Gustavo Adolfo Fernandez Romero, MD

Clinical Interests

• Asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Research Interests

• Severe asthma in hispanics
• COPD exacerbations
• Biologic therapy for lung diseases

Educational Background

• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela
• MD, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela

Certifications

• Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Medicine

Memberships

• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Thoracic Society

Honors & Awards

• “Dimitri Stavropoulos, M. D. Memorial Award” In recognition of clinical acumen, compassion, empathy and passion for the preservation of life reflecting the character of Dimitri Stavropoulos.  Albert Einstein Medical Center. Philadelphia, PA, 2016

Selected Publications

Wongrkpanich S, Fernandez G, Punjabi C, Bustamante J, Glenn E. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Infection by Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Causing Upper Airway Obstruction: A Case Report.Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Vol. 12, No. 2 (2015), pp. 287-288

Fernandez G, Bashir R, Gupta R, O’Murchu B, Lakhter V, Nieves C, Akhter T, Cohen G, Rali P. Pulmonary Artery Rupture After Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Oct 29. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201805-0947IM. 

Fernandez Romero GA, Beros J, Criner G. Mepolizumab for the prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2018;13(2):125-132.

Wongrkpanich S, Fernandez G, Punjabi C, Bustamante J, Glenn E. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Infection by Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Causing Upper Airway Obstruction: A Case Report.Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Vol. 12, No. 2 (2015), pp. 287-288