Douglas A Arenberg MD

Critical Care Medicine, Thoracic Oncology

Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

1150 West Medical Center Dr.6220 MSRB III SPC 5642Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-647-6477
Fax+1 844-857-3177

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Summary

Dr. Arenberg is a Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician affiliated with Michigan Medicine, & University of Michigan Medical School. He received his MD from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1990. He specializes in lung cancer diagnosis, staging, prevention (tobacco dependence treatment) and early detection. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal CHEST.

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Education & Training

University of MichiganFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1996
University of Michigan Medical Center1993
University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993
University of MichiganInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 1990 - 2029
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Clinical Excellence Society Department of Internal Medicine
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Validation of a Multi-gene Test for Lung Cancer Risk
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Registry Trial to Determine pCLE Image Interpretation Criteria and Preliminary Accuracy in the Lung
COMPLETED
NAVIGATE: Clinical Evaluation of superDimension™ Navigation System for Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy™ Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 16
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Understanding When Cancer Screening Is Likely to Help and When it May Not.
Douglas Arenberg, Gerard A Silvestri
Chest. 2026-01-01
2 citations
Components Necessary for High-Quality Lung Cancer Screening: A 10-Year Update.
Julie A Barta, Douglas Arenberg, Leah Backhus, Frank Detterbeck, Michael K Gould
Chest. 2025-11-01
19 citations
Management of Patients With Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
John Howington, Lesley H Souter, Douglas Arenberg, Justin Blasberg, Frank Detterbeck
Chest. 2025-09-01

Journal Articles

Nodule Volume Measurement: pushing the Pendulum
Arenberg, DA, Chest, 3/1/2014
Implementation of a Lung Cancer-Screening Program
Arenberg DA, Current Surgery Reports, 1/1/2013
IASLC CT Screening Workshop 2011: Expert Pulmonary Group International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Computed Tomography Screening Workshop 2011 report
Field JK , et al, J Thorac Oncol, 1/1/2012

Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Respiratory Medicine
Chapter: Lung cancer Treatment, Chapter 67
Arenberg, DAEditors: S. Spiro, G.A. Silvestri, and A. Agusti.Edition 4th,2012
Novel Biological Mechanisms and Impact on Clinical Practice.
Chapter: Angiogenic diversity and lung cancer metastasis in Lung Cancer Metastasis
Arenberg, DAEditors: V. Keshamouni, D. Arenberg, and G. Kalemkerian.Springer, New York, NY2009
Lung Cancer Metastasis: Novel Biological Mechanisms and Impact on Clinical Practice.
Editors: V. Keshamouni, D. Arenberg, G. Kalemkerian.Springer, New York, NY2009

Abstracts/Posters

Lung injury accelerates growth of lung cancer cells in an orthotopic model of lung cancer.
Arenberg DA, Carskadon SL, Zhao L, American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 5/1/2008
The tumor microenvironment modulates the angiogenic phenotype in lung cancer. Diversity and plasticity of the angiogenic switch in lung cancer.
Arenberg DA, Carskadon SL, Zhao L, White ES McClelland MR, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, 5/1/2007
Diversity and plasticity of the angiogenic switch in lung cancer.
McClelland MR, Carskadon SL, Zhao L, White ES, Arenberg DA, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, 5/1/2006

Lectures

Cellvizio Pulmonary Roundtable Discussion. Invited Speaker
12/1/2014
Emerging Science and Therapies in Lung Cancers
New York, NY - 11/1/2014
Key Components of a Lung Cancer Screening Program. Invited Speaker
Gratiot Hospital, Midland, MI - 11/1/2014

Press Mentions

The Shifting Sands of Lung Cancer ScreeningJuly 18th, 2022
The Shifting Sands of Lung Cancer ScreeningJuly 18th, 2022
The Shifting Sands of Lung Cancer ScreeningJuly 18th, 2022

Grant Support

Promotion Of Angiogenesis In Lung Cancer By MIFNational Cancer Institute2002–2010
IP-10 As An Angiostatic Factor In Lung CancerNational Cancer Institute1997–2001

Committees

Board Member, American College of Chest Physicians Board of Regents 2019 - Present
Panel Member, NCCN Tobacco Cessation Guidelines Panel 2016 - Present
Member, IASLC Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Policy Committee 2014 - Present