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      Carlos A. Jimenez Image

      Carlos A. Jimenez, M.D., M.S.

      Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine

      About Dr. Carlos A. Jimenez

      I am a pulmonologist with specific training and interest in Interventional Pulmonology and Clinical Research. My goal is to create and conduct well designed clinical studies to have useful evidence based knowledge that can help identifying or creating cost-effective procedures and strategies in the fields of Pulmonary Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology.

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      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX

      Research Interests

      I am a pulmonologist with specific training and interest in Interventional Pulmonology and Clinical Research. My goal is to create and conduct well designed clinical studies to have useful evidence based knowledge that can help identifying or creating cost-effective procedures and strategies in the fields of Pulmonary Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology.

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2014The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, US, M.S. in Clinical Research
      1987Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santafe de Bogota, CO, MD

      Postgraduate Training

      2007-2014Master of Science, Clinical Research, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas
      2000-2001Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      1998-2000Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas
      1995-1998Clinical Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas
      1990-1993Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota DC, Cundinamarca
      1989-1989Post Doctoral Research Fellowship, Perinatology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

      Licenses & Certifications

      2017American Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
      2002American Board of Critical Care Medicine
      2001American Board of Pulmonary Diseases
      2000American Board of Internal Medicine
      2000Texas Medical Board

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      Associate Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2013

      Associate Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2013

      Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2007

      Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2007

      Faculty, Critical Care Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Bogota DC, Cundinamarca, 1993 - 1995

      Clinical Instructor, Internal Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota DC, Cundinamarca, 1993 - 1995

      Clinical Instructor, Internal Medicine, Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, Bogota DC, Cundinamarca, 1991 - 1991

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Clinical Research Director, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - 2009

      Fellowship Program Director, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2002 - 2007

      Medical Director Pulmonary Function Test Laboratory, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2002 - 2005

      Rotation Program Coordinator, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2002 - 2003

      Temporary Director, Emergency Medicine, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Bogota DC, Cundinamarca, 1993 - 1995

      Associate Medical Director, Emergency Medicine, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Bogota DC, Cundinamarca, 1993 - 1995

      Hospital Director, Hospital Local de Tarapacá, Tarapacá, Amazonas, 1987 - 1988

      Other Professional Positions

      Physician, Generalist, Hospital Regional San Rafael, Leticia, Amazonas, 1987 - 1988

      Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, Medical Practice Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present

      Member, Clinical Effectiveness Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present

      Member, Data and Safety Monitoring Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Member, Scientific Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023

      Member, Faculty Appeals Panel Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present

      Member, Clinical Research Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2019

      Associate Member, Institutional Review Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008 - 2012

      Member, Division of Internal Medicine Research Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008 - 2009

      Member, Clinical Research Impact Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008 - 2009

      Member, Clinical Research Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2006 - 2012

      Member, GME Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2002 - 2007

      Member, GME Review Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2002 - 2007

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, Scientific Presentations & Awards Committee, American College of Chest Physicians, 2010 - 2014

      Editorial Activities

      Member of the Editorial Board, Respiratory Medicine, 2009 - 2014

      Honors & Awards

      2014Executive of the Year, International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), Houston Medical Center Chapter
      2014Outstanding Teaching Award, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
      2009Leadership Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Pulmonary Medicine
      2001Geno Saccomanno New Frontiers in Cytology Award, American Society of Cytopathology
      1992Intensive Care Unit Chief Resident, Hospital San Juan De Dios - Bogota, Colombia

      Professional Memberships

      Latin American Medical Association of Houston

      2023 - Present

      European Respiratory Society

      2017 - Present

      World Association for Bronchcology and Interventional Pulmonology

      2003 - Present

      American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

      2003 - Present

      Harris County Medical Society

      2001 - Present

      American College of Chest Physicians

      2000 - Present

      American Thoracic Society

      1996 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Local Presentations

      1. 2016. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Houston, TX, US.
      2. 2015. Update on the Management of Malignant Pleural Disease. Invited. Update on the Management of Malignant Pleural Disease. Houston, TX, US.
      3. 2014. Palliative Management of Advanced Intrathoracic Malignancy: Pleural Disease. Invited. Palliative Management of Advanced Intrathoracic Malignancy: Pleural Disease. Houston, TX, US.
      4. 2013. Palliative Management of Advanced Intrathoracic Malignancy: Pleural Disease. Invited. Palliative Management of Advanced Intrathoracic Malignancy: Pleural Disease. Houston, TX, US.
      5. 2012. Evaluation and Management of Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusion. Invited. Evaluation and Management of Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusion. Houston, TX, US.
      6. 2009. Non-OR Thoracic Procedures. Invited. Non-OR Thoracic Procedures. Houston, TX, US.
      7. 2009. Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. Malignant Pleural Effusions. Houston, TX, US.
      8. 2008. Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. Malignant Pleural Effusions. Houston, TX, US.
      9. 2006. Stents and Lasers. Can Pulmonary Interventions Help My Patient?. Invited. Stents and Lasers. Can Pulmonary Interventions Help My Patient?. Houston, TX, US.
      10. 2004. Evaluation of Pulmonary Nodules. Invited. Evaluation of Pulmonary Nodules. Houston, TX, US.

      Regional Presentations

      1. 2016. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Houston, TX, US.
      2. 2013. Lung Cancer Screening: Pro/Con. Invited. Lung Cancer Screening: Pro/Con. Hunt, TX, US.
      3. 2009. Case Presentations. Invited. Case Presentations. Hunt, TX, US.
      4. 2008. Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. Malignant Pleural Effusions. Hunt, TX, US.
      5. 2008. Evaluation for Lung Resection. Invited. Evaluation for Lung Resection. Hunt, TX, US.
      6. 2006. Controversy-endobronchial Ultrasound-pro Arguments. Invited. Controversy-endobronchial Ultrasound-pro Arguments. Hunt, TX, US.
      7. 2006. Controversy-autofluorescence Bronchoscopy-pro Arguments. Invited. Controversy-autofluorescence Bronchoscopy-pro Arguments. Hunt, TX, US.
      8. 2005. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Hunt, TX, US.
      9. 2005. Diagnosis and Management of Early Lung Cancer. Invited. Diagnosis and Management of Early Lung Cancer. Hunt, TX, US.
      10. 2005. Medical Thoracoscopy. Invited. Medical Thoracoscopy. Hunt, TX, US.
      11. 2003. Therapeutic Pleural Procedures. Invited. Therapeutic Pleural Procedures. Houston, TX, US.
      12. 2003. Diagnostic Pleural Procedures. Invited. Diagnostic Pleural Procedures. Houston, TX, US.
      13. 2002. Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation. Invited. Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation. Houston, TX, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2018. Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Benign Diseases: Is It Time?. Invited. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Annual Conference. Denver, CO, US.
      2. 2018. Self-expanding Metal Stents for Benign Airway Obstructions: Revisiting the FDA Warning. Invited. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Annual Conference. Denver, CO, US.
      3. 2013. Comparing Medical and Surgical Thoracoscopy: Equipment, Training, Facilities and Technique. Conference. American College of Chest Physicians Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, US.
      4. 2013. Predictors of Survival in Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. Pulmonary Grand Rounds. Cleveland, OH, US.
      5. 2008. Vandetanib with Intrapleural Catheters. A Novel Approach to Treat Symptomatic Malignant Pleural Effusions Associated with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. A Preliminary Report. Conference. 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology. Chicago, IL, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2026. Robotic assisted bronchoscopy guided by mobile cone beam CT. Invited. Simposio y hands-on de intervencionismo 2026. Innovación en navegación bronquial y crio-tecnología. Transformando la intervención pulmonar: del robot a navegación LATAM. Bogotá, CO.
      2. 2026. Management of thyroid cancer with tracheal involvement by the interventional pulmonologist. Questions and answers. Invited. Pulmonary Medicine Grand Rounds. Bogotá, CO.
      3. 2025. Robotic assisted bronchoscopy guided by mobile cone beam CT. Invited. Interventional bronchoscopy. Bogotá, CO.
      4. 2024. Mediastinal staging with EBUS TBNA: Questions and answers. Invited. Pulmonary Medicine Grand Rounds. Bogotá, CO.
      5. 2019. Principles and practice of endobronchial ultrasonography. Invited. First international multidisciplinary cancer care. Amman, JO.
      6. 2019. Role of EBUS and bronchoscopy in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. Invited. Diagnostico y tratamiento del cancer de pulmon en estadio avanzado: EBUS, nuevas terapias blanco e inmunoterapia. Montevideo, UY.
      7. 2018. EBUS for Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer. Optimization of Sample Acquisition. Invited. Simposio de oncologia toracica. Bogota, CO.
      8. 2017. EBUS Principles and Practice. Invited. Avances en Cancer Pulmonar y Mesotelioma. Bogota, CO.
      9. 2017. EBUS Technique and Indications. Invited. Avances en cancer pulmonar y mesotelioma. Bogota, CO.
      10. 2017. Pleural Ultrasound. Invited. II Congreso de Residentes de Medicina Interna. Bogota, CO.
      11. 2017. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Invited. II Congreso de Residentes de Medicina Interna. Bogota, CO.
      12. 2017. Bronchoscopic Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. XXX Congress of the Central American and Caribbean Federation of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. San Jose, CR.
      13. 2017. Pleuroscopy and Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Invited. XXX Congress of the Central American and Caribbean Federation of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. San Jose, CR.
      14. 2017. How to Organize and Equip a Bronchoscopy Suite. Invited. XXX Congress of the Central American and Caribbean Federation of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. San Jose, CR.
      15. 2017. Ultrasound for Pleural Diseases. Invited. XXX Congress of the Central American and Caribbean Federation of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. San Jose, CR.
      16. 2017. Ultrasound Guided Thoracic Interventions. Invited. XXX Congress of the Central American and Caribbean Federation of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. San Jose, CR.
      17. 2014. Palliative Management of Malignant Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. Atencion Multidisciplinaria en Cancer. Bogota, CO.
      18. 2014. EBUS in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging. Invited. Atención Multidisciplinaria en Cancer. Bogota, CO.
      19. 2013. When to Use Airway Stents in Benign and Malignant Diseases?. Invited. XV Congreso Colombiano de Neumologia - VI Congreso Colombiano de Cirugia de Torax. Medellin, CO.
      20. 2013. What is the Ideal Approach to Biopsy a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule: Bronchoscopy with Electromagnetic Navigation or Transthoracic Needle Aspiration?. Invited. XV Congreso Colombiano de Neumologia - VI Congreso Colombiano de Cirugia de Torax. Medellin, CO.
      21. 2013. What is the Utility of Endobronchial Ultrasound in Malignant Diseases?. Invited. XV Congreso Colombiano de Neumologia - VI Congreso Colombiano de Cirugia de Torax. Medellin, CO.
      22. 2012. Survival of Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions. Conference. Sevilla, ES.
      23. 2012. Advances in Medical Thoracoscopy. Invited. Avances en Cancer Pulmonar y Mesotelioma. Bogota, CO.
      24. 2012. EBUS-FNA in Lung Cancer. Invited. Avances en Cancer Pulmonar y Mesotelioma. Bogota, CO.
      25. 2012. Update on EBUS for Diagnosis and Mediastinal Nodal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. XXVI Congress of the Central American and Caribbean Federation of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. Panama City, PA.
      26. 2011. Endoscopic Invasive Methods in the Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. XII International Meeting on Respiratory Endoscopy and XVII AEER National Congress. Sitges, ES.
      27. 2011. Workshop in EBUS Guided TBNA. Invited. XII International Meeting on Respiratory Endoscopy and XVII AEER National Congress. Sitges, ES.
      28. 2011. Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions: Scientific Evidence. Invited. XII International Meeting on Respiratory Endoscopy and XVII AEER National Congress. Sitges, ES.
      29. 2010. Dasatanib Associated Chylothoraces. Conference. European Respiratory Society Annual Congress. Barcelona, ES.
      30. 2010. Complications Related to Symptom Limited Ultrasound Guided Thoracentesis. Conference. European Respiratory Society Annual Congress. Barcelona, ES.
      31. 2009. Symposium on Diagnosis and Staging. Diagnostic Pleuroscopy. Conference. Symposium on Diagnosis and Staging. Diagnostic Pleuroscopy. Bogota, CO.
      32. 2009. Cryotherapy or Electrocautery?. Conference. Cryotherapy or Electrocautery?. Bogota, CO.
      33. 2009. Symposium on Diagnosis and Staging. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Conference. Symposium on Diagnosis and Staging. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Bogota, CO.
      34. 2009. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Conference. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Bogota, CO.
      35. 2009. Transbronchial Biopsy. Conference. Transbronchial Biopsy. Bogota, CO.
      36. 2009. Pleurodesis After Intrapleural Catheter Insertion is an Independent Factor for Overall Survival in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions. Conference. New Insights in Biology and Treatment of Pleural Tumors - European Respiratory Society Annual Congress. Vienna, AT.
      37. 2009. Inpatient Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Conference. Inpatient Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Sitges, ES.
      38. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Chennai, IN.
      39. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Malignant Airway Obstruction. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Malignant Airway Obstruction. New Delhi, IN.
      40. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Practical Approach to Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Practical Approach to Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. New Delhi, IN.
      41. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Benign Airway Obstruction. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Benign Airway Obstruction. New Delhi, IN.
      42. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Malignant Airway Obstruction. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Malignant Airway Obstruction. Mumbai, IN.
      43. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Practical Approach to Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Practical Approach to Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. Mumbai, IN.
      44. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Mumbai, IN.
      45. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Malignant Airway Obstruction. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy. Interactive Session: Palliation of Malignant Airway Obstruction. Chennai, IN.
      46. 2008. Introduction to Interventional Flexbile Bronchoscopy. Practical Approach to Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. Conference. Introduction to Interventional Flexbile Bronchoscopy. Practical Approach to Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. Chennai, IN.
      47. 2007. The Ideal Bronchoscopy Suite. Conference. The Ideal Bronchoscopy Suite. Medellin, CO.
      48. 2007. Autofluorescence Pro. Conference. Autofluorescence Pro. Medellin, CO.
      49. 2007. Medical Thoracoscopy. Intrapleural Catheters. Conference. Medical Thoracoscopy. Intrapleural Catheters. Medellin, CO.
      50. 2007. Complications of Bronchoscopy. Conference. Complications of Bronchoscopy. Medellin, CO.
      51. 2007. Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Techniques and Indications. Conference. Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Techniques and Indications. Medellin, CO.
      52. 2007. Endobronchial Ultrasound Pro. Conference. Endobronchial Ultrasound Pro. Medellin, CO.
      53. 2007. Workshop in Ultrasound TBNA. Conference. Workshop in Ultrasound TBNA. Sitges, ES.
      54. 2007. Ultrasound for Thoracentesis. Conference. Ultrasound for Thoracentesis. Sitges, ES.
      55. 2007. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Conference. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Bogota, CO.
      56. 2007. Management of Malignant Airway Obstruction. Conference. Management of Malignant Airway Obstruction. Bogota, CO.
      57. 2006. Paramalignant Pleural Effusions. Conference. Paramalignant Pleural Effusions. Monterrey, MX.
      58. 2005. Diagnosis and Management of Early Lung Cancer. Conference. Diagnosis and Management of Early Lung Cancer. Shanghai, CN.
      59. 2005. Advances in Pulmonary Medicine for the Management of the Patient with Cancer. Conference. Advances in Pulmonary Medicine for the Management of the Patient with Cancer. Lima, PE.
      60. 2004. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Conference. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Bogota, CO.
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      Grant & Contract Support

      Date: 2014 - 2017
      Title:Challenging the Stem Cell Paradigm: Reprogramming Differentiated Cells with Valproic Acid to Reproduce Tumor Burden in Metastatic Breast Cancer
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:Collaborator
      ID:Institutional Research Grant
      Date: 2012 - 2018
      Title:Effectiveness of Daily vs. Three Times a Week Drainage After Placement of Intrapleural Catheters for the Palliative Management of Pleural Effusions Associated with Malignancies
      Funding Source:CareFusion Corp
      Role:PI
      ID:CS2011-00034306JW
      Date: 2011 - 2013
      Title:Comparative Effectiveness of Bronchoscopic Interventions for Malignant Airway Obstruction
      Funding Source:MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:Collaborator
      ID:Institutional Research Grant Program
      Date: 2011 - 2013
      Title:A Multicenter Bronchoscopy Registry and Quality Improvement Collaborative for Comparative Effectiveness and Safety Research
      Funding Source:The University of Texas Healthcare Safety & Effectiveness Grants Program
      Role:Collaborator
      ID:OGC Grant #137700 Collaborative Efforts in Clinical Programs
      Date: 2010 - 2012
      Title:Comparative Effectiveness of Indwelling Pleural Catheters Versus Thoracoscopic Pleurodesis for Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions
      Funding Source:Institute for Cancer Care Excellence The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:Collaborator
      ID:2010-0103
      Date: 2007 - 2008
      Title:Use of Indwelling Pleural Catheters on the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
      Funding Source:Cardinal Health Medical Products and Services
      Role:PI
      Date: 2006 - 2016
      Title:Six-minute Walk Test in the Evaluation of Patients at High Risk for Complications from Lung Resection
      Funding Source:MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:PI
      ID:Institutional Research Grant Progam 2006-1061
      Date: 2006 - 2009
      Title:Vibration Response Imaging (VRI) in Patients Who Are Candidates for Undergoing Surgical Resection Due to Lung Cancer or Other Intrathoracic Malignancy
      Funding Source:Deep Breeze Ltd
      Role:Co-I
      ID:2006-0668
      Date: 2005 - 2009
      Title:Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion with ZD6474, a Novel Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor (VEGFR) and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
      Funding Source:Department of Defense (DOD)
      Role:Co-PI
      ID:W81XWH-05-2-0027
      Date: 2004 - 2006
      Title:The Effects of Body Position, Body Mass Index, and Body Fat Distribution on Pulmonary Function
      Funding Source:American Association of Critical Care Nurses
      Role:Co-PI
      ID:LAB04-0734
      Date: 2003 - 2007
      Title:VITAL Vanguard Trial (PPI) Vanguard Investigations of Therapeutic Approaches to Lung Cancer
      Funding Source:Department of Defense (DOD)
      Role:Co-I
      ID:W81XWH-04-1-0142

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Anees M, Chiu K, Goertzen S, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. Docetaxel-Induced Serositis Mimicking Malignant Pleural Effusion. Clin Case Rep 14(6), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42256959.
      2. Boster, JM, Goertzen, M, Sarkiss, MG, Armas Villalba, AJ, Bhandari, B, Song, J, Jimenez, CA, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Grosu, HB, Ost, D, Eapen, GA, Chintalapani, G, Casal, RF. Superiority of Lateral Decubitus Strategy in Preventing Atelectasis From Obscuring Targets During Robotic Bronchoscopy. Chest 169(4):1124-1134, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41513124.
      3. Husta, BC, Cheng, G, Batra, H, Reisenauer, JS, Bartek, WM, Kalchiem-Dekel, O, Zouk, A, Patel, N, Chawla, M, Eapen, GA, Jimenez, CA, Lee, RP, Bott, M, Oh, S, Casal, RF. Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with integrated mobile cone-beam CT for small nodules. Thorax 81(3):267-275, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41698810.
      4. Boster, JM, Goertzen, SM, Sainz, PV, Vial, MR, Zaveri-Desai, JK, Luna, L, Waqar, A, Grosu, HB, Casal, RF, Jimenez, CA, Ost, D, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Hernandez, M, Eapen, GA. Additive Value of EBUS-TBNA for Staging Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Evaluated for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Diagnostics 15(17), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40941624.
      5. Angelides PK, Salamo O, Cherian SV, Guevara EY, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. A 65-year-old man with cough, hypercalcemia, and diffuse opacities. Radiol Case Rep 20(8):3836-3839, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40486148.
      6. Mir M, Soto F, Gomez PAA, Arroyo RDR, Suresh A, Su A, Gan Q, Stewart J, Adachi R, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Casal RF, Dickey BF, Eapen GA, Evans SE, Grosu H, Jimenez CA, Lin J, Ost DE, Sabath BF, Shannon VR, Naing A, Gao J, Wu J, Suresh K, Faiz SA, Altan M, Sheshadri A. Bronchoalveolar lavage cell percentages as diagnostic markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis. Front Med (Lausanne) 12:1582714, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40529125.
      7. Bashour SI, Khan A, Song J, Chintalapani G, Kleinszig G, Sabath BF, Lin J, Grosu HB, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Ost DE, Sarkiss M, Casal RF. Improving Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Outcomes with Mobile Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Guidance. Diagnostics (Basel) 14(17), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39272739.
      8. Shojaee S, Pannu J, Yarmus L, Fantin A, MacRosty C, Bassett R Jr, Debiane L, DePew ZS, Faiz SA, Jimenez CA, Avasarala SK, Vakil E, DeMaio A, Bashoura L, Keshava K, Ferguson T, Adachi R, Eapen GA, Ost DE, Bashour S, Khan A, Shannon V, Sheshadri A, Casal RF, Evans SE, Pew K, Castaldo N, Balachandran DD, Patruno V, Lentz R, Pai C, Maldonado F, Roller L, Ma J, Zaveri J, Los J, Vaquero L, Ordonez E, Yermakhanova G, Akulian J, Burks C, Almario RR, Sauve M, Pettee J, Noor LZ, Arain MH, Grosu HB. Gravity- vs Wall Suction-Driven Large-Volume Thoracentesis: A Randomized Controlled Study. Chest, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39029784.
      9. Chang CH, Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Saltijeral SN, Eapen GA, Casal RF, Sabath BF, Lin J, Cerrillos E, Nevarez Tinoco T, Grosu HB. Outcomes of Pleural Space Infections in Patients With Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Active Malignancies. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 31(2):155-159, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37982602.
      10. Salahuddin M, Ost D, Hwang H, Jimenez CA, Saltijeral S, Eapen G, Casal R, Sabath B, Lin J, Cerrillos E, Nevárez Tinoco T, Grosu H. Clinical Risk Factors for Death in Patients With Empyema and Active Malignancy. Cureus 15(4):e37545, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37197128.
      11. Salahuddin M, Sarkiss M, Sagar AS, Vlahos I, Chang CH, Shah A, Sabath BF, Lin J, Song J, Moon T, Norman PH, Eapen GA, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Chintalapani G, Casal RF. "Ventilatory Strategy to Prevent Atelectasis During Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial" (VESPA Trial). Chest 162(6):1393-1401, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35803302.
      12. Lin J, Sabath BF, Sarkiss M, Jimenez CA, Casal RF. Lateral Decubitus Positioning for Mobile CT-guided Robotic Bronchoscopy: A Novel Technique to Prevent Atelectasis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 29(3):220-223, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35730780.
      13. Grosu HB, Kern R, Maldonado F, Casal R, Andersen CR, Li L, Eapen G, Ost D, Jimenez CA, 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.
      14. Martinez-Zayas G, Almeida FA, Yarmus L, Steinfort D, Lazarus DR, Simoff MJ, Saettele T, Murgu S, Dammad T, Duong DK, Mudambi L, Filner JJ, Molina S, Aravena C, Thiboutot J, Bonney A, Rueda AM, Debiane LG, Hogarth DK, Bedi H, Deffebach M, Sagar AS, Cicenia J, Yu DH, Cohen A, Frye L, Grosu HB, Gildea T, Feller-Kopman D, Casal RF, Machuzak M, Arain MH, Sethi S, Eapen GA, Lam L, Jimenez CA, Ribeiro M, Noor LZ, Mehta A, Song J, Choi H, Ma J, Li L, Ost DE. Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Prospective External and Temporal Validation of the HAL and HOMER Models. Chest 160(3):1108-1120, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33932466.
      15. Sheshadri A, Keus L, Blanco D, Lei X, Kellner C, Shannon VR, Balachandran DD, Jimenez CA, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Pulmonary Function Testing in Patients with Tracheostomies: Feasibility and Technical Considerations. Lung 199(3):307-310, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33779802.
      16. Sarkiss MG, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. A Novel Approach to Facilitate Bronchoscopy With Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Tracheostomy Undergoing Therapeutic Bronchoscopy or Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 28(2):153-155, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33417381.
      17. Schwalk AJ, Ost DE, Saltijeral SN, De La Garza H, Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Lewis J, Rinsurongkawong W, Rinsurongkawong V, Lee J, Elamin Y, Zhang J, Roth JA, Swisher S, Heymach JV, Grosu HB. Risk Factors for and Time to Recurrence of Symptomatic Malignant Pleural Effusion in Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR or ALK Mutations. Chest 159(3):1256-1264, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33217413.
      18. 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.
      19. Sagar AES, Landaeta MF, Adrianza AM, Aldana GL, Pozo L, Armas-Villalba A, Toquica CC, Larson AJ, Vial MR, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Eapen GA, Sheshadri A, Morice RC, Shannon VR, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Almeida FA, Uzbeck MH, Casal RF, Faiz SA, Jimenez CA. Complications following symptom limited thoracentesis using suction. Eur Respir J 56(5), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32499336.
      20. Vial MR, Nasim F, La Garza H, Ost DE, Casal RF, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Grosu HB. Endobronchial ultrasound- guided transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal lymph node staging in patients with typical pulmonary carcinoids. Lung Cancer 147:198-203, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32736278.
      21. Bailey M, Eapen G, Ost D, Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Datar S, Molina S, Bashoura L, Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Shannon VR, Sheshadri A, Grosu HB. Routine Microbiologic Studies of Pleural Fluid Specimens in Cancer Patients. Am J Med 133(2):240-244, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31401163.
      22. Martinez-Zayas G, Almeida FA, Simoff MJ, Yarmus L, Molina S, Young B, Feller-Kopman D, Sagar AS, Gildea T, Debiane LG, Grosu HB, Casal RF, Arain MH, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Noor LZ, Baghaie S, Song J, Li L, Ost DE. A Prediction Model to Help with Oncologic Mediastinal Evaluation for Radiation: HOMER. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 201(2):212-223, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31574238.
      23. Faiz SA, Jimenez CA, Fellman BM, Huk T, Jazbeh S, Haque SA, Morice RC, Grosu HB, Balachandran DD, Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Bashoura L. Incidence of Bleeding Complications With Flexible Bronchoscopy in Cancer Patients With Thrombocytopenia. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 26(4):280-286, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30973520.
      24. Styskel BA, Lopez-Mattei J, Jimenez CA, Stewart J, Hagemeister FB, Faiz SA. Ibrutinib-Associated Serositis in Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 199(12):e43-e44, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30802411.
      25. Adrianza AM, Jimenez CA, Aldana GL, Pozo L, Cortes JE, Sagar AES. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Associated Fibrothorax. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 199(11):1432, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30785770.
      26. Casal RF, Sepesi B, Sagar AS, Tschirren J, Chen M, Li L, Sunny J, Williams J, Grosu HB, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Ost DE. Centrally Located Lung Cancer and Risk of Occult Nodal Disease: An Objective Evaluation of Multiple Definitions of Tumour Centrality with Dedicated Imaging Software. Eur Respir J 53(5), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30819811.
      27. Ong P, Grosu HB, Debiane L, Casal RF, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Noor L, Ost DE. Long-term Quality-adjusted Survival Following Therapeutic Bronchoscopy for Malignant Central Airway Obstruction. Thorax 74(2):141-156, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30254139.
      28. Casal, RF, Sarkiss, MG, Jones, AK, Stewart, J, Tam, AL, Grosu, HB, Ost, D, Jimenez, CA, Eapen, GA. Cone beam computed tomography-guided thin/ultrathin bronchoscopy for diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules. Journal of Thoracic Disease 10(12):6950-6959, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30746241.
      29. Casal RF, Walsh G, McArthur M, Hill LR, Landaeta MF, Armas Villalba AJ, Ong P, Debiane L, Vakil E, Grosu HB, Jimenez CA, Ost D, Adachi R, Eapen GA. Bronchoscopic Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Experimental Study in Normal Porcine Lung Parenchyma. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 25(4):322-329, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29771774.
      30. Aldana G, Jimenez CA, Moran C. Unusual Cause of Sinusitis and Cough. BMJ Case Reports 2018, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30030254.
      31. Sagar AES, Jimenez CA, Shannon VR. Clinical and Histopathologic Correlates and Management Strategies for Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung. A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Medical Oncology 35(7):102, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29869302.
      32. Sagar AS, Jimenez CA, Mckelvy BJ. Lactate Gap as a Tool in Identifying Ethylene Glycol Poisoning. BMJ Case Reports 2018, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29525762.
      33. Vial MR, O'Connell OJ, Grosu HB, Hernandez M, Noor L, Casal RF, Stewart J, Sarkiss M, Jimenez CA, Rice D, Mehran R, Ost DE, Eapen GA. Diagnostic Performance of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Mediastinal Lymph Node Sampling in Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Study. Respirology 23(1):76-81, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 28857362.
      34. Sagar AS, Vakil E, Jimenez CA, Mathew R. Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Thrombin-based Haemostatic Matrix. BMJ Case Reports 2017, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29222215.
      35. Landaeta M, Vial M, Jimenez CA, Debiane LG. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis Presenting as a New Lung Mass. BMJ Case Reports 2017, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29025778.
      36. Faiz SA, Pathania P, Song J, Li L, Balachandran DD, Ost DE, Morice RC, Shannon VR, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: A 14-Year, Single-Center Experience. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 14(6):976-985, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28326798.
      37. O'Connell OJ, Almeida FA, Simoff MJ, Yarmus L, Lazarus R, Young B, Chen Y, Semaan R, Saettele TM, Cicenia J, Bedi H, Kliment C, Li L, Sethi S, Diaz-Mendoza J, Feller-Kopman D, Song J, Gildea T, Lee H, Grosu HB, Machuzak M, Rodriguez-Vial M, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Casal RF, Ost DE. A Prediction Model to Help with the Assessment of Adenopathy in Lung Cancer (HAL). American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 195(12):1651-1660, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28002683.
      38. Vial MR, Khan KA, O'Connell O, Peng SA, Gomez DR, Chang JY, Rice DC, Mehran R, Jimenez CA, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Eapen GA. Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Nodal Staging of Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy Patients. Ann Thorac Surg 103(5):1600-1605, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28027732.
      39. Cortes JE, Jimenez CA, Mauro MJ, Geyer A, Pinilla-Ibarz J, Smith BD. Pleural Effusion in Dasatinib-Treated Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase: Identification and Management. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia 17(2):78-82, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28082112.
      40. Casal RF, Vial MR, Miller R, Mudambi L, Grosu HB, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Cornwell L, Ost D. What Exactly Is a Centrally Located Lung Tumor? Results of an Online Survey. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 14(1):118-123, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27854541.
      41. Nigo M, Vial MR, Munita JM, Jiang Y, Tarrand J, Jimenez CA, Kontoyiannis DP. Fungal Empyema Thoracis in Cancer Patients. The Journal of Infection 72(5):615-21, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26945845.
      42. Vial MR, Ost DE, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, O'Connell O, Grosu HB. Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy in Patients With Nondraining Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 23(2):98-105, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27058711.
      43. Ost DE, Ernst A, Lei X, Kovitz KL, Benzaquen S, Diaz-Mendoza J, Greenhill S, Toth J, Feller-Kopman D, Puchalski J, Baram D, Karunakara R, Jimenez CA, Filner JJ, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Michaud GC, Estrada-Y-Martin RM, Rafeq S, Grosu HB, Ray C, Gilbert CR, Yarmus LB, Simoff M, Registry AB. Diagnostic Yield and Complications of Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions. Results of the AQuIRE Registry. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 193(1):68-77, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26367186.
      44. Vial MR, O'Connell JO, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. Needle Fracture During Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 193(2):213-4, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26378480.
      45. Vial MR, Stewart J, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, Ost DE, Grosu HB, Jimenez CA. Unusual Aetiology of a Hilar Mass in a Man with History of Thyroid Cancer. Thorax 71(12):1167–1168, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27422794.
      46. O'Connell OJ, Rodriguez-Vial M, Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Grosu HB. Bronchoscopic Management of a Benign Obstructing Pedunculated Tumor. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 12(11):1715-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26540423.
      47. Grosu HB, Ost DE, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Li L, Song J, Lei X, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, Jimenez CA. Mediastinal Granulomatous Inflammation and Overall Survival in Patients with a History of Malignancy. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 12(10):1534-41, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26284901.
      48. Grosu HB, Iliesiu M, Caraway NP, Medeiros LJ, Lei X, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Casal RF, Ost D, Eapen GA. Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for the Diagnosis and Subtyping of Lymphoma. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 12(9):1336-44, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26146788.
      49. Reddy SM, Kopetz S, Morris J, Parikh N, Qiao W, Overman MJ, Fogelman D, Shureiqi I, Jacobs C, Malik Z, Jimenez CA, Wolff RA, Abbruzzese JL, Gallick G, Eng C. Phase II Study of Saracatinib (AZD0530) in Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Investigational New Drugs 33(4):977-84, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26062928.
      50. Ost DE, Ernst A, Grosu HB, Lei X, Diaz-Mendoza J, Slade M, Gildea TR, Machuzak M, Jimenez CA, Toth J, Kovitz KL, Ray C, Greenhill S, Casal RF, Almeida FA, Wahidi M, Eapen GA, Yarmus LB, Morice RC, Benzaquen S, Tremblay A, Simoff M, Registry AB. Complications Following Therapeutic Bronchoscopy for Malignant Central Airway Obstruction: Results of the AQuIRE Registry. Chest 148(2):450-71, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25741903.
      51. Grosu HB, Morice RC, Sarkiss M, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Faiz S, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, Ost DE. Safety of Flexible Bronchoscopy, Rigid Bronchoscopy, and Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Patients with Malignant Space-Occupying Brain Lesions. Chest 147(6):1621-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25393333.
      52. Ost DE, Ernst A, Grosu HB, Lei X, Diaz-Mendoza J, Slade M, Gildea TR, Machuzak MS, Jimenez CA, Toth J, Kovitz KL, Ray C, Greenhill S, Casal RF, Almeida FA, Wahidi MM, Eapen GA, Feller-Kopman D, Morice RC, Benzaquen S, Tremblay A, Simoff M, Registry AB. Therapeutic Bronchoscopy for Malignant Central Airway Obstruction: Success Rates and Impact on Dyspnea and Quality of Life. Chest 147(5):1282-98, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25358019.
      53. Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Kuhl K, Nogueras-González G, Perusich S, Green LK, Ost DE, Sarkiss M, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Cornwell L, Austria S, Sharafkanneh A, Rumbaut RE, Grosu H, Kheradmand F. Randomized Trial of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Under General Anesthesia Versus Moderate Sedation. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 191(7):796-803, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25574801.
      54. Ong P, Grosu H, Eapen GA, Rodriguez M, Lazarus D, Ost D, Jimenez CA, Morice R, Bandi V, Tamara L, Cornwell L, Green L, Zhu A, Casal RF. Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Systematic Nodal Staging of Lung Cancer in Patients with N0 Disease by CT and Integrated PET/CT. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 12(3):415-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25584815.
      55. Saettele TM, Jimenez CA. Pleural Coccidioidomycosis. BMJ Case Reports 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25422353.
      56. Massarelli E, Onn A, Marom EM, Alden CM, Liu DD, Tran HT, Mino B, Wistuba II, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Jack Lee J, Hong WK, Herbst RS, Jimenez CA. Vandetanib and Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion. Clinical Lung Cancer 15(5):379-86, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24913066.
      57. Saettele TM, Jimenez CA. Digital Quantification of Air Leak to Identify the Location of an Alveolopleural Fistula. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 11(7):1152-4, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25237995.
      58. Saettele TM, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA. Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma of the Pleura. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 190(5):587, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25171310.
      59. Faiz SA, Ordonez NG, Morice RC, Bashoura L, Jimenez CA. Bronchial Chloroma. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 190(2):e5-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25025362.
      60. Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Lei X, Cantor SB, Grosu HB, Lazarus DR, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Shannon VR, Balachandran D, Noor L, Hashmi YB, Casal RF, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Quality-adjusted Survival Following Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Chest 145(6):1347-56, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24480929.
      61. Almeida FA, Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Uzbeck M, Sarkiss M, Rice D, Morice RC, Ost DE. Quality Gaps and Comparative Effectiveness in Lung Cancer Staging: The Impact of Test Sequencing on Outcomes. Chest 144(6):1776-82, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23703671.
      62. Casal RF, Iribarren J, Eapen G, Ost D, Morice R, Lan C, Cornwell L, Almeida FA, Grosu H, Jimenez CA. Safety and Effectiveness of Microdebrider Bronchoscopy for the Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Respirology 18(6):1011-5, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23520982.
      63. Grosu HB, Casal RF, Morice RC, Nogueras-González GM, Eapen GA, Ost D, Sarkiss MG, Jimenez CA. Bronchoscopic Findings and Bleeding Control Predict Survival in Patients with Solid Malignancies Presenting with Mild Hemoptysis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 10(4):342-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23952853.
      64. Grosu HB, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Jimenez CA, Casal RF, Almeida FA, Sarkiss MG, Ost DE. Stents Are Associated with Increased Risk of Respiratory Infections in Patients Undergoing Airway Interventions for Malignant Airway Disease. Chest 144(2):441-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23471176.
      65. Grosu HB, Morice RC, Ost D, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. A Watery Mediastinal Mass. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 187(10):1135-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23675716.
      66. Eapen GA, Shah AM, Lei X, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Yarmus L, Filner J, Ray C, Michaud G, Greenhill SR, Sarkiss M, Casal R, Rice D, Ost DE, Improvement Registry ACOCPQ, Education. Complications, Consequences, and Practice Patterns of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: Results of the AQuIRE Registry. Chest 143(4):1044-53, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23117878.
      67. Yarmus LB, Akulian J, Lechtzin N, Yasin F, Kamdar B, Ernst A, Ost DE, Ray C, Greenhill SR, Jimenez CA, Filner J, Feller-Kopman D, Improvement Registry ACOCPQ, Education, (AQuIRE) Participants AE. Comparison of 21-gauge and 22-gauge Aspiration Needle in Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: Results of the American College of Chest Physicians Quality Improvement Registry, Education, and Evaluation Registry. Chest 143(4):1036-43, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23632441.
      68. Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Lei X, Sampat KR, Brown TC, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Ferrajoli A, Jimenez CA. Pleural Effusions in Patients with Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Leukemia & Lymphoma 54(2):329-35, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 22812422.
      69. Grosu HB, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Ost D, Sarkiss MG, Eapen GA. Cryptogenic Bronchial Stenosis. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 187(3):327, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23378438.
      70. Grosu HB, Esteva FJ, Jimenez CA, Morice RC. Speech Prosthesis Aspiration. Emergency Medicine Journal 30(1):85, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 22508194.
      71. Casal RF, Bashoura L, Ost D, Chiu HT, Faiz SA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Detecting Medical Device Complications: Lessons From an Indwelling Pleural Catheter Clinic. American Journal of Medical Quality 28(1):69-75, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 22763365.
      72. Casal RF, Staerkel GA, Ost D, Almeida FA, Uzbeck MH, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Sarkiss M, Morice RC. Randomized Clinical Trial of Endobronchial Ultrasound Needle Biopsy with and without Aspiration. Chest 142(3):568-73, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22156610.
      73. Grosu HB, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Ost D, Moran C, Morice RC. The Iron Lady. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 186(5):460, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22942346.
      74. Grosu HB, Morice RC, Betancourt SL, Colomer AL, Jimenez CA. Coexistence of Two Anatomical Bronchial Variances. BMJ Case Reports 2012, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22729326.
      75. Grosu HB, Morice RC, Almeida FA, Ost D, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. A Flexible Knot to Untie. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 185(11):1244, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22661525.
      76. Ost DE, Shah AM, Lei X, Godoy MC, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Jani P, Larson AJ, Sarkiss MG, Morice RC. Respiratory Infections Increase the Risk of Granulation Tissue Formation Following Airway Stenting in Patients With Malignant Airway Obstruction. Chest 141(6):1473-81, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22194585.
      77. Shah A, Ost D, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Jimenez CA. Diagnostic Methylene Blue Test for Stent Covered Tracheoesophageal Fistula. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 185(7):e9, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22467810.
      78. Shah AM, Morice RC, Ost D, Eapen GA, Betancourt SL, Jimenez CA. High-riding Pericardial Recess Mimicking Metastatic Mediastinal Lymph Node. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 185(1):e1, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22210796.
      79. Ost DE, Ernst A, Lei X, Feller-Kopman D, Eapen GA, Kovitz KL, Herth FJ, Simoff M, Bronchoscopy Registry OBOTA. Diagnostic Yield of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: Results of the AQuIRE Bronchoscopy Registry. Chest 140(6):1557-1566, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21659432.
      80. Marshall CB, Jacob B, Patel S, Sneige N, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Caraway N. The Utility of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Cancer Cytopathology 119(2):118-26, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21308997.
      81. Filner JJ, Bonura EJ, Lau ST, Abounasr KK, Naidich D, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Casal RF, Ost D. Bronchoscopic fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy image characteristics and pathologic correlations. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 18(1):23-30, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 23169014.
      82. Filner J, Bonura EJ, Lau ST, Abounasr KK, Naidich D, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Casal RF, Ost D. Bronchoscopic Fibered Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy Image Characteristics and Pathologic Correlations. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 18(1):23, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
      83. Morice RC, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Mehran RJ, Keus L, Ost D. Using Quantitative Breath Sound Measurements to Predict Lung Function Following Resection. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 12(5):81, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20939900.
      84. Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Mehran RJ, Eapen GA, Ost D, Sarkiss M, Morice RC. Infected Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst Successfully Treated by Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 90(4):e52-3, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20868780.
      85. Katz RL, He W, Khanna A, Fernandez RL, Zaidi TM, Krebs M, Caraway NP, Zhang HZ, Jiang F, Spitz MR, Blowers DP, Jimenez CA, Mehran RJ, Swisher SG, Roth JA, Morris JS, Etzel CJ, El-Zein R. Genetically Abnormal Circulating Cells in Lung Cancer Patients: An Antigen-independent Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization-based Case-control Study. Clinical Cancer Research 16(15):3976-87, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20651054.
      86. Kennedy, MP, Jimenez, CA, Morice, RC, Sarkiss, MG, Lei, X, Rice, DC, Eapen, GA. Factors influencing the diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 17(3):202-208, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 23168884.
      87. Kim ES, Hong WK, Lee JJ, Mao L, Morice RC, Liu DD, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Lotan R, Tang X, Newman RA, Wistuba II, Kurie JM. Biological Activity of Celecoxib in the Bronchial Epithelium of Current and Former Smokers. Cancer Prevention Research (Phila, PA) 3(2):148-59, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20103722.
      88. Ozcakar B, Martinez CH, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Ost D, Sarkiss MG, Chiu HT, Jimenez CA. Does Pleural Fluid Appearance Really Matter? The Relationship Between Fluid Appearance and Cytology, Cell Counts, and Chemical Laboratory Measurements in Pleural Effusions of Patients with Cancer. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 18(5):63, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20718978.
      89. Rice DC, Steliga MA, Stewart J, Eapen G, Jimenez CA, Lee JH, Hofstetter WL, Marom EM, Mehran RJ, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Swisher SG. Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration for Staging of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 88(3):862-8, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19699913.
      90. Benedik PS, Baun MM, Keus L, Jimenez CA, Morice R, Bidani A, Meininger JC. Effects of Body Position on Resting Lung Volume in Overweight and Mildly to Moderately Obese Subjects. Respiratory Care 54(3):334-9, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19245726.
      91. Casal RF, Adachi R, Jimenez CA, Sarkiss M, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis Facilitated by Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: A Case Report. Journal of Medical Case Reports 3:9290, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19946509.
      92. Kennedy MP, Jimenez CA, Chang J, Fossella F, Eapen GA, Morice RC. Optimisation of Bronchial Brachytherapy Catheter Placement with a Modified Airway Stent. The European Respiratory Journal 31(4):902-3, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18378785.
      93. Kennedy MP, Jimenez CA, Bruzzi JF, Mhatre AD, Lei X, Giles FJ, Fanning T, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Lymphoma. Thorax 63(4):360-5, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 17965071.
      94. Marom EM, Martinez CH, Truong MT, Lei X, Sabloff BS, Munden RF, Gladish GW, Herbst RS, Morice RC, Stewart DJ, Jimenez CA, Blumenschein GR, Onn A. Tumor Cavitation During Therapy with Antiangiogenesis Agents in Patients with Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 3(4):351-7, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18379352.
      95. Kennedy MP, Jimenez CA, Mhatre AD, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Clinical Implications of Granulomatous Inflammation Detected by Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Patients with Suspected Cancer Recurrence in the Mediastinum. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 3(1):8, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18298864.
      96. Jimenez CA, Mhatre AD, Martinez CH, Eapen GA, Onn A, Morice RC. Use of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter for the Management of Recurrent Chylothorax in Patients with Cancer. Chest 132(5):1584-90, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17890482.
      97. Kennedy MP, Morice RC, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA. Endobronchial Ultrasound Appearance of Pulmonary Artery Thrombus in a Patient with Thymic Carcinoma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2(9):862, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17805065.
      98. Gupta S, Jain A, Warneke CL, Gupta A, Shannon VR, Morice RC, Onn A, Jimenez CA, Bashoura L, Giralt SA, Dickey BF, Eapen GA. Outcome of Alveolar Hemorrhage in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplantation 40(1):71-8, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17483846.
      99. Kopetz S, Jimenez CA, Tu SM, Sharma P. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma. The European Respiratory Journal 29(4):813-15, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17400880.
      100. Kennedy MP, Morice RC, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA. Treatment of Bronchial Airway Obstruction Using a Rotating Tip Microdebrider: A Case Report. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2(1):16, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17386099.
      101. Baser S, Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Onn A, Lin E, Morice RC. Smoking Cessation After Diagnosis of Lung Cancer is Associated with a Beneficial Effect on Performance Status. Chest 130(6):1784-90, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 17166997.
      102. Baser S, Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Onn A, Keus L, Lin E, Morice RC. Pulmonary Dysfunction as a Major Cause of Inoperability Among Patients with Non-small-cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 7(5):344-49, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16640807.
      103. Gupta S, Jain A, Fanning TV, Couriel DR, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA. An Unusual Cause of Alveolar Hemorrhage Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Case Report. BMC Cancer 7:87, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16603072.
      104. Jimenez CA, Plata T, Saavedra C, Ospina J. Irrigacion Pleural Continua en Hipotermia. Acta Medica Colombiana 20:245-247, 1995. e-Pub 1995.
      105. Romero R, Hanaoka S, Mazor M, Athanassiadis AP, Callahan R, Hsu YC, Avila C, Nores J, Jimenez CA. Meconium-stained Amniotic Fluid: A Risk Factor for Microbial Invasion of the Amniotic Cavity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 164(3):859-62, 1991. e-Pub 1991. PMID: 1900664.
      106. Romero R, Shamma F, Avila C, Jimenez CA, Callahan R, Nores J, Mazor M, Brekus CA, Hobbins JC. Infection and Labor VI. Prevalence, Microbiology, and Clinical Significance of Intraamniotic Infection in Twin Gestations with Preterm Labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol 163(3):757-61, 1990. e-Pub 1990. PMID: 2403156.
      107. Romero R, Jimenez CA, Lohda AK, Nores J, Hanaoka S, Avila C, Callahan R, Mazor M, Hobbins JC, Diamond MP. Amniotic Fluid Glucose Concentration: A Rapid and Simple Method for the Detection of Intraamniotic Infection in Preterm Labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol 163(3):968-74, 1990. e-Pub 1990. PMID: 1698338.

      Invited Articles

      1. Jimenez CA. Managing complications for indwelling tunneled pleural catheter. WABIP Newsletter 3(3):5-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015.

      Review Articles

      1. Armas-Villalba AJ, Jimenez CA. Chylothorax. Clin Chest Med 46(2):251-260, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40484500.
      2. de Groot, P, Jimenez, CA, Godoy, M, Wu, CC. Pleural effusions: Clues for diagnosis and characterization. Seminars in Roentgenology 58(4):431-439, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37973272.
      3. Sarkiss M, Jimenez CA. The evolution of anesthesia management of patients with anterior mediastinal mass. Mediastinum 7:16, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37261097.
      4. Lin J, Jimenez CA. Acute mediastinitis, mediastinal granuloma, and chronic fibrosing mediastinitis: A review. Semin Diagn Pathol 39(2):113-119, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34176697.
      5. Godoy MCB, Truong MT, Jimenez CA, Shroff GS, Vlahos I, Casal RF. Imaging of therapeutic airway interventions in thoracic oncology. Clin Radiol 77(1):58-72, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34736758.
      6. Vakil E, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. Pleural Effusions in Hematologic Malignancies and Their Management with Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 24(4):384-391, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29629920.
      7. Faiz SA, Sahay S, Jimenez CA. Pleural Effusions in Acute and Chronic Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 20(4):340-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24811835.
      8. Grosu HB, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Ost D. Lung Cancer Screening: Making the Transition from Research to Clinical Practice. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 18(4):295-303, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22617813.
      9. Betancourt SL, Palacio D, Jimenez CA, Martinez S, Marom EM. Thoracic Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. American Journal of Roentgenology 197(3):W452-6, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21862772.
      10. Uzbeck MH, Almeida FA, Sarkiss MG, Morice RC, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Kennedy MP. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Advances in Therapy 27(6):334-47, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20544327.
      11. Sarkiss M, Casal RF, Ost D, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. Anaesthesia for Interventional Bronchoscopy. Minerva Pneumologica 48(3):231, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
      12. Casal RF, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Jimenez CA. Medical Thoracoscopy. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 15(4):313-20, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19387349.
      13. Kennedy MP, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Ultrasound-guided Endobronchial, Endoscopic and Transthoracic Biopsy. Seminars in Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 29(4):453-64, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18651362.
      14. Sarkiss M, Kennedy M, Riedel B, Norman P, Morice R, Jimenez CA, Eapen G. Anesthesia Technique for Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal Lymph Node. Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia 21(6):892-6, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18068076.

      Other Articles

      1. Mir M, Soto F, Gomez PAA, Arroyo RDR, Suresh A, Su A, Gan Q, Stewart J, Adachi R, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Casal RF, Dickey BF, Eapen GA, Evans SE, Grosu H, Jimenez CA, Lin J, Ost DE, Sabath BF, Shannon VR, Naing A, Gao J, Wu J, Suresh K, Faiz SA, Altan M, Sheshadri A Correction: Bronchoalveolar lavage cell percentages as diagnostic markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis. Front Med (Lausanne) 12:1646108, 2025. PMID: 40641984.

      Editorials

      1. Ost D, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC. Improving Procedural Training and Certification in Pulmonary Medicine. Chest 137(1):6-8, 2010. PMID: 20051398.

      Abstracts

      1. Uzbeck MH, Almeida FA, Faiz SA, Bashoura LA, Balachandran D, Shannon VR, Adachi R, Evans SE, Dickey BF, Ost DE, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Jimenez CA. Complications Related to Symptom Limited Ultrasound Guided Thoracentesis. European Respiratory Journal 36(Suppl. 54):111s, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
      2. Nguyen AN, Uzbeck MH, Almeida FA, Balachandran D, Bashoura L, Faiz SA, Shannon VR, Morice RC, Ost DE, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. Dasatanib Associated Chylothoraces. European Respiratory Journal 36(Suppl. 54), 2010. e-Pub 2010.
      3. Jimenez CA, Ozcakar B, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Casal RF, Chiu HT, Munsell MF, Warneke CL, Martinez CH. Pleurodesis After Intrapleural Catheter Insertion is an Independent Factor for Overall Survival in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions. European Respiratory Journal 34(Suppl. 53):299s, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
      4. Baser S, Onn A, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Shannon VR, Bashoura L, Rohatgi N, Morice RC, Duvic M. Pulmonary Manifestations in Patients with Mycosis Fungoides. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 3:A239, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
      5. Martinez CH, Martin DH, Keus L, Ghali-Hana HF, Morice RC, Jimenez CA. Relationship Between Pleural Pressures, Pleural Elastance and Symptoms During Therapeutic Thoracentesis (TT). Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 3:A491, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
      6. Faiz SA, Keus L, Morice RC, Jimenez CA. Significance of Pleural Effusions in Patients with AML/MDS. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 3:A362, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
      7. Martinez CH, Marom EM, Herbst RS, Morice RC, Stewart DJ, Jimenez CA, Riddle JR, Onn A. Characteristics of Lung Cancer Patients Who Develop Tumor Cavitation Following Therapy with Angiogenesis Inhibitors. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 3:A97, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
      8. Rohatgi N, Baser S, Jimenez CA, Balachandran D, Bashoura L, Adachi R, Onn A. Sarcoidosis in a Cancer Center. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 3:A98, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
      9. Baser S, Onn A, Keus L, Martin DH, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Shannon VR, Morice RC. Regional Ventilation-perfusion Abnormalities in Patients with Mesothelioma. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2:A539, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
      10. Martin DH, Morice RC, Keus L, Baser S, Eapen GA, Onn A, Shannon VR, Adachi R, Dickey BF, Jimenez CA. Incidence of Trapped Lung in Cancer Patients with Pleural Effusions. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2:A537, 2005. e-Pub 2005.

      Book Chapters

      1. Salahuddin M, Jimenez CA. Primary tracheal tumors. In: Rare lung diseases: a comprehensive clinical guide to diagnosis and management. 1st. CRC Press, 168-176, 2023.
      2. Jimenez CA. COVID-19: fisiopatología y características clínicas. In: COVID-19. 1st. Tecnoquímicas, 164-181, 2023.
      3. Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Grosu HB, Morice RC, Bashoura L, Evans SE, Adachi R, Kroll M, Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Pravinkumar SE, Dickey BF. Respiratory complications. In: Cancer Medicine. 10th. Wiley-Blackwell, 1779-17810, 2023.
      4. Jimenez CA, Shannon VR. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. In: Interventions in Pulmonary Medicine. 3rd. Springer, 585-604, 2023.
      5. Strange CD, Ahuja J, Faiz SA, Grosu HB, Harding WC, Keshava, K, Jimenez CA, Shannon VR, de Groot PM, Truong MT, Moran CA. The pleura. In: The thorax: medical, radiological, and pathological assessment. 1st. Springer, 3-99, 2023.
      6. Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Grosu HB, Morice RC, Bashoura L, Evans SE, Adachi R, Kroll M, Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Pravinkumar SE, Dickey BF. Respiratory Complications. In: Cancer Medicine. 9th. Wiley Blackwell, 1781-1805, 2017.
      7. Jimenez CA. Causes and Management of Pleural Effusions. In: Cancer: Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference. Demos Medical Publishing, LLC, 114-115, 2014.
      8. Lazarus DR, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA. Endobronchial ultrasound. In: Interventional pulmonology. Springer, 317-334, 2013.
      9. Jimenez CA. EBUS guided TBNA for isolated subcarinal lymphadenopathy (station 7). Expert commentary. In: Bronchoscopy and Central Airway Disorders. Elsevier Saunders, 2012.
      10. Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Travis EL, Bashoura L, Safdar A, Evans SE, Adachi R, Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Nates JL, Pravinkumar SE, Dickey BF. Respiratory Complications. In: Cancer Medicine. 8th. BC Decker, 1849-1870, 2010.
      11. Jimenez CA, Eapen GA, Morice RC. Metastases to the Lungs. In: Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine. 4th. Current Medicine, LLC, 311-318, 2008.
      12. Ersoy MY, Jimenez CA, Morice RC. Mediastinal Masses. In: Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine. 4th. Current Medicine, LLC, 301-310, 2008.
      13. Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Travis LE, Bashoura L, Safdar A, Adachi R, Pravinkumar SE, Dickey BF. Respiratory Complications. In: Cancer Medicine. 7th. Hamilton: BC Decker Inc, 2150-2173, 2006.
      14. Ersoy MY, Jimenez CA, Morice RC. Mediastinal Masses. In: Bone’s Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine. 3rd. Current Medicine, LLC, 297-307, 2005.
      15. Jimenez CA, Ersoy MY, Morice RC. Metastases to the Lungs. In: Bone’s Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine. 3rd. Current Medicine, LLC, 309-314, 2005.
      16. Jimenez CA, Morice RC. Metastases to the Lungs. In: Bone's Atlas of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. 2nd. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 148-154, 2001.
      17. Morice RC, Jimenez CA. Mediastinal Masses. In: Bone's Atlas of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. 2nd. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 137-146, 2001.
      18. Jimenez CA. Hiportermia. In: Manual de Urgencias en Medicina Interna. Ediciones Acta Medica, 700-706, 1994.
      19. Jimenez CA. Hipertermia. In: Manual de Urgencias en Medicina Interna. Ediciones Acta Medica Colombiana, 707-710, 1994.

      Books (edited and written)

      1. Jimenez CA. Manual de Urgencias en Medicina Interna. Ediciones Acta Medica Colombiana, 1994.

      Letters to the Editor

      1. Mejía JH, Jimenez CA. Ivermectin Treatment for Covid-19. N Engl J Med 387: e66, 2022.
      2. Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Morice RC. Endobronchial Ultrasound Needle Biopsy With and Without Aspiration: The “Core” Issue. Response. Chest 143: 584-5, 2013.
      3. Grosu HB, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Ost D, Bashoura L, Faiz S, Jimenez CA. Complications of Removal of Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Chest 142: 1071, 2012.
      4. Kennedy MP, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Is Endobronchial Ultrasound Additive to Routine Bronchoscopy in Diagnosing Sarcoidosis?. European Respiratory Journal 30: 601-2, 2007.
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