Nicola Hanania MD MS
Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Director, Airways Clinical Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine Section Chief, Pulmonary /Critical Care/Sleep Medicine , Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX
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1504 Taub LoopHouston, TX 77030
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Summary
- Dr. Nicola Hanania is a pulmonologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ben Taub General Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, and Harris Health System. He received his medical degree from University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. He specializes in critical care medicine and pleural disease and is experienced in sleep medicine, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interventional pulmonology, and transplant pulmonology.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1994 - 1995
University of JordanM.Sc., Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1995 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1995 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1992 - 2002
IL State Medical License 1993 - 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow European Respiratory Society (FERS), 2016
- Thomas Petty, MD, Master ACCP Memorial Lecture Award American College of Chest Physicians, 2016
- Distinguished Scholar in Respiratory Health American College of Chest Physicians, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Study in Subjects Greater Than 40 Years of Age With COPD Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
- Examining the Genetic Factors That May Cause Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Oral Nadolol for the Treatment of Adults With Mild Asthma Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Inflammation Without Borders: The Interconnected Pathways of Asthma and Heart Disease.Muhammad Adrish, Nicola A Hanania
Archivos De Bronconeumologia. 2026-03-01 - Effect of a self-directed lifestyle-based weight management program among patients with comorbid COPD and sleep apnea: a secondary analysis of the INSIGHT COPD trial.Aristotle G Leonhard, Scott Coggeshall, Emily Gleason, Margaret Collins, Igor Barjaktarevic
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-03-01 - What is new on the horizon for the biologics world: New kids of the block - WAO state of art.Giorgio Walter Canonica, José Antonio Ortega-Martell, Rosalaura V Villarreal-González, Ignacio J Ansotegui, Claus Bachert
The World Allergy Organization Journal. 2026-03-01
Journal Articles
- Care Pathways for the Selection of a Biologic in Severe AsthmaMichael E Wechsler, Wanda Phipatanakul, Nicola A Hanania, The European Respiratory Journal
- Executive summary: prevention of acuteexacerbation of COPD: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society GuidelineCriner GJ, Bourbeau J, Diekemper RL, Ouellette DR, Goodridge D, Hernandez P, Curren K, Balter MS, Bhutani M, Camp PG, Celli BR, Dechman G, Dransfield MT, FielSB, Forem..., Chest, 1/1/2015
- Omalizumab in asthma: an update on recent developmentsHumbert M, Busse W, Hanania NA, Lowe PJ, Canvin J, Erpenbeck VJ, Holgate S, J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 1/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Characteristics Of Elderly And Younger Patients With COPD In The COPDgene CohortA. D. Parulekar, C.-L. Tsai, M. A. Atik, H. Al-Azzawi, A. F. Mohsin, A. Sharafkhaneh, D. L. DeMeo, E. A. Regan, B. J. Make, N. A. Hanania, COPDGene Study Group, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
- Characteristics Of Previously Undiagnosed COPD In The COPDgene CohortA. D. Parulekar, M. A. Atik, D. C. Everett, M. S. Gozegir, A. F. Mohsin, E. A. Regan, R. A. Wise, B. J. Make, A. Sharafkhaneh, N. A. Hanania, COPDGene Study Group, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
- Factors Affecting Mortality In Very Elderly Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Results From COVAD (COPD Outcomes From VA Database) StudyM. B. Nair, A. Spiegelman, N. A. Hanania, A. Sharafkhaneh, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
Lectures
- COPD: A new look at an old diseaseYale University, New Haven, CT - 1/1/2005
- An update on COPDHartford, CT - 1/1/2005
- Achieving Asthma ControlBaltimore, MD - 1/1/2005
Other
- COPD in African AmericansHanania NA
Baylor College of Medicine Healthline - 1/1/2004 - Measures of success for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHanania NA, Medscape CME article
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1/1/2004 - Update on the pharmacologic management of COPDHanania NA, Medscape CME article
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1/1/2004
Press Mentions
Help COPD Patients with More Probing CareSeptember 12th, 2022- Trials Data on COPD Leave Primary Care Docs in the DarkAugust 15th, 2022
- Can Alternative Medicine Help People with Asthma?March 11th, 2022
Committees
- Member, Expert Panel, American College of Chest Physicians 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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