American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

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

The Geoffrey McLennan Memorial Award For Advances in Interventional Pulmonology
AABIP is inviting applications for research awards. Award applications should be related to the study of interventional pulmonology (IP). Read more here.

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