Bruce Fernando Sabath, MD
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2007 | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, MD, Medical Degree |
| 2000 | Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA, BS, Government, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2021-2022 | Foundations of Clinical Research Certificate Course, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 2017-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2013-2014 | Critical Care Echocardiography Certificate Course, American College of Chest Physicians, Glenview, IL |
| 2011-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC |
| 2008-2010 | Clinical Residency, The John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
| 2007-2008 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Heart Association - BLS and ACLS |
| 2018 | Interventional Pulmonology |
| 2015 | Critical Care Medicine |
| 2013 | Pulmonary Disease |
| 2010 | Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Faculty, Division of Internal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2010 - 2011
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Respiratory Therapist Procedural Training, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2019 - 2019
Institutional Committee Activities
Pulmonary Process Owner, Maryland Hospital Acquired Condition Taskforce, 2014 - 2017
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Grosu HB, Kern R, Maldonado F, Casal R, Andersen CR, Li L, Eapen G, Ost D, Jimenez C, Frangopoulos F, Sabath B, Vakil E, Schwalk A, Marcoux M, Sagar AE, Nasim F, Lin J, Salahudin M, Arain HM, Noor L, Montanez D, Stewart J, Mullon J, Michael M, Porfyridis I. Predicting malignant pleural effusion during diagnostic pleuroscopy with biopsy: A prospective multicentre study. Respirology 27(5):350-356, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35178828.
- Lin J, Sarkiss M, Sabath B, Jimenez C, Casal RF. Lateral decubitus positioning for mobile CT-guided robotic bronchoscopy: a novel technique to prevent atelectasis. J Bronchology Intevent Pulmonol 29(3):220-223, 2022.
- Salahuddin M; Sarkiss M; Sagar A; Vlahos I; Chang C; Shah A; Sabath, B; Lin J; Song J; Moon T; Norman P; Eapen G; Grosu H; Ost D; Jimenez C; Chintalapani G; Casal R.. Ventilatory Strategy to Prevent Atelectasis During Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (VESPA Trial). CHEST 22:S0012-3692(22)01227-2, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Sabath BF, Lin J, Salahuddin M, Grosu H. Control of bleeding from intercostal artery laceration via manual external pressure. Respir Med Case Rep 40:101783, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36440304.
- Lin J, Sabath BF. Chronic Pleuritis and Recurrent Pleural Effusion After Atezolizumab for Small Cell Lung Cancer. Am J Case Rep 22:e933396, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34606491.
- Salahuddin M, Sabath BF. Giant Cell Arteritis as an Uncommon Cause of Chronic Cough: A Case Report. Am J Case Rep 22:e932945, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34645779.
- Sabath B, Casal RF. The (Hour)glass Half-Full: Modified Silicone Hourglass Stents for the Treatment of Central Airway Obstruction. Cureus 13(6):e15501, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34268032.
- Oudah M, Sabath BF. Spontaneous resolution of Mycobacterium kansasii presenting as a spiculated lung mass. Respir Med Case Rep 34:101512, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34522604.
- Sabath B. Delayed massive hemoptysis for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration. Endoscopic Ultrasound:419-420, 2020.
- Sagar AS, Sabath BF, Eapen GA, Song J, Marcoux M, Sarkiss M, Arain MH, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Casal RF. Incidence and Location of Atelectasis Developed During Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia: The I-LOCATE Trial. Chest 158(6):2658-2666, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32561439.
- Azhar M, Upreti S, Sabath BF. Cerebral air embolism after endoscopic variceal band ligation. ACG Case Rep J 7(8):e00443, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32821771.
- Sabath BF, Khan S. A 54-Year-Old Woman With a History of Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Recurrent Ascites Presenting With Abdominal Pain and Increasing Abdominal Girth. Chest 157(3):e95-e97, 2020. PMID: 32145824.
- Kut C, Sabath B. A 55-year-old man with cough and hematochezia. CHEST 4(157):e121-125, 2020.
- Le KT, Sabath BF. Distension of the maxillary vein with hepatojugular reflux. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 1((5)):449, 2019.
- Sabath B, Casal R. Bronchoscopic ablation of peripheral lung tumors. J Thorac Dis (6)(11):2628-2638, 2019.
- Sabath B.. Pulmonary metastases from renal cell carcinoma. EC Pulm Resp Med 8.2:195-196, 2019.
- Nasim F, Sabath B, Eapen G. Lung Cancer. Med Clin North Am 3(103):463-473, 2019.
- Sabath B, Ombada M.. Coinfection of Pneumocystis jirovecii and Nocardia in an AIDS Patient. EC Pulm Resp Med 8.7, 2019.
- Oudah, M, Sandhu H, Sissoho F, Sabath B. Cast of the left bronchial tree. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 9((4)):365-366, 2019.
- Sabath B, Ost D. Update in airway stents. Curr Opin Pulm Med 4(24):343-349, 2018.
- Vakil E, Sabath B, Baker C, Vaporciyan AA, Casal R. Broncho-cutaneuos fistula without pneumothorax localized with methylene blue and managed with endobronchial valves. Ann Am Thorac Soc 8(15):992-994, 2018.
- Sabath B, Muhammad HA, Balagani A, Ost DE, Vakil E, Ahmed T, Vial MR, Grosu HB. Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with sarcoma treated with pazopanib, a case control study. BMC Cancer 1(18):937, 2018.
- Sabath B. Non-Small cell lung cancer: a primer for the general clinician. EC Pulm Resp Med 7(11):794-802, 2018.
- Hakim R, Sabath, B, Kalplan, T, Yung R. Use of narrow band imaging in the diagnosis of hypovascular endobronchial sarcoidosis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 4(24):315-318, 2017.
- Babar F, Noor M, Singh G, Sabath B. Retrospective analysis of inferior vena cava collapsibility with hand-held ultrasound and urine sodium and FENa in patients with early stage acute kidney injury. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 5(7):296-299, 2017.
- Sabath B, Hakim R, Yung R.. An 87-year old woman with pleural effusion and tortuous aorta. CHEST 2(151):e21-e24, 2017.
- Singh G. Sabath B.. Over-diuresis or cardiac tamponade? A case of acute kidney injury and early diagnostic closure. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2(6):31357-31361, 2016.
- Sabath B, Logan J, Singh G. The syndrome of inappropriate antidiurectic hormone after transthoracic needle biospy in non-small cell lung caner. Ann Am Thorac Soc 10(13):1861-1862, 2016.
- Sabath B, Singh G.. Point-of-care ultrasound as a training milestone for internal medicine residents: the time is now. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 5(6):33094-33098, 2016.
- Cohee L, Crocetti M, Sabath B, Kapoor S, Serwint J. Ethnic differences in parental perceptions and management of childhood fever. Clin Pediatr 3(49):221-227, 2010.
- Crocetti M, Sabath B, Cranmer L, Gubser S, Dooley D. Knowledge and management of fever among Latino parents. Clin Pediat 2(48):183-189, 2009.
- Ravichandran V, Sabath B, Jensen P, Houff S, Major E. Interactions between c-Jun, nuclear factor 1, and JC virus promoter sequences: implications for viral tropism. J Virol 21(80):10506-10513, 2006.
- Sabath B, Major E.. Traffic of JC virus from sites of initial infection to the brain; the path to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. J Infect Dis Suppl 2(186):S180-186, 2002.
- Monaco M, Sabath B, Durham L, Major E. JC virus multiplication in human hematopoietic progenitor cells requires the NF-1 class D transcription factor. J. Virology 20(75):9687-9695, 2001.
Editorials
- Sabath B, Colt H.. Sending retirees to the frontlines?. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect:386-388, 2020.
Abstracts
- Goizueta A, Jacob S, Sabath B.. Strongyloides infection detected by EBUS-TBNA, 2022.
- Oudah M, Sabath B.. Spontaneous resolution of Mycobacterium kansasii lung infection presenting as a spiculated lung mass, 2020.
Book Chapters
- Sabath B, Lee B. Pulmonary and critical care. In: The Handbook of Medicine in Developing Countries. 4th. CMDA Press: Bristol, 2014.
- Sabath B, Berger J, Major E. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. In: Clinical Neurovirology: Neurological Disease and Therapy. 1st. Marcel-Dekker Press: New York, NY, 2003.
- Sabath B, Casal R.. Cone beam computed tomography. In: Interventions In Pulmonary Medicine. 2nd.