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Omar Ibrahim, MDAssociate Professor of MedicineDirector, Interventional Pulmonary
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- Overview
- Education & Training
- Clinical Interests
- Committees & Organizations
- Publications
- Presentations
Dr. Ibrahim is an assistant professor of medicine and the director of interventional pulmonary at UConn Health. He performs minimally invasive pulmonary procedures and is responsible for training pulmonary fellows in these procedures. Dr. Ibrahim earned his medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, and completed his internal medicine residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where he was also the chief medical resident. He completed his pulmonary critical care fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Pennsylvania. After Dr. Ibrahim's general pulmonary training, he was one of three applicants chosen to complete an additional year of training in interventional pulmonary at Harvard Medical School, with clinical responsibilities at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Degree | Institution | Major |
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MD | Ross University School of Medicine | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
Training | Institution | Specialty |
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Internship | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | Internal Medicine |
Residency | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | Internal Medicine |
Residency | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | Chief Resident-Internal Medicine |
Fellowship | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Pulmonary and Critical Care |
Fellowship | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School | Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonary |
Awards
Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Program: Excellence in Teaching Award | The University of Connecticut |
Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Program: Excellence in Teaching Award | The University of Connecticut |
Psi-Chi National Honor Society in Psychology | |
Gold Key National Honors Society |
Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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Cancer Liaison Physician (CLP) Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center | Advisory Committee | UConn Health | Regional | 2016 | ||
American Association of Bronchology | External | National | 2012 | |||
American Thoracic Society | External | National | 2010 | |||
Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates | Education Committee | External | National | 2006 | ||
Patient Safety Faculty Expert: Provide with the National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE) guidance document and expected to utilize its framework for engaging new clinicians in patient safety. | Education Committee | UConn Health | University | |||
Key Clinical Faculty: Department of Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship | Education Committee | University |
Journal Articles
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The Importance of Digital Lung Tomosynthesis in Overcoming Computed-Tomography-to-Body Divergence During Bronchoscopic Biopsies of Peripheral Lung Nodules.
Surgical technology international 2024 Jul;44235-239
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Safety of Laser and Thermal Therapy During Rigid Bronchoscopy Using Manual Hand Jet Ventilation.
Surgical technology international 2021 Oct;39103-106
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Treatment of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: Case Series and Review of Technique.
Surgical technology international 2021 Apr;38
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Regenerative Metaplastic Clones in COPD Lung Drive Inflammation and Fibrosis.
Cell 2020 Apr;
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Electrosurgical and Laser Therapy Tools for the Treatment of Malignant Central Airway Obstructions.
Chest 2019 Aug;
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Bronchoscope-Guided Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement by Interventional Pulmonologists: A Feasibility and Safety Study.
Journal of intensive care medicine 2018 Sep;885066618800275
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Pneumothorax in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID19 Infection
Case Reports in Critical Care
Book Chapters
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Pleural Manifestations of Renal Disease
Principles and Practice of Pleural Diseases 2023 Dec;379
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Tracheal diseases
Pulmonary medicine examination and board review 2016 Sep;
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Tracheal Diseases
Pulmonary Medicine Examination and Board Review 2016 Sep;
Abstracts
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PERICARDIO-ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA LEADING TO PNEUMOPERICARDIUM WITH TAMPONADE,
Chest 2023 Oct;164(4):A3528-A3529
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SWEET NOTHINGS: THE SUGAR TUMOR
Chest 2023 Oct;164(4):A4748
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STENOSIS OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE DUE TO GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
CHEST 2018 Oct;154(4):907A
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A Case Report of Primary Pulmonary Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma
American Thoracic Society 2018 May;
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Incidentally Found Synchronous Adenocarcinoma and Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma Within a Single Lobe
American Thoracic Society 2018 May;
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Beating the Odds-Five Year Survival Rate of a Patient with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2017;195:A6688 2017 May;
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Case Report of a Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura with Recurrence
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2017;195:A6637 2017 May;
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Case Report of a Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura with Recurrence
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2017;195:A6637 2017 May;
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Endobronchial Ultrasound; Wait but That’s the Heart!!
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2017;195:A5610 Washington, DC 2017 May;
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Killing Two Birds with One Stone: A Tale of Pulmonary Lymphoma and Hepatitis C
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2017;195:A6705. 2017 May;
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Lung Cancer One, Two, Three
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2017;195:A6717 2017 May;
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A Case of Parotid Acinar Cell Carcinoma With Metastasis to the Lung
Chest. 2016; 150:811A-811A, Los Angeles, CA 2016 Oct;
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Pulmonary Myxoma: A Rare Benign Tumor of the Lung
Chest. 2016; 150:762A-762A, Los Angeles, CA 2016 Oct;
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The 20-Year Cough: A Rare Case of Carcinoid Tumorlets With Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia
Chest. 2016; 150:1256A-1256A, Los Angeles, CA 2016 Oct;
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Clinical predictors of abnormal chest radiographs in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in a patient with hemoglobin SC disease.
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Electrocautery Knife For Benign Airway Stenosis: A Retrospective Outcome And Safety Analysis
Am J Respir Crit Care 191A3724
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Fungal Empyema Due To Untreated Spontaneous Fungal Peritonitis
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 191A1859
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Outcomes Associated with Transfer Time of Critically Ill Patients from the Emergency Department to the Medical ICU.
American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Diego, CA
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Respiratory failure secondary to obstructive Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis.
Case Reports
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Treatment of Laryngeal and Tracheal Stenosis: Cooperative Treatment With Our Pulmonary Interventionalist Colleagues.
Journal of Voice https//doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.12.006 2024 Aug;
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Pancreatitis as a Pulmonary Pathology: A Rare Case of a Pancreaticopleural Fistula Presenting as Recurrent Pleural Effusions Causing Mediastinal Shift.
Cureus 2024 Jul;16(7):e64246
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An Unlikely Source of Iodine Uptake: A Bronchogenic Cyst Masquerading as Metastatic Thyroid Cancer.
JCEM case reports 2024 Mar;2(3):luae042
Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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Airway Stenting or Timely MDT Care in Advanced Lung Cancer | Plenary Lecture | AABIP | 2022 | Nashville, TN |
How to Calculate Return on Investment of New Technology | Lecture | The American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology | 2021 | Baltimore, MD |
Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine | Lecture | Maimonides Medical Center | 2016 | Brooklyn, NY |
Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical Grand Rounds | Lecture | UConn Health | 2015 | Farmington, CT |
Approach to Empyema | Lecture | Norwalk Hospital | 2015 | Norwalk, CT |
Respiratory Failure Secondary To Obstructive Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis | Poster | American Thoracic Society Meeting | 2013 | Philadelphia,PA |
Tracheal Lacerations and Management | Lecture | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 2013 | Boston, MA |
Central Airway Obstruction | Lecture | Interventional Pulmonary Conference /Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 2013 | Boston, MA |
Pleural Effusion in Hematologic Malignancies | Lecture | Multidisciplinary Pleural Disease Conference Massachusetts General Hospital | 2013 | Boston, MA |
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Patient with Hemoglobin SC Disease | Poster | Poster presentation at Chest | 2012 | Atlanta, GA |
Clinical Predictors of Abnormal Chest Radiographs In Acute Exacerbations Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Poster | American Thoracic Society Meeting | 2011 | Denver, CO |
Permissive Hypercapnia: Consequence or Unsung Hero | Other | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 2010 | Brooklyn, NY |
Permissive Hypercapnia: Consequence or Unsung Hero | Other | St. John’s Episcopal Hospital | 2010 | Far Rockaway, NY |
Permissive Hypercapnia: Consequence or Unsung Hero | Other | The Department of Veterans Affairs New York | 2010 | Brooklyn, NY |
Outcomes Associated with Transfer Time of Critically Ill Patients from the Emergency Department to the Medical ICU | Poster | American Thoracic Society Meeting | 2009 | San Diego, CA |