Mehdi Khosravi MD , ATSF, FCCP (He/Him)
Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Lung Transplantation Medicine
Bayer Endowed Professor of Medicine Director, Medicine Subspecialties Clinic Chair, Committee for Endowed Professors and Chairs
800 Rose StLexington, KY 40536
Overview of Dr. Khosravi
Dr. Mehdi Khosravi is a pulmonologist based in Lexington, KY, with subspecialties in asthma and COPD, critical care medicine, and lung transplantation medicine. He completed his medical education at Iran University of Medical Sciences and underwent residency in internal medicine at Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University and Carle Foundation Hospital. He pursued a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. Currently, he is a professor at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, where he has held various academic roles since 2010. Dr. Khosravi is experienced in treating asthma, pneumonia, COPD, respiratory failure, and transplant pulmonology. His research includes publications on respiratory physiology and disease, with several being cited by peers. He has also contributed to clinical trials regarding the expression of TRPV1 in asthmatics and has received certifications related to CMS Meaningful Use Stages from Allscripts EHR systems.
Education & Training
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Carle Foundation HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2003- Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Iran University of Medical SciencesClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2006 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2005 - 2007
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2005
MI State Medical License 2000 - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2015-2017
Clinical Trials
- Expressions of TRPV1 in Airway of Asthmatics Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Sustained increase in extracellular ATP in the lung induced by chronic inhalation exposure to nitrogen dioxide.Nai-Ju Chan, Yueh-Yin Chen, Chun-Chun Hsu, You Shuei Lin, Maxwell Zakeri
American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2026-02-01 - 3 citationsRelease of ATP in the lung evoked by inhalation of irritant gases in rats.Nai-Ju Chan, Yueh-Yin Chen, Chun-Chun Hsu, You Shuei Lin, Maxwell Zakeri
Journal of Applied Physiology. 2024-09-01 - 1 citationsIdentifying vagal bronchopulmonary afferents mediating cough response to inhaled sulfur dioxide in mice.Ruei-Lung Lin, An-Hsuan Lin, Ashami S Athukorala, Nai-Ju Chan, Mehdi Khosravi
American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2024-07-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Farsi
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Anthem Blue Access PPO
Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open AccessCIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PPO
Sagamore Health Plus
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
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