Dr. Ali Sadoughi is Director of Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy. His clinical expertise is in interventional pulmonology and thoracic oncology, an evolving sub-specialty of pulmonary and critical care medicine. This field focuses on patients with benign and malignant chest diseases.
Dr. Sadoughi performs advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients with lung nodules/masses, intra-thoracic lymphadenopathy, pleural diseases, and severe asthma. These include:
- Sampling of pulmonary lesions; both peripherally and centrally located in the lung; using endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS, both radial and linear array probes) and navigational bronchoscopy
- Therapeutic rigid and flexible bronchoscopy on patients with major airway disorders, including tumor de-bulking, airway dilatation and stent placement
- Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on patients with pleural disease and effusion
- Therapeutic interventions such as pleurodesis, tunneled pleural catheter and chest tube placement
- Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma
- Endobronchial valve placement for persistent air leak from the lung
His other experience is in ultrasonography and echocardiography and their applications in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
Dr. Sadoughi's research interests are in evolution and application of sophisticated and modern technologies for early and minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of different pulmonary diseases, from lung cancers, to airway disorders, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, respiratory failure, and pleural diseases. The outcome of his research studies in pulmonary hypertension and interventional pulmonology has been published in high-ranking medical journals and presented in different national conferences.
Clinical Specialties
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Lung Cancer
- Critical Care
Board Certification
- Pulmonary Disease
- Critical Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- Medical School: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Residency: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
- Fellowship: Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Washington University in Saint Louis
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP), Member
- American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Member
- American Thoracic Society (ATS), Member
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), Member