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CURRICULUM VITAE

Octavian C. Ioachimescu PhD, MD

Vice Chair, Director, Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Pulmonary


OFFICE ADDRESS:
8701 Watertown Plank Road

Milwaukee, WI 53226


EDUCATION:
1984 - 1988 High School Diploma, Stefan cel Mare Highschool, Suceava, Romania
1989 - 1995 Medical School Diploma, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
1996 - 2000 Residency/Fellowship training in Pulmonology, Marius Nasta National Institute of Pulmonology, Bucharest, Romania
1999 - 2008 PhD (Thesis: Volumetric Reconstruction of Pulmonary Nodules), Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
2000 - 2003 Internal Medicine training at Danbury Hospital (Yale University affiliate), Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
2003 - 2007 Fellowship training in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
2016 - 2018 Modular Executive MBA (Focus: Healthcare, Quality & Business Analytics), Emory University Goizueta Business School, Atlanta, GA


POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
1996 - 2000 Residency and Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine, Marius Nasta National Institute of Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania
2000 - 2003 Residency in Internal Medicine, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
2003 - 2006 Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
2006 - 2007 Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH


FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1996 - 2000 Clinical Instructor, Pulmonology, Pulmonary Medicine, Marius Nasta National Institute of Pulmonology, Bucharest, Romania
2007 - 2012 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2007 - 2022 Staff Physician, Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine - VA Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Sections, Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
2009 - 2022 Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Medicine, VA Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine sections, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2012 - 2018 Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2018 - 2022 Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2023 - Present Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Present Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2023 - Present Staff Physician, Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine section, Clement J. Zablocki Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI


ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2009 - 09/2010 Acting Section Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Atlanta VAMC, Atlanta, GA
08/2010 - 12/2022 Medical Director and Section Chief, Sleep Medicine, Atlanta VAMC, Atlanta, GA
05/2018 - 05/2023 Member, Emory University Senate and Emory Faculty Council, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
05/2020 - 05/2021 Chair-Elect, Emory University Faculty Council, Emory University, Alanta, GA
05/2020 - 05/2021 President-Elect, Emory University Senate, Emory University, Alanta, GA
05/2021 - 05/2022 Chair, Emory University Faculty Council, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
05/2021 - 05/2022 President, Emory University Senate, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
05/2022 - 05/2023 Immediate-Past President, Emory University Senate, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
05/2022 - 05/2023 Emory University Faculty Council - Immediate-Past Chair, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
05/2022 - 05/2023 Emory University Senate – Immediate-Past President, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
05/2022 - 05/2023 Immediate-Past Chair, Emory University Faculty Council, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
01/2023 - Present Associate Director for Education, Training and Implementation Science, Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
01/2023 - Present Medical Director, Clinical Trials Office, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
01/2023 - Present Medical Director, Clinical Trials Office Integration, Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
01/2023 - Present Vice-Chair for Clinical Research and Data Analytics, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI


EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1998 - 2000 Clinical Instructor, Pulmonology, Carol Davila University, Bucharest, Romania
2007 - 2013 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2009 - 2020 Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2012 - 2018 Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2018 - 2022 Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
2020 - 2022 Clinical Professor of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA


HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2007 - 2022 Medical Director, Sleep Medicine Center, Medicine, VA Pulmonary and Sleep sections, Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
2008 - 2010 Acting Section Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care section, Medicine, Emory Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center
2009 - 2012 Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, Medicine, VA Pulmonary and Critical Care section, Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
2010 - 2022 Section Chief, Sleep Medicine, Medicine, VA Sleep Medicine Section, Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA


HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
2007 - 2023 Staff Physician, (VA) Medicine; (Emory) Medicine, (VA) Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine sections; (Emory) Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
2023 - Present Staff Physician, (MCW) Medicine, (MCW) Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Froedtert Hospital/Center for Advanced Care (CFAC), Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Present Staff physician, (VA) Medicine; (MCW) Medicine, (VA) Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine section; (MCW) Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, 'Clement J. Zablocki' Milwaukee Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI


SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:


Board Certified	Issue Date	Expiration
Romanian Board of Pulmonology	2000	None
American Board of Internal Medicine	2003	2013
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Medicine	2005	2015
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care	2006	2016
American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine	2007	2017
American Board of Internal Medicine	2014	2024
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons – Internal Medicine	2015	2024
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons – Sleep Medicine	2015	2024
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons – Critical Care Medicine	2015	2024
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons – Pulmonary Diseases	2015	2024
American Society of Quality – Green Belt Lean Six Sigma	2017	2017
American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine	2018	2028
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Medicine	2021	2031


Certificates	Issued By	Issue Date	Expiration
NPI	National Practitioner Index	2012	None


Licensure	Number	Issue Date	Expiration
Ohio Medical License (Training)	35.087977	2003	2007


AWARDS AND HONORS:
1999 Article awarded ‘The best article of the year 1999’ for “Considerations about right ventricular function assessment in patients with COPD”, 1999, Pneumologia 2: 115-119, Pneymologia (journal), Romania
2001 Joseph Belsky Award - 3rd Prize, Danbury Hospital for “Bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma”, American College of Physicians (ACP) Connecticut Meeting, May 2001 , Danbury Hospital
2001 Joseph Belsky Award - 2nd Prize, Danbury Hospital for “Langerhans cell histiocytosis”, Danbury Hospital Research Day, May 2001, Danbury Hospital
2006 Winner - Best Multi-Volume Reference Work (Science), for 3 chapters in Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Editors: G. J. Laurent and S. D. Shapiro, © 2006 Elsevier Ltd, ISBN (Set): 0-12-438360-2, 2006 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers
2007 3rd Prize Research Award for “The diagnosis and severity of OSA: a comprehensive analysis of different predictive models”, Neuroscience Day, Cleveland Clinic, May 2007, Cleveland Clinic
2009 "Teacher of the Year" Pulmonary Division Award, Emory University
2010 "The Most Influential Teachers in the Emory University Department of Medicine", Emory University
2012 "Teacher of the Year" Pulmonary Division Award, Emory University
2015 Nomination for Emory University DOM "Nanette K. Wenger Distinguished Service Award”, Emory University
2016 Received Emory University DOM "Nanette K. Wenger Distinguished Service Award, Emory University
2018 Goizueta Business School's "Most Distinguished Academic Accomplishment Award” (~valedictorian), Emory University
2018 Distinguished CHEST Educator, San Antonio, TX, CHEST (ACCP, American College of Chest Physicians)
2018 "Goizueta Business School Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) Award”, Emory University
2018 Emory University School of Medicine on Emory Educator Appreciation Day, Recognition for Outstanding Faculty, Emory University
2018 Inducted in the International Business Society Beta Gamma Sigma for 10% best academic accomplishments in business schools, Beta Gamma Sigma Society
2018 Emory University “Goizueta Business School Art Dietz Faculty Award for Excellence in Finance”, Emory University
2021 Received honorary designation Fellow of American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine


MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1996 - 2000 Romanian Society of Cardiology
1996 - 2000 Romanian PsychoNeuroEndocrinology Society
1997 - 1999 International Society of Endocrinology
1998 - Present Romanian Society of Pneumology
2000 - 2009 American Medical Association
2000 - 2007 American College of Physicians
2003 - Present Society of Critical Care Medicine
2003 - Present American Thoracic Society, ATS Assembly on Clinical Problems
2003 - 2012 Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Foundation
2003 - Present European Respiratory Society, Thoracic Oncology Assembly - Lung Cancer Group
2003 - Present American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
2006 - 2008 American Academy of Neurology
2006 - Present American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Diplomate
2007 - 2015 American College of Physicians, Fellow
2008 - Present Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals
2009 - Present Southern Society of Clinical Investigation
2012 - Present American Federation of Medical Research
2017 - Present American Society of Quality


EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2000 - Present “Pneumologia”
2001 - 2008 "Chest"
2004 - Present "Thorax"
2004 - Present "Respiration"
2004 - Present "Respiratory Care"
2004 - Present "Respirology"
2006 - Present “American Journal of Medical Sciences”
2006 - Present “Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care”
2006 - 2007 “Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology”
2006 - Present "Mayo Clinic Proceedings"
2006 - Present "Respiratory Medicine"
2007 “Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis”
2007 - Present “Saudi Medical Journal”
2009 "Hospital Physician Board Review Manual"
2009 "Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews"
2010 - Present “The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease”
2010 - Present "Pediatric Pulmonology"
2010 - Present “Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease”
2010 - Present "Allergy and Asthma Proceedings"
2010 - Present "Medicine"
2010 - Present "Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases"
2010 - Present "PLOS One"
2011 - Present “North American Journal of Medical Sciences”
2011 - 2012 "US Respiratory Disease"
2011 - Present "Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology"
2012 - Present “European Respiratory Journal” and “European Respiratory Journal Open Access”
2012 - Present "International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences"
2012 - Present "Journal of Zhejiang University-Science"
2012 - Present "American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine"
2013 - Present "Sleep Medicine Reviews"
2013 - Present "Lung"
2013 - Present "Chronobiology International"
2013 - Present "Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine"
2014 - Present "Canadian Respiratory Journal"
2014 - Present “Acta Endocrinologica”
2014 - Present "Case Reports in Pediatrics"
2014 - Present "Pediatrics International"
2014 - Present "European Journal of Pediatrics"
2015 - Present “American Journal of Medical Sciences”
2015 - Present "Journal of Clinical sleep Medicine"
2015 - Present “Journal of Investigative Medicine”
2015 - Present “Journal of Investigative Medicine – High Impact Case Reports”
2015 - Present “Austin Journal of Sleep Disorders”
2016 - Present “Journal of American Heart Association"
2016 - Present "Sleep Science"
2016 - Present "Metabolism"
2016 - Present “BioMedCentral (BMC) Women’s Health”
2017 - Present “Annals of Medicine”
2018 - Present "Journal of Thoracic Disease"
2019 - Present "Military Medical Research"
2019 - Present "Acta Endocrinologica"
2019 - Present “Scientific Reports”
2019 - Present “Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology”
2020 - Present "Infectious Diseases"
2020 - Present "Respiratory Research"
2020 - Present “Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society”
2020 - Present "Pediatrics"
2021 - Present "Sleep"
2021 - Present “Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity”
2021 - Present “BioMedCentral (BMC) Pulmonary Medicine”
2021 - Present “Endocrine Practice”
2021 - Present “International Journal of Clinical Practice”
2022 - Present “Frontiers in Physiology”
2022 - Present “Nature and Science of Sleep”
2022 - Present “Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine”
2022 - Present “IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering"


LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2007 - 2011 Member, Lung Cancer OncWatch Committee, Veterans Inter Service Network 7
2008 Member, Ad-hoc Organizing Committee, Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals
2012 - 2014 Member, Board of Directors, Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals
2015 - 2016 President, Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals
2015 - 2017 Award Reviewer, American Federation of Medical Research
2015 - 2016 Chair-Elect, Southern Section, American Federation of Medical Research
2016 Chair, Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals
2016 President, Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals
2016 - 2017 Chair, Southern Section, American Federation of Medical
2017 - 2018 Past Chair, Southern Section, American Federation of Medical Research
2017 Co-Chair, “Moving your Clinical Case Presentation into a Published Manuscript”, American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR) and Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) Joint Session
2017 Co-Chair, Southern Regional Meetings 2017: “Adult Clinical Case Symposium”, American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR)/Southern Society of Clinical Investigation
2017 Co-Chair, “Harnessing the Immune Response”, American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR), Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI) and Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) Joint Plenary Sessions
2023 Co-Chair, “Connection between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cancer", CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin and Northwestern Mutual Hackathon for Life


NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2009 - 2010 Member, Pulmonary and Critical Care Individualized Training Pathway Committee, Emory University
2009 - 2012 Member, Pulmonary and Critical Care Clinical Competency Committee, Emory University
2010 - 2013 Member, Objective Structured Clinical Examination Committee, Emory University
2010 - 2013 Member, Institutional Review Board, Emory University
2010 - 2012 Member, Sleep Center Education Strategic Planning Committee, Emory University
2010 - 2015 Member, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Committee, Emory University
2010 - 2018 Member, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, American College of Chest Physicians
2011 - 2012 Co-Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network E-Community, American College of Chest Physician
2011 - 2014 Member, Education Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2012 - 2016 Vice Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, American College of Chest Physicians
2012 - 2015 Member and Grant Reviewer, Educational Projects Award Task Force, American Sleep Medicine Foundation
2012 Chair, ACCP Board Review Courses, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) "Lung Pathology Course"
2012 - Present Member, Organizing Committee, Veterans Affairs Critical Care Network
2012 Chair, “Predictive Health in Pulmonology: The Case of the Pulmonary Nodules” (Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Highlights Session), ACCP meeting, Atlanta, GA, American College of Chest Physicians
2012 Co-Chair, “Pulmonary Physiology” Plenary Session, ACCP meeting, Atlanta, GA, American College of Chest Physicians
2012 - 2013 review of AASM Mini-fellowship Program – structure, evaluation, applications, funding, Education Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2012 - 2015 Member, Sleep Medicine Clinical Competency Committee, Emory University
2012 - 2015 Member, Study: "Vitamin D for enhancing the immune system in cystic fibrosis (DISC)", PI: Vin Tangpricha, Data Safety and Monitoring Board
2013 Chair, “Obstructive Lung and Airway Disorders: to Split or to Lump?” Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Highlight Plenary Session, ACCP international meeting, Chicago, IL, American College of Chest Physicians
2013 - 2016 Member, Clinical Evaluation Committee, VA Research Project CSP-574
2014 Co-Chair, “Marijuana smoking effects on the respiratory system” Clinical Pulmonary Medicine - Featured Speaker Donald Tashkin, ACCP international meeting, Austin, TX, American College of Chest Physicians
2014 - 2015 Member, Department of Medicine Research Advisory Team, Emory University
2014 - 2016 Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, American College of Chest Physicians
2014 - 2017 Member, American Federation of Medical Research, National Membership Committee
2015 - 2019 Member, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Career Development Executive Committee, Emory University
2015 Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Business Meeting, ACCP international meeting, Montreal, CA, American College of Chest Physicians
2015 - Present Member, Academy of Medical Educators, Emory University
2015 - 2016 Executive Committee Member, Council of Networks, American College of Chest Physicians
2015 - 2016 Member, Executive Committee of the Council of Networks, American College of Chest Physicians
2015 Co-Chair, “Aftermath of OSA and its Therapy” ACCP international meeting, Montreal, CA, American College of Chest Physicians
2015 Moderator, ”Obstructive Lung Disease Case Report Posters”, ACCP international meeting, Montreal, CA, American College of Chest Physicians
2015 Chair, “Alpha-1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency” Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Featured Speaker session - James Stoller, ACCP international meeting, Montreal, CA, American College of Chest Physicians
2016 Chair and Faculty, “Overlap Syndromes”, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Highlight session ACCP/CHEST 2016, Los Angeles, CA, American College of Chest Physicians
2016 Co-Chair, “Obstructive Lung Disease – Sleep Apnea Overlap Syndrome” Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Featured Speaker Session (Xavier Soler), ACCP/CHEST 2016 international meeting, Los Angeles, CA, American College of Chest Physicians
2016 Chair and Faculty, “Treatment of Nicotine Dependence”, ACCP/CHEST 2016, Los Angeles, CA, American College of Chest Physicians
2016 - 2020 Member, Clinical Research, Education and Quality Improvement Network Steering Committee, American College of Chest Physicians
2016 - 2019 Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, American College of Chest Physicians
2017 Co-Chair, “Sleep Medicine” session, CHEST meeting, Toronto, Canada, American College of Chest Physicians
2018 - 2023 Elected Member, Senate, representing Department of Medicine,, Emory University
2018 - 2023 Elected Member, Faculty Council, representing Department of Medicine, Emory University
2019 Co-Chair and Moderator, “Late Breaking Abstracts”, ACCP/CHEST 2019 international meeting, New Orleans, LA, American College of Chest Physicians
2019 Chair and Faculty, “Asthma Overlap Syndromes”, ACCP/CHEST 2019 international meeting, New Orleans, LA, American College of Chest Physicians
2019 Chair and Faculty, Postgraduate course “Nuts and Bolts of Quality (Improvement) in Healthcare and Sleep Medicine”, San Antonio, TX, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) international meeting (APSS)
2019 - 2023 Ad-hoc Grant Reviewer, Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
2019 - 2022 Member, Artificial Intelligence Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2020 - 2022 Member, Research Administration Faculty Advisory Board, Emory University
2020 - 2023 Member, Executive Committee of Emory University Senate and Faculty Council, Emory University
2020 Moderator, “Quality Care: Evidence based medicine in time of COVID emergency” Clinical Research and Quality Improvement Network Forum Round Table discussion CHEST 2020 international meeting, Oct 2020 (virtual), American College of Chest Physicians
2020 - 2022 Faculty Counselor, Academic Affairs Committee, Emory University Board of Trustees, Emory University
2021 - Present Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Options and Implementation and Dissemination projects, Advisory Panels, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
2021 Member, Sleep Research Society Foundation Industry Advisory Council – Sleep Wearables
2022 Faculty/Panel Moderator, Postgraduate course “Artificial Intelligence and Sleep Medicine”, Charlotte, SC, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) international meeting (APSS)
2022 - 2024 Member, Sleep Medicine Network, Respiratory-Related Sleep Disorders Section, American College of Chest Physicians
2022 - 2025 Chair, Research and Quality Improvement Committee, Veteran Health Administration National Sleep Medicine Program
2023 - Present Member, Clinical Informatics Community of Practice, American Medical Informatics Association
2023 - Present Member, Clinical Research Informatics Working Group, American Medical Informatics Association
2023 - Present Member, Board of Directors, Sleep Research Society Foundation
2023 - Present Member, Dissemination and Implementation Working Group, National Center for Advancing Translational Science


INTERNATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2012 - 2014 Vice-Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, ACCP, organization of ACCP international meeting [“CHEST”]
2014 - 2016 Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, ACCP, organization of ACCP international meeting [“CHEST”]
2015 - 2016 Member, Executive Committee of the Council of Networks, ACCP
2016 Member, CHEST 2016 Program Committee, 2016 ACCP/CHEST International meeting
2016 - 2018 Past Chair, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Network Steering Committee, ACCP, organization of ACCP international meeting [“CHEST”]

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:


Active
Peer Review
Title:	“Pulmonary Health and Deployment to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program”
Source:	(Sponsor: Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Central IRB 16-11)
Role & Effort:	Local Site investigator
Dates:	2017 - 2023

Title:	VA Office of Rural Health Hub Expansion Telemedicine Grant
Source:	Sponsor: Department of Veteran Affairs
PI:	Co-Investigator with Dr. Barry G. Fields
Dates:	2019 - 2023

Title:	In Vitro Assessment of Chemical Mixture-induced Airway Inflammation in Healthy and Diseased Lungs
Source:	Sponsor: Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
PI:	Shuichi Takayama
Dates:	2022 - 2025

Title:	Acute Stoke Assessment Program
Source:	Sponsor: Department of Veteran Affairs
PI:	Co-Investigator with Dr. Barry G. Fields
Dates:	2022 - 2023

Title:	Perioperative Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Source:	Sponsor: Department of Veteran Affairs
Role & Effort:	Steering committee member
PI:	Ali El-Solh
Dates:	2023 - 2026

Non-Peer Review
Title:	Benralizumab Airway Remodeling Study in Severe Eosinophilic Asthmatics (NCT03953300)
Source:	sponsor: AstraZeneca
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2019 - 2022

Title:	A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Chronic-dosing, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Benralizumab 100 mg in Patients with Moderate to Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with a History of Frequent COPD Exacerbations and Elevated Peripheral Blood Eosinophils
Source:	sponsor: AstraZeneca
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2020 - 2022


Prior
Peer Review
Title:	"Bronchitis and Emphysema Advice and Training To Reduce Hospitalization (BREATH)"
Source:	sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs
Role & Effort:	Local Site Principal Investigator
Dates:	2008 - 2009

Title:	VA (Office of Rural Health)-sponsored, Investigator-Initiated Clinical Project to implement diagnosis and therapy of sleep disorders using telemedicine capabilities and technologies.
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
Dates:	2012 - 2013

Title:	VA (Office of Rural Health)-sponsored, Investigator-Initiated Clinical Project to implement diagnosis and therapy of insomnia (CBTI) and sleep apnea using telemedicine capabilities and technologies, Emory IRB# 00074996
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
Dates:	2013 - 2014

Title:	Assessment of CPAP compliance in veterans (REVAMP2)
Role & Effort:	Co-Investigator with Dr. Barry G. Fields
PI:	Dr. Sam Kuna
Dates:	2017 - 2021

Title:	Assessment of CPAP compliance in veterans (VA REVAMP2) QI Part: $90,000/year (funding in fiscal years 2015 and 2016)
Role & Effort:	Sub—Investigator with Dr. Barry G. Fields
PI:	Sam Kuna

Non-Peer Review
Title:	VA Central IRB Study #10-04, VA Cooperative Study CSP-574, NCT01283009)
Source:	sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs
Role & Effort:	Site Principal Investigator
Dates:	2011 - 2016

Title:	"A Clinical Outcomes Study to compare the effect of Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol Inhalation Powder 100/25 mcg with placebo on Survival in Subjects with moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and a history of or at increased risk for cardiovascular disease"
Source:	industry-sponsored study, sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NCT01313676)
Role & Effort:	Local Site Principal Investigator
Dates:	2011 - 2015

Title:	"Safety and Efficacy Study of Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol Combination versus Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate in the Treatment of Adolescent and Adult Subjects with Persistent Asthma"
Source:	industry-sponsored study, sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline (NCT01475721)
Role & Effort:	Local Site Principal Investigator
Dates:	2012 - 2015

Title:	Phase III Randomized Trial of Ticagrelor for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia (TCAP, Main PI: Gordon Bernard, Vanderbuilt University, Site PI: Ruxana Sadikot, Emory University; IRB# 00076628)
Source:	sponsor: Vanderbilt University and AstraZeneca
Role & Effort:	Site Sub-investigator
Dates:	2014 - 2015

Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous to Oral Solithromycin (CEM-101) Compared to Intravenous to Oral Moxifloxacin in the Treatment of Adult Patients with Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
Source:	sponsor: Cempra Pharmaceuticals (NCT01968733)
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2014 - 2015

Title:	“A Multicentre, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Efficacy and Safety Study of Benralizumab (MEDI-563) Added to High-dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus Long-acting β2 Agonist in Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma (NCT01914757)
Source:	Sponsor: AstraZeneca
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2014 - 2015

Title:	Acute Medically Ill Prevention with EXtended Duration Betrixaban Study.: Multicenter, Randomized, Active-Controlled Efficacy and Safety Study Comparing Extended Duration Betrixaban with Standard of Care Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Acute Medically Ill Patients (NCT01583218)
Source:	sponsor: Portola
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2015 - 2016

Title:	Randomized Double-blind Study Comparing TR-701 FA and Linezolid in Ventilated Gram-positive Nosocomial Pneumonia (NCT NCT02019420)
Source:	sponsor: Cubist/Merck
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2015 - 2017

Title:	Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Compared with Meropenem in Adult Patients with Ventilated Nosocomial Pneumonia (NCT NCT02070757)
Source:	sponsor: Cubist/Merck,
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2015 - 2016

Title:	A randomized, double-blind, chronic dosing (56 week) placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter, phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 2 doses of Benralizumab (MEDI-563) in patients with moderate to very severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with a history of COPD exacerbations (NCT 02138916)
Source:	sponsor: AstraZeneca
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2015 - 2018

Title:	Medically Ill Patient Assessment of Rivaroxaban Versus Placebo IN Reducing Post-Discharge Venous Thrombo-Embolism Risk (NCT 02111564)
Source:	sponsor: Janssen/Bayer
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2016

Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Multi-Center Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of PT009 compared to PT005 on COPD Exacerbations over a 52-Week Treatment Period in Subjects With Moderate to Very Severe COPD (NCT 02138916)
Source:	sponsor: AstraZeneca/ Pearls Therapeutics
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2017

Title:	A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3b Study to Evaluate the Onset of Effect and Time Course of Change in Lung Function with Benralizumab in Severe, Uncontrolled Asthma Patients with Eosinophilic Inflammation (NCT 02869438)
Source:	sponsor: AstraZeneca/ Pearls Therapeutics
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2017

Title:	A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, 52-week Pivotal Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Dupilumab in Patients with Moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with Type 2 inflammation (Sanofi, NCT03930732)
Source:	sponsor: Sanofi
Role & Effort:	Local Site Investigator
Dates:	2019 - 2022

Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study of Baricitinib in Patients With COVID-19 Infection
Source:	sponsor: Elly Lilly
Role & Effort:	Local Site investigator
Dates:	2020 - 2021


INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Educational Consultants National Board Review Course for Family Practice, Faculty, Course Section “Pulmonary Medicine, 2010, 2012, 2010
Visiting Professor, Pulmonary Medicine Grand Rounds, “Predictive Health in Sleep Medicine”, Pennsylvania State University – Hershey, PA, 2011
Visiting Professor, Medicine Grand Rounds, "Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome", Danbury Hospital - Danbury, CT, 2012
Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) – Invited Conferences, “Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Syndrome” and “Chronodisruption and Metabolic Syndrome”, 2012
Visiting Professor, Pulmonary Medicine Grand Rounds, “A Different View on Obstructive Lung and Airway Disorders”, University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA, 2015

Regional
Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals – Invited Conference, “Predictive Health in Sleep Medicine”, 2011
Atlanta Medical Center Grand Rounds, "Jet Lag", Atlanta, GA, 2012
Medical College of Georgia,, Augusta University – Invited Conference, Medicine Grand Rounds, “A Different View on Obstructive Lung and Airway Disorders", 2016
Pulmonary Grand Rounds, “A Different Approach to Obstructive Lung and Airway Disorders”, Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, FL), 2018

Local
Women Vet Fest, Atlanta VAMC ”Sleep in Women Veterans”, 11/2009
Atlanta VAMC (monthly conferences), “Smoking Cessation for Veterans", 2009 - 2010
Emory University Internal Medicine Board Review – “Sleep Medicine", 2009 - 2019
Medical College of Wisconsin (monthly seminars), “IS4ID: Implementation Science for Innovation and Discovery” educational series, 2023 - Present


EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
1999 - 2000 M5 Carol Davila University, Pulmonary Module, Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania
2000 - 2003 M3 Yale University and Columbia University, Danbury Hospital Internal Medicine rotations
2003 - 2007 M3 Case Western-Cleveland Clinic University and Pennsylvania State University, Cleveland Clinic, Pulmonary and Critical Care rotations
2009 - 2010 M1 Emory University, Pulmonary Module
2010 - 2014 M3 Emory University, Critical Care VA Module
2011 M2 Emory University, Evidence-Based Medicine Module
2012 - 2013 M1 Emory University, Pulmonary Module
2016 - 2017 M4 Emory University, Discovery research program

Graduate Student Education
2007 - 2022 Fellowship Program - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows
2009 - 2022 Residency Programs - Internal Medicine Residents: Emory University, 2007 – 2022, and Morehouse School of Medicine
2012 - 2015 Fellowship Program (VA Site Director) - Sleep Medicine Fellows
2012 - 2020 Fellowship Program (Core Faculty) - Sleep Medicine Fellows

Resident and Fellow Education
Attending Physician for Pulmonary Clinics at the Atlanta VAMC (M3, IM Residents and PCCM Fellows)
Attending Physician for Pulmonary Consults at the Atlanta VAMC (M3, IM Residents and PCCM Fellows)
Attending Physician for Sleep Clinics and Sleep Laboratory at the Atlanta VA (IM and Neurology Residents, PCCM and SM Fellows)
Attending Physician for MICU Service at the Atlanta VAMC (M3, IM Residents and PCCM Fellows)

Continuing Medical Education
2007 - 2022 Nurse Practitioner students, occasionally
2007 - 2022 Physician Assistant students, occasionally

Community/Lay Public
2009 - 2010 Patients: Smoking cessation classes for patients
2009 - 2017 Emory University ABIM Board Review Course
2009 Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine Board Review Course
2010 Education Consultants Family Practice Board Review Course
2011 - 2022 Sleep Medicine Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
2012 Education Consultants Family Practice Board Review Course
2014 - 2022 Undergraduate students,as part of Emory SIRE and SURE research programs


COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2008 - 2009 Organizer of the Citywide Sleep Journal Club, Atlanta
2009 - 2010 Smoking cessation classes and seminars for veterans
2010 - 2011 Member of the contact group and donor for Atlanta International School Community Activity Service (CAS) Group “Romania”, which donated money and goods for orphanages in Bucharest, Romania
2012 - 2013 Organizer of the Citywide Sleep Journal Club, Atlanta
2014 - 2020 Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association Board of Directors - Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Specialty Director
2014 - 2022 Sleep Telemedicine services for veterans from remote rural areas in Georgia (e.g., Rome, Blairsville, etc), together with Dr. Barry Fields and Dr. Sharon Shatil
2016 - Present Member of the 5-person Board for Gheorghe Marchitan Awards for Excellence in Mathematics (Stefan Cel Mare Highschool, Suceava, Romania)


CONSULTANTSHIPS:
2013 - 2014 Takeda, Inc. – consultant for a clinical research study design on pharmacotherapy for hypersomnia and narcolepsy


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Ioachimescu O. [Electrical impedance tomography, a new imaging method?]. Pneumologia. 1999;48(4):301-3.
2. Ioachimescu OC, Tomford JW. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disorders Current Clinical Medicine: Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features and Print. 1 January 2010:765-774.e1.
3. Ioachimescu OC, Tomford JW. Tuberculosis Current Clinical Medicine: Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features and Print. 1 January 2010:758-764.e1.
4. Ioachimescu OC, Sieber S, Walker MJ, Rella V, Kotch A. A 35-year-old woman with asthma and polycystic lung disease. Chest. 2002 Jan;121(1):256-60.
5. Ioachimescu O. [Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in adults]. Pneumologia. 2003;52(1):38-43.
6. Ioachimescu OC, Sieber S, Kotch A. Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis revisited. Eur Respir J. 2004 Jul;24(1):162-70.
7. Ioachimescu OC, Ioachimescu AG, Iannini PB. Severity scoring in community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae: a 5-year experience. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2004 Nov;24(5):485-90.
8. Ioachimescu OC, Kotch A, Stoller JK. Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in adults Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. January 2005;12(1):16-25.
9. Ioachimescu OC, Mehta AC. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the lung: A morphogenetic journey Journal of Bronchology. July 2005;12(3):174-180.
10. Ioachimescu OC, Farver C, Stoller JK. Hemoptysis in a 77-year-old male with a systolic murmur. Chest. 2005 Aug;128(2):1022-7.
11. Ioachimescu OC, Venkateshiah SB, Kavuru MS, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. Estimating FVC from FEV2 and FEV3: assessment of a surrogate spirometric parameter. Chest. 2005 Sep;128(3):1274-81.
12. Ioachimescu OC, Mehta AC. From cystic pulmonary airway malformation, to bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the lung. Eur Respir J. 2005 Dec;26(6):1181-7.
13. Ioachimescu OC. Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set. 1 January 2006:309-314.
14. Ioachimescu OC. Alveolar Hemorrhage Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set. 1 January 2006:92-100.
15. Ioachimescu OC. Autoantibodies Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set. 1 January 2006:219-227.
16. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. A middle-aged woman with chronic liver disease and shortness of breath. Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Apr;73(4):375-81.
17. Ioachimescu OC, Jennings C. Intercostal lung cyst hernia in idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (cyst necessitans). Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 May;81(5):692.
18. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. An ectopic peripherally inserted central catheter ('ectoPICC'). Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Jul;73(7):617-8.
19. Ioachimescu OC, Kavuru MS. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Chron Respir Dis. 2006;3(3):149-59.
20. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. A review of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. COPD. 2005 Jun;2(2):263-75.
21. Ioachimescu OC, Mehta AC, Stoller JK. Hepatopulmonary syndrome following portopulmonary hypertension. Eur Respir J. 2007 Jun;29(6):1277-80.
22. Golish J, Ioachimescu OC. Ambulatory titration of continuous positive airway pressure was as effective as polysomnography for obstructive sleep apnea. ACP J Club. 2007;147(2):45.
23. Golish J, Ioachimescu OC. Ambulatory titration of continuous positive airway pressure was as effective as polysomnography for obstructive sleep apnoea. Evid Based Med. 2007 Oct;12(5):148.
24. Venkateshiah SB, Ioachimescu OC, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. The utility of spirometry in diagnosing pulmonary restriction. Lung. 2008;186(1):19-25.
25. Ioachimescu O, Corlan E. [New developments in staging and prognosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoma. Part I: Epidemiology and diagnostic investigations]. Pneumologia. 2007;56(3):129-36.
26. Koo BB, Dostal J, Ioachimescu O, Budur K. The effects of gender and age on REM-related sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Breath. 2008 Aug;12(3):259-64.
27. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: diagnosing it and finding the cause. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008 Apr;75(4):258, 260, 264-5 passim.
28. Ioachimescu O, Corlan E. [New data in staging and prognosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoma. Part II: volumetric analysis of pulmonary nodules]. Pneumologia. 2008;57(4):209-14, 216-20.
29. Babayeuski A, Ioachimescu OC. Sleep and metabolic syndrome Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Physicians. 2011:273-301.
30. Qamar A, Kotha KS, Ioachimescu OC. Obstructive sleep apnea Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Physicians. 2011:71-110.
31. Qamar A, Kotha KS, Ioachimescu OC. Obstructive sleep apnea Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Patients. 2011:21-23.
32. Ioachimescu OC, Lee-Chiong T. Contemporary sleep medicine for patients Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Patients. 2011.
33. Babayeuski A, Ioachimescu OC. Sleep and metabolic syndrome Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Patients. 2011:66-69.
34. Ioachimescu OC. Editor's preface Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Patients. 2011.
35. Ioachimescu O. Editor's preface Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Physicians. 2011.
36. Ioachimescu O. Contemporary sleep medicine for physicians Contemporary Sleep Medicine For Physicians. 2011.
37. Ioachimescu OC, El-Solh AA. Pharmacotherapy of insomnia. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2012 Jun;13(9):1243-60.
38. Ioachimescu OC, Collop NA. Sleep-disordered breathing. Neurol Clin. 2012 Nov;30(4):1095-136.
39. Puthalapattu S, Udoji TN, Bechara RI, Ioachimescu OC. Dyspnea in a patient with Mounier-Kuhn syndrome. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2012 Apr;19(2):145-8.
40. Ioachimescu OC, Teodorescu M. Integrating the overlap of obstructive lung disease and obstructive sleep apnoea: OLDOSA syndrome. Respirology. 2013 Apr;18(3):421-31.
41. Puthalapattu S, Ioachimescu OC. Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea: clinical and pathogenic interactions. J Investig Med. 2014 Apr;62(4):665-75.
42. Ioachimescu OC, Wickwire EM, Harrington J, Kristo D, Arnedt JT, Ramar K, Won C, Billings ME, DelRosso L, Williams S, Paruthi S, AASM Education Committee members, Morgenthaler TI, AASM Board of Directors Liaison for the Education Committee. A dozen years of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) International Mini-Fellowship: program evaluation and future directions. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Mar 15;10(3):331-4. PMCID: PMC3927441
43. Venkateshiah SB, Ioachimescu OC. Restless legs syndrome. Crit Care Clin. 2015 Jul;31(3):459-72.
44. Routledge FS, Dunbar SB, Higgins M, Rogers AE, Feeley C, Ioachimescu O, Euwer K, Eapen D, Quyyumi A. Insomnia Symptoms Are Associated With Abnormal Endothelial Function. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017;32(1):78-85. PMCID: PMC4837092
45. Khatri SB, Ioachimescu OC. The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea. Cleve Clin J Med. 2016 Feb;83(2):127-40.
46. Staitieh BS, Ioachimescu OC. Interpretation of pulmonary function tests: beyond the basics. J Investig Med. 2017 Feb;65(2):301-310.
47. Ioachimescu OC, Anthony J Jr, Constantin T, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Sweeney ME. VAMONOS (Veterans Affairs' Metabolism, Obstructed and Non-Obstructed Sleep) Study: Effects of CPAP Therapy on Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Mar 15;13(3):455-466. PMCID: PMC5337593
48. Constantin T, Tangpricha V, Shah R, Oyesiku NM, Ioachimescu OC, Ritchie J, Ioachimescu AG. Calcium and Bone Turnover Markers in Acromegaly: A Prospective, Controlled Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Jul 01;102(7):2416-2424.
49. Constantin T, Tangpricha V, Shah R, Oyesiku NM, Ioachimescu O, Ritchie J, Ioachimescu AG. Response to Letter: "Calcium and Bone Turnover Markers in Acromegaly: A Prospective, Controlled Study". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Sep 01;102(9):3561-3562.
50. Zeichner SB, Zeichner RL, Gogineni K, Shatil S, Ioachimescu O. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Mindfulness, and Yoga in Patients With Breast Cancer with Sleep Disturbance: A Literature Review Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 5 December 2017;11.
51. Dholakia S, Ioachimescu OC. A Case of Nocturnal Headache. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018 Dec 15;14(12):2091-2092. PMCID: PMC6287722
52. Ioachimescu OC, Desai NS. Nonallergic Triggers and Comorbidities in Asthma Exacerbations and Disease Severity. Clin Chest Med. 2019 Mar;40(1):71-85.
53. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve (AEX): actual versus approximated values. J Investig Med. 2020 Feb;68(2):403-411.
54. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Assessing small airway disease in GLI versus NHANES III based spirometry using area under the expiratory flow-volume curve. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2019;6(1):e000511. PMCID: PMC6890381
55. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. An Alternative Spirometric Measurement. Area under the Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 May;17(5):582-588. PMCID: PMC7193817
56. Ioachimescu OC, Janocko NJ, Ciavatta MM, Howard M, Warnock MV. Obstructive Lung Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OLDOSA) cohort study: 10-year assessment. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Feb 15;16(2):267-277. PMCID: PMC7053033
57. Samarghandi A, Ioachimescu OC, Qayyum R. Association between peak inspiratory flow rate and hand grip muscle strength in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227737. PMCID: PMC6994102
58. Fields BG, Dholakia SA, Ioachimescu OC. Sleep telemedicine training in fellowship programs: a survey of program directors. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Apr 15;16(4):575-581. PMCID: PMC7161462
59. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Area Under the Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve (AEX): Assessing Bronchodilator Responsiveness. Lung. 2020 Jun;198(3):471-480. PMCID: PMC7242267
60. Ioachimescu OC. Author response. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Aug 15;16(8):1391-1392. PMCID: PMC7446092
61. Ioachimescu OC, Allam JS, Samarghandi A, Anand N, Fields BG, Dholakia SA, Venkateshiah SB, Eisenstein R, Ciavatta MM, Collop NA. Performance of peripheral arterial tonometry-based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in a large sleep clinic cohort. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Oct 15;16(10):1663-1674. PMCID: PMC7954003
62. Ioachimescu OC. Of coccus, Rocco and scores: pneumococcal disease, Rocky Graziano and pneumonia severity scoring systems. Infect Dis (Lond). 2020 Sep;52(9):612-615.
63. Ioachimescu OC, Dholakia SA, Venkateshiah SB, Fields B, Samarghandi A, Anand N, Eisenstein R, Ciavatta MM, Allam JS, Collop NA. Improving the performance of peripheral arterial tonometry-based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. J Investig Med. 2020 Dec;68(8):1370-1378. PMCID: PMC7719910
64. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK, Garcia-Rio F. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve: predicted values by artificial neural networks. Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 06;10(1):16624. PMCID: PMC7538954
65. Ioachimescu OC. On a New Approach to Assess Bronchodilator Responsiveness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 May;18(5):909-913. PMCID: PMC8086540
66. Ioachimescu OC. Medicinae investigationis, quo vadis? J Investig Med. 2021 Jan;69(1):2-3. PMCID: PMC7803895
67. Greer MK, Ioachimescu OC. Autoantibodies Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition. 1 January 2021;1:251-263.
68. Ioachimescu OC, Ramos JA, Hoffman M, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. Assessing bronchodilator response by changes in per cent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second. J Investig Med. 2021 Jun;69(5):1027-1034. PMCID: PMC8223640
69. Allam JS, Ioachimescu OC. Pulse Arterial Tonometry Evaluation of Reliability study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 Jun 01;17(6):1331-1332. PMCID: PMC8314665
70. Ioachimescu OC, Ramos JA, Hoffman M, Stoller JK. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve: predicted values by regression and deep learning methods and recommendations for clinical practice. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2021 Apr;8(1). PMCID: PMC8094381
71. Marconi VC, Ramanan AV, de Bono S, Kartman CE, Krishnan V, Liao R, Piruzeli MLB, Goldman JD, Alatorre-Alexander J, de Cassia Pellegrini R, Estrada V, Som M, Cardoso A, Chakladar S, Crowe B, Reis P, Zhang X, Adams DH, Ely EW, COV-BARRIER Study Group. Efficacy and safety of baricitinib for the treatment of hospitalised adults with COVID-19 (COV-BARRIER): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Dec;9(12):1407-1418. PMCID: PMC8409066
72. Iftikhar IH, Finch CE, Shah AS, Augunstein CA, Ioachimescu OC. A meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance of peripheral arterial tonometry studies. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Apr 01;18(4):1093-1102. PMCID: PMC8974372
73. Ioachimescu OC, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve: normative values in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) study. J Investig Med. 2022 Jun;70(5):1247-1257. PMCID: PMC9240334
74. Pak VM, Russell K, Shi Z, Zhang Q, Cox J, Uppal K, Yu T, Hertzberg V, Liu K, Ioachimescu OC, Collop N, Bliwise DL, Kutner NG, Rogers A, Dunbar SB. Sphinganine is associated with 24-h MAP in the non-sleepy with OSA. Metabolomics. 2022 Apr 07;18(4):23.
75. Ioachimescu OC, McNicholas WT. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overlap: More Than a Casual Acquaintance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Jul 15;206(2):139-141. PMCID: PMC9887423
76. Ioachimescu OC. On PAT, Patterns and Paths. Sleep. 2022 May 12;45(5).
77. Meduri GU, Shih MC, Bridges L, Martin TJ, El-Solh A, Seam N, Davis-Karim A, Umberger R, Anzueto A, Sriram P, Lan C, Restrepo MI, Guardiola JJ, Buck T, Johnson DP, Suffredini A, Bell WA, Lin J, Zhao L, Uyeda L, Nielsen L, Huang GD, ESCAPe Study Group. Low-dose methylprednisolone treatment in critically ill patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Aug;48(8):1009-1023. PMCID: PMC9208259
78. Amratia DA, Viola H, Ioachimescu OC. Glucocorticoid therapy in respiratory illness: bench to bedside. J Investig Med. 2022 Dec;70(8):1662-1680. PMCID: PMC9726965
79. Ioachimescu OC, Cooper MD. An extraordinary story of discovery: an interview with Doctor Max D Cooper. J Investig Med. 2022 Jul 12;70(7):1461-5. PMCID: PMC9554051
80. Ioachimescu OC. From <i>Seven Sweethearts</i> to <i>Life Begins at Eight Thirty</i>: A Journey From Life's Simple 7 to Life's Essential 8 and Beyond. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Nov;11(21):e027658. PMCID: PMC9673622
81. Iftikhar IH, BaHammam A, Jahrami H, Ioachimescu O. Accuracy of residual respiratory event detection by CPAPs: a meta-analysis Sleep and Breathing. 2023.
82. Ioachimescu O, Corlan E. [New developments in staging and prognosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoma. Part I: Epidemiology and diagnostic investigations]. Pneumologia. 2007;56(3):129-36.
83. Ioachimescu O, Corlan E. [New data in staging and prognosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoma. Part II: volumetric analysis of pulmonary nodules]. Pneumologia. 2008;57(4):209-14, 216-20.
84. Ioachimescu O. [Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in adults]. Pneumologia. 2003;52(1):38-43.
85. Ioachimescu OC, Sieber S, Kotch A. Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis revisited. Eur Respir J. 2004 Jul;24(1):162-70.
86. Ioachimescu OC, Farver C, Stoller JK. Hemoptysis in a 77-year-old male with a systolic murmur. Chest. 2005 Aug;128(2):1022-7.
87. Ioachimescu OC, Mehta AC. From cystic pulmonary airway malformation, to bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the lung. Eur Respir J. 2005 Dec;26(6):1181-7.
88. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. A middle-aged woman with chronic liver disease and shortness of breath. Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Apr;73(4):375-81.
89. Ioachimescu OC, Jennings C. Intercostal lung cyst hernia in idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (cyst necessitans). Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 May;81(5):692.
90. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. An ectopic peripherally inserted central catheter ('ectoPICC'). Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Jul;73(7):617-8.
91. Ioachimescu OC, Kavuru MS. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Chron Respir Dis. 2006;3(3):149-59.
92. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. A review of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. COPD. 2005 Jun;2(2):263-75.
93. Ioachimescu OC, Mehta AC, Stoller JK. Hepatopulmonary syndrome following portopulmonary hypertension. Eur Respir J. 2007 Jun;29(6):1277-80.
94. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: diagnosing it and finding the cause. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008 Apr;75(4):258, 260, 264-5 passim.
95. Puthalapattu S, Udoji TN, Bechara RI, Ioachimescu OC. Dyspnea in a patient with Mounier-Kuhn syndrome. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2012 Apr;19(2):145-8.
96. Ioachimescu OC, Ioachimescu AG, Iannini PB. Severity scoring in community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae: a 5-year experience. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2004 Nov;24(5):485-90.
97. Marconi VC, Ramanan AV, de Bono S, Kartman CE, Krishnan V, Liao R, Piruzeli MLB, Goldman JD, Alatorre-Alexander J, de Cassia Pellegrini R, Estrada V, Som M, Cardoso A, Chakladar S, Crowe B, Reis P, Zhang X, Adams DH, Ely EW, COV-BARRIER Study Group. Efficacy and safety of baricitinib for the treatment of hospitalised adults with COVID-19 (COV-BARRIER): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Dec;9(12):1407-1418. PMCID: PMC8409066
98. Amratia DA, Viola H, Ioachimescu OC. Glucocorticoid therapy in respiratory illness: bench to bedside. J Investig Med. 2022 Dec;70(8):1662-1680. PMCID: PMC9726965
99. Meduri GU, Shih MC, Bridges L, Martin TJ, El-Solh A, Seam N, Davis-Karim A, Umberger R, Anzueto A, Sriram P, Lan C, Restrepo MI, Guardiola JJ, Buck T, Johnson DP, Suffredini A, Bell WA, Lin J, Zhao L, Uyeda L, Nielsen L, Huang GD, ESCAPe Study Group. Low-dose methylprednisolone treatment in critically ill patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Aug;48(8):1009-1023. PMCID: PMC9208259
100. Ioachimescu OC, Venkateshiah SB, Kavuru MS, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. Estimating FVC from FEV2 and FEV3: assessment of a surrogate spirometric parameter. Chest. 2005 Sep;128(3):1274-81.
101. Venkateshiah SB, Ioachimescu OC, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. The utility of spirometry in diagnosing pulmonary restriction. Lung. 2008;186(1):19-25.
102. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve (AEX): actual versus approximated values. J Investig Med. 2020 Feb;68(2):403-411.
103. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Assessing small airway disease in GLI versus NHANES III based spirometry using area under the expiratory flow-volume curve. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2019;6(1):e000511. PMCID: PMC6890381
104. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. An Alternative Spirometric Measurement. Area under the Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 May;17(5):582-588. PMCID: PMC7193817
105. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Area Under the Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve (AEX): Assessing Bronchodilator Responsiveness. Lung. 2020 Jun;198(3):471-480. PMCID: PMC7242267
106. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK, Garcia-Rio F. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve: predicted values by artificial neural networks. Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 06;10(1):16624. PMCID: PMC7538954
107. Ioachimescu OC. On a New Approach to Assess Bronchodilator Responsiveness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 May;18(5):909-913. PMCID: PMC8086540
108. Ioachimescu OC, Ramos JA, Hoffman M, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. Assessing bronchodilator response by changes in per cent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second. J Investig Med. 2021 Jun;69(5):1027-1034. PMCID: PMC8223640
109. Ioachimescu OC, Ramos JA, Hoffman M, Stoller JK. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve: predicted values by regression and deep learning methods and recommendations for clinical practice. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2021 Apr;8(1). PMCID: PMC8094381
110. Ioachimescu OC, McCarthy K, Stoller JK. Area under the expiratory flow-volume curve: normative values in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) study. J Investig Med. 2022 Jun;70(5):1247-1257. PMCID: PMC9240334
111. Staitieh BS, Ioachimescu OC. Interpretation of pulmonary function tests: beyond the basics. J Investig Med. 2017 Feb;65(2):301-310.
112. Samarghandi A, Ioachimescu OC, Qayyum R. Association between peak inspiratory flow rate and hand grip muscle strength in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227737. PMCID: PMC6994102
113. Ioachimescu OC, Teodorescu M. Integrating the overlap of obstructive lung disease and obstructive sleep apnoea: OLDOSA syndrome. Respirology. 2013 Apr;18(3):421-31.
114. Puthalapattu S, Ioachimescu OC. Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea: clinical and pathogenic interactions. J Investig Med. 2014 Apr;62(4):665-75.
115. Khatri SB, Ioachimescu OC. The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea. Cleve Clin J Med. 2016 Feb;83(2):127-40.
116. Ioachimescu OC, Janocko NJ, Ciavatta MM, Howard M, Warnock MV. Obstructive Lung Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OLDOSA) cohort study: 10-year assessment. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Feb 15;16(2):267-277. PMCID: PMC7053033
117. Ioachimescu OC, McNicholas WT. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overlap: More Than a Casual Acquaintance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Jul 15;206(2):139-141. PMCID: PMC9887423
118. Routledge FS, Dunbar SB, Higgins M, Rogers AE, Feeley C, Ioachimescu O, Euwer K, Eapen D, Quyyumi A. Insomnia Symptoms Are Associated With Abnormal Endothelial Function. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017;32(1):78-85. PMCID: PMC4837092
119. Ioachimescu OC, Anthony J Jr, Constantin T, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Sweeney ME. VAMONOS (Veterans Affairs' Metabolism, Obstructed and Non-Obstructed Sleep) Study: Effects of CPAP Therapy on Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Mar 15;13(3):455-466. PMCID: PMC5337593
120. Pak VM, Russell K, Shi Z, Zhang Q, Cox J, Uppal K, Yu T, Hertzberg V, Liu K, Ioachimescu OC, Collop N, Bliwise DL, Kutner NG, Rogers A, Dunbar SB. Sphinganine is associated with 24-h MAP in the non-sleepy with OSA. Metabolomics. 2022 Apr 07;18(4):23.
121. Ioachimescu OC, Ioachimescu AG, Iannini PB. Severity scoring in community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae: a 5-year experience. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2004 Nov;24(5):485-90.
122. Golish J, Ioachimescu OC. Ambulatory titration of continuous positive airway pressure was as effective as polysomnography for obstructive sleep apnea. ACP J Club. 2007;147(2):45.
123. Golish J, Ioachimescu OC. Ambulatory titration of continuous positive airway pressure was as effective as polysomnography for obstructive sleep apnoea. Evid Based Med. 2007 Oct;12(5):148.
124. Ioachimescu OC, Anthony J Jr, Constantin T, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Sweeney ME. VAMONOS (Veterans Affairs' Metabolism, Obstructed and Non-Obstructed Sleep) Study: Effects of CPAP Therapy on Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Mar 15;13(3):455-466. PMCID: PMC5337593
125. Ioachimescu OC, Allam JS, Samarghandi A, Anand N, Fields BG, Dholakia SA, Venkateshiah SB, Eisenstein R, Ciavatta MM, Collop NA. Performance of peripheral arterial tonometry-based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in a large sleep clinic cohort. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Oct 15;16(10):1663-1674. PMCID: PMC7954003
126. Ioachimescu OC, Dholakia SA, Venkateshiah SB, Fields B, Samarghandi A, Anand N, Eisenstein R, Ciavatta MM, Allam JS, Collop NA. Improving the performance of peripheral arterial tonometry-based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. J Investig Med. 2020 Dec;68(8):1370-1378. PMCID: PMC7719910
127. Allam JS, Ioachimescu OC. Pulse Arterial Tonometry Evaluation of Reliability study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 Jun 01;17(6):1331-1332. PMCID: PMC8314665
128. Iftikhar IH, Finch CE, Shah AS, Augunstein CA, Ioachimescu OC. A meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance of peripheral arterial tonometry studies. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Apr 01;18(4):1093-1102. PMCID: PMC8974372
129. Ioachimescu OC. On PAT, Patterns and Paths. Sleep. 2022 May 12;45(5).
130. Viera L, James L, Shekhar A, Ioachimescu OC, Buse JB. Site readiness practices for clinical trials - Considerations for CTSA hubs Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 29 June 2023;7(1).
131. Gibson CM, Korjian S, Chi G, Daaboul Y, Jain P, Arbetter D, Goldhaber SZ, Hull R, Hernandez AF, Lopes RD, Gold A, Cohen AT, Harrington RA, APEX Investigators. Comparison of Fatal or Irreversible Events With Extended-Duration Betrixaban Versus Standard Dose Enoxaparin in Acutely Ill Medical Patients: An APEX Trial Substudy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Jul 11;6(7). PMCID: PMC5586307
132. Cohen AT, Harrington RA, Goldhaber SZ, Hull RD, Wiens BL, Gold A, Hernandez AF, Gibson CM, APEX Investigators. Extended Thromboprophylaxis with Betrixaban in Acutely Ill Medical Patients. N Engl J Med. 2016 Aug 11;375(6):534-44.
133. Fields BG, Kaur K, Dholakia S, Ioachimescu O. The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on sleep medicine fellowship telemedicine training: a follow-up survey of program directors. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 Feb 01;20(2):201-210. PMCID: PMC10835784
134. Viera L, James L, Shekhar A, Ioachimescu OC, Buse JB. Site readiness practices for clinical trials - considerations for CTSA hubs. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023;7(1):e146. PMCID: PMC10346077
135. Ioachimescu OC. ALVEOLAR HEMORRHAGE Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine: Volume 1-4. 1 January 2006;1-4:V1-92-V1-100.
136. Garshick E, Redlich CA, Korpak A, Timmons AK, Smith NL, Nakayama K, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Kuschner W, Ioachimescu O, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Wan ES, Wendt CH, Wongtrakool C, Blanc PD. Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans. Occup Environ Med. 2024 Feb 02;81(2):59-65. PMCID: PMC10872566
137. Ioachimescu OC. AUTOANTIBODIES Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine: Volume 1-4. 1 January 2006;1-4:V1-219-V1-227.
138. Ioachimescu OC. IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY HEMOSIDEROSIS Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine: Volume 1-4. 1 January 2006;1-4:V2-309-V2-314.
139. Ioachimescu OC. Contribution of Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Asthmatic Airway Inflammation and Impact of Its Treatment on the Course of Asthma Sleep Medicine Clinics. 2024.
140. Huang YC, Giri P, Ioachimescu O, Wong AKI. Editorial: AI and data science in pulmonary and critical care physiology and medicine Frontiers in Physiology. 2024;15.
141. Maccarone JR, Sterns OR, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Jerrett M, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Redlich CA, Wendt CH, Blanc PD, Garshick E, Wan ES. Deployment-related Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Pulmonary Function Among U.S. Veterans. Mil Med. 2024 Aug 30;189(9-10):2030-2038. PMCID: PMC12429311
142. Ioachimescu OC. Contribution of Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Asthmatic Airway Inflammation and Impact of Its Treatment on the Course of Asthma. Sleep Med Clin. 2024 Jun;19(2):261-274.
143. Ioachimescu OC. State of the art: Alternative overlap syndrome-asthma and obstructive sleep apnea. J Investig Med. 2024 Oct;72(7):589-619.
144. Ioachimescu OC. Assessing obstructive sleep apnoea by oxygen desaturation metrics: Pre-dawn clearing. Respirology. 2024 Sep;29(9):753-755.
145. Ioachimescu OC. Obstructive sleep apnoea, oxygen desaturation and hypoxic burden: pebble, rock or boulder? Respirology. 2024 Sep;29(9):761-764.
146. Ioachimescu OC, Stoller JK. Area under the inspiratory flow-volume curve (AIN): Proposed normative values. PLoS One. 2024;19(8):e0307966. PMCID: PMC11293737
147. Maccarone J, Redlich CA, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Wendt CH, Wongtrakool C, Wan ES, Blanc PD, Garshick E. Sinusitis and rhinitis among US veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global. February 2025;4(1).
148. Ioachimescu OC, Shaker R. Toward an effective translational science engine. Clin Transl Sci. 2024 Nov;17(11):e70069. PMCID: PMC11561134
149. Ioachimescu OC, Shaker R. Translational science and related disciplines. J Investig Med. 2025 Jan;73(1):3-26. PMCID: PMC12097275
150. Wiley Z, Mahapatra S, Agarwal G, Baer S, Bukhari S, Cervantes J, Correa R, Crosby S, Das S, Leon J, Dickinson J, Dutcher JP, Fuchs S, Hahn A, Ioachimescu OC, Kandiah S, Kim MS, Kotwal A, McCallum R, Muzny CA, Sueblinvong V, Salomon J, Stevenson DA, Suvannasankha A, Tague LK, Trandafirescu T, Wiernik PH. The American Federation for Medical Research maintains commitment to decades of support of vaccine and vaccination research to improve public health. J Investig Med. 2025 Apr;73(4):335-337.
151. Maccarone J, Redlich CA, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Wendt CH, Wongtrakool C, Wan ES, Blanc PD, Garshick E. Sinusitis and rhinitis among US veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2025 Feb;4(1):100367. PMCID: PMC11629329
152. Ioachimescu OC. Anonymous, on Another Beach. Ann Intern Med. 2024 Dec;177(12):1731.
153. Anello MP, Ward DD, Garrison OM, Gode A, Ioachimescu OC, Friedland DR, Shaker R. Public health emergency accelerated research response-the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin COVID-19 research initiative. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1529121. PMCID: PMC12098277
154. Shamim-Uzzaman QA, Zeidler MR, Boudreau EA, Chowdhuri S, Donovan LM, El-Solh A, Freire AX, Gottlieb DJ, Jindal RD, Hesselbacher S, Koo B, Kuna S, Lim MM, Mina S, Stepnowsky C, Tamanna S, Tobias L, Ulmer C, Yaggi K, Surani S, Atwood C, Sarmiento K, Ioachimescu OC. Sleep research, quality and implementation priorities in the Veterans Health Administration: a white paper. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Oct 01;21(10):1787-1797. PMCID: PMC12493082
155. Hosseini R, Garshick E, Slade MD, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Wendt CH, Wongtrakool C, Wan ES, Blanc PD, Redlich CA. Military Inhalational Exposures Outside the Theater of Conflict and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jul 01;8(7):e2522080. PMCID: PMC12281241
156. Ioachimescu OC. A functional design model for research, development, and discovery: Innovation orchards. J Investig Med. 2026 Mar 16:10815589261436712.

Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. Single Editor, “Contemporary Sleep Medicine”, Bentham Publishing, 2011 (electronic textbook in patient and physician versions, updated in 2015)
2. Editorial Advisory Board, “Chest Physician”, 2013 – 2020
3. Editor, “Journal of Investigative Medicine”, 2015 – 2019
4. Associate Editor, “Journal of Investigative Medicine”, 2019 – present
5. Associate Editor, “Frontiers in Physiology”, issue on Data Science and AI Applications in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, 2022-2023

Abstracts
1. Corlan D*, Vinereanu D, Ioachimescu O, Gherasim L, “Computer Simulation of In Vivo AV Node Pacing Experiments with Coverage of Whole Parameter Space”, (Poster), Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
2. Ioachimescu O*, Ioachimescu A, Galbenu P, Cilt C, Stoicescu PI, Bogdan MA, 1998, “Does Endocrine Semiology Means Endocrinopathy? - Case Presentations”, (Poster, Case Report), , The 8th National Symposium of PsychoNeuroEndocrinology, June 1998, Sibiu, Romania, published in “Revue Roumaine d’Endocrinologie” vol 3-4/1998
3. Ioachimescu O*, Stoicescu PI, 1999, “A Proposal for a National Registry of Histiocytosis X”, (Poster, Clinical Investigation), National Congress of Pulmonology, Poiana Brasov, October 1999, Pneumologia 3:221
4. Ioachimescu O*, Serbescu A, 1999, “Histiocytosis X with Multiple Determinations, Case Presentation”, (Poster, Case Report), National Congress of Pulmonology, Poiana Brasov, October 1999, Pneumologia 3:221
5. Ioachimescu OC*, Ioachimescu AG, Iannini PB, 2003, “Pneumococcal CAP – Severity Scoring Aftermath”, (Poster, Clinical Investigation), First International Congress on CAP, Windsor, Canada, Sept 2003
6. Ioachimescu O*, Sieber S, Kotch A, 2003, “SZ Phenotype, ANCA, and More”, (Poster, Case Report), American Thoracic Society, Alpha-1 Foundation Meeting, Seattle, May 2003.
7. Ioachimescu O, Charti A, DeCamp M, Mehta A*, 2004, “Delayed Treatment of Bronchial Stenosis”, (Poster, Case Report), International Congress of Bronchology, Barcelona, Spain, June 2004
8. Ioachimescu OC*, Lamont J, Bae C, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Golish J, 2005, “Determinants of the Ideal Level of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea”, (Poster, Clinical Investigation), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Montreal, Canada, Nov 2005; CHEST 128(4):233S; Link: http://meeting.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/4/233S
9. Ioachimescu OC*, McCarthy K, Kavuru M, Stoller, JK, 2005, “A Logarithmic Model of Predicting FVC Based on FEV1, FEV2, and FEV3 “ (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Montreal, Canada, Nov 2005; CHEST 128(4):173S; Link: http://meeting.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/4/173S Citations: 1 (GS)
10. Budur K*, Bae C, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Ioachimescu O, 2005, “The Correlation Between Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score and Driving Accidents: a Retrospective Analysis of 150 Cases” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Denver, June 2005, SLEEP, Volume 28, Abstract Supplement: A350; Link: www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2005.pdf
11. Ioachimescu OC*, Bedford T, Bae C, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Aboussouan L, Golish J, 2006, “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Level in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): the Aftermath of Various Mathematical Models” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Salt Lake City, June 2006, SLEEP, Volume 29, Abstract Supplement, 2006: A203; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2006.pdf
12. Koo B*, Budur K, Ioachimescu O, 2006, “Demographic and Polysomnographic Characteristics in Patients with REM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Retrospective Analysis of 226 Patients” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Salt Lake City, October 2006, SLEEP, Volume 29, Abstract Supplement: A191; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2006.pdf
13. Bae C*, Schauer P, Chand B, Ioachimescu O, Foldvary-Schaefer N, 2006, “Clinical and Polysomnographic Features of Bariatric Surgery Candidates with Suspected Sleep Apnea” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Salt Lake City, June 2006, SLEEP, Volume 29, Abstract Supplement: A215; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2006.pdf
14. Ioachimescu OC*, McCarthy K, Stoller, JK, 2006, “Alternative Measurements to Aid Interpretation of Spirometry: the Role of Area-Under-the-Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve” (Oral Communication, Clinical Investigation), CHEST 130(4): 119S; link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/chest/vol/130/issue/4/suppl/S?page-size=100&page=2
15. Linarez E*, Budur K, Stephenson L, Ioachimescu O, Foldvary-Schaefer N, 2007, “Sleep Related Breathing Disorder In Heart Failure Patients: A Retrospective Study Of Sixty Patients” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30, Abstract Supplement: A170; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
16. McWhirter D*, Bae C, Ioachimescu O, 2007, “Can Split Night Polysomnograms be Improved by Using an Algorithm to Predict the Starting CPAP?” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Minneapolis, June 2007, (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30, Abstract Supplement, 2007: A174; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
17. Talih F*, Budur K, Ioachimescu O, Foldvary-Schaefer N, 2007, “Measuring Insomnia with the Insomnia Severity Index in Epilepsy Patients”. (Poster, Clinical Investigation), (Abstract, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30, Abstract Supplement: A249; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
18. Bae C*, Ioachimescu O, Schauer P, Chand B, 2007, “Physical Examination Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Bariatric Surgery Candidates” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30, Abstract Supplement: A207; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
19. Ioachimescu O*, Bedford T, Stephenson L, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Golish J, 2007, "The Diagnosis and Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): a Comprehensive Analysis of Different Predictive Models” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Minneapolis, June 2007, SLEEP, Volume 30, Abstract Supplement: A165; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2007.pdf
20. Ioachimescu OC*, Bedford T, Stephenson L., Foldvary-Schaefer N, Golish J, 2007, “A Large Cohort Validation of CPAP Setting Predictions Based on Demographic, Anthropometric and Polysomnographic Data” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), ATS, San Francisco, May 2007, AJRCCM 175: A708
21. Budur K*, Sliwinski J, Mermigkis H, Novak W, Ioachimescu O, 2008, "Biofeedback for Psychophysiological Insomnia: Analysis of Patient and Treatment Characteristics in 30 Patients" (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Baltimore, June 2008, SLEEP 31: A234, Abstract Supplement; Link: http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2008.pdf
22. Ioachimescu OC*, Bedford T, 2010, “Aftermath of Optimal CPAP Prediction Models using Various Linear, Logistic Regression and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) in OSA” (Poster, Clinical Investigation) European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Barcelona, Spain, September 2010; Link: http://www.ersnet.org/learning_resources_player/abstract_print_10/main_frameset.htm
23. Ioachimescu OC*, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Anderson A, Tanukonda V, 2014, “Asthma, COPD and overlap syndrome in a cohort of veterans”, American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting, San Diego, May 2014 (Poster, Clinical Investigation); published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM) 189: A5846; Link: http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2014.189.1_MeetingAbstracts.A5846
24. Anthony JR*, Brat D, Ioachimescu OC, Oyesiku NM, Ioachimescu AG, “Prognostic significance of markers of histologic atypia in acromegaly – an Emory University extended cohort series” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), presented at Endocrine Society, San Diego, March 2015; Link: https://www.endocrine.org/meetings/endo-annual-meetings/category-listing?year=2015
25. Tina C*, Anthony JR, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Sweeney ME, Ioachimescu OC, “Short total sleep time and elevated central apnea index are significant predictors of coronary artery disease” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), National Lipid Association meeting, June 2015, 3rd prize NLA Young Investigator Competition; Link: https://www.lipid.org/nla/nla-aha
26. Anthony J*, Constantin T, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Sweeney ME, Ioachimescu OC, “The Effects of CPAP Therapy on Cardio-Metabolic Parameters in a Cohort of 925 Veterans Seen in Sleep Medicine Clinics” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigator), ACCP/CHEST 2015, Montreal, CA, October 2015, CHEST 148(4):1031A; Link: https://journal.chestnet.org/issue/S0012-3692(16)X6188-0
27. Ioachimescu AG, Anthony JR*, Veledar E, Ioachimescu OC, Barrow DL, Oyesiku NM, Brat DJ, “Correlation of tumor markers with clinical outcomes in patients with acromegaly: single center experience” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), ENDO Society 2016, Boston, MA, April 2016
28. Hsieh S*, Havranek R, Constantin T, Thomas M, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Anthony J, Miller J, Sweeney ME, Ioachimescu OC, “Alternative Metabolic Parameters of Cardiovascular Risk in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), ACCP/CHEST 2016, Los Angeles, CA, October 2016 ; CHEST 150(4): 1462A; Link: https://journal.chestnet.org/issue/S0012-3692(16)X0015-3
29. Jambeih R*, Khan A, Ioachimescu OC, “Alternative Measurements for Quantifying Respiratory Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and their Relationships with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Essential Hypertension” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), SLEEP, Denver, CO, June 12, 2016 (Late-Breaking Trainee Abstract Poster Presentation); Link: https://sleepmeeting.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/abstractbook2016.pdf
30. Dholakia S*, Ciavatta MM, Ioachimescu OC, CPAP Adherence in veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) evaluated in individual versus group clinic visits Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research 40 (suppl_1), A202 (Poster, Clinical Investigation), APSS/SLEEP meeting, Boston, MA, June 2017; Link: https://sleepmeeting.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/abstractbook2017.pdf
31. Dholakia S*, Ciavatta MM, Ioachimescu OC, Outcomes of Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT) and Polysomnography (PSG) in veterans seen in group clinics versus individual visits. Sleep, Volume 41 Suppl 1, April 2018, A397–A398; Link: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-abstract/41/suppl_1/A397/4988119?redirectedFrom=fulltext
32. Dholakia S*, Ciavatta MM, Ioachimescu OC. “Patient satisfaction in veterans seen in group versus individual visits”, SLEEP meeting, San Antonio, TX, June 2019; Link: https://sleepmeeting.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SLEEP_42_S1-Website-Final.pdf
33. Zahiruddin F, Chada A, Allam JS, Fields, BG, Dholakia S, Venkateshiah SB, Eisenstein R, Ioachimescu OC, “Point of Care Validation Study of WatchPat® Testing for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Cohort of 250 Sleep Laboratory Patients”, SLEEP meeting, San Antonio, TX, June 2019; https://sleepmeeting.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SLEEP_42_S1-Website-Final.pdf
34. Greer M*, Ioachimescu OC, Allam JS. “Effect of SERVE-HF on use of Adaptive Servo- Ventilation”, CHEST meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 2019
35. Puthalapattu S, Baqir M*, Ioachimescu OC, 2012, "Evaluation of Several Spirometric Predictive Equations in a Cohort of 951 Veterans" (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI), New Orleans, February 2012; published in: Journal of Investigative Medicine Volume: 60 (1): 453-454, 2012
36. Constantin T*, Tangpricha V, Shah R, Ioachimescu O, Oyesiku N, Ioachimescu AG, 2015, “Calcium perturbations and bone turnover in patients with acromegaly: a prospective controlled study” (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation), Southern Regional Meeting/Southern American Federation of Medical Research (SAFMR), February 2015, Link: http://afmr.org/files/Southern/2015/Southern_Regional_Meeting_Abstracts.pdf
37. Janocko N*, M Ciavatta MM, Ioachimescu OC, “Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Long-Term Outcomes in a cohort of 1,314 Veterans” (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Sothern Regional Meetings (SRM) 2017 (abstract/poster presentation)
38. Hsieh S*, Ciavatta MM, Fields BG, Ioachimescu OC, Feasibility of a Sleep Telemedicine Program for Veterans, Sothern Regional Meetings (SRM) 2017 (Oral Presentation, Clinical Investigation, SAFMR/SSCI Student Research Travel Award Winner)
39. Ioachimescu OC*, Sieber S, Walker M, Rella V, Kotch A, 2001, “Bronchial-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma”, (Poster, Case Report), ACP CT Meeting, Joseph Belsky Research Day, 3rd prize, May 2001, published in Connecticut Medicine, vol 65(9)
40. Ioachimescu OC*, Salamon C, Iannini PB, 2001, “Risk Stratification in Pneumococcal Community Acquired Pneumonia: a Retrospective Analysis”, (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Joseph Belsky Research Day, September 2001, published in Connecticut Medicine, vol 65(9)
41. Ioachimescu O*, Stoicescu PI, 2001, “Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis”. Joseph Belsky Research Day, 2nd Prize, May 2001, (Poster, Case Report), published in “Connecticut Medicine”, vol 65(9)
42. Ioachimescu OC*, Ioachimescu AG, Iannini PB, 2002, “Clinical Outcome in Pneumococcal Pneumonia at Danbury Hopital”, (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Joseph Belsky Research Day, May 2002, published in Connecticut Medicine, vol. 66(12)
43. Ioachimescu OC*, Nee P, Prince M, Karlin R, Gupta S, 2003, “Gastroparesis in Dengue Fever: First Report”, (Poster, Case Report), Joseph Belsky Research Day, May 2003
44. Ioachimescu O*, McCarthy K, Stoller JK, 2008, "Alternative Spirometric Measurements of Obstruction: Area-Under-Expiratory-Flow-Volume Curve" (Poster, Clinical Investigation), Emory University School of Medicine 1st Faculty Research Day, June, 2008
45. Lesley C*, Ciavatta MM, Ioachimescu OC, “Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Your Heart” (abstract, Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory, SIRE), May 2015
46. Havranek R*, Ciavatta MM, McCarver K, Ioachimescu OC, “Interaction Between Smoking status and comorbidities in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea” (abstract, Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory, SIRE), May 2015
47. Greer M*, Ioachimescu OC, Allam JS. Effect of SERVE-HF on use of Adaptive Servo- Ventilation, Emory Pulmonary Division Research Day, May 2019
48. Zahiruddin F, Chada A, Allam JS, Fields, BG, Dholakia S, Venkateshiah SB, Eisenstein R, Ioachimescu OC, Point of Care Validation Study of WatchPat® Testing for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Cohort of 250 Sleep Laboratory Patients”, Emory Pulmonary Division Research Day, May 2019 (Clinical Research Best Poster Award)
49. Maccarone J, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ioachimescu OC, Blanc PD, Wan ES , Garshick E. “Sinusitis and Rhinitis Symptoms Following Deployment-Related Occupational and Environmental Exposures Among US Veterans”, American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting, 2022 (poster in submission)
50. Abstract Reviewer, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) yearly international meeting, 2011 – present
51. Abstract Reviewer, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)/American Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) yearly international meeting, 2012 - present
52. Abstract Reviewer and Moderator, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) "Pulmonary Function and Rehabilitation", CHEST meeting, Chicago, IL, 2013
53. Abstract Reviewer, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) meeting, 2013 – present
54. Abstract Reviewer and Moderator, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) "Critical Care Case Affiliate Reports I", CHEST meeting, Austin, TX, 2014
55. Abstract Reviewer and Moderator, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) "Obstructive Lung Disease Case Reports", CHEST meeting, Montreal, CA, 2015
56. Moderator, “Asthma Posters I” posters session, American College of Chest Physicians meeting (“CHEST”), Honolulu, HI, 2011
57. Session reviewer, American College of Chest Physicians meeting (“CHEST”), Nashville, TN, 2022
58. Abstract reviewer, Southern Regional Meetings (SRM) – 2014 – 2016
59. Abstract reviewer, Emory University Department of Medicine Research Day – 2014 - 2022

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