Welcome to American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) is dedicated to promoting excellence in clinical care, education, and research in the rapidly expanding fields of Bronchoscopy, Interventional Pulmonology, and Interventional Bronchoscopy. The cornerstone of our mission is to enhance multidisciplinary and international collaboration in our quest to develop, evaluate, and disseminate techniques, procedures, and cases that will benefit patients with lung cancer, tracheobronchial diseases, pleural processes, and other thoracic disorders. AABIP is a leading provider of interventional pulmonary fellowships, interventional pulmonary courses, and cases. More »

INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING UPDATE

The AABIP is pleased to announce that Interventional Pulmonology will participate in the NRMP (National Resident Matching Program) match this year as a fellowship match. For more information about the Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Match, including the Schedule of Dates, go to the AABIP fellowship portion of this website and/or the NRMP website at www.nrmp.org.

Upcoming Courses and Events

Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Chest Tubes
Course Director: Wes Shepherd
Co-Director: Hans Lee
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
C May 25 2012 Friday
ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND TRAINING COURSE
1 day with dry and wet labs,
Faculty: Thoracic Surgery: Drs. Shaf Keshavjee, Andrew Pierre, Kazuhiro Yasufuku
Pathology: Dr. William R. Geddie
Division of Thoracic Surgery
and Department of Surgery
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
C Jun 07 2012 Thursday
The 17th World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
17th World Congress for Bronchoesophagology
17th WCB / WCBE
Cleveland, Ohio - USA
E Jun 15 2012 Friday
Quebec Interventional Pulmonology Course
3-day Hands-On Course
Course Director: Antoine Delage, MD, FRCPC
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie
et de Pneumologie de Quebec
Quebec City, Canada
C Jun 20 2012 Wednesday
EBUS and Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
Program Directors:
David Feller-Kopman, MD
Lonny Yarmus, DO
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
C Jul 26 2012 Thursday

Announcements

  • Spiration Grants available for 2012, open to new recipients only. Bronchoscopy topic must be selected. Grant amount: $2,000. Application deadline: 10/1/2012

  • 17th WCB, 17th WCBE, Cleveland, Ohio USA

Cases

Fellowships

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA   Adnan Majid, MD, FCCP
Lahey Clinic   Carla R. Lamb, MD
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center   Andrew Haas, MD/PhD
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center   Georgie A. Eapen, MD
Chicago Chest Center, Elk Grove Village, IL   Sara Greenhill, MD
Henry Ford Hospital   Michael J. Simoff, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital   Lonny Yarmus, DO, FCCP
David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO   Alexander Chen, MD
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC   Momen M. Wahidi MD, MBA
Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia)   Hans J. Lee, MD
University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences   Thaddeus Bartter, MD
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH   Shaheen Islam, MD
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Moishe Liberman, MD, Ph.D.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America & Temple University, Philadelphia, PA   Co-Directors: Mark E. Lund, MD, FCCP
John Travaline, MD, FCCP
Emory University School of Medicine   David Berkowitz, MD
Rabih I. Bechara, MD
National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado   Ali I. Musani, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Respiratory Institute
  Francisco Aécio Almeida, MD, MS, FCCP