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Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, M.D.

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Sleep & Breathing Disorders
Interventional Pulmonology

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Education & Training

Medical School - University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, Jordan (1989-1995)
Internship - Alpert Medical School of Brown University (1996-1997), Internal Medicine
Fellowship - Alpert Medical School of Brown University (1999-2002), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
Residency - Alpert Medical School of Brown University (1997-1999), Internal Medicine

Professional Associations & Affiliations

The American College of Chest Medicine (ACCP) (1996-2013)
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) (1996-2013)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor, (2020, 2022)
Abu-Hijleh, M.D. 2012, Best Doctors in America
The Patient's Choice Award 2011
Compassionate Doctor Recognition 2010
The Dean's Teaching Excellence Award 2010, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Pulmonary Medicine
The Patient's Recognition Award 2009
The Veterans Administration Recognition Award 2002

Books & Publications

Books
- Upper Airway Obstruction in Adults in Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders
  Braman SS and Abu-Hijleh M (2008), The McGraw-Hill Companies
- Pulmonary Procedures During Pregnancy in Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy: Clinical and Research Aspects
  Abu-Hijleh M (2009), Humana Press Inc.
- Asthma and COPD in Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
  Braman SS and Abu-Hijleh M (2010), Saunders-Elsevier
Publications
- Intrabronchial Valves for Air Leaks After Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery.
  Abu-Hijleh M, Styrvoky K, Anand V, Woll F, Yarmus L, Machuzak MS, Nader DA, Mullett TW, Hogarth DK, Toth JW, Acash G, Casal RF, Hazelrigg S, Wood DE, Lung 2019 Oct 197 5 627-633
- Pulmonary puzzle. An unusual cause of chest pain. Diagnosis: Cor triatriatum sinistrum with secondary unilateral pulmonary venous hypertension and right lung hypoplasia.
  Casserly B, Atalay MK, Poppas A, Klinger JR, Abu-Hijleh M Thorax 2011 Apr 66 4 285-6, 313-4
- Cryptogenic and secondary organizing pneumonia: clinical presentation, radiographic findings, treatment response, and prognosis.
  Drakopanagiotakis F, Paschalaki K, Abu-Hijleh M, Aswad B, Karagianidis N, Kastanakis E, Braman SS, Polychronopoulos V Chest 2011 Apr 139 4 893-900
- Pleuropericarditis in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease: a case presentation and review of the literature.
  Abu-Hijleh M, Evans S, Aswad B Lung 2010 Dec 188 6 505-10
- Emergency use of an endobronchial one-way valve in the management of severe air leak and massive subcutaneous emphysema.
  Abu-Hijleh M, Blundin M Lung 2010 Jun 188 3 253-7
- Successful Use of Pulmonary Cryotherapy for Tracheobronchial Thrombus Extraction and Recanalization of the Tracheobronchial Tree During a Pediatric Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Run.
  Engelhardt K, Pirolli T, Raman L, Abu-Hijleh M, Hupp S, Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology 2019 Mar 32 1 28-30
- Improving Lung Function in Severe Heterogenous Emphysema with the Spiration® Valve System (EMPROVE): A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized, Controlled Trial.
  Criner GJ, Delage A, Voelker K, Hogarth DK, Majid A, Zgoda M, Lazarus DR, Casal R, Benzaquen SB, Holladay RC, Wellikoff A, Calero K, Rumbak MJ, Branca PR, Abu-Hijleh M, Mallea JM, Kalhan R, Sachdeva A, Kinsey CM, Lamb CR, Reed MF, Abouzgheib WB, Kaplan PV, Marrujo GX, Johnstone DW, Gasparri MG, Meade AA, Hergott CA, Reddy C, Mularski RA, Case AH, Makani SS, Shepherd RW, Chen B, Holt GE, Martel S, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2019 Jul
- The spectrum of nonasthmatic inflammatory airway diseases in adults.
  Braman SS, Abu-Hijleh M Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 2010 Feb 43 1 131-46, x-xi
- Homozygous Rare PARN Missense Mutation in Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis.
  Zhang D, Zhou Z, Abu-Hijleh M, Batra K, Xing C, Garcia CK, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2019 Mar 199 6 797-799
- Linear Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy with Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the Evaluation of Mediastinal and Hilar Pathology: Introducing the Procedure to a Teaching Institution.
  Abu-Hijleh M, El-Sameed Y, Eldridge K, Vadia E, Chiu H, Dreyfuss Z, Al Rabadi LS Lung 2013 Feb 191 1 109-15

Research

Airway Disease
COPD/Emphysema
Interventional Pulmonology
Lung Cancer
Pleural Disease

Clinical Focus

Sleep & Breathing Disorders
Interventional Pulmonology
Therapeutic & Diagnostic Procedures for Lung Disease
Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer
Airway Cancer
Mesothelioma
CT Screening for Lung Cancer
Pleural Cancer
Pancoast Cancer
Lung (Pulmonary) Disorders

Links

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Articles by Dr. Abu-Hijleh

Robotic bronchoscopy offers minimally invasive, earlier lung cancer diagnosis

Lungs; Prevention

Robotic bronchoscopy offers minimally invasive, earlier lung cancer diagnosis

Kim Styrvoky, M.D.
Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, M.D.

May 4, 2022

Nonsurgical valve treatment provides relief for patients with severe emphysema

Discovery; Lungs

Nonsurgical valve treatment provides relief for patients with severe emphysema

Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, M.D.

June 2, 2021

Should I be screened for lung cancer?

Should I be screened for lung cancer?

Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, M.D.

January 6, 2016

Why do nonsmokers get lung cancer?

Why do nonsmokers get lung cancer?

Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, M.D.

November 18, 2015

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