Roberto F. Casal, M.D.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Board Certifications
| 2008 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care |
| 2007 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2016
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Department of Interventional Pulmonology Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2016
Director, Department of Bronchoscopy Lab, The Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, The Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Grosu HB, Vial-Rodriguez M, Vakil E, Casal RF, Eapen GA, Morice R, Stewart J, Sarkiss MG, Ost DE. Pleural Touch Preparations and Direct Visualization of the Pleura During Medical Thoracoscopy for the Diagnosis of Malignancy. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 14(8):1326-1331, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28406718.
- Ong PG, Casal RF, Stewart J, Eapen GA, Faiz SA. Metastatic Cancer Mimicking a Mycetoma. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 195(6):e29-e30, 2017. PMID: 28207281.
- Cornwell LD, Panchal R, Bakaeen FG, Omer S, Preventza O, Lazarus DR, Casal RF. Bronchoscopic Management of Prolonged Air Leaks With Endobronchial Valves in a Veteran Population. JAMA Surg 152(2):207-209, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27806152.
- 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 On-Line Survey. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 14(1):118-123, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27854541.
- Pendurthi M, Hoang V, Lazarus DR, Casal RF. Spontaneous Cavitation and Progressive Accumulation of Air in a Metastatic Mediastinal Lymph Node. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 194(2):e1, 2016. PMID: 27163455.
- Gilbert CR, Casal RF, Lee HJ, Feller-Kopman D, Frimpong B, Dincer HE, Podgaetz E, Benzaquen S, Majid A, Folch E, Gorden JA, Chenna P, Chen A, Abouzgheib W, Sanny Nonyane BA, Yarmus LB. Use of One-Way Intrabronchial Valves in Air Leak Management After Tube Thoracostomy Drainage. Ann Thorac Surg 101(5):1891-6, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26876341.
- Casal RF. Reply: Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration under General Anesthesia. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 192(9):1136-7, 2015. PMID: 26517424.
- 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. Ann Am Thorac Soc 12(10):1534-41, 2015. PMID: 26284901.
- Casal RF, Ost DE, Eapen GA. Flexible Bronchoscopy. Clinics in Chest Medicine 34(3):341-52, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23993807.
- Casal RF. Endobronchial Ultrasound Images May Predict Malignant Involvement of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes: Is Tissue Still the Issue?. Respirology 17(8):1155-6, 2012. PMID: 22934609.
- Cajipe MD, Chu D, Bakaeen FG, Casal RF, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Cornwell LD. Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy is Associated with Better Perioperative Outcomes Than Open Lobectomy in a Veteran Population. American Journal of Surgery 204(5):607-12, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22959921.
- 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. The Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 18(1):23-30, 2011. PMID: 23169014.
- Casal RF. Update in Airway Stents. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 16(4):321-8, 2010. PMID: 20531080.
- Casal RF, Tam AL, Eapen GA. Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors. Clinics in Chest Medicine 31(1):151-63, Table of Contents, 2010. PMID: 20172441.
- Casal RF, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Jimenez CA. Medical Thoracoscopy. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 15(4):313-20, 2009. PMID: 19387349.
- 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.
- Casal RF, Kasirijan L. An HIV-infected Patient Presenting with a Lung Mass. Journal of Respiratory Disease:476-77, 2007.