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Curriculum Vitae
Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD
Revised: Dec 15th, 2014
Summary: Staff Physician at Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and Associate
Professor of Medicine at Emory University, with special interests and extensive activity in the
fields of (1) Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine – obstructive airway diseases such as
asthma, COPD and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), (2) Predictive Health, (3) Medical Education
in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and (4) Organizational Leadership (as Atlanta
VAMC Sleep Medicine Center Medical Director and Sleep Section Chief).
1. Name: Octavian C. Ioachimescu
2. Office Address: Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC)
Sleep (111) 1670 Clairmont Rd.
Decatur, GA 30033
Telephone: 404-321-6111 ext. 7258 (O)
216-346-8175 (C)
Fax: 404-417-2903
3. E-mail Address: [email protected] or [email protected]
4. Citizenship: Romanian Citizen; US Permanent Resident
5. Current Titles and Affiliations:
a. Academic appointments:
1. Primary appointments: Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory
University, School of Medicine, 2013 – present
2. Joint and secondary appointments: Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of
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Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, 2009 – present
b. Clinical appointments:
1. Medical Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Atlanta VAMC, 2007 – present
(renamed in 2013 Sleep Medicine Center)
2. Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy Department, Atlanta VAMC, 2009 -
2012
3. Section Chief, VA Sleep Medicine Section, August 2012 – present
c. Education appointments: Emory Sleep Medicine Fellowship VA Site Director and
Core Faculty – June 2012 - present
6. Previous Academic and Professional Appointments:
Clinical Instructor, Pulmonology, Carol Davila University, Bucharest,
Romania, 1998 – 2000
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine, 2007–2013
7. Previous Administrative and/or Clinical Appointments:
Acting Chief, Pulmonary Section, Atlanta VAMC, June 2009 – August 2010
8. Licensures/Boards:
Ohio, 2006 – 2012 (let intentionally lapse)
Georgia, issued 2008 - present
9. Specialty Boards:
Romanian Board of Pulmonology - 2000
American Board of Internal Medicine - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Medicine - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care - 2006
American Board of Sleep Medicine - 2007
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10. Education:
1989 - 1995: Medical School: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Bucharest, Romania
1999 - 2008: PhD: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Bucharest, Romania
11. Postgraduate Training:
Residency and Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine, Marius Nasta National Institute of
Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania, Supervisor: Paul Stoicescu, MD, PhD, 1996 – 2000
Residency in Internal Medicine, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT (Yale University),
Supervisor: Paul B. Iannini, MD, 2000 – 2003
Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
Cleveland, OH, Supervisor: Peter Mazzone, MD and Alex Arroliga, MD, 2003 – 2006
Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, Supervisor:
Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, 2006 – 2007
Leadership training:
"VA Southeast Network 7 Physician Leadership Academy", 2009
"Leadership in Healthcare" - Advisory Board Company (including Harvard School of
Business online modules), 2009 – 2011
"Junior Faculty Development Course", Emory University School of Medicine, Director:
Sharon W. Weiss, MD, 2009
"Cleveland Clinic’s Executive Education" webinar (Dr. James K. Stoller, Developing
Healthcare Leaders for the Future, Director: James K. Stoller), 2011
"Cleveland Clinic’s Executive Education" webinar (Dr. Carol Farver: Emotional
Intelligence: An Essential Competency for Healthcare Providers, Director: James K.
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Stoller), 2011
"Cleveland Clinic’s Executive Education" webinar (Dr. Kenneth Goodman, Harnessing
Clinical Resources at the Point of Care, Director: James K. Stoller), 2012
"Physicians Executive Program" (PEP 2013), Emory University, Departments of
Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, & Surgery, January – June 2013
“Academy of Medical Educators”, Emory University, 2013-2014
“American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Leadership Academy”, Austin, TX,
October 2014
12. Military or Government Service: Romanian Army Mandatory Military Service,
Infantry/Sanitary Forces, 1988 – 1989
13. Committee Memberships:
National and International:
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP, approximately 12,000
members from >100 countries) - ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Network Steering Committee Member (12-member committee; Clinical
Pulmonary Medicine Network has >4700 members), 2010 – present
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM, approximately 10,000
members from >70 countries) – AASM Education Committee Member (8-
member committee), 2011 – 2014
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP, approximately 12,000
members from >100 countries) –ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Network E-Community Co-Chair/Moderator, 2011 – 2012
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American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP, approximately 12,000
members from >100 countries) - ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Network Steering Committee Vice Chair (12-member committee; Clinical
Pulmonary Medicine Network has >4700 members), 2012 – 2014
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP, approximately 12,000
members from >100 countries) - ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Network Steering Committee Chair (12-member committee; Clinical
Pulmonary Medicine Network has >4700 members), 2014 – 2016
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP, approximately 12,000
members from >100 countries) - ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Network Steering Committee Past Chair (12-member committee; Clinical
Pulmonary Medicine Network has >4700 members), 2016 – 2018
American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) Educational
Projects Award Task Force Member (5-member committee) – Grant
Reviewer, 2012, 2013, 2014
Veterans Affairs Critical Care Network (CCN) Organizing Committee
Member (5 members) - 2012 – present
VA Research Project CSP-574 Clinical Evaluation Committee (CEC)
Member (5 members), 2013 – present
American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR) Membership
Committee Member (8 members), 2014 - present
b. Regional and State:
Veterans Inter Service Network 7 (VISN-7) Lung Cancer OncWatch
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Committee Member, 2007 – 2011
Ad-hoc Organizing Committee Member for Georgia Association of
Sleep Professionals (GASP), 2008
Member of the Board of Directors (BOD, VA/Emory Facility) for
Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP), 2012 – 2014
President, Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP)
2015 – 2016
c. Institutional:
Emory University Pulmonary and Critical Care Individualized Training
Pathway Committee Member (6-member committee), Division of Pulmonary,
Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 – 2010
Emory University Pulmonary and Critical Care Clinical Competency
Committee Member (8-member committee), Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and
Critical Care Medicine, 2009 – 2012
Emory University Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Committee Member (8-member committee), Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and
Critical Care Medicine, 2010 and 2013
Emory University Institutional Review Board (IRB) Member, 2010 – 2013
Emory University Sleep Center Education Strategic Planning Committee
Member (5-member committee), 2010 – 2012
Emory University Sleep Medicine Clinical Competency Committee Member
(5-member committee), Sleep Medicine Fellowship, 2012 – present
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Emory University Sleep Medicine Fellowship Committee Member (5-member
committee), 2010 – present
Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) Member (5-member committee),
Study: "Vitamin D for enhancing the immune system in cystic fibrosis (DISC)",
PI: Vin Tangpricha, 2012 – present
Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) Chair (4-member committee) -
Study “Lung Immune Dysfunction in HIV: the Role of Zinc and Oxidative
Stress”, PI: Sushma Cribbs, 2014 – present
Emory University Department of Medicine Research Advisory Team (RAT)
Committee Member, 2014 - present
14. Consultantships:
- Takeda, Inc. – consultant for new sleep trial design - 2013 - 2014
15. Editorships and Editorial Boards:
Editor and Member of International Advisory Board - The Journal of College
Medical Sciences (JCMS), 2010 – present
Editor and Member of Scientific Advisory Board - North American Journal of
Medical Sciences (NAJMS), 2011 - present
Editor of “Contemporary Sleep Medicine”, Bentham Publishing,
2011 (electronic textbook in patient and physician versions)
16. Ad-hoc Manuscript Reviewer for the Following Publications:
i. “Chest”, 2001 - present
ii. “Thorax”, 2004 - present
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iii. “Respirology”, 2004 - present
iv. “Respiratory Care”, 2004 - present
v. "Respiration", 2004 - present
vi. “Respiratory Medicine”, 2006 - present
vii. "Mayo Clinic Proceedings”, 2006 - present
viii. “Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care”, 2006 - present
ix. “American Journal of Medical Sciences”, 2006 – present
x. “Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis”, 2007
xi. “Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology”, 2006 - 2007
xii. "Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews", 2009
xiii. "Hospital Physician Board Review Manual" 2009
xiv. “Pneumologia”, 2000 - present
xv. “Saudi Medical Journal”, 2007 - present
xvi. “The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease”, 2010 – present
xvii. “Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease”, 2010 - present
xviii. "Pediatric Pulmonology", 2010 - present
xix. "Allergy and Asthma Proceedings", 2010 - present
xx. "Medicine", 2010 - present
xxi. "Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases", 2010 - present
xxii. "PLOS One", 2010 - present
xxiii. "Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology", 2011 - present
xxiv. "US Respiratory Disease", 2011 – 2012
xxv. “North American Journal of Medical Sciences”, 2011 – present
xxvi. "International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences", 2012 – present
xxvii. "Journal of Zhejiang University-Science", 2012 – present
xxviii. "American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine", 2012 – present
xxix. "Sleep Medicine Reviews", 2013 – present
xxx. "Chronobiology International", 2013 – present
xxxi. “Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine”, 2013 – present
xxxii. “Lung”, 2013 – present
xxxiii. “European Journal of Pediatrics”, 2014 - present
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xxxiv. “Acta Endocrinologica”, 2014 – present
xxxv. “Pediatrics International”, 2014 – present
xxxvi. “Case Reports in Pediatrics”, 2014 – present
xxxvii. “Canadian Respiratory Journal”, 2014 - present
17. Honors and Awards:
Ioachimescu O.C. “Considerations about right ventricular function assessment in
patients with COPD”, 1999, Pneumologia 2: 115-119
Article awarded ‘The best article of the year 1999’, Romania
Ioachimescu O.C. “Bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma”, American
College of Physicians (ACP) Connecticut Meeting, May 2001
Joseph Belsky Award - 3rd Prize, Danbury Hospital
Ioachimescu O.C. “Langerhans cell histiocytosis”, Danbury Hospital Research Day,
May 2001
Joseph Belsky Award - 2nd Prize, Danbury Hospital
Ioachimescu O.C. “The diagnosis and severity of OSA: a comprehensive analysis of
different predictive models”, Neuroscience Day, Cleveland Clinic,
May 2007, 3rd Prize Research Award, Cleveland Clinic
Ioachimescu O.C. Three chapters in Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Editors:
Geoffrey J. Laurent and Steven D. Shapiro, © 2006 Elsevier Ltd,
ISBN (Set): 0-12-438360-2, Winner of the Best Multi-Volume
Reference Work (Science), 2006 Professional/Scholarly
Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers
(AAP)
Ioachimescu O.C. "Teacher of the Year" Pulmonary Division Award, 2009
Ioachimescu O.C. - Marquis Who's Who in America 2010 and 2012 (64th and 65th
Editions)
Ioachimescu O.C. - among "The Most Influential Teachers in the Emory
University Department of Medicine" (2010 Award Celebration)
Ioachimescu O.C. - Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2011-2012 (11th
Edition)
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Ioachimescu O.C. "Teacher of the Year" Pulmonary Division Award, 2012
18. Society Memberships:
i. Romanian Society of Cardiology (RSC), 1996 – present
ii. Romanian PsychoNeuroEndocrinology Society (RPNES), 1996 – 2000
iii. International Society of Endocrinology (ISE) 1997 – 1999
iv. Romanian Society of Pneumology (RSP), 1998 – present
v. American College of Physicians (ACP), Affiliate, 2000 – 2007
vi. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), 2003 – 2007
vii. American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Affiliate, 2003 – 2009
viii. American Medical Association (AMA), 2000 - 2009
ix. European Respiratory Society (ERS, approximately 10,000 members from
>100 countries), ERS Thoracic Oncology Assembly - Lung Cancer Group
(11.01), 2003 – present
x. American Thoracic Society (ATS approximately 15,000 members worldwide),
ATS Assembly on Clinical Problems (CP), 2003 – present
xi. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Foundation (A1ATF), 2003 – 2012
xii. American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM approximately 10,000 members
worldwide), Diplomate (DAASM), AASM Sleep Disordered Breathing Section,
2006 – present
xiii. American College of Physicians (ACP), Fellow (FACP), 2007 – 2012
xiv. American Academy of Neurology, 2006 – 2008
xv. Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP), 2008 – present
xvi. American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP, approximately 12,000 members
from >100 countries), Fellow (FCCP), member of the ACCP Sleep
Institute/Network, Pulmonary Physiology, Function, and Rehabilitation Network,
Thoracic Oncology Network, and Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network, 2009 –
present
xvii. Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI), 2009 – present
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xviii. American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR), 2012 - present
19. Organization of National or International Conferences:
a. Administrative positions:
1. Vice-Chair of Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, ACCP, 2012-
2014 (organization of ACCP international meeting [“CHEST”])
2. Chair of Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, ACCP, 2014-
2016 (organization of ACCP international meeting [“CHEST”])
3. Past Chair of Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, ACCP, 2016-
2018 (organization of ACCP international meeting [“CHEST”])
b. Sessions as Chair:
- Chair, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) "Lung Pathology
Course", part of ACCP Board Review Courses, Phoenix, AZ, 2012
- Chair, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP): “Predictive
Health in Pulmonology: The Case of the Pulmonary Nodules”
(Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Highlights Session), ACCP
meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2012
- Co-Chair, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP): “Pulmonary.
Physiology” Plenary Session, ACCP meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2012
- Chair, Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) Annual
Meeting, April 2013
- Chair, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP): “Obstructive Lung
and Airway Disorders: to Split or to Lump?” Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Plenary Session, ACCP international meeting, Chicago, IL, 2013
20. Research Focus:
Sleep Medicine
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1. Predictive Health in Sleep Medicine - Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
2. Algorithms of diagnosis/therapy for OSA
3. Oxidative stress in OSA
Pulmonology
a. Predictive Health in Pulmonology (pulmonary nodules, pneumonia)
b. Pulmonary nodules - computed tomographic volumetric analysis
c. Orphan lung disorders
d. Obstructive lung disease, pulmonary function
21. Grant Support:
a. Active support:
1. Federally funded:
- ESCAPe (CSP-574): ~ $300,000 (2011-2016)
Study "Phase III randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial to evaluate the
safety and efficacy of low-dose methylprednisolone infusion in subjects with severe
community acquired pneumonia (ESCAPe)" (VA Central IRB Study #10-04, VA
Cooperative Study CSP-574, NCT01283009), sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs,
Site Principal Investigator, 25% effort (current);
- Sleep Telemedicine Assessment of Response to Therapy (START): $552,000 (2013-
2014)
VA (Office of Rural Health)-sponsored, Investigator-Initiated Clinical Project to implement
diagnosis and therapy of insomnia (CBTI) and sleep apnea using telemedicine capabilities
and technologies, Emory IRB#00074996, Principal Investigator, 10% effort (current)
2. Contracts (industry-sponsored studies):
- SUMMIT: ~ $80,000 (2011 - 2015)
Phase III study HZC113782 (SUMMIT): "A Clinical Outcomes Study to compare the effect
of Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol Inhalation Powder 100/25 mcg with placebo on Survival
in Subjects with moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and a history
of or at increased risk for cardiovascular disease"; industry-sponsored study, sponsor:
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK, NCT01313676), Local Site Principal Investigator, Emory IRB
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00046472, 5% effort (current);
- AUSTRI: ~$100,000 (2012 - 2015)
Phase IV study SAS115359 (AUSTRI), "Safety and Efficacy Study of Inhaled Fluticasone
Propionate/Salmeterol Combination versus Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate in the
Treatment of Adolescent and Adult Subjects with Persistent Asthma"; industry-sponsored
study, sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK, NCT01475721), Local Site Principal Investigator,
Emory IRB 00055980, 5% effort (current);
- CALIMA: ~$200,000 (2014-2016)
Phase III study D3250C00018 (CALIMA), “A Multicentre, Randomized, Double-blind,
Parallel Group, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Efficacy and Safety Study of Benralizumab
(MEDI-563) Added to High-dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus Long-acting β2 Agonist in
Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma (AstraZeneca, NCT01914757), Local Site Investigator,
Emory IRB# 00073860, 5% effort (current)
- SOLITAIRE-IV: ~50,000 (2014-2015)
Phase III study CE01-301 (SOLITAIRE-IV): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Center
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous to Oral Solithromycin (CEM-101)
Compared to Intravenous to Oral Moxifloxacin in the Treatment of Adult Patients with
Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia, sponsor: Cempra Pharmaceuticals (NCT
01968733), Local Site Investigator, Emory IRB# 00074229, 5% effort (current)
b. Previous support:
- Sleep Telemedicine Project: $150,000 (2012-2013)
VA-sponsored, Investigator-Initiated Clinical Project to implement diagnosis and therapy of
sleep disorders using telemedicine capabilities and technologies, Principal Investigator,
2.5% effort (past)
- BREATH (CSP-560): $65,000 (2008 - 2009)
Study "Bronchitis and Emphysema Advice and Training To Reduce Hospitalization
(BREATH)" (Emory IRB# 00010180, NCT00395083), VA Cooperative Study CSP-560
(completed), sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs, Local Site Principal Investigator;
10% effort (past);
c. Current Studies without Specific Support:
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- Study "Sleep Functional Outcomes" (Emory IRB# 00049576), investigator-initiated
study, Principal Investigator, 2011 - 2016; 5% effort (current)
- Study "Lung Transplant Functional Database" (Emory IRB#00052353), Co-
Investigator (co-PIs: David Neujahr, Seth Force), 2011 - 2015; 1% effort (current)
- Study "Respiratory Events and Risk of Hypertension" (Emory IRB# 00049576),
Senior Investigator (Sub-Investigator and prior mentee: Ahmed Khan), 2011 - 2015; 1%
effort (overlapping with "Sleep Functional Outcomes")
- Study "Determinants of Functional Impairments in Pulmonary Function" (Emory
IRB# 00049576), Senior Investigator (Sub-Investigator and prior mentee: Misbah Baqir),
2009 - 2015; 2.5% effort (overlapping with "Sleep Functional Outcomes")
- Study "Functional Assessment in Sleep Apnea" (Emory IRB# 00049576), Senior
Investigator (Sub-Investigator and prior mentee: Swathy Puthalapatthu), 2011 - 2015;
2.5% effort (current, overlapping with "Sleep Functional Outcomes")
- Study "CPAP Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea" (Emory IRB# 00049576), Senior
Investigator (Co-Investigator and current mentee: Rina Eisenstein), 2011 - 2014; 2.5%
effort (current, overlapping with "Sleep Functional Outcomes")
-Study “CROSSEXAMINATION” (IRB waiver, #00059851), Co-Investigator (Co-
investigator and current mentee: Faye Routledge), 2012-2015; 1% effort (current, data
from Emory Predictive Health Initiative)
d..Past Studies without Specific Support:
- Study: "Blood Collection for Structure Study" (Emory IRB# 00045762), Co - Investigator
(Principal Investigator: Peter Wilson), 2011 - 2013; 2.5% effort (past)
- Organizer of "National Registry of Orphan Lung Disorders", Principal Investigator, 1998,
Romania, 10% effort (past)
- Study "Gatifloxacin versus Trovafloxacin in acute bronchitis"; industry-sponsored study,
Sub-Investigator (PI: Paul Stoicescu, MD, PhD), sponsor: Glaxo-Smith-Kline (GSK), Romania,
1999, 5% effort (past)
22. Clinical Service Contributions:
July 2007 – present: built and consolidated Atlanta VAMC Sleep Program, now
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Atlanta VAMC Sleep Medicine Center – grew from a 3-person
Department (in 2007) to a 42-FTEE Sleep Medicine Center (in
2014) and a 3-million+ sleep contract over 3 years
(as Medical Director of Sleep Medicine Center); since August 2012
– Sleep Medicine Section Chief
June 2009 – July 2010: led the Atlanta VAMC Pulmonary Section, in charge of >60
people (Pulmonary, Critical Care, Respiratory Therapy, Sleep
Medicine and CPAP Clinics) (as Acting Pulmonary Section Chief)
July 2007 – present: attending for Pulmonary Consults, Medical ICU at the Atlanta
VAMC: 2-4 months/year service, which includes:
- Teaching
- Patient care for MICU patients
- Pulmonary Consults for wards or ICU inpatients
- Pulmonary Special Clinic – outpatient consultations and
procedures (including endobronchial ultrasound, EBUS)
July 2007 – present: Pulmonary Clinic for outpatients at the Atlanta VAMC: Monday
half-day clinic; this involves teaching Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows
July 2007 – present: Sleep Center at the Atlanta VAMC:
- Patient Care: Sleep Medicine consultations; full-day Sleep Clinic (Wednesday)
- Review and interpret sleep studies performed in the Atlanta VA Sleep Lab
(currently ~ 700 studies per year)
- Oversee the development, implementation and quality control of outsourced
sleep studies (600-1,200 polysomnographic studies per year)
- Teaching for medical students, medical residents and Pulmonary and Critical
Care fellows in Pulmonary Special Clinic or Sleep Medicine rotation
July 2012 – present: teaching Sleep Medicine fellows in Sleep Clinics and Laboratory
23. Formal Teaching:
a. Medical Student Teaching:
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M5 Carol Davila University, Pulmonary Module, Marius Nasta Institute of
Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania, 1999 - 2000
M3 Yale University and Columbia University, Danbury Hospital Internal
Medicine rotations, 2000 - 2003
M3 Case Western-Cleveland Clinic University and Pennsylvania State
University, Cleveland Clinic, Pulmonary and Critical Care rotations, 2003 -
2007
M1 Emory University, Pulmonary Module, 2009-2013 (except 2011)
M2 Emory University, Evidence-Based Medicine Module, 2011
M3 Emory University, Critical Care VA Module, 2010-present
b. Graduate Programs:
Residency Programs - Internal Medicine Residents: Emory University,
2007 – present, and Morehouse School of Medicine, 2009 – present
Fellowship Program - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows,
2007 – present
Fellowship Program (Core Faculty and Site Director) - Sleep Medicine
Fellows, 2012 – present
c. Other categories:
Physician Assistant students, 2007 – present, occasionally
Nurse Practitioner students, 2007 – present, occasionally
Patients: Smoking cessation classes for patients, 2009-2010
Other Postgraduate - faculty for:
Emory University ABIM Board Review Course (2009 – 2013, yearly)
Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine Board Review Course (March
and October 2009)
Education Consultants Family Practice Board Review Course (May
2010, June 2010 and February 2012)
Sleep Medicine Physician Assistants, 2011 – present, daily
24. Supervisory Teaching:
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Settings:
Attending Physician for Pulmonary Consults at the Atlanta VAMC (M3, IM Residents and
PCCM Fellows)
Attending Physician for MICU Service at the Atlanta VAMC (M3, IM Residents and PCCM
Fellows)
Attending Physician for Pulmonary Clinics at the Atlanta VAMC (M3, IM Residents and
PCCM Fellows)
Attending Physician for Sleep Clinics and Sleep Laboratory at the Atlanta VAMC (IM
Residents and PCCM Fellows)
Mentees trained:
i. Sleep Medicine Fellows mentored academically during Sleep Fellowship, as Chief
Fellow:
Dewey McWhirter 2006 - 2007 Private Practice in Tennessee
Farid Talih 2006 - 2007 Faculty, American University of Beirut,
Lebanon
Esteban Linarez 2006 - 2007 Private Practice in Chicago, IL
ii. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellows mentored in research:
Nimesh Shah 2009 - 2010 Staff, George Washington Hospital, DC
Kavitha Kotha 2009 - 2010 Staff, University of North Carolina, NC
Misbah Baqir 2010 - 2012, currently staff and faculty at
Mayo Clinic
Swathy Puthalapattu 2011 - 2013, currently faculty at Topeka VAMC
Ahmed Khan 2011 - present, currently private practice, NYC, NY
Sai Sunkara 2014 – present, currently PCCM Fellow
iii. Endocrinology fellows mentored in research:
Jeremy Anthony 2014 – present
Tina Constantin 2014 – present
iv. Internal Medicine (IM) Residents:
Alexander Babeyuski (Atlanta Medical Center IM Resident), currently Hospitalist in
Atlanta, GA - mentored in research, 2009-2010
v. Physician Assistant (PA) Students:
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Tom Murphy (PA Student), currently in practice in Atlanta - mentored clinically,
2009
vi. Medical Students:
Kiley Kolb (currently IM Resident, Temple University, Philadelphia) – mentored
clinically, 2008
Monica Zhang (currently Ophthalmology Resident in Emory University) - mentored
clinically, 2011
vii. Undergraduate Students:
Cinan Lesley (Emory Undergraduate student, SIRE Program) – mentored in
research, 2014 – present
Robert Havranek (Emory Undergraduate student, SIRE Program) – mentored in
research, 2014 - present
viii. International Medical Students:
Arman Qamar (India, New Delhi, currently IM Resident at University of
Pennsylvania) - mentored in research, 2010-2011
ix. Postgraduate Trainees:
Rina Eisenstein, MD (currently staff physician at the Atlanta VAMC) -
mentored her clinically (2009-2011) to learn sleep medicine and to
obtain sleep medicine board-certification on non-accredited,
"grandfathered" track; since 2010 I have been mentoring Dr.
Eisenstein academically (Geriatrics Hartford Research Award, mentor)
Kandace McCarver (Sleep PA-C), Atlanta VAMC, mentored clinically and in
research, 2011 - present
Mary-Margaret Ciavatta (Sleep PA-C), Atlanta VAMC, mentored clinically and in
research, 2011 – present
Faye Routledge (Assistant Professor, Emory School of Nursing), mentored in
research (project 'Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Sleep Hygiene for
Insomnia in Prehypertension and Hypertension'), 2013 – present
Barry Fields (Assistant Professor, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta VAMC Sleep
Section), mentored in research (project 'START'), 2014 – present (current)
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25. Lectureships, Seminar Invitations, and Visiting Professorships:
1. Women Vet Fest, Atlanta VAMC, ”Sleep in Women Veterans”, November
2009
2. Emory University Internal Medicine Board Review – “Sleep Medicine”, 2009,
2010, 2011
3. Family Practice Board Review Course, “Pulmonary Medicine”, May and June
2010, February 2012
4. Atlanta VAMC (monthly conferences), “Smoking Cessation for Veterans”,
2009 – 2010
5. Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) – Invited Conference,
“Predictive Health in Sleep Medicine”, 2011
6. Pennsylvania State University – Hershey, PA, Visiting Professor, “Predictive
Health in Sleep Medicine”, 2011
7. Atlanta Medical Center Grand Rounds, "Jet Lag", Atlanta, GA, 2012
8. Danbury Hospital Grand Rounds, "Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome", Danbury ,
CT, 2012
9. Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) – Invited Conferences,
“Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Syndrome” and “Chronodisruption
and Metabolic Syndrome”, 2012
26. Invitations to National and International Conferences:
1. “Jet Lag Syndrome” – Invited Conference at ACCP meeting ("CHEST"),
Honolulu, HI, October 2011
2. “Physiology and Pulmonary Function Test” posters session, moderator,
American College of Chest Physicians meeting (“CHEST”), Honolulu, HI,
October, 2011
3. “Asthma Posters I” posters session, moderator, American College of Chest
Physicians meeting (“CHEST”), Honolulu, HI, October, 2011
4. "Sleep and Aging" abstract reviewer, for American Academy of Sleep Medicine
(AASM)/American Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) international meeting,
Boston, MA, June 2012
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5. "Vasculitides", American College of Chest Physicians Board Review Course on
Respiratory Pathology – invited conference, Phoenix, AZ, August 2012
6. "Pathology of Small Lung Samples", American College of Chest Physicians
Board Review Course on Respiratory Pathology – invited conference, Phoenix,
AZ, August 2012
7. American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Network Forum Featured Speaker – Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD,
"Volumetric analysis of pulmonary nodules: impact on clinical decisions in
diagnosis and management", Atlanta, GA, October 2012
8. American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Network Plenary Session, "Obstructive Lung Disease (OLD) and OSA: A New
Clinical Entity?”, CHEST meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2013
9. American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Session, “Sleep deprivation and
shift work in post-training physicians”, CHEST meeting, Chicago, IL, October
2013
10. American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) "Pulmonary Function and
Rehabilitation" abstract reviewer, CHEST meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2013
11. American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) "Critical Care Case Affiliate
Reports I" abstract reviewer and moderator, CHEST meeting, Austin, TX,
October 2014
27. Bibliography:
Total: 27 PubMed indexed articles; >30 peer-reviewed publications
Google Scholar (GS) citations: 535
ISI Thompson Reuters H Index: 6+
a. Published and Accepted Research Articles (clinical, basic science, other) in
Referenced Journals:
1. Ioachimescu O.C., Ioachimescu A.G., Iannini P.B., 2004, “Severity Scoring in
Pneumococcal CAP- a 5-year Experience” (Article, Clinical Investigation),
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 24: 485-490, PMID: 15519482
Citations: 31 (GS); 22 (PubMed)
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2. Ioachimescu O.C., Venkateshiah S. (first two authors contributed equally),
McCarthy K., Kavuru M., Stoller J.K., 2005, “Estimating FVC from FEV2 and FEV3:
Assessment of a Surrogate Spirometric Parameter” (Article, Clinical Investigation),
Chest 128(3): 1274-1281, PMID: 16162718
Citations: 6 (GS); 3 (PubMed)
3. Venkateshiah S.B., Ioachimescu O.C. (first two authors contributed equally),
McCarthy K., Stoller J.K., 2008, “The Utility of Spirometry in Diagnosing Pulmonary
Restriction” (Article, Clinical Investigation), Lung, 186(1):19-25, PMID: 17990034
(first two authors contributed equally)
Citations: 20 (GS); 10 (PubMed)
4. Koo BB, Dostal J, Ioachimescu O, Budur K., 2008, "The Effects of Gender and Age
on REM-Related Sleep-Disordered Breathing" (Article, Clinical Investigation), Sleep
Breath 12(3): 259-264, PMID: 18074161
Citations: 32 (GS); 19 (PubMed)
5. Puthalapattu S, Bhadriraju S, Roman-Rodriguez J, Perez R, Ioachimescu OC.,
2013, Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep Disorders: Survey in Individuals with Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) (Article, Clinical Investigation), J Sleep Disorders Ther 2(3):
120-4
Link: http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/2167-0277/2167-0277-2-120.pdf
Citations: 1 (GS); 0 (PubMed)
6.
b. Manuscripts Submitted:
1. Ioachimescu O.C., McCarthy K., Stoller J.K. “Alternative Measurements in
Spirometry: The Role of Area-Under-the-Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve” (Article,
Clinical Investigation, submitted)
2. Ioachimescu O.C., Ciavatta M.M., McCarver K., "OLDOSA Syndrome"
(Investigative Article, in submission)
3. Khatri S, Ioachimescu O.C., “The intersection between Obstructive Lung Diseases
and Obstructive Sleep Apnea” (Review article, in review, CCJM)
4. Sunkara S., Ioachimescu O.C., “Sleep Disorders in COPD”, (Invited Review article,
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submitted, Sleeping and Breathing section of “Current Pulmonology Reports”).
5. Venkateshiah S, Ioachimescu O.C., “Restless Legs Syndrome” (Invited Review
article, submitted, “Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in the ICU”)
6. Ioachimescu A.G., Ioachimescu O.C., “Hormones, endocrinopathies, sleep and
sleep disorders” (submitted, Chapter in “Principles and Practice of Sleep
Medicine, 2015, 6th edition – Kryger, Roth and Dement)
c. Review Articles:
1. Ioachimescu O., 1999, “Electrical Impedance Tomography, a New Imagistic Method?”
Pneumologia 4: 301-303, PMID: 10856991
2. Ioachimescu O., 1999, “Considerations About Right Ventricular Function Assessment
in Patients with COPD”, Pneumologia 2: 115-119, article awarded ‘The best article of
the year 1999’.
3. Ioachimescu O.C., 2003, “Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis in Adult”. (Review
Article) Pneumologia, 52(1): 38-43, PMID: 14702700
Citations: 13 (GS); (PubMed)
4. Ioachimescu O.C., Sieber S., Kotch A.K., 2004, “Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
Revisited” (Review Article), European Respiratory Journal, 24(1): 162-170, PMID:
15293620
Citations: 128 (GS); 45 (PubMed)
5. Ioachimescu O.C., Mehta A., 2005, “Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and
Adenocarcinoma of the Lung – a Morphogenetic Journey” Journal of Bronchology
(Review Article), 12(3): 174-180
Citations: 4 (GS)
6. Ioachimescu O.C., Mehta A., 2005, “From Cystic Pulmonary Airway Malformation, to
Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma of the Lung” (Review Article),
European Respiratory Journal 26(6): 1181-1187, PMID: 16319347
Citations: 53 (GS); 25 (PubMed)
7. Ioachimescu O.C., Kotch A., Stoller J. K., 2005, “Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
in adults”. (Review Article). Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 12(1): 16-25
Citations: 5 (GS); (PubMed)
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8. Ioachimescu O.C., Stoller J.K., 2005, “A Review of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency”
(Review Article) Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2: 263-275, PMID:
17136953
Citations: 31 (GS); (PubMed)
9. Ioachimescu O.C., Kavuru M., 2006, “An Update on Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis”
(Online Review Article), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Pulmonary and
Critical Care Update; Link:
http://www.chestnet.org/education/online/pccu/vol20/lessons18_19/index.php
10. Ioachimescu O.C., Kavuru M., 2006, “Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis” (Review
Article), Chron Respir Dis; 3(3): 149-159, PMID: 16916009
Citations: 95 (GS); (PubMed))
11. Ioachimescu O.C., Corlan E., 2007, "New Data in Staging and Prognosis of
Bronchopulmonary Carcinoma. Part I: Epidemiology and Diagnostic Procedures"
(Review Article), Pneumologia 56(3): 129-136, PMID: 18019973
12. Ioachimescu O.C., Corlan E., 2008, "New Data in Staging and Prognosis of
Bronchopulmonary Carcinoma. Part II – Lung Nodule Volumetric Analysis" (Review
Article), Pneumologia 57(4): 209-220, PMID: 19186683
13. Ioachimescu O.C., Stoller J.K., 2008, “Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage – diagnosing it
and finding the cause” (Review Article), Cleve Clin J Med, 78: 258-270, PMID:
18491433
Citations: 84 (GS); 26 (PubMed)
14. Ioachimescu O.C., El Solh, A.l., Jun 2012, "Pharmacotherapy of insomnia " (Invited
Review), Expert Opin Pharmacother. 13(9):1243-60. Epub 2012 May 11, PMID:
22578014
Citations: 7 (GS); 4 (PubMed)
15. Ioachimescu O.C., Collop N., Nov 2012, "Sleep Disordered Breathing" (invited
chapter/review in "Sleep Disorders" issue) Neurologic Clinics 30: 1095-1136, PMID:
23099131; Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ncl.2012.08.003
Citations: 4 (GS); 1 (PubMed)
16. Ioachimescu O.C., Teodorescu M., “Integrating the Overlap between Obstructive
Lung Disorders and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: OLDOSA Syndrome” (Invited Review
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Article), Respirology. 2013 Apr;18(3):421-31, PMID: 23368952
Citations: 6 (GS); 1 (PubMed)
17. Ioachimescu O.C., “On Obstructive Lung Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Time
to Revisit Nosologies?” (Invited Perspective Article), Chest Physician, 2013 Jun;
8(6):22.
Citations: 0
18. Puthalapattu S, Ioachimescu O.C., "Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Clinical
and Pathogenic Interactions" (Review), J Investig Med. 2014 Apr; 62(4):665-75, PMID:
24583902
Citations: 0
19. Ioachimescu O.C. et al. “A dozen years of American Academy of Sleep Medicine
(AASM) International Mini-Fellowship: program evaluation and future directions”
(Perspective article), J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Mar 15; 10(3):331-4, PMID: 24634633
Citations: 0
d. Symposium Contributions (abstracts, posters):
1. Corlan D., Vinereanu D., Ioachimescu O., Gherasim L., 1997, “Computer Simulation of
In Vivo AV Node Pacing Experiments with Coverage of Whole Parameter Space”,
(Abstract, Clinical Investigation), August 1997, Stockholm, Sweden, European Heart
Journal, vol 18, Abstract Supplement; Link: http://clarrhmos.corlan.net/publ.html
2. Ioachimescu O., Ioachimescu A., Galbenu P., Cilt C., Stoicescu P.I., Bogdan M.A.,
1998, “Does Endocrine Semiology Means Endocrinopathy? - Case Presentations”,
(Abstract, case report), , The 8th National Symposium of PsychoNeuroEndocrinology,
June 1998, Sibiu, Romania, published in “Revue Roumaine d’Endocrinologie” vol 3-
4/1998
3. Ioachimescu O., Stoicescu P.I., 1999, “A Proposal for a National Registry of
Histiocytosis X”, (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), National Congress of Pulmonology,
Poiana Brasov, October 1999, Pneumologia 3:221
4. Ioachimescu O., Serbescu A., 1999, “Histiocytosis X with Multiple Determinations,
Case Presentation”, (Abstract, case report), National Congress of Pulmonology,
Poiana Brasov, October 1999, Pneumologia 3:221
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5. Ioachimescu O.C., Sieber S., Walker M., Rella V., Kotch A., 2001, “Bronchial-
Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma”, (Abstract, case report), ACP CT Meeting,
Joseph Belsky Research Day, 3rd prize, May 2001, published in Connecticut
Medicine, vol 65(9)
6. Ioachimescu O.C., Salamon C., Iannini P.B., 2001, “Risk Stratification in
Pneumococcal Community Acquired Pneumonia: a Retrospective Analysis”, (Abstract,
Clinical Investigation), Joseph Belsky Research Day, September 2001, published in
Connecticut Medicine, vol 65(9)
7. Ioachimescu O., Stoicescu P.I., 2001, “Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis”. Joseph Belsky
Research Day, 2nd Prize, May 2001, (Abstract, case report), published in “Connecticut
Medicine”, vol 65(9)
8. Ioachimescu O.C., Ioachimescu A.G., Iannini P.B., 2002, “Clinical Outcome in
Pneumococcal Pneumonia at Danbury Hopital”, (Abstract, Clinical Investigation),
Joseph Belsky Research Day, May 2002, published in Connecticut Medicine, vol.
66(12)
9. Ioachimescu O.C., Ioachimescu A.G., Iannini P.B., 2003, “Pneumococcal CAP –
Severity Scoring Aftermath”, (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), First International
Congress on CAP, Windsor, Canada, Sept 2003
10. Ioachimescu O., Sieber S., Kotch A., 2003, “SZ Phenotype, ANCA, and More”,
(Abstract, case report), American Thoracic Society, Alpha-1 Foundation Meeting,
Seattle, May 2003.
11. Ioachimescu O.C., Nee P., Prince M., Karlin R., Gupta S., 2003, “Gastroparesis in
Dengue Fever: First Report”, (Abstract, case report), Joseph Belsky Research Day,
May 2003
12. Ioachimescu O., Charti A., DeCamp M., Mehta A., 2004, “Delayed Treatment of
Bronchial Stenosis”, (Abstract, case report), International Congress of Bronchology,
Barcelona, Spain, June 2004
13. Ioachimescu O.C., Lamont J., Bae C., Foldvary-Schaefer N., Golish J., 2005,
“Determinants of the Ideal Level of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive
Sleep Apnea”, (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), American College of Chest Physicians
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(ACCP), Montreal, Canada, Nov 2005; Link:
http://meeting.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/4/233S
14. Ioachimescu O.C., McCarthy K., Kavuru M., Stoller, J.K., 2005, “A Logarithmic Model
of Predicting FVC Bbased on FEV1, FEV2, and FEV3 “ (Clinical Investigation),
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Montreal, Canada, Nov 2005; Link:
http://meeting.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/4/173S
Citations: 1
15. Budur K., Bae C., Foldvary-Schaefer N., Ioachimescu O., 2005, “The Correlation
Between Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score and Driving Accidents: a Retrospective
Analysis of 150 Cases” (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional
Sleep Societies (APSS), Denver, June 2005, SLEEP, Volume 28, Abstract
Supplement: A350; Link: www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2005.pdf
16. Ioachimescu O.C., Bedford T., Bae C., Foldvary-Schaefer N., Aboussouan L., Golish
J., 2006, “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Level in Obstructive Sleep
Apnea (OSA): the Aftermath of Various Mathematical Models” (Abstract, Clinical
Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Salt Lake City, June
2006, SLEEP, Volume 29, Abstract Supplement, 2006: A203; Link:
http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2006.pdf
17. Koo B., Budur K., Ioachimescu O., 2006, “Demographic and Polysomnographic
Characteristics in Patients with REM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A
Retrospective Analysis of 226 Patients” (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated
Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Salt Lake City, October 2006, SLEEP, Volume
29, Abstract Supplement: A191; Link:
http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2006.pdf
18. Bae C., Schauer P., Chand B., Ioachimescu O., Foldvary-Schaefer N., 2006, “Clinical
and Polysomnographic Features of Bariatric Surgery Candidates with Suspected
Sleep Apnea” (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep
Societies (APSS), Salt Lake City, June 2006, SLEEP, Volume 29, Abstract
Supplement: A215; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2006.pdf
19. Linarez E., Budur K., Stephenson L., Ioachimescu O., Foldvary-Schaefer, N., 2007,
“Sleep Related Breathing Disorder In Heart Failure Patients: A Retrospective Study Of
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Sixty Patients” (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), (Abstract, Clinical Investigation),
Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP,
Volume 30, Abstract Supplement: A170; Link:
http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
20. McWhirter D., Bae C., Ioachimescu O., 2007, “Can Split Night Polysomnograms be
Improved by Using an Algorithm to Predict the Starting CPAP?” (Abstract, Clinical
Investigation), Minneapolis, June 2007, (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated
Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30,
Abstract Supplement, 2007: A174; Link:
http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
21. Talih F., Budur K., Ioachimescu O., Foldvary-Schaefer N., 2007, “Measuring Insomnia
with the Insomnia Severity Index in Epilepsy Patients”. (Abstract, Clinical
Investigation), (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep
Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30, Abstract Supplement:
A249; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
22. Bae C., Ioachimescu O., Schauer P., Chand B., 2007, “Physical Examination
Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Bariatric Surgery Candidates”(Abstract,
Clinical Investigation), (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep
Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30, Abstract Supplement:
A207; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
Citations: 1 (GS); 1 (PubMed)
23. Ioachimescu O, Bedford T, Stephenson L, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Golish J., 2007,
"The Diagnosis and Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): a Comprehensive
Analysis of Different Predictive Models” (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated
Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30,
Abstract Supplement: A165; Link:
http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
Citations: 0 (GS); 1 (PubMed)
24. Ioachimescu O.C., Bedford T, Stephenson L., Foldvary-Schaefer N., Golish J., 2007,
“A Large Cohort Validation of CPAP Setting Predictions Based on Demographic,
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Anthropometric and Polysomnographic Data”(Abstract, Clinical Investigation), ATS,
San Francisco, May 2007, AJRCCM 175: A708
25. Budur K, Sliwinski J, Mermigkis H, Novak W, Ioachimescu O., 2008, "Biofeedback for
Psychophysiological Insomnia: Analysis of Patient and Treatment Characteristics in 30
Patients" (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies
(APSS), Baltimore, June 2008, SLEEP 31:A234, Abstract Supplement; Link:
http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2008.pdf
26. Ioachimescu O., McCarthy K, Stoller JK., 2008, "Alternative Spirometric
Measurements of Obstruction: Area-Under-Expiratory-Flow-Volume Curve", Emory
University School of Medicine 1st Faculty Research Day, June, 2008, (Abstract, Clinical
Investigation)
27. Ioachimescu O.C., Bedford T., 2010, “Aftermath of Optimal CPAP Prediction Models
using Various Linear, Logistic Regression and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) in
OSA” (Abstract, Clinical Investigation) European Respiratory Society Annual
Congress, Barcelona, Spain, September 2010; Link:
http://www.ersnet.org/learning_resources_player/abstract_print_10/main_frameset.htm
28. Puthalapattu S., Baqir M., Ioachimescu O.C., 2012, "Evaluation of Several Spirometric
Predictive Equations in a Cohort of 951 Veterans", Southern Society of Clinical
Investigation, New Orleans, February 2012; published in: Journal of Investigative
Medicine Volume: 60 (1): 453-454, 2012
29. Ioachimescu O.C, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Anderson A, Tanukonda V, 2014,
“Asthma, COPD and overlap syndrome in a cohort of veterans”, American Thoracic
Society (ATS) meeting, San Diego, May 2014 (Abstract, Clinical Investigation);
published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM)
189:A5846; Link:
http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-
conference.2014.189.1_MeetingAbstracts.A5846
30.
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e. Book Chapters:
1. Coculescu M., Ioachimescu O., Ciobanu R., 2003, “Endocrine Diseases and the
Cardiovascular System”. Chapter in: ‘Textbook of Cardiology’, Costin Carp, Ed.
Medicala Nationala, pp. 1071-97
2. Ioachimescu O.C., Tomford W. “Tuberculosis”, 2004, Chapter in ‘Disease
Management Project’, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Link:
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/pulmonary/tb/tb.htm
3. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis” – Chapter in
Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Editors: Geoffrey J. Laurent and Steven D.
Shapiro, © 2006 Elsevier Ltd, ISBN (Set): 0-12-438360-2, Winner of the Best Multi-
Volume Reference Work (Science), 2006 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of
the Association of American Publishers (AAP)
4. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndrome” – Chapter in
Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Editors: Geoffrey J. Laurent and Steven D.
Shapiro, © 2006 Elsevier Ltd, ISBN (Set): 0-12-438360-2, Winner of the Best Multi-
Volume Reference Work (Science), 2006 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of
the Association of American Publishers (AAP)
Citations: 5 (GS); (PubMed)
5. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Autoantibodies in Lung Disease” – Chapter in Encyclopedia
of Respiratory Medicine, Editors: Geoffrey J. Laurent and Steven D. Shapiro, © 2006
Elsevier Ltd, ISBN (Set): 0-12-438360-2, Winner of the Best Multi-Volume Reference
Work (Science), 2006 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of
American Publishers (AAP)
Citations: 3 (GS); (PubMed)
6. Ioachimescu O.C. (Prof Corlan E., Coordinator) "Staging and Outcome in Lung
Cancer – Volumetric Analysis of Pulmonary Nodules", PhD thesis, Carol Davila
University, Bucharest, Romania, March 2008; Link: http://www.univermed-
cdgm.ro/dwl/teze_doct/2008_med_Octavian_Ioachimescu.pdf
7. Ioachimescu O.C., Tomford W. “Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria”, 2009, Chapter in:
Current Clinical Medicine, by William D. Carey; Link:
http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9781416040965
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8. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008, revised 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, “Narcolepsy”, BMJ
Point of Care/Epocrates (Online Chapter);
Link: https://online.epocrates.com/dx/full.do?Type=1&MonographId=428
f. Books Edited and Written:
Editor of "Contemporary Sleep Medicine", first electronic sleep textbook, October 2011
(Bentham Publishing)
Physician version: http://www.benthamscience.com/ebooks/9781608051533/index.htm
Patient version: http://www.benthamscience.com/ebooks/9781608052677/index.htm
g. Book Reviews:
1. Ioachimescu O.C., 2004, “Lung Alert: Cytokine Receptors and Fibroblast Proliferation in
Interstitial Pneumonia” (Article Review), Thorax, 59:760; Link:
http://thorax.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/59/9/760
2. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Manual of Intensive Care Medicine, 4th Edition, Richard S. Irwin
and James M. Rippe, editors (Spiral edition), softcover, illustrated, 920 pages.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer" (Book Review), Respiratory
Care, Sept. 2006
3. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Interpreting Chest X-Rays: Illustrated with 100 cases. Philip
Eng and Foong-Koon Cheah” (Book Review), Respiratory Care 51(2):188
4. Golish J, Ioachimescu O.C., 2007, "Ambulatory Titration of Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure was as Effective as Polysomnography for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea", Evid
Based Med;12(5): 148, PMID: 17909239
5. Golish J., Ioachimescu O.C., 2007, "Mulgrew et al. On the Value of a Diagnostic
Algorithm in Diagnosing and Treating OSA" (Article review), American College of
Physicians (ACP) Journal Club, vol 147 (2), PMID: 17764136
6. Ioachimescu, O.C., 2011, "Fruit Soup or Fruity Chowder? [A Blog as an Octalogue]",
Pulmonary Central (Online Publication); Link: http://www.pulmonarycentral.org/feburary-
2011-literature-roundup
7. Ioachimescu, O.C., 2013, "On Obstructive Lung Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea:
Time to Revisit Nosologies?", Chest Physician, June 2013
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h. Other Publications (Case Reports):
1. Ioachimescu O., Stoian S., Stoicescu I.P., 2000, “Histiocytosis X, an Old and Re-opened
X File?” (Case report and review of the literature), Rev Roum Med Int 3
2. Ioachimescu O.C., Sieber S., Rella V., Walker M., Kotch A., 2002 “A 35-Year-Old Woman
with Asthma and Polycystic Lung Disease”, Clinical Pearl/Case Presentation, Chest,121:
256-260, PMID: 11796459
Citations: 4 (GS); 4 (PubMed)
3. Ioachimescu O.C., Farver C., Stoller J. K., 2005, “Hemoptysis in a 77 Year-Old Male with
a Systolic Murmur” (Clinical Pearl/Case Presentation), Chest 128(2):1022-1027, PMID:
16100202
Citations: 2 (GS); 1 (PubMed)
4. Ioachimescu O.C., Stoller J.K., 2006, “EctoPICC” (Medical Image), Cleve Clin J Med
73(7): 617-618, PMID: 16845973
Citations: 4 (GS); (PubMed)
5. Ioachimescu O.C., Stoller J.K., 2006, “A Middle-Aged Woman with Chronic Liver Disease
and Shortness of Breath” (Case report and review of the literature on Hepato-pulmonary
Syndrome), Cleve Clin J Med 73(4): 375-389, PMID: 16610398
6. Ioachimescu O.C., Jennings C., 2006, “Lung Cyst Herniation” (Medical Image), Mayo Clin
Proc 81(5): 692, PMID: 16706267
7. Ioachimescu O.C., Mehta A., Stoller J.K., 2007, “Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Following
Portopulmonary Hypertension” (Case Report and Review of the Literature), Eur Respir J
29: 1277–1280, PMID: 17540789; Link: www.erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/reprint/29/6/1277.pdf
Citations: 15 (GS); (PubMed)
8. Baqir M, Ioachimescu O., 2011, "A Case of Recent Hemoptysis Postcardiac Surgery
(ACCP Online Case Puzzler); Link:
http://www.chestnet.org/accp/case-puzzlers/clinical-pulmonary-medicine-network-puzzler-
march-2011-0
9. Puthalapattu S., Udoji, T., Ioachimescu O.C., 2012, “Dyspnea in a Patient With Mounier-
Kuhn Syndrome" (Case Report), J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol, 19(2): 145-148, PMID:
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10. Baqir M, Ioachimescu O.C., 2012, “A Transsexual with Acute Dyspnea and Diffuse
Infiltrates” (Case Report, ATS Online Puzzler), link: http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/ats-
clinical-cases/pages/11-12.php
i. Oral Communications:
1. Ioachimescu O.C., Radoi M., Campeanu A., Vann Jones J., 1995, “Angiotensin
Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Beta-Blockers in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial
Infarction”, Bucharest, Romania (Diploma Thesis, Clinical Investigation)
2. Ioachimescu O.C., 1996. “Beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in the treatment of 40
patients with acute myocardial infarction in Bristol Royal Infirmary”, Session of Scientific
Society of Medical Students, Bucharest, Romania (Clinical Investigation)
3. Ioachimescu O., 1997, “Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertension”, Symposium “Arterial
Hypertension, State of the Art”, Sinaia, Romania
4. Ioachimescu O.C., 2001, “Veno-Thromboembolic Disease: Prophylaxis in 2001”, Danbury
Hospital, Danbury, CT
5. Ioachimescu O., 2001, “Harvard Pulmonary Grand Rounds: An Interesting Case”,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Case Report)
6. Ioachimescu O.C., 2000-2003, “Morbidity and Mortality Conference”, Danbury Hospital,
Danbury, CT (Case Reports)
7. Ioachimescu O.C., 2003, “SZ phenotype, ANCA and More”, Joseph Belsky Research
Day, Danbury, CT (Case Report)
8. Ioachimescu O.C., 2005, “CPAP Titration”, Sleep Technologists’ Day, Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH
9. Ioachimescu O.C., 2005, “Research in Progress: Volumetric Analysis of Pulmonary
Nodules”, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (Clinical Investigation)
10. Ioachimescu O.C., 2005, “Determinants of the ideal level of continuous positive airway
pressure in obstructive sleep apnea”, (Clinical Investigation), 30th Annual NeuroScience
Day, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
11. Ioachimescu O.C., 2005, McCarthy K., Kavuru M., Stoller J.K. “A logarithmic model of
predicting FVC based on FEV1, FEV2, and FEV3“, ACCP, Montreal, Canada (Clinical
Investigation)
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12. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Algorithmic Diagnosis of OSA and CPAP prescription”, Lung
Summit 2006, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (Clinical Investigation)
13. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Spirometry” – IM Residents Grand Rounds, Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH
14. Ioachimescu O.C., 2006, “Alternative Measurements to Aid Interpretation of Spirometry:
The Role of Area-Under-the-Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve”, American College of Chest
Physicians, Salt Lake City, UT (Clinical Investigation)
15. Ioachimescu O., 2007, “Vagal Nerve Stimulators and Obstructive Sleep Apnea”,
Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Rounds, Cleveland, OH
16. Ioachimescu O.C., 2007, “The Diagnosis and Severity of OSA: a Comprehensive
Analysis of Different Predictive Models” – Neuroscience Day, Cleveland Clinic, 3rd Prize
Research Award, (Clinical Investigation)
17. Ioachimescu O., 2007, “Vagal Nerve Stimulators and Obstructive Sleep Apnea”,
Cleveland Clinic Sleep Technologists’ Lecture, Cleveland, OH
18. Ioachimescu O.C., Bedford T, Stephenson L., Foldvary-Schaefer N., Golish J., 2007,
“The Diagnosis and Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): a Comprehensive
Analysis of Different Predictive Models”, APSS, Minneapolis, Sleep 30(Suppl): A165
(Clinical Investigation)
Citations: 1 (GS); (PubMed)
19. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008, "Hypersomnia Syndromes", Pulmonary and Critical Care
Fellows’ Conference, Emory University
20. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008, "The Sleepy Patient", Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows’
Conference, Emory University
21. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008, "VA Sleep Soup", Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows’
Conference, Atlanta VAMC
22. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008, "Staging and Outcome in Lung Cancer – Volumetric Analysis of
Pulmonary Nodules", Carol Davila University, Bucharest, Romania (PhD Thesis
Dissertation)
23. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008, "Sleep Medicine Topics for Internal Medicine Providers", Noon
Conference for IM Residents, Emory University – VAMC
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24. Ioachimescu O.C., 2007-2009, "Atlanta Citywide Sleep Journal Club", monthly meeting
(organizer and speaker)
25. Ioachimescu O.C., 2009, "Great New Medicine: Idealol", Emory University School of
Medicine Junior Faculty Development Course
26. Ioachimescu O.C., 2009, “Women Veterans and Sleep: An Overview”, Atlanta VAMC,
Women Vet Fest– invited conference
27. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008, "Sleep Medicine for Primary Care Providers", Grand Rounds for
Primary Care Department, Atlanta VAMC
28. Ioachimescu, O.C., March 2009, "Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Evaluation of Sleep
Disordered Breathing", Atlanta School of Sleep Board Review course
29. Ioachimescu, O.C., March and October 2009, "Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing",
Atlanta School of Sleep Board Review course
30. Ioachimescu, O.C., October 2009, "Preparing for the Exam", Atlanta School of Sleep
Board Review course
31. Ioachimescu, O.C., October 2009, "Physiological Aspects of Sleep and Breathing",
Atlanta School of Sleep Board Review course
32. Ioachimescu O.C., 2009, 2010, 2011, “Sleep Medicine”, Emory University Internal
Medicine Board Review
33. Ioachimescu O.C., May and June 2009, “Pulmonary Medicine”, Family Practice Board
Review Course
34. Ioachimescu O.C., monthly 2009 – 2010, “Smoking Cessation for Veterans”, Atlanta
VAMC
35. Ioachimescu O.C., 2009, “General Sleep Medicine”, Pulmonary /Critical Care Medicine
Fellows Conference, Emory University
36. Ioachimescu O.C., 2009, “Hypersomnias for Pulmonologists”, Pulmonary /Critical Care
Medicine Fellows Conference, Emory University
37. Ioachimescu O.C., 2009, “Pulmonary Diagnostics”, IM Residents Conference, Emory
University
38. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008-2011, “Ventilator Waveforms”, IM Residents - MICU Conference,
Atlanta VAMC
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39. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008-2011, “ABG Interpretation”, IM Residents - MICU Conference,
Atlanta VAMC
40. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008-2011, “Mechanical Ventilation”, IM Residents - MICU
Conference, Atlanta VAMC
41. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008-2011, “About BNP: What Every Resident In MICU Needs to
Know About This”, IM Residents - MICU Conference, Atlanta VAMC
42. Ioachimescu O.C., 2008-2011, “Acute Respiratory Failure - Pathophysiology”, IM
Residents - MICU Conference, Atlanta VAMC
43. Ioachimescu O.C., 2010, “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Palliative and End-
of-Life Issues”, Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine Fellows Conference, Emory
University
44. Ioachimescu O.C., 2010, 2012 “Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndromes”, Pulmonary /Critical
Care Medicine Fellows Conference, Emory University
45. Ioachimescu O.C., 2011, “Pulmonary Function Testing: Spirometry”, IM Residents
Conference, Emory University
46. Ioachimescu O.C., May 2011, “Predictive Health in Sleep Medicine” – GA Association of
Sleep Professionals (GASP) – invited conference
47. Ioachimescu O.C., September 2011, “Predictive Health in Sleep Medicine”, Pennsylvania
State University, Hershey, PA – invited conference
48. Ioachimescu O.C., October 2011, “Jet Lag Syndrome” – ACCP annual meeting
(“CHEST”), Honolulu, HI – invited faculty
49. Ioachimescu, O.C., February 2012, "Sleep Disordered Breathing" (30-minute
presentation for Perianesthesia VAMC Sleep Journal Club), 2012
50. Ioachimescu O.C., February 2012, "Sleep Cycles and Debt", Emory University College
Freshman lecture – invited conference
51. Ioachimescu O.C., February 2012, "Citywide Sleep Journal Club – Three Recent Articles
on Jet Lag", Atlanta VAMC
52. Ioachimescu O.C., February 2012, "Pulmonary Board Review", Education Consultants
Inc (CME), 4-hour conference, Atlanta, GA
53. Ioachimescu O.C., March 2012, "Jet Lag Syndrome", Atlanta Medical Center Grand
Rounds for IM Residents – invited conference
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54. Ioachimescu O.C., April 2012, “Chronodisruption and Metabolic Syndrome” – GA
Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) – invited conference
55. Ioachimescu O.C., April 2012, “Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Syndrome” – GA
Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) – invited conference
56. Ioachimescu O.C., May 2012, "Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome", Danbury Hospital,
Danbury , CT
57. Ioachimescu O.C., May 2012, "Hypersomnia and Parasomnia Syndromes", Emory
University Pulmonary Fellowship core conference
58. Ioachimescu O.C., June 2012, "Palliative Care in COPD", Emory University, Palliative
Care Fellowship core conference
59. Ioachimescu O.C., August 2012, "Physiology of Sleep (Respiratory/Cardiovascular)",
Emory University, Sleep Medicine Fellowship core conference
60. Ioachimescu O.C., August 2012, "Vasculitides", American College of Chest Physicians
Board Review Course on Respiratory Pathology – invited conference
61. Ioachimescu O.C., August 2012, "Pathology of Small Lung Samples", American College
of Chest Physicians Board Review Course on Respiratory Pathology – invited conference
62. Ioachimescu O.C., September 2012, "Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Pathophysiology and
Evaluation", Emory University, Sleep Medicine Fellowship core conference
63. Ioachimescu O.C., October 2012, "Clinical and Radiological Characteristics of Pulmonary
Nodules as Clinical Predictors of Lung Cancer", American College of Chest Physicians
(ACCP) international meeting, Atlanta, GA – invited conference
64. Ioachimescu O.C., October 2012, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Clinical
Pulmonary Medicine Network Forum Featured Speaker, "Volumetric analysis of pulmonary
nodules: impact on clinical decisions in diagnosis and management" – invited conference
65. Ioachimescu O.C., February 2013 , Emory University School of Medicine, M1 Pulmonary
Module, "Respiratory Gas Exchange"
66. Ioachimescu O.C., May 2013, Atlanta VA Advanced Practice Conference, "Sleep
Medicine for Non-Sleep Specialists"
67. Ioachimescu O.C., August 2013, "Physiology of Sleep (Respiratory/Cardiovascular)",
Emory University, Sleep Medicine Fellowship core conference
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68. Ioachimescu O.C., October 2013, "Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Pathophysiology and
Evaluation", Emory University, Sleep Medicine Fellowship core conference
69. Ioachimescu O.C., October 2013, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Clinical
Pulmonary Medicine Network Plenary Session, CHEST meeting, Chicago, IL, "Obstructive
Lung Disease (OLD) and OSA: A New Clinical Entity?"
70. Ioachimescu, O.C., October 2013, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP),
CHEST meeting, Chicago, IL, "Sleep Deprivation and Shift Work Disorder in Post-Training
Physicians"
71. Ioachimescu O.C., February 2014, Emory University School of Medicine, M1 Pulmonary
Module, "Respiratory Gas Exchange"
72. Ioachimescu O.C., April 2014, Emory University Department of Medicine Grand Rounds,
“A New View on Obstructive Lung and Airway Disorders”
73. Ioachimescu O.C., June 2014, Emory University Department of Medicine Noon
Conference for Residents, “Sleep Medicine for Non-Sleep Providers”
74. Ioachimescu O.C., July 2014, Pulmonary Citywide Conference, “An Old Case of
Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis”
75. Ioachimescu O.C., August 2014, "Physiology of Sleep (Respiratory/Cardiovascular)",
Emory University, Sleep Medicine Fellowship core conference
76. Ioachimescu O.C., November 2014, “Sleepy patients”, Pulmonary /Critical Care Medicine
Fellows Conference, Emory University
77. Ioachimescu O.C., November 2014, Emory University Department of Medicine Core
Conference for IM Residents, “Sleep Medicine for Internal Medicine Providers”
78.