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Hitesh Batra, MD, Pulmonology, Birmingham, AL

Hitesh Batra MD MBA

Pulmonology•Birmingham, AL

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease, Thoracic Oncology

Director, Interventional Pulmonology and Pleural Disease Program; Program Director, Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology University of Alabama at Birmingham

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  • 1900 University BlvdTHT 422Birmingham, AL 35294

  • Phone+1 205-934-7679

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Summary

  • I am an Interventional Pulmonologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I established and currently serve as the director of the UAB Interventional Pulmonology and Pleural Disease Program and also the UAB fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology. My academic interests are early lung cancer detection and treatment, malignant pleural effusions, and central airway obstruction.

    • Interventional Pulmonology: Central Airway Obstruction

    Welcome to UAB MedCast. UAB experts discuss the latest clinical and research innovations. Collect CME credit with each episode!

    LinkedIn Profile

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/hitesh-batra-md-mba-49b06289/

    Publications

    https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9kwFAu4AAAAJ&hl=en

    Interventional Pulmonology: Medical Thoracoscopy

    UAB MedCast - UAB experts discuss the latest clinical and research innovations. Collect CME credit with each episode!

    Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy

    Dr. Hitesh Batra, Director of the Interventional Pulmonology & Pleural Disease program at UAB Medicine, performs Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2017 - 2018
  • Collat School of Business at University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Collat School of Business at University of Alabama at BirminghamMBA, 2014 - 2017
  • University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham)
    University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2012 - 2015
  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine
    Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
  • Delhi University College of Medical Sciences
    Delhi University College of Medical SciencesClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2017 - 2018
  • Critical Care Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • Pulmonary Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification FairWarning® Patient Privacy Monitoring, FairWarning Technologies, LLC, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • UAB Medicine First in Alabama to Offer Cone Beam CT Imaging During Robotic Bronchoscopies
    UAB Medicine First in Alabama to Offer Cone Beam CT Imaging During Robotic BronchoscopiesMarch 2nd, 2022

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