JosephDavidZibrakMD

Pulmonology • Boston, MA

Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pleural Disease, Restrictive Lung Disease

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

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Office
330 Brookline Ave
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-667-5864

Fax+1 617-667-4849
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Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1979 - 1983
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1979
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2017
MI State Medical License Active through 1983
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Clinical Trials

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Prednisone, Azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine in Patients With IPF Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
STX-100 in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 16
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

23 citations
Multi-disciplinary collaborative consensus guidance statement on the assessment and treatment of breathing discomfort and respiratory sequelae in patients with post-ac...
Jason H Maley, George A Alba, John T Barry, Matthew N Bartels, Talya K Fleming, Christina V Oleson, Leslie Rydberg, Sarah Sampsel, Julie K Silver, Sabrina Sipes, Monic...> ;PM & R. 2022 Jan 1
6 citations
Using forced vital capacity (FVC) in the clinic to monitor patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): pros and cons
Steven D. Nathan, J. Wanger, Joseph D. Zibrak, Mark L Wencel, Cindy Burg, John L. Stauffer> ;Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2021 Feb 1
Preventing Patient and Physician Harm.
Joseph D. Zibrak> ;Chest. 2019 Nov 1
143 citations
Pirfenidone safety and adverse event management in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Lisa Lancaster, Joao A. de Andrade, Joseph D. Zibrak, Maria L. Padilla, Carlo Albera, Steven D. Nathan, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek, John L. Stauffer, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessle...> ;European Respiratory Review. 2017 Dec 31
33 citations
The Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Research Network (IPFnet): diagnostic and adjudication processes.
Joao A. de Andrade, Marvin I. Schwarz, Harold R. Collard, Tedryl Gentry-Bumpass, Thomas V. Colby, David A. Lynch, Robert J. Kaner, M. Schwarz, David A. Zisman, James E...> ;Chest. 2015 Oct 1
13 citations
Interstitial lung disease: raising the index of suspicion in primary care
Joseph D. Zibrak, David Price> ;NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 2014 Sep 11
13 citations
Development and validation of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Questionnaire (COPD-AQ).
William C. Bailey, Frank C. Sciurba, Nicola A. Hanania, James F. Donohue, Gary T. Ferguson, Joseph D. Zibrak, Amir Sharafkhaneh, Philip Marcus, Kathleen Rosa, Elisabet...> ;Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 2009 Sep 1
20 citations
Lung abscess in adults: clinical comparison of immunocompromised to non-immunocompromised patients
Naresh G. Mansharamani, Diwakar D. Balachandran, David P. Delaney, Joseph D. Zibrak, Ronald C. Silvestri, Henry Koziel> ;Respiratory Medicine. 2002 Mar 1
532 citations
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Armin Ernst, Joseph D. Zibrak> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1998 Nov 26
1 citations
Use of relational database management system by clinicians to create automated MICU progress note from existent data sources.
David P. Delaney, Joseph D. Zibrak, Matthew H. Samore, Mark A. Peterson> ;Proceedings. 1997 Jan 1
44 citations
Spiral CT with multiplanar and three-dimensional reconstructions accurately predicts tracheobronchial pathology.
J LoCicero 3rd, P Costello, C T Campos, N Francalancia, K M Dushay, R C Silvestri, J D Zibrak> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996 Sep 1
Spiral CT with multiplanar and three-dimensional reconstructions accurately predicts tracheobronchial pathology.
J LoCicero 3rd, P Costello, C T Campos, N Francalancia, K M Dushay, R C Silvestri, J D Zibrak> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996 Sep 1
18 citations
Indications for preoperative pulmonary function testing.
Joseph D. Zibrak, Carl R. O'Donnell> ;Clinics in Chest Medicine. 1993 Jun 1
91 citations
Indications for Pulmonary Function Testing
Joseph D. Zibrak, Carl R. O'Donnell, Keith I. Marton> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1990 May 15
25 citations
Myasthenia gravis presenting as isolated respiratory failure.
Kevin M Dushay, Joseph D. Zibrak, William A. Jensen> ;Chest. 1990 Jan 1
2 citations
Case 48-1989
Joseph D. Zibrak, Eugene J. Mark> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1989 Nov 30
63 citations
Evaluation of intermittent long-term negative-pressure ventilation in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Joseph D. Zibrak, N. S. Hill, E. C. Federman, S. L. Kwa, Carl R. O'Donnell> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1988 Dec 1
46 citations
Abnormal airway function in individuals with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Carl R. O'Donnell, Michael B. Bader, Joseph D. Zibrak, William A. Jensen, Richard M. Rose> ;Chest. 1988 Nov 1
6 citations
Aspiration Pneumonitis following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Gastroparesis
Joseph D. Zibrak, William A. Jensen, Kerry Bloomingdale> ;Biological Psychiatry. 1988 Nov 1
16 citations
Pulmonary Infiltrates and Hypoxemia in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Re-exposed to Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Ronald C. Silvestri, William A. Jensen, Joseph D. Zibrak, Robert C. Alexander, Richard M. Rose> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1987 Oct 1
1 citations
Results of a prospective trial of strategies for improving oxygen utilization.
Joseph D. Zibrak, Sommerville J, Carl R. O'Donnell> ;Respiratory Care. 1987 Oct 1
2 citations
Cytoplasmic enzyme patterns in isolated hamster pulmonary alveolar type II cells.
Sally K. Sommers Smith, Joseph D. Zibrak, Henry A. Feldman, Benjamin Gerson, Dennis Smith, Barbara D. Beck> ;Life Sciences. 1987 Aug 31
1 citations
Monitoring oxygen therapy. Is it worth the cost
Joseph D. Zibrak> ;Chest. 1986 Nov 1
63 citations
Bronchoscopic and radiologic features of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the respiratory system.
Joseph D. Zibrak, Ronald C. Silvestri, Philip Costello, William A. Jensen, Arthur G. Robins, Richard M. Rose, Marlink, R., Richard Marlink> ;Chest. 1986 Oct 1
47 citations
Effect of reductions in respiratory therapy on patient outcome.
Joseph D. Zibrak, Patricia Rossetti, Elizabeth Wood> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1986 Jul 31
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