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 »
Application Instructions for the 2013 AABIP Interventional Pulmonology Board Certification Examination
The purpose of this document is to assist in the application process for board certification for the subspecialty of Interventional Pulmonology. This process is being overseen by the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP). More »
Message From The President
Dear colleagues,
As you may be aware, the Board of Directors of the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) has committed to producing and implementing an Interventional Pulmonary Board Certification Examination. The rationale for this effort is to enhance training, clinical care, scientific exploration, and collaborative, evidence-based approaches within the field of Interventional Pulmonology. More »
Important Announcement Regarding Eligibility Criteria For AABIP Interventional Pulmonology Board Certification Exam
The AABIP intends to establish a certification process in an effort to improve the quality, consistency and scientific rigor within the field of Interventional Pulmonology. This will provide patients, healthcare organizations and other interested parties with a standard and readily comprehensible description of the qualifications and experience held by the physician whose services are being engaged. This will enhance clinical care, foster greater collaboration, improve research, advance science and encourage standardization of the training process. More »
Upcoming Courses and Events
| AABIP Spring Scientific Symposium 2013 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Philadelphia, PA Contact: J. Scott Ferguson, MD |
Location: Arthur J. Rubinstein Auditorium Hospital of Univ. of Pennsylvania |
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| 11th Annual Endobronchial Ultrasound Interdisciplinary Training Course Location: Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Chatham, MA Course Director: Gaetane Michaud, MD Course Co-Directors: Armin Ernst, MD and Felix Herth, MD |
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston, MA | C | May 30 2013 Thursday |
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| Endobronchial Ultrasound Training Course Division of Thoracic Surgery and Department of Surgery Course Director: Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, Ph.D. |
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
C | Jun 06 2013 Thursday |
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| Midwest EBUS and Advanced Bronchoscopy & Percutaneous Tracheostomy Course Course Director: Shaheen Islam, MD, MPH |
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Columbus, OH |
C | Jun 07 2013 Friday |
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| Thoracic Ultrasound for Chest Physicians (includes hands-on Sessions Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Course Chair: Alexander C. Chen, MD |
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine St. Louis, MO |
C | Jun 13 2013 Thursday |
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| Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Chest Tube Hands-On-Course Course Directors: Ray Wesley Shepherd, MD and Rajiv Malhotra, DO |
Virginia Commonwealth Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care Richmond, VA |
C | Jun 28 2013 Friday |
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| Second Annual EBUS and Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Course Course Directors: David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP Lonny Yarmus, DO, FCCP |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Baltimore, MD |
C | Jul 11 2013 Thursday |
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| Endobronchial Ultrasound Course Hands-On-Course Program Director: Momen Wahidi, MD, MBA |
Searle Center, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC |
C | Sep 20 2013 Friday |
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Announcements
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The Geoffrey McLennan Memorial Award For Advances in Interventional Pulmonology
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AABIP is inviting applications for research awards. Award applications should be related to the study of interventional pulmonology (IP). Read more here.
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Spiration Grants available for 2012, open to new recipients only. Bronchoscopy topic must be selected. Grant amount: $2,000. Application deadline: 10/1/2012
Cases
- Case: Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica Associated with Extrinsic Compression
- Case Studies in Interventional Pulmonology
Fellowships
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA |
Adnan Majid, MD, FCCP |
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| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
John Mullon, MD Fabien Maldonado, MD |
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| Lahey Clinic Burlington, MA |
Carla R. Lamb, MD |
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| University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Philadelphia, PA |
Andrew Haas, MD/PhD |
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| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
Georgie A. Eapen, MD |
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| Chicago Chest Center Elk Grove Village, IL |
Sara Greenhill, MD |
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| Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI |
Michael J. Simoff, M.D. |
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| Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD |
Lonny Yarmus, DO, FCCP |
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| Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO | Alexander Chen, MD |
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| Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC |
Momen M. Wahidi MD, MBA |
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| Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia) Richmond, VA |
Rajiv Malhotra, DO, MS, FCCP |
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| University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR |
Thaddeus Bartter, MD |
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| The Ohio State University Columbus, OH |
Shaheen Islam, MD |
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| Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Moishe Liberman, MD, Ph.D. |
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| Cancer Treatment Centers of America & Temple University Philadelphia, PA |
Co-Directors: Mark E. Lund, MD, FCCP John Travaline, MD, FCCP |
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| Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA |
David Berkowitz, MD |
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| National Jewish Health Denver, Colorado |
Ali I. Musani, M.D. |
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| Cleveland Clinic Foundation Respiratory Institute Cleveland, OH |
Francisco Aécio Almeida, MD, MS, FCCP |
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| University of Chicago Chicago IL |
Septimiu Murgu, MD |
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| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH |
Sadia Benzaquen, MD |
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| Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ |
Ziad Boujaoude, MD, FCCP |
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| University of Louisville Louisville, KY |
Tanya Wiese, DO |
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