Shekhar A. Ghamande, MD
Pulmonologist
Director, Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Patient Care Emphasis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Advanced Lung Disease, Cardiovascular Impact of Sleep Apnea, COPD/Emphysema, Septic Shock, Sleep Disorders
Board Certification
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal MedicineDiplomate of the American Board of Pulmonary DiseaseDiplomate of the American Board of Critical Care MedicineDiplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine
Scott & White Appointment
September 6, 2011
Education
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, University of Mumbai, India, MD
Specialty Training
Internal Medicine, S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook, NYPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Publications and Research
C Montjoy, S Hadique S Ghamande, G Graeber. Intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration in adults over age 50. Case series and Review. West Virginia Medical Association journal 2012; 108: 8-12N Konnur, S Ghamande. Pediatric sleep disorders: Safety, Neurocognitive, and behavioral issues. P146-155 In Surrani S, Subramanian S. Sleep & Safety. Publisher Bentham Science.978-1-60805-271-4, 2011 S Ghamande, H Dedhia. COPD: Look beyond the Airway Obstruction, Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Current reviews in respiratory medicine. 2011; 7: 61-69S Ghamande, S Subramanian. Sleep Apnea. Book chapter. Conn''s Current therapy, 2010 ed.S Bashir, S Ghamande. Sleep and Asthma. Current reviews in respiratory medicine 2009;5:202-206N Konnur, S Ghamande. Sleep and pediatric pulmonary medicine. Current reviews in respiratory medicine 2009;5:207-212R Kaw, F Michota, A Jaffer, S Ghamande, D Auckley, J Golish. Unrecognized sleep apnea in surgical patient: Implications for the perioperative settings. Chest, Jan 2006;129:198-205R Kaw, J Golish, S Ghamande, R Burgess, N Foldvary, E Walker. Incremental risk of obstructive sleep apnea on cardiac surgical outcomes. J Cardiovasc Surg 2006;47:683-9Swigris J DO, Ghamande S MD, Rice T MD, Farver C MD. F. Diffuse idiopathic neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia: An Interstitial lung disease with airway obstruction. J of Bronchology 2005;12(1):62-65Ghamande S, Stoller JK. Role of patent foramen ovale in pulmonary medicine. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2003;10(2):111-112Saad C, Ghamande S, Minai O, Murthy S, Pettersson G, DeCamp M, Mehta AC. The role of self-expanding metallic stents for the treatment of airway complications after lung transplantation. Transplantation 2003;75:1532-8Ghamande S, Rafanan A, Dweik R, Mehta AC, Arroliga A. Role of transbronchial Needle aspiration in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Chest 2002;122:985-989Hajj-Ali R, Ghamande S, Calabrese L, Arroliga A. CNS vasculitis in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Clinics 2002;18:897-914Ghamande S,Ramsey R, Rhodes J, Stoller JK. Right hemidiaphragmatic elevation with a right-to-left interatrial shunt through a patent foramen ovale. Chest 2001;120:2094-96Ghamande S, Fleming P, Mehta AC. Radiation-induced bronchial necrosis. J of Bronchology 2000;7:164-16517. Velazco J, Ghamande S, Surani S. Chapter 13. Phrenic Nerve Pacing: Current Concepts. In A. Rocka (Ed.) Current Issues and Recent Advances in Pacemaker Therapy. Publisher InTech. 978-953-51-0703-3. August 2012
Awards and Honors
“Best attending physician," Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, 2010“Excellence in teaching for an off-service rotation,” Emergency Medicine Residency Program, West Virginia University, 2010“Dean’s award for excellence in clinical services," section of pulmonary and critical care medicine, West Virginia University, 2010
Professional Memberships
American College of Chest PhysiciansAmerican Thoracic Societysociety of critical care medicineAmerican academy of sleep medicine
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi, Marathi
