin F Hoth, Carinda Linkenmeyer, Gregory L Kinney, John D Newell Jr, Elizabeth A Regan
Respiratory Research. 2026-07-08 - Clinical neuropsychological evaluation of patients referred from a post-COVID subspeciality clinic.Johanna Theeler, Alejandro P Comellas, Carissa Gehl, Lauren Garvin, Alpana Garg
The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 2026-07-01 - Bronchovascular texture pattern on quantitative CT reveals airway and vascular remodeling in post-COVID-19 Lungs.Xuan Zhang, Prathish K Rajaraman, Alejandro P Comellas, Eric A Hoffman, Tianbao Yang
Respiratory Research. 2026-06-26
Press Mentions
Long Covid: Researchers Track down Cause of 'Brain Fog'November 26th, 2024- Long-COVID’s Effects Can Now Be Detected Using Simple Chest X-raysDecember 10th, 2022
- Coronavirus: Researchers Detect Long COVID’s Impact on Lungs Using Chest X-raysNovember 4th, 2022
Grant Support
- Spiromics IINIH2017–2022
- Environmental Health Sciences Research CenterNIH2017–2022
- COPDGeneNIH2017–2022
- Defining the Role of Early Pulmonary Vascular Disease in COPDNIH2015–2019
- Hypoxia Disrupts The Alveolar Barrier: Role Of ClaudinsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2010
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Association for Clinical and Translational ScienceMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Industry Relationships
- Consultant, VIDA2012 - Present
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