Alena Lira MD

Critical Care Medicine

Physician

110 Irving St NWWashington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-877-7259
Fax+1 202-877-7258

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Education & Training

UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2012 - 2014
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2012
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2007

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Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 2014 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2016
MI State Medical License 2014 - 2015
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2014
American Board of Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
Procedural volume and survival after lung transplantation in the United States: the need to look beyond volume in the establishment of quality metrics
Jeremiah A Hayanga, Alena Lira, Tedi Vlahu, Jonathan D'Cunha, Heather K. Hayanga
American Journal of Surgery. 2016-04-01
39 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: what lessons might we learn from volume and expertise?
Jeremiah W. Awori Hayanga, Alena Lira, Jonathan Aboagye, Heather K. Hayanga, Jonathan D'Cunha
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2016-04-01
21 citations
Lung Transplantation in Patients with High Lung Allocation Scores in the US: Evidence for the Need to Evaluate Score Specific Outcomes
J. Hayanga, Alena Lira, Tedi Vlahu, Jingyan Yang, Jonathan Aboagye
Journal of Transplantation. 2015-12-21

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