Wissam Chatila, MD

Clinical Interests

• Managing patients with advanced lung diseases and COPD
• Managing complex sleep disorders and identifying factors that will improve management of patients with sleep disordered breathing
• Managing patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure

Educational Background

• Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1997
• Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996
• Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, 1993-1995
• Residency (Internal Medicine), Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD 1992-1993
• Internship (Internal Medicine), Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD 1990-1991
• MD, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1990
• Undergraduate degree, BS (Biology), American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1986

Certifications

• Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Sleep Medicine

Memberships

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Thoracic Society
• American College of Chest Physicians

Digital Bibliography

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Books/Book Chapters:

Chatila W, Krachman SL. Sleep at high altitude. In: Sleep A Comprehensive Handbook. Lee-Chiong T, (ed) John Wiley & Sons; 122:933-938, 2006

Krachman SL, Chatila W. Sleep in the intensive care unit. In: Encyclopedia of Sleep Medicine. Lee-Chiong T, (ed) John Wiley & Sons. 118:899-908, 2006

Krachman S, Chatila W, Criner GJ. Cor pulmonale and sleep disordered breathing in patients with restrictive lung disease and neuromuscular disorders. In: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Lynch JP, (ed) Thieme; 24:297-305, 2003

Chatila W, Criner GJ. Complications of Long-Term Ventilation. In: The Respir Care Clin 8: 631-647, 2002