WissamChatilaMD

Pulmonology • Philadelphia, PA

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine

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Office
3401 N Broad St
7th Flr Parkinson Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone+1 215-707-3332

Fax+1 215-707-6867
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Bridgeport Hospital/Yale UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1993 - 1995
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1992 - 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthase by Exosomal miR-143-5p and miR-342-5p in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Hassan Hayek, Ohoud Rehbini, Beata Kosmider, Thomas Brandt, Wissam Chatila, Nathaniel Marchetti, Gerard J Criner, Sudhir Bolla, Raj Kishore, Russell P Bowler, Karim Ba...> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2024 Apr 1
24 citations
Incidence of venous thromboembolism in coronavirus disease 2019: An experience from a single large academic center.
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Effect of Triple Therapy with Budesonide-Formoterol-Tiotropium Versus Placebo-Tiotropium on Sleep Quality in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Samuel L. Krachman, Maria Elena Vega, Daohai Yu, Joseph Demidovich, Harsh Patel, Frederic Jaffe, Xavier Soler, T Shariff, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Wissam Chatila, Sheila W...> ;Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. 2021 Feb 5
12 citations
HIV-1 Nef promotes cell proliferation and microRNA dysregulation in lung cells.
Maryline Santerre, Wissam Chatila, Ying Wang, Ruma Mukerjee, Bassel E. Sawaya> ;Cell Cycle. 2019 Jan 6
1 citations
Use of positional therapy when incorporated into a diagnosis-treatment algorithm for obstructive sleep apnea
Maria Elena Vega, Montserrat Diaz-Abad, F Jaffe, Daohai Yu, Wissam Chatila, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Samuel L. Krachman> ;Sleep Science. 2019 Jan 1
24 citations
Blunted expression of miR-199a-5p in regulatory T cells of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared to unaffected smokers.
Wissam Chatila, Gerard J. Criner, Wayne W. Hancock, Tatiana Akimova, B. Moldover, J.-K. Chang, William K. Cornwell, M. Santerre, Thomas J. Rogers> ;Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 2014 Jul 1
12 citations
Determinants of CPAP Adherence in Hispanics with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Montserrat Diaz-Abad, Wissam Chatila, Matthew R. Lammi, Irene Swift, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Samuel L. Krachman> ;Sleep Disorders. 2014 Feb 5
8 citations
Tumour necrosis factor receptor-75 and risk of COPD exacerbation in the azithromycin trial
Prescott G. Woodruff, Wissam Chatila, John E. Connett, Gerard J. Criner, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Mark T. Dransfield, MeiLan K. Han, Stephen C. Lazarus, Nathaniel Marchetti,...> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 2014 Jan 1
19 citations
Physiologic Correlates of Sleep Quality in Severe Emphysema
Samuel L. Krachman, Wissam Chatila, Ubaldo J. Martin, Irene Permut, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, John P. Gaughan, Alice L. Sternberg, David Ciccolella, Gerard J. Criner> ;COPD. 2011 May 24
97 citations
Comparison of Positional Therapy to CPAP in Patients with Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Irene Permut, Montserrat Diaz-Abad, Wissam Chatila, Joseph Crocetti, John P. Gaughan, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Samuel L. Krachman> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2010 Jun 15
5 citations
Treatment of sleep disordered breathing in congestive heart failure.
Samuel L. Krachman, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Irene Permut, Wissam Chatila> ;Heart Failure Reviews. 2009 Sep 1
80 citations
CT Metrics of Airway Disease and Emphysema in Severe COPD
Woo Jin Kim, Edwin K. Silverman, Eric A. Hoffman, Gerard J. Criner, Zab Mosenifar, F.C. Sciurba, Barry J. Make, Vincent J. Carey, Raúl San José Estépar, Alejandro A. D...> ;Chest. 2009 Aug 1
43 citations
Lymphoid follicle cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overexpress the chemokine receptor CXCR3.
Steven G. Kelsen, Mark O. Aksoy, Mary Georgy, Richard Hershman, Rong Ji, XiuXia Li, Matthew T. Hurford, Charalambos C. Solomides, Wissam Chatila, Victor Kim> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009 May 1
261 citations
Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Wissam Chatila, Byron Thomashow, Omar A. Minai, Gerard J. Criner, Barry J. Make> ;Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 2008 May 1
11 citations
Mortality and functional performance in severe emphysema after lung volume reduction or transplant.
Michael S. Weinstein, Ubaldo J. Martin, Aaron Crookshank, Wissam Chatila, Gwendolyn B. Vance, John P. Gaughan, Satoshi Furukawa, Gerard J. Criner> ;COPD. 2007 Mar 1
32 citations
Advanced Emphysema in African- American and White Patients* Do Differences Exist?
Wissam Chatila, Eric A. Hoffman, John P. Gaughan, G. Blake Robinswood, Gerard J. Criner> ;Chest. 2006 Jul 1
45 citations
Effects of lung volume reduction surgery on sleep quality and nocturnal gas exchange in patients with severe emphysema.
Samuel L. Krachman, Wissam Chatila, Ubaldo J. Martin, Thomas Nugent, Joseph Crocetti, John P. Gaughan, Gerard J. Criner> ;Chest. 2005 Nov 1
19 citations
Effects of oxygen therapy on left ventricular function in patients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration and congestive heart failure.
Samuel L. Krachman, Thomas Nugent, Joseph Crocetti, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Wissam Chatila> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2005 Jul 15
101 citations
The effects of high-flow vs low-flow oxygen on exercise in advanced obstructive airways disease.
Wissam Chatila, Tom Nugent, Gwendolyn B. Vance, John P. Gaughan, Gerard J. Criner> ;Chest. 2004 Oct 1
68 citations
Smoking patterns in African Americans and whites with advanced COPD.
Wissam Chatila, Walter A. Wynkoop, Gwendolyn B. Vance, Gerard J. Criner> ;Chest. 2004 Jan 1
3 citations
Cor pulmonale and sleep-disordered breathing in patients with restrictive lung disease and neuromuscular disorders.
Samuel L. Krachman, Gerard J. Criner, Wissam Chatila> ;Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2003 Jun 1
19 citations
Complications of long-term mechanical ventilation.
Wissam Chatila, Gerard J. Criner> ;Respiratory Care Clinics of North America. 2002 Dec 1
52 citations
Respiratory Failure After Lung Transplantation
Wissam Chatila, Satoshi Furukawa, John P. Gaughan, Gerard J. Criner> ;Chest. 2003 Jan 1
31 citations
Effects of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Oxygen Body Stores in Patients With Cheyne-Stokes Respiration and Congestive Heart Failure
Samuel L. Krachman, Joseph Crocetti, Thomas J. Berger, Wissam Chatila, Howard J. Eisen, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo> ;Chest. 2003 Jan 1
40 citations
Quality of life in survivors of prolonged mechanical ventilatory support.
Wissam Chatila, Diane T. Kreimer, Gerard J. Criner> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2001 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania