Roberto F. Casal, M.D.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2001 | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), N/A, US, Clinical Skills Assessment & Certification 0-593-501-5, Certification |
| 1998 | Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Medicina, Buenos Aires, AR, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2008-2009 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2005-2008 | Clinical Fellowship, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Fellowship, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2003-2005 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2002-2003 | Clinical Fellowship, HIV-Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas |
| 1999-2002 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Buenos Aires Medical School, Buenos Aires |
Board Certifications
| 2025 | American Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology - Interventional Pulmonology |
| 2023 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
| 2015 | American Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology - Interventional Pulmonology |
| 2008 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care |
| 2007 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Medicine |
| 2005 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2016
Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Staff Physician, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Director, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2017 - Present
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
Chair, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Member, Baylor College of Medicine Clinical Competency Committee for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2016
Chair, The Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center Cancer Committee, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2016
Pulmonary Representative, The Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center COIN Committee, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Member, The Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Distinguished Paper Review Sub-Committee for Research Committee, 2021 - Present
Member, Research Training Sub-Committee for Research Committee, 2021 - Present
Member, Advisory Clinical Research Council (ACRC), 2020 - Present
Member, Institutional Research Grant Reviewer Committee, 2020 - Present
Member, Educational Committee, 2020 - Present
Chair, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Search Committee, Chair Position for the Department of Anesthesia and Pre-operative Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Image-Guided Cancer Treatment (IGCT) Research Program, 2019 - Present
Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Search Committee, Chair Position for the Division of Radiation Oncology, 2019 - 2019
Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Research Committee, 2017 - Present
Member, Distinguished Paper Awards Committee, 2017 - 2019
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Distinguished CHEST Educator, ACCP |
| 2024 | Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians, FCCP |
| 2022 | Clinical Research Distinguished Paper Award, Division of Internal Medicine |
| 2021 | Runner up, Excellence in Clinical Care, DoIM, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2020 | Awesome Job Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | Distinguished CHEST Educator, ACCP Chest |
| 2016 | Dr. Atul Mehta Editorial Excellence Award, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology |
| 2016 | Top Doctors 2016, Houstonia Magazine |
| 2015 | The Geoffrey McLennan Memorial Award for Advances in Interventional Pulmonology, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology |
| 2013 | Attending of the Year Award, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2013 | Elected to Board of Directors, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology |
| 2012 | Recognition for the Establishment of the First Interventional Pulmonology Service in the V.A. Health System, Veteran's Affairs |
| 2011 | Outstanding Faculty Award, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2011 | Who is Who, Healthcare in America |
| 2005 | Outstanding Participation in Morning Report, The University of Texas, Houston |
| 1998 | Diploma de Honor, University of Buenos Aires, Medical School |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- 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.
- Wijma IN, Casal RF, Cheng GZ, Einsiedel PF, Fantin A, Hall DJ, Herth FJF, Ng CSH, Pritchett MA, Shah PL, Steinfort DP, Trisolini R, Verhoeven RLJ, van der Heijden EHFM. Radiation Principles, Protection and Reporting for Interventional Pulmonology. Respiration 103(11):707-722, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39033746.
- 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- versus Wall suction-drIven large volume Thoracentesis: a rAndomized controlled Study (GRAWITAS study). Chest 166(6):1573-1582, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39029784.
- Senyei GD, Sagar AES, Tran B, Shah A, Miller R, Patel N, Van Nostrand K, Casal RF, Cheng GZ. Incremental Application of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure for the Evaluation of Atelectasis During RP-EBUS and Bronchoscopy (I-APPEAR). J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 31(3), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38953737.
- Chang, CH, Ost, D, Jimenez, C, 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. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 31(2):155-159, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37982602.
- Deboever, N, Eapen, GA, Casal, RF, Durand, J, Eisenberg, M, Feldman, HA, May, C, Ali, Z, Rice, DC, Mehran, RJ. Endobronchial ultrasound. JTCVS Techniques 23:146-153, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38352000.
- Khan, A, Bashour, S, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Sarkiss, MG, Song, J, Sagar, AS, Shah, A, Casal, RF. Severity of Atelectasis during Bronchoscopy. Diagnostics 14(2), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38248073.
- Bansal S, Bechara RI, Patel JD, Mehta HJ, Ferguson JS, Witt BL, Murgu SD, Yasufuku K, Casal RF. Safety and Feasibility of Photodynamic Therapy for Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumors. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 30(2):135-143, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35968968.
- Salahuddin M, Ost D, Hwang H, Jimenez C, Saltijeral S, Eapen G, Casal R, Sabath B, Lin J, Cerrillos E, Nevarez 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.
- Salahuddin M, Bashour SI, Khan A, Chintalapani G, Kleinszig G, Casal RF. Mobile Cone-Beam CT-Assisted Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions. Diagnostics (Basel) 13(5), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36899971.
- Soto, F, Torre-Sada, LF, Mott, FE, Kim, ST, Nurieva, R, Shannon, VR, Faiz, S, Casal, RF, Altan, M, Lin, J, Sheshadri, A. Sarcoidosis and Airway Disease After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 6(2):111-116, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37214206.
- 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.
- Salahuddin M, Sarkiss M, Casal RF. Response. Chest 162(5):e281-e282, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36344139.
- Araujo AC, Casal RJ, Goulao J, Martins AP. Protocol for a scoping review on misuse of psychoactive medicines and its consequences. BMJ Open 12(10):e060519, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36229144.
- 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.
- 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.
- E H, Chen J, Sun W, Zhang Y, Ren S, Shi J, Wen Y, Su C, Ni J, Zhang L, He Y, Chen B, Casal RF, Kheir F, Ishiwata T, Zhang J, Zhao D, Chen C. Three-dimensionally printed navigational template: a promising guiding approach for lung biopsy. Transl Lung Cancer Res 11(3):393-403, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35399565.
- Reisenauer J, Simoff MJ, Pritchett MA, Ost DE, Majid A, Keyes C, Casal RF, Parikh MS, Diaz-Mendoza J, Fernandez-Bussy S, Folch EE. Ion: technology and techniques for shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. Ann Thorac Surg 113(1):308-315, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34370981.
- Casal RF. Confronting a Hidden Enemy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 29(1):3-4, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34935667.
- Vakil E, Jackson N, Sainz-Zuñega PV, Molina S, Martinez-Zayas G, Cantor SB, Grosu HB, Casal RF, Ost DE. Optimizing diagnostic and staging pathways for suspected lung cancer: a decision analysis. Chest 160(6):2304-2323, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34256049.
- Simoff MJ, Pritchett MA, Reisenauer JS, Ost DE, Majid A, Keyes C, Casal RF, Parikh MS, Diaz-Mendoza J, Fernandez-Bussy S, Folch EE. Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for pulmonary nodules: initial multicenter experience using the Ion™ Endoluminal System. BMC Pulm Med 21(1):322, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34656103.
- 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.
- 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.
- Miller CRJ, Chrissian AA, Lee YCG, Rahman NM, Wahidi MM, Tremblay A, Hsia DW, Almeida FA, Shojaee S, Mudambi L, Belanger AR, Bedi H, Gesthalter YB, Gaynor M, MacKenney KL, Lewis SZ, Casal RF. Key Highlights From the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Evidence-Informed Guidelines and Expert Panel Report for the Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Chest 159(3):920-923, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33152319.
- 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.
- Vial MR, Nasim F, La Garza H, Ost DE, Casal RF, Eapen GA, Jimenez C, 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32499336.
- Casal RF, Schwalk AJ, Fowlkes N, Aburto RR, Norton W, Dixon KA, Lin S, Shaitelman SF, Chintalapani G, Hill L. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided injection of NBTXR3 radio-enhancing nanoparticles into mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes: a swine model to evaluate feasibility, injection technique, safety, nanoparticle retention and dispersion. J Thorac Dis 12(5):2317-2324, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32642136.
- Grosu HB, Lu W, Ost DE, Vial MR, Hernandez M, Ghosh N, Noor L, Hasan AM, Bashoura L, Faiz S, Balachandran D, Casal R, Eapen G, Shannon V, Sheshadri A, Tang X, Rahman N, Wistuba II. Pleural Fluid Cytokine Levels at Baseline and Over Time are Associated With Time to IPC Removal: An Exploratory Study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 27(1):4-13, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31373905.
- Criner GJ, Delage A, Voelker K, Hogarth DK, Majid A, Zgoda M, Lazarus DR, Casal R, Benzaquen SB, Holladay RC, Wellikoff A, Calero K, Rumbak MJ, Branca PR, Abu-Hijleh M, Mallea JM, Kalhan R, Sachdeva A, Kinsey CM, Lamb CR, Reed MF, Abouzgheib WB, Kaplan PV, Marrujo GX, Johnstone DW, Gasparri MG, Meade AA, Hergott CA, Reddy C, Mularski RA, Case AH, Makani SS, Shepherd RW, Chen B, Holt GE, Martel S. Improving Lung Function in Severe Heterogenous Emphysema with the Spiration Valve System (EMPROVE). A Multicenter, Open-Label Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 200(11):1354-1362, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31365298.
- 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. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31574238.
- Abu-Hijleh M, Styrvoky K, Anand V, Woll F, Yarmus L, Machuzak MS, Nader DA, Mullett TW, Hogarth DK, Toth JW, Acash G, Casal RF, Hazelrigg S, Wood DE. Intrabronchial Valves for Air Leaks After Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Lung 197(5):627-633, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31463549.
- Sagar AS, Eapen GA, Casal RF, Ost D, Sarkiss M, Grosu HB. Safety of Pleuroscopy Performed in Negative Pressure Bronchoscopy Rooms. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 26(4):250-253, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30543551.
- Bailey M, Eapen G, Ost D, Casal RF, Jimenez C, 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. The American Journal of Medicine. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31401163.
- 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.
- Grosu HB, Vial MR, Hernandez M, Li L, Casal RF, Eapen GA, Ost DE. Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in cancer patients. J Thorac Dis 11(4):1495-1505, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31179092.
- 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.
- Grosu HB, Molina S, Casal R, Song J, Li L, Diaz-Mendoza J, Reddy C, Yarmus L, Schiavo D, Simoff M, Johnstun J, Raid AA, Feller-Kopman D, Lee H, Sahetya S, Foley F, Maldonado F, Tian X, Noor L, Miller R, Mudambi L, Saettele T, Vial-Rodriguez M, Eapen GA, Ost DE. Risk factors for pleural effusion recurrence in patients with malignancy. Respirology 24(1):76-82, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 29966171.
- Casal RF, Sarkiss M, Jones AK, Stewart J, Tam A, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Eapen GA. Cone beam computed tomography-guided thin/ultrathin bronchoscopy for diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules: a prospective pilot study. J Thorac Dis 10(12):6950-6959, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30746241.
- Mayor JM, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, Omer S, Preventza O, Simpson K, Jimenez E, Cornwell LD. Air Leak Management Program with Digital Drainage Reduces Length of Stay after Lobectomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30218663.
- Vakil E, Sabath B, Baker C, Vaporciyan AA, Casal RF. Bronchocutaneous Fistula without Pneumothorax Localized with Methylene Blue and Managed with Endobronchial Valves. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 15(8):992-994, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30067094.
- You R, DeMayo FJ, Liu J, Cho SN, Burt BM, Creighton CJ, Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Lu W, Tung HY, Yuan X, Hill-McAlester A, Kim M, Perusich S, Cornwell L, Rosen D, Song LZ, Paust S, Diehl G, Corry D, Kheradmand F. IL17A Regulates Tumor Latency and Metastasis in Lung Adeno and Squamous SQ.2b and AD.1 Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research 6(6):645-657, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29653981.
- 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. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29771774.
- Vakil E, Ost D, Vial MR, Stewart J, Sarkiss MG, Morice RC, Casal RF, Eapen GA, Grosu HB. Non-specific Pleuritis in Patients with Active Malignancy. Respirology 23(2):213-219, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29024191.
- Cornwell LD, Echeverria AE, Samuelian J, Mayor J, Casal RF, Bakaeen FG, Omer S, Preventza O, Mai W, Chen G, Simpson KH, Moghanaki D, Zhu AW. Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy is Associated with Greater Recurrence-free Survival Than Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Clinical Stage I Lung Cancer. The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 155(1):395-402, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 28888379.
- 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.
- Vakil E, Sarkiss M, Ost D, Vial MR, Casal RF, Eapen GA, Grosu HB. Safety of Monitored Anesthesia Care Using Propofol-Based Sedation for Pleuroscopy. Respiration. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28918427.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 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 2017. 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 2017. 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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27163455.
- Kular H, Mudambi L, Lazarus DR, Cornwell L, Zhu A, Casal RF. Safety and Feasibility of Prolonged Bronchoscopy Involving Diagnosis of Lung Cancer, Systematic Nodal Staging, and Fiducial Marker Placement in a High-risk Population. Journal of Thoracic Disease 8(6):1132-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27293829.
- 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, Lazarus DR, Eapen GA, Yasufuku K. EBUS-TBNA: A Decade of Progress. Journal of Clinical Trials 6(264), 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Abu-Awwad R, Medrek S, Lazarus DR, Casal RF. Endobronchial Instillation of DNase to Facilitate Bronchoscopic Drainage of a Lung Abscess. Ann Am Thorac Soc 12(12):1885-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26653195.
- Casal RF. Reply: Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration under General Anesthesia. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 192(9):1136-7, 2015. e-Pub 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. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26284901.
- 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. Ann Am Thorac Soc 12(9):1336-44, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26146788.
- Casal RF. Reply: Sedation Options for Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 192(3):398, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26230242.
- 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.
- Casal RF, Nogueras-González G, Kheradmand F. Reply: Is Endobronchial Ultrasound Influenced by Sedation Strategy? Comparing Apples to Apples. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 191(12):1470-1, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26075429.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 191(7):796-803, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25574801.
- 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 Computed Tomography and Integrated Positron Emission Tomography-computed Tomography. Ann Am Thorac Soc 12(3):415-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25584815.
- van der Heijden EH, Casal RF, Trisolini R. Authors' reply. Respiration 89(5):439, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25896228.
- 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.
- Casal RF, Phan MN, Keshava K, Garcia JM, Grosu H, Lazarus DR, Iribarren J, Rosen DG. The Use of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions. BMC Endocrine Disorders 14:88, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25416021.
- 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.
- Cornwell LD, Bakaeen FG, Lan CK, Omer S, Preventza O, Pickrell B, Nguyen A, Casal RF. Endobronchial Ultrasonography-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy for Preoperative Nodal Staging of Lung Cancer in a Veteran Population. JAMA Surg 148(11):1024-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24048268.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Airways Disease. Chest 144(2):441-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23471176.
- 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. Complications, consequences, and practice patterns of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: Results of the AQuIRE registry. Chest 143(4):1044-1053, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23117878.
- Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Morice RC. Response. Chest 143(2):584-5, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23381340.
- 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.
- Casal RF, Staerkel GA, Morice RC. Response. Chest 143(1):282-3, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23276873.
- Casal RF. Endobronchial Ultrasound Images May Predict Malignant Involvement of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes: Is Tissue Still the Issue?. Respirology 17(8):1155-6, 2012. e-Pub 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.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 23169014.
- Sarkiss M, Casal R, Ost D, Morice R, Eapen G, Jimenez C. Anaesthesia for Interventional Bronchoscopy. Minerva Pneumologica: A Journal on Diseases of the Respiratory System 48(3):231-242, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- 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. e-Pub 2007.
- Harding WC, MD, Marcoux M, MD, Casal RF, MD, Bashoura L, MD, Stewart J, MD, Lee HC, MD, Faiz SA, MD. Lung nodule in a patient with multiple myeloma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM.
Invited Articles
- Sabath BF, Casal RF. Preface to special series: management of airways and vascular invasion in the mediastinum. Mediastinum 7(31), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Khan A, Bashour S, and Casal RF. Atelectasis during Bronchoscopy under General Anesthesia. J of Thorac Disease 15(6):3443-3452, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Sabath BF, Casal RF. Airway stenting for central airway obstruction: a review. Mediastinum 7:18, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37261090.
- 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 2021. PMID: 34736758.
- Setser R, Chintalapani G, Bhadra K, Casal RF. Cone beam CT imaging for bronchoscopy: a technical review. J Thorac Dis 12(12):7416-7428, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33447430.
- Casal RF, Eapen GA, Morice R, Jimenez C. Medical Thoracoscopy. Curr Opin Pulm Med(15):313-320, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Sabath BF, Casal RF. Bronchoscopic Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumors. J Thorac Dis 11(6):2628-2638, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31372299.
- Miller RJ, Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Ost DE, Eapen GA. Flexible Bronchoscopy. Clinics in Chest Medicine 34(3):341-52, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29433707.
- Lazarus DR, Casal RF. Persistent Air Leaks: A Review with an Emphasis on Bronchoscopic Management. J Thorac Dis 9(11):4660-4670, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29268535.
- Benninger LA, Medepalli K, Aragaki-Nakahodo A, Benzaquen S, Ong PG, Gilles Debiane L, Casal RF. Sequential Bronchoscopic Cryobiopsy and Cryotherapy. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 14(6):1036-1040, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28570162.
- Ong PG, Debiane LG, Casal RF. Recent advances in diagnostic bronchoscopy. J Thorac Dis 8(12):3808-3817, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28149581.
- Casal RF, Ost DE, Eapen GA. Flexible Bronchoscopy. Clinics in Chest Medicine 34(3):341-52, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23993807.
- Casal R. Update in Airway Stents. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 16(4):321-8, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Casal RF, Tam AL, Eapen GA. Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors. Clinics in Chest Medicine 31(1):51-63, Table of Contents, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20172441.
- 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.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Casal RF, Miller R. AABIP-KAT Application - Apple Application - Knowledge Assessment Tool. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, 2016.
- Casal RF, Rice D, Eapen G. Endobronchial Ultrasound: Practical Aspects and Technique. MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014.
Other Articles
- 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 Controlled Trial of EBUS-TBNA under General Anesthesia versus Moderate Sedation. ATS 191(7):796-803, 2025. PMID: 25574801.
- Khan A, Bashour S, Sabath B, Lin J, Sarkiss M, Song J, Sagar AS, Shah A, Casal RF Severity of Atelectasis during Bronchoscopy: Descriptions of a New Grading System ( Atelectasis Severity Scoring System-"ASSESS") and At-Risk-Lung Zones. Diagnostics (Basel). MDPI 14(2):197, 2024. PMID: 38248073.
- Khan A, Bashour SI, Casal RF Preventing atelectasis during bronchoscopy under general anesthesia. J Thorac Dis 15(6):3443-3452, 2023. PMID: 37426163.
- Sabath, BF, Casal, RF Airway stenting for central airway obstruction. Mediastinum 7, 2023.
- Cuenca JA, Casal RF, Ahrar K, Nates JL Where did the line go? A case of a duplicated left superior vena cava. Oxf Med Case Reports 2023(6):omad035, 2023. PMID: 37377723.
- Chang J, Casal R Anesthetic Management of Gas Embolism During Rigid Bronchoscopy with Argon Plasma Coagulation: A Case Report. AANA J 90(4):293-295, 2022. PMID: 35943756.
- 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. PMID: 34268032.
- Harding WC, Marcoux M, Casal RF, Bashoura L, Stewart J, Lee HC, Faiz SA Lung Nodule in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 202(10):1458-1459, 2020. PMID: 32730097.
- Miller RJ, Chrissian AA, Lee YCG, Rahman NM, Wahidi MM, Tremblay A, Hsia DW, Almeida FA, Shojaee S, Mudambi L, Belanger AR, Bedi H, Gesthalter YB, Gaynor M, MacKenney KL, Lewis SZ, Casal RF AABIP Evidence-informed Guidelines and Expert Panel Report for the Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 27(4):229-245, 2020. PMID: 32804745.
- Schwalk AJ, Marcoux M, Swisher SG, Casal RF Development of Miniature Y Stent for Treatment of Postoperative Bronchial Stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg 110(2):e99-e101, 2020. PMID: 32006477.
- Zhou Q, Dong J, He J, Liu D, Tian DH, Gao S, Li S, Liu L, He J, Huang Y, Xu S, Mao W, Tan Q, Chen C, Li X, Zhang Z, Jiang G, Xu L, Zhang L, Fu J, Li H, Wang Q, Tan L, Li D, Zhou Q, Fu X, Jiang Z, Chen H, Fang W, Zhang X, Li Y, Tong T, Yu Z, Liu Y, Zhi X, Yan T, Zhang X, Casal RF, Pompeo E, Carretta A, Riquet M, Rena O, Falcoz PE, Saji H, Khan AZ, Danguilan JL, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Guibert N, Zhu C, Shen J The Society for Translational Medicine: indications and methods of percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy for diagnosis of lung cancer. J Thorac Dis 10(9):5538-5544, 2018. PMID: 30416804.
- Vial MR, Eapen GA, Casal RF, Sarkiss MG, Ost DE, Vakil E, Grosu HB Combined pleuroscopy and endobronchial ultrasound for diagnosis and staging of suspected lung cancer. Respir Med Case Rep 23:49-51, 2018. PMID: 29276672.
- Abu-Awwad R, Medrek S, Lazarus DR, F Casal AR Endobronchial Instillation of DNase Facilitates Bronchoscopic Drainge of a Lung Abscess. ATS 12(12):1885-7, 2015. PMID: 26653195.
- Goodarzi A, Ong P, Casal RF Large Tracheal Varices in a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Compression. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 22(2):e5, 2015. PMID: 25887025.
- van der Heijden EH, Casal RF, Trisolini R, Steinfort DP, Hwangbo B, Nakajima T, Guldhammer-Skov B, Rossi G, Ferretti M, Herth FF, Yung R, Krasnik M Guideline for the acquisition and preparation of conventional and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration specimens for the diagnosis and molecular testing of patients with known or suspected lung cancer. Respiration 88(6):500-17, 2014. PMID: 25377908.
- Vial MR, Lan C, Cornwell L, Omer S, Casal RF Endobronchial Oxygen Insufflation: A Novel Technique for Localization of Occult Bronchopleural Fistulas. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 10(2):157-9, 2013. PMID: 23607849.
- Melendez J, Cornwell L, Green L, Casal RF Treatment of Large Subglottic Tracheal Schwannoma with Microdebrider Bronchoscopy. The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 144(2):510-2, 2012. PMID: 22342475.
- Melendez J, Chu D, Bakaeen FG, Casal RF Tracheoesophageal Fistula Due to Migration of a Self-expanding Esophageal Stent Successfully Treated with a Silicone "Y" Tracheobronchial Stent. The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 141(6):e43-4, 2011. PMID: 21429528.
- 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. PMID: 20868780.
- Casal RF Update in Airway Stents. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 16(4):321-8, 2010. PMID: 20531080.
Editorials
- Sabath, BF, Casal, RF. Preface to special series. Mediastinum 7, 2023. PMID: 38090029.
- Sagar AS, Casal RF. Mechanical Ventilation During Lobectomy: Is this Lung Behaving as a "Baby"?. J Thorac Dis 11(2):376-378, 2019. PMID: 30962978.
- Casal RF. Cone Beam CT-Guided Bronchoscopy: Here to Stay?. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 25(4):255-256, 2018. PMID: 30247290.
- Casal R. Endobronchial Ultrasound Images May Predict Malignant Involvement of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes: Is Tissue Still the Issue?. Respirology 17(8):1155-6, 2012.
Abstracts
- Arauco-Brown R, Velamuri S, Green L, Casal R. A New Threat: Synthetic Marijuana Associated Lung Disease. American Thoracic Society, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Casal RF, Lazarus DR, Kuhl K, Nogueras -González G, Perusich S, Green L, Ost D, Sarkiss M, Jimenez C, Eapen G, Morice R. Randomized Controlled Trial of EBUS-TBNA Under General Anesthesia Versus Moderate Sedation. World Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Phan M, Garcia J, Rosen D, Lazarus D, Iribarren J, Casal RF. The Use of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions. Chest, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Iribarren J, Eapen G, Ost D, Morice R, Jimenez C, Casal RF. Safety and Effectiveness of Microdebrider Bronchoscopy for the Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Chest, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Lazarus D, Iribarren J, Austria S, Castro N, Suarez, E Atluri P, Sarkiss M, Lan C, Casal RF. Using Laryngeal Mask Airway with Deep Sedation and Spontaneous Breathing for Pleuroscopy. Chest, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Book Chapters
- Casal, RF, Morice, RC. The Newly Proposed Lung Cancer TNM Classification, 327-338, 2023.
- Sabath, BF, Casal, RF. Cone Beam Computed Tomography-Guided Bronchoscopy, 433-452, 2023.
- Lazarus DR, Casal RF. Flexible Bronchoscopy. In: Frontiers in Respiratory Medicine. Bentham Books, 1-19, 2017.
- Morice R, Casal R. The 8th Lung Cancer TNM Classification: Review and Clinical Implications. In: Interventional Pulmonology. 3rd. Springer, 2016.
- Morice R, Casal R. The New Lung Cancer TNM Classification: Review and Clinical Implications. In: Interventional Pulmonology. 2nd. Springer, 2013.
Letters to the Editor
- Sarkiss, MG, Lin, J, Sabath, BF, Casal, RF. Selecting the Optimal Strategy to Prevent Atelectasis During Bronchoscopy. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 31: 93-94, 2024.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2022. Advances in Peripheral Bronchoscopy. Invited. DOIM. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2021. Mediastinal Staging. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures, Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2020. Mediastinal Staging. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures, Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2020. Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Grand Rounds. McGovern School of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Advanced in Peripheral Bronchoscopy: From Diagnosis to Treatment of Lung Cancer. Invited. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Grand Rounds. McGovern School of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2016. Approach to the patient with Tracheal Injury. Invited. Department of Pulmonary Medicine. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2015. Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2015. Approach to the patient with pneumothorax. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2015. Endobronchial Ultrasound Part 2. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2015. Endobronchial Ultrasound Part 1. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2015. Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2015. Guided- Bronchoscopy. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2014. Approach to the patient with pneumothorax. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2014. Approach to Malignant and Para-Pneumonic Effusions. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Approach to the patient with pneumothorax. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Approach to Malignant and Para-Pneumonic Effusions. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2012. Approach to Malignant and Para-Pneumonic Effusions. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2012. Interventional Pulmonology: The Revolution is Here. Grand Rounds. Department of Medicine”. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2012. Approach to the patient with pneumothorax. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2011. Approach to Malignant and Para-Pneumonic Effusions. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2011. Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. Medicine Grand Rounds. Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2011. Introduction to Interventional Pulmonology. Invited. BCM Annually Bronchoscopy Course, Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2011. Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. Invited. BCM Annually Bronchoscopy Course. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2010. Management of Malignant and Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2010. Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. Invited. BCM Annually Bronchoscopy Course. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2010. Pulmonary Complications of HIV. Invited. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2010. Update in Interventional Pulmonology. Invited. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2009. Interventional Pulmonology. Invited. Annual Respiratory Care Symposium. Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2009. Pleural Effusions. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2009. Preventing Damage to the Bronchoscope. Invited. BCM Annually Bronchoscopy Course. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2008. Pneumothorax. Invited. Core Curriculum Lectures. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2014. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2014. Role of EBUS in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Role of EBUS in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2012. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided TBNA. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2011. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided TBNA. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2009. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2008. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds The University of Tennessee at Memphis. Memphis, Tennesse, US.
National Presentations
- 2024. Patient positioning to Maximize Yield of Navigational Bronchoscopy. Invited. AABIP Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina, US.
- 2024. CBCT guidance for Navigational Bronchoscopy, Pro and Con Debate. Invited. AABIP Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina, US.
- 2023. Winning Strategies to Avert Atelectasis During Peripheral Bronchoscopy. Invited. CHEST. Honolulu, Hawaii, US.
- 2022. Bronchoscopic Therapeutics for Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. AABIP Conference. Nashville, Tennessee, US.
- 2022. Tumor Microenvironment and Intralesional Bronchoscopic Injections. Invited. AABIP Conference. Nashville, Tennessee, US.
- 2021. Bronchoscopic Ablation of Lung Tumors. Invited. Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO), US.
- 2021. Mediastinal Staging in Radiographic T1N0M0. Invited. American Thoracic Society Webinar, US.
- 2020. Therapeutic Bronchoscopy Year in Review. Invited. AABIP Annual Conference (virtual), US.
- 2020. Bronchoscopic Interventions for Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. AABIP Webinar, US.
- 2019. Stenting for Malignant Broncho-Esophageal Fistulas. Invited. Second Meeting of the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Denver, Colorado, US.
- 2018. Technical Aspects and Clinical Applications of Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2018. Mediastinal Staging. Invited. 6th Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2018. Bronchoscopic Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. First Meeting of the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Denver, Colorado, US.
- 2018. Management of Persistent Air-Leaks. Invited. First Meeting of the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Denver, Colorado, US.
- 2018. Role of Elastography in EBUS-TBNA. Invited. First Meeting of the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Denver, Colorado, US.
- 2017. Sedation techniques for Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. 2017 CHEST Meeting. Toronto, CA.
- 2017. Mediastinal Staging of Centrally Located Lung Tumors. Invited. 2017 CHEST Meeting. Toronto, CA.
- 2016. Update in Staging and Management of Lung Cancer. Invited. 2016 CHEST Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2016. Technical Aspects of Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. 4th Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2016. Influential RCT in Thoracic Oncology and Bronchoscopy. Invited. 2016 CHEST Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2014. Malignant Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. ”. 2nd Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Austin, Texas, US.
- 2014. Rigid Bronchoscopy. Invited. 2nd Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Austin, Texas, US.
- 2014. Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. The 2014 MEDVAMC Thoracic Oncology Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2014. Mediastinal Anatomy: Understanding the IASLC map. Invited. The 2014 MEDVAMC Thoracic Oncology Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT Chest: The Pros. Invited. KOPPA Conference of Pulmonary Diseases. Hunt, Texas, US.
- 2012. Management of Malignant Airway Involvement. Invited. 16th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Supportive Care, Hospice, and Palliative Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2012. Update on Central Airway Obstruction. Invited. KOPPA Conference of Pulmonary Diseases. Hunt, Texas, US.
- 2011. Update on EBUS. Invited. KOPPA Conference of Pulmonary Diseases. Hunt, Texas, US.
- 2010. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2010. Management of medically inoperable early stage lung cancer. Invited. KOPPA Conference of Pulmonary Diseases. Hunt, Texas, US.
- 2009. Management of Central Airway Obstruction. Grand Rounds. Department of Palliative Care Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2009. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2008. Invasive Tracheobronchial Aspergillosis. Invited. KOPPA Conference of Pulmonary Diseases. Hunt, Texas, US.
- 2007. Steroids are Essential in Sepsis. Invited. PRO & CON Debate Texas Chapter of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Houston, Texas, US.
International Presentations
- 2022. Atelectasis during Bronchoscopy. Invited. 50th Conference of Argentinian Respiratory Disease Society. Mar Del Plata, AR.
- 2022. Bronchoscopy of the Future. Invited. 50th Conference of Argentinian Respiratory Disease Society. Mar Del Plata, AR.
- 2020. Robotic Bronchoscopy. Invited. 48th Conference of Argentinian Respiratory Disease Society. Buenos Aires, AR.
- 2020. Bronchoscopic Therapies for Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. World Congress on Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Shanghai, CN.
- 2018. Bronchoscopic Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. Congreso Colombiano de Neumologia. Buenos Aires, AR.
- 2018. Bronchoscopic Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. 8th Cancer Series Conference, PR.
- 2018. Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. 8th Cancer Series Conference, PR.
- 2018. Systematic Staging of the Mediastinum. Invited. 20th World Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Rochester, US.
- 2018. Bronchoscopic Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. 20th World Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Rochester, US.
- 2018. Radial-Probe Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Lesions. Invited. 77th International Meeting of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery. Leon, MX.
- 2018. Bronchoscopic Management of Persistent Air-Leaks. Invited. Congreso Argentino de Bronco-Esofagologia. Mendoza, AR.
- 2018. Mediastinal Staging. Invited. Congreso Argentino de Bronco-Esofagologia. Mendoza, AR.
- 2018. Mediastinal Staging with EBUS-TBNA. Invited. 77th International Meeting of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery. Leon, MX.
- 2018. New bronchoscopic techniques for diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules. Invited. Congreso Argentino de Bronco-Esofagologia. Mendoza, AR.
- 2018. Usefulness of Cryobiopsies in Interstitial Lung Disease. Invited. 77th International Meeting of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery. Leon, MX.
- 2017. EBUS-TBNA Technical Aspects. Invited. 5th Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Toronto, CA.
- 2017. Bronchoscopic Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumors. Invited. 45th Argentinean Congress of Respiratory Diseases. Cordoba, AR.
- 2017. Role of Endobronchial Ultrasound in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. 45th Argentinean Congress of Respiratory Diseases. Cordoba, AR.
- 2017. Advances in Peripheral Bronchoscopy. Invited. 45th Argentinean Congress of Respiratory Diseases. Cordoba, AR.
- 2016. Year in Review of Interventional Pulmonology. Invited. 19th World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Florance, IT.
- 2015. EBUS-TBNA Technical Aspects. Invited. 3nd Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Montreal, CA.
- 2015. Technical Aspects of Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. 3rd Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Montreal, CA.
- 2015. Cytology samples and Molecular Markers for Lung Cancer. Invited. 2015 CHEST Meeting. Monteal, CA.
- 2015. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction. Invited. 3nd Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Montreal, CA.
- 2015. Broncho-Pleural Fistulas. Invited. 3nd Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Course. Montreal, CA.
- 2014. The role of bronchoscopy in the approach of peripheral lung nodules suspicious for malignancy. Invited. XXXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Pneumologia. Gramado. Rio Grande do Sul, BR.
- 2014. Navigational Bronchoscopy. Invited. XIII Congresso Brasileiro de Endoscopia Respiratoria. Rio Grande do Sul, BR.
- 2014. Guided bronchoscopy in the era of the NLST trial. Invited. Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Enfermedades Del Torax. Punta Cana, DO.
- 2013. Update in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Enfermedades Del Torax. Antigua, GT.
- 2012. Interventional Pulmonology: “No guts, no glory”. Invited. 17th World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Cleveland, US.
- 2012. The 7th TNM classification for lung cancer. Invited. Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Enfermedades Del Torax. Panama City, PA.
Formal Peers
- 2014. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Invited. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. Role of EBUS in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. Role of EBUS in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Invited. Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Role of EBUS in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Invited. Role of EBUS in Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer. Houston, TX, US.
- 2012. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided TBNA. Invited. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided TBNA. Houston, TX, US.
- 2011. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided TBNA. Invited. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided TBNA. Houston, TX, US.
- 2009. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Houston, TX, US.
- 2008. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Invited. Endobronchial Ultrasound. Memphis, TN, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2023 - Present |
| Title: | Multicenter Trial on the use of Monarch Robot and Neuwave Microwave Ablation for metastatic lung disease |
| Funding Source: | Johnson and Johnson |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2023 - Present |
| Title: | Multicenter Trial on the use of Ion Robot with Cios Spin Integration |
| Funding Source: | Intuitive Surgical |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2020 - Present |
| Title: | M-CAB Trial (Mobile-CT assisted Bronchoscopy) |
| Funding Source: | Siemens America, Inc |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2019 - 2020 |
| Title: | ANET Study |
| Funding Source: | Olympus Respiratory Inc., America |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2019 - Present |
| Title: | Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Injection of Radio-Sensitizing Nanoparticles (NBTXR3) into Mediastinal/Hilar Lymph Nodes: A Feasibility Study Evaluating Injection Technique and Nanoparticle Distribution |
| Funding Source: | Strategic Alliance with Nanobiotix S.A |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2018 - 2021 |
| Title: | Bronchoscopic Laser Ablation of Solid Peripheral Lung Tumors followed by Surgical Resection (BLAST-SR Trial) |
| Funding Source: | MDACC IRG |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2017 - 2022 |
| Title: | A Multicenter, Prospective, Open-label, Non-randomized Single-arm Clinical Study of the Safety and Tissue Response to Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium for Injection as Treatment for Solid Tumor in Peripheral Lung Prior to Surgical Resection |
| Funding Source: | Convergent |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2016 - 2017 |
| Title: | The Use of Cone-Beam CT to Enhance Navigation and Diagnostic Yield of RP-EBUS and Hybrid Bronchoscope for Peripheral Lung Nodules Suspicious for Malignancy: A Pilot Study |
| Funding Source: | Siemens America, Inc |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2015 - 2016 |
| Title: | The Molecular Biomarkers for Small Cell Lung Cancer Pathogenesis |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Center and Lungevity Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2013 - 2016 |
| Title: | Spiration Pivotal II Trial (EMPROVE) |
| Funding Source: | Olympus Respiratory Inc., America |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2012 - 2015 |
| Title: | A Prospective Study with IBV Valve System for the Treatment of Prolonged Air-Leaks |
| Funding Source: | Spiration Inc., America |
| Role: | PI |
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