Bassam Yaghmour

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Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine
School of Medicine
Medical Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Medicine
School of Medicine
Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Research Program, Medicine
School of Medicine
M.D., Aleppo University School of Medicine, 2008
Phone: (714) 456-6870
Fax: (714) 456-3597
Email: byaghmou@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
333 City Blvd West
Ste 400
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure | Exercise Physiology in PH | Advance Echocardiography in PAH | Sub-massive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism | Critical Care and Quality Improvement in Intensive Care Unit
Academic Distinctions
2008 Top Graduate Award of Aleppo Medical school, Aleppo University School of Medicine.

2010 Outstanding Resident Award for Patient Care Henry Ford Hospital- Wayne State University. Detroit, MI.

2013 Fellow Symposium Award American College of Chest Physician. Chicago, IL.

2014 Fellow Symposium Award American College of Chest Physician. Austin, TX.

2014 Fellow Symposium Award American Thoracic Society. San diego, CA.

2015 Fellow Symposium Award American Thoracic Society. Denver, Colorado.

2015 Honor Teaching Faculty of First Annual So Cal PCCM Fellows Ultrasound Symposium University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

2016 Honor Teaching Faculty of Second Annual So Cal PCCM Fellow Ultrasound Symposium University Of California at Los Angeles. LA, CA.

2017 Honor Teaching Faculty of first Annual So Cal PCCM Fellows EBUS Course University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

2017 Honor Teaching Faculty of Third Annual So Cal PCCM Fellows Ultrasound Symposium Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA.

2018 WAW Award and Recognition for exceptional Patient Care in ICU Keck Hospital of University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

2018 Recognition as a leader in Chest/Honor for Excellence, Dedication and Leadership in Chest Fellow of American College of Chest Physician (FCCP),
San Antonia, TX.

2018 Chest Foundation Travel Award American College of Chest Physician, San Antonia, TX, USA

2018 Honor Teaching Faculty of Second Annual So Cal PCCM Fellows EBUS Course University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

2019 Southern California Rising Star Physician/Super doctor Recognition Super Doctor Magazine, LA Times, Los Angeles, CA.

2019 Honor Teaching Faculty of third Annual So Cal PCCM Fellows EBUS Course University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

2020 Honor Teaching Faculty USC Gasper Symposium University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

2020 Southern California Rising Star Physician/Super doctor Recognition Super Doctor Magazine, LA Times, Los Angeles, CA.

2021 Southern California Rising Star Physician/Super doctor Recognition Super Doctor Magazine, LA Times, Los Angeles, CA.
Appointments
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Univeristy of California Irvine (UCI), Orange, CA. 2020 – Current

Medical Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Univeristy of California Irvine (UCI), Orange, CA. 2020 – Current

Previous Appointment/Major Leadership Position
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical care and Sleep Medicine, Univeristy of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. 2015-2020

Associate Medical Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Program keck School of Medicine of Univeristy of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. 2015 – 2020

Medical Director Critical Care Ultrasound, keck School of Medicine of Univeristy of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. 2016 – 2020

Director Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Research, Division of Pulmonary, Critical care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, keck School of Medicine of Univeristy of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. 2016 – 2020

Medical Director of Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Program, Division of Pulmonary, Critical care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, keck School of Medicine of Univeristy of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. 2019 – 2020
Research Abstract
Jared Geibig, Ashil Panchal, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Initial Multi-Vasodilator therapy outperforms no therapy and Monotherapy among patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest Journal. 158(4): supplement A2237, 2020 Oct 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1907. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Jared Geibig, Ashil Panchal, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Prevelence and Outcome of inhaled, Oral and Parenteral prostacyclin therapy in Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic Patients: Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest Journal. 158(4): supplement A2237, 2020 Oct 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1908. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Ashil Panchal, Jared Geibig, Moses Koo, Bassam Yaghmour. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults living in Los Angeles. A Single Ceneter Large Retrospective Study in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. CHEST journal. 158(4): Supplement A2268, 2020 Oct 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1925. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Ashil Panchal, Jared Geibig, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Chest Journal. 158(4) Supplement, A2269, October 01, 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1926. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Ashil Panchal, Jared Geibig, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Predictive Factors for the Development of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Among Patinets with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Chest Journal. 158(4) Supplement, A2270, October 01, 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1927. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting
J. Geibi, B. Yaghmour. Cardiac Tamponade Following Catheter Directed Thrombolysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020. Accepted to be published and presented at American Thoracic Society 2020 meeting, Philadelphia, PN.

J. Tang, B. Yaghmour. Primary Mediastinal Liposarcoma Presenting with Neck pain And Upper Extremity Numbness. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020. Accepted to be published and presented at American Thoracic Society 2020 meeting, Philadelphia, PN.

J. Tang, B. Yaghmour. Radiation Induced Lung Leiomyosarcoma Fifty Years Later. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020. Accepted to be published and presented at American Thoracic Society 2020 meeting, Philadelphia, PN.
J.Tang, B. Yaghmour. Anti-MA5 as a Harbinger of Diffuse Alveolar Damage in Dermatomyositis. CCM 48:524, December 2019. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000643296.15259.b6. Presentated at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) 48th Critical Care Congress, Orlando, Florida 02/2020.
J.Tang, B. Yaghmour. Livedo Reticularis: A warning sign in Septic Shock. CCM 48:789, December 2019. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000648412.89167.58. Presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) 48th Critical Care Congress, Orlando, Florida 02/2020.
J. Rees , J. Tang , T. Konecny , K. Fan , B. Yaghmour. A Novel Case of Sinus Arrest Resulting from Stage IV Nasal Type Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A6526. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

A. Chao , P. Chan , D. Shavelle , S. Ganesh , B. Yaghmour . Embolic Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adult with Congenital Heart Disease and Eisenmenger Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A1925. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

J.C. Tang, A. Chao, B. Yaghmour. Right Ventricular Diverticulum In Scimitar Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A1959. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

W. Kareem, W.T. Singh, R. Mahdavi, B. Yaghmour. Malignant Mycobacterium: MAI Complex Masquerading as an Endobronchial Mass. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A7489. Presented as an oral Presentation at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

W. Singh, L.S.H. Cruz, B. Yaghmour. Chagas Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A3611. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX

P. Chung, A. Fong, B. Yaghmour. Asymptomatic but Lethal Systemic Amyloidosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A1737. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX

W. Kareem, H.H. Gordon, B. Yaghmour. Pulmonary Pathology in Abernethy Malformation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A3616. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX

Shiqian Li, Alfredo Lee Chang, Bassam Yaghmour, Roozehra Khan, Janice Liebler and May M Lee. Feasibility of a Critical Care Ultrasound Curriculum Delivered Through a Social Media Platform (Facebook). Chest 2018;154, Issue 4, Supplement, Page 550A. DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2018.08.495. Presented as oral presentation at American College of Chest Physicians 2018 meeting, san Antonio, TX.

S.Pirrotta, U. Chaddha, N. Damaghi, B. Yaghmour. Living with One Lung. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 197:A3726. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2018 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Udit Chaddha, Bassam Yaghmour, and Ramyar Mahdavi. Stripped Naked by a Hostile Adversary. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194;2017: A83. Presented as oral presentation at Great cases at American Thoracic Society 2017 meeting, Washigton, DC.

Udit Chaddha, Darren Maehara, Bassam Yaghmour. Do not miss the bus, it may not come around. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194;2017: A6667. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2017 meeting, Washigton, DC.

Kavitha Bagavathy, Bassam Yaghmour. ST-T Wave Changes in Hypocalcemia- Change Beyound a Prolonged QTc. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194; 2017: A57. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2017 meeting, Washigton, DC.

R.Reddy, B.Yaghmour. Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to All-trans Retinoic Acid Lung Toxicity. Chest 2016;150: 494A. DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2016.08.508. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2016 meeting, Los Angeles, California.

B. Yaghmour, S. Giri, N. Tashtish, M. Zaman. Diagnostic Utility of Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Lung Cancer Staging and Diagnosis. Retrospective cohort study from single institution. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 193;2016: A3394/B103. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, San Fransisco, California.

B.Yaghmour, G. Yaghmour, I.R. Legro, A.X. Freire. Not every Wheezing is An Asthma. A low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lung Presenting as a Refractory Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

B.Yaghmour, G. Yaghmour, A.Elahi, I.R. Legro. A Case of Bronchorrhea As a Significant Clinical Presentation of An Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Lung. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

N.E. Wilds, B. Yaghmour, G. Yaghmour, I. Romero-Legro. A Delay in Diagnosis of Lung Nodule Leading to Pericardial Tamponade. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

A.Elahi, B.Yaghmour, D.Kadaria, A. Sodhi. A Case of Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Metastatic Cancer Complicated with Cavitation Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Muthiah PM, Freire A. A 24 year-old African American Man with Acute Paralysis Recovered within 24 hours: A Case of Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis.
Chest. 2014; 146:249A-249A.doi: 10.1378/chest.1991988. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2014 meeting, Austin, TX.

Yaghmour B, Muthiah M, Romero-Legro I, Yaghmour G, Freire A. Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Septic Shock in HIV. Sepsis Dysregulated Inflammation in Extreme. A Case Series from single institution and literature review. Chest. 2014;146: 228A.doi:10.1378/chest.1992011. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2014 meeting, Austin, TX.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Muthiah PM, M.Zaman. A small Cell Lung Cancer Presenting As An intestinal Intussusception And severe Gastroparesis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014: A6046. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Hayden B, Muthiah MP, Freire AX. Haff Disease In A 21 Year Old Female After A Cruise To The Caribbean. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014: A6475. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Muthiah MP, Freire AX. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Complicating Imatinib Treatment For Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014:A1768. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Romero-Legro I, Yaghmour B, Murillo L, Freire AX. Epinephrine Induced ST Elevation During Bronchoscopy.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014: A-4444. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Bryant B, Murillo L, Freire AX.A Very Rare Case of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an AIDS Patient With Refractory Septic Shock and Overwhelming Disseminated Histoplasmosis. Chest 2013 Oct 1; 144: 287A. DOI: 10.1378/chest.1705147. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2013 meeting, Chicago, IL.

Romero-Legro I, Yaghmour B, Friere AX, Murillo L. Conservative Management of a Major Post intubation Tracheal Rupture. Chest. 2013 Oct 1; 144: 6A. DOI: 10.1378/chest.1705210. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2013 meeting, Chicago, IL.

Yaghmour B, Yaghmour G, Abas M, Eichenhorn M. Diffuse Pulmonary Cavitary Lesions as a Rare Presentation of Acute Sarcoidosis. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2012; 27, (suppl 2): S422-423. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 35th Annual Meeting 2012, Orlando, FL.

Ashish Zalawadia, Ravish Parekh, Bassam Yaghmour, George Yaghmour, Gregory Buran. Validate Glasgow Blatchford Scoring System for Detecting High Risk Patients With Non Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed. Gastroenterology 01/2011; 140(5). DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085 (11)63080-1

Yaghmour B, Yaghmour G, Fardous Y, Faber M. Bighead lion-like face disease: Leontiasis ossea as a rare case presentation of severe renal osteodystrophy. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2011; 26, (suppl 1): S549-550. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 34th Annual Meeting 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Yaghmour B, Potts G, Yaghmour G, Drake S. Case of foreign body granulomatous panniculitis after unlicensed cosmetic silicone filler injection. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2011; 26, (suppl 1): S549-550. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 34th Annual Meeting 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Fardous Y, Flores E, Yaghmour B, Bassant S, Mendez M. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the lung Presenting with Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2011; 26, (suppl 1). Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 34th Annual Meeting 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Diaz W, Yaghmour B, Shah V. Escherichia Coli Infective Endocarditis. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2010; 25, (suppl 3): S510-511. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 33th Annual Meeting 2011.

M. Zaidan, M.Alqarqaz, T. Swadia, W.Qureshi, D. Lanfear, F.Khalid, M. Shamieh, B.Yaghmour, M. H Al-Mallah. Incremental Prognostic Value of Exercise Capacity in Patients with Advanced Renal Insufficiency. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Volume 4, Issue Suppl 1, 2011; 4:AP363

Waqas T Qureshi, Mohammad Zaidan, Mohammad Alqarqaz, David Lanfear, Fatima Khalid, Mohamad Shamieh, Bassam Yaghmour and Mouaz H Al-Mallah. Prognostic Value of Exercise Capacity in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Volume 4, Issue Suppl 1, 2011; 4:AP348

B. Yaghmour, S. Duncan, I. Romero-Legro, M.P. Muthiah. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Leading To Catastrophic Embolic Cerebral Abscess. A Case of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Presented at UTHSC Research in Medicine meeting 2014, Memphis, TN.

B. Yaghmour, I. Romero-Legro, M.P. Muthiah, A.Freire. A Case of Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome in the Elderly
Patient. Presented at UTHSC Research In Medicine meeting 2013, Memphis, TN.

B. Yaghmour, I. Romero-Legro, M.P. Muthiah. A Unique Case of Spontaneous Resolution of a Large Pneumothorax by Using High Flow Oxygen. Presented at UTHSC Research In Medicine meeting 2013, Memphis, TN.
Short Biography
A Medical doctor, Associate Professor and Fellow of American College of Chest Physician with a 10 years wide variety of clinical experience in medicine, Pulmonary and Critical care medicine. Leader, Expert, and Consultant in management of pulmonary vascular disease, sub-specialized in Pulmonary Hypertension and Right heart failure. A Critical care specialist with a demonstrated history of improving quality of care, skilled in patient safely, quality of care, Clinical Research, and Medical Education. A board certified in American board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary (lung Disease), Critical Care Medicine (saving life); board certified in Critical Advanced Echocardiography. Currently a Medical Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Program and the director of PAH clinical research program at University of California Irvine
Publications
Mindy Hsiao, Sergei Tatishchev, Tarek Khedro, Bassam Yaghmour, Casey O’Connell, George Yaghmour. First Report of Severe Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in a Patient With Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treated With Atezolizumab: Literature Review. World Journal of Oncology 11(3):112-115. June 2020 DOI: 10.14740/wjon1263

Tarek Khedro, George Yaghmour, Giridharan Ramsingh, Bassam Yaghmour. Current challenges of the 2019-COVID pandemic: Where we started, where we are, and where do we go? American Journal of Infectious Disease and Microbiology. 2020. 8(2). 48-56. DOI:19.12691/ajidm-8-2-2.

Chung P, Wheeler S, Fong A, Hurth K, Yaghmour B. Fatal refractory cardiac arrest as presentation of systemic amyloidosis. Respir Med Case Rep. 2020; 30: 101042. PMCID: PMC7132166. PMID: 32274327

Reza Ronaghi, Karem Wassil, Bassam Yaghmour, Ramyar Mahdavi. Moderate Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Endobronchial-Guided Transbronchial Biopsy in a Training Academic center. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 27(2):39–42, MARCH 2020. DOI: 10.1097/CPM.0000000000000349, Issn Print: 1068-0640

Reza Ronaghi, Karem Wassil, Ramyar Mahdavi, Bassam Yaghmour. The Safety and Efficacy of General Anesthesia Bronchoscopy in Patients with Metastatic Brain Lesions. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 26(6): 178- 180. 2019. doi: 10.1097/CPM.0000000000000332

Shiqian Li, Alfredo Lee Chang, Bassam Yaghmour, Roozehra Khan, Janice Liebler and May M Lee. Feasibility of a Critical Care Ultrasound Curriculum Delivered Through a Facebook. Cureus. 2019 Dec; 11(12): e6349. PMCID: PMC6952036

Ashley Hagiya, Poorva Vaidya, Tarek Khedro, Bassam Yaghmour, Imran Siddiqi, George Yaghmour. Bone Marrow Features in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated With Novel Targeted Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1/2 Inhibitors. World J Oncol. 2019 Dec; 10(6): 226–230. PMCID: PMC6940036

Poorva Vaidya, Tarek Khedro, Bassam Yaghmour, George Yaghmour. Midostaurin-Related Interstitial Lung Injury in FLT3+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia Post-Allogeneic Transplant. World J Oncol. 2019 Dec; 10(6): 237–239. PMCID: PMC6940037

Martynova A, Nael A, O Neill C, Ramsingh G, Merchant A, Yaghmour B, Yaghmour G. Aggressive systemic mastocytosis: midostaurin is safe, feasible and associated with durable response post-haploidentical allogeneic stem cell transplant. Br J Haematol. 2019 Sep;186(5):e139-e141. Epub 2019 May 21. PMID: 31111479

Lan Y. Wang, John Hu, Giridharan Ramsingh, Bassam Theodory, Bassam Yaghmour, Maria Vergara-Lluri, George Yaghmour. A Case of Recurrent Pregnancy-Induced Adult Onset Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. World J Oncol. 2018 Aug; 9(4): 123–127. PMCID: PMC6134992

Grace Xiuqing Li, Lan Wang, Bassam Yaghmour, Giridharan Ramsingh, George Yaghmour. The role of FLT3 inhibitors as maintenance therapy following hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Leuk Res Rep.2018; 10: 26–36. PMCID: PMC6092446

Chaddha Udit, Puscas Ioan, Prosper Ashley, Ganesh Sivagini, Yaghmour Bassam. A 63-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type-1 and pulmonary hypertension with worsening hypoxemia. CHEST journal. 152(4): e89-e93, 2017. PMID 28991555

Udit Chaddha, Jeffrey Hagen, Bassam Yaghmour. Pulmonary Rhabdomyosarcoma Associated with Check-Valve Mechanism. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 196(3): e7-e9, 2017. PMID 28534646

Udit Chaddha, Bassam Yaghmour, and Ramyar Mahdavi. A 55-Year-Old Man with a Trachea Undressed. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 14 (7): 1212-1215, 2017. PMID 28665704

G. Yaghmour, E. Wiedower, B. Yaghmour, S. Nunnery, E. Duncavage and M. G. Martin. Sweet’s syndrome associated with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential responsive to 5-azacitidine. Ther Adv Hematol, 8(2): 91-95, 2017. PMID 28203345
Jared Geibig, Ashil Panchal, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Initial Multi-Vasodilator therapy outperforms no therapy and Monotherapy among patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest Journal. 158(4): supplement A2237, 2020 Oct 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1907. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Jared Geibig, Ashil Panchal, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Prevelence and Outcome of inhaled, Oral and Parenteral prostacyclin therapy in Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic Patients: Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest Journal. 158(4): supplement A2237, 2020 Oct 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1908. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Ashil Panchal, Jared Geibig, Moses Koo, Bassam Yaghmour. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults living in Los Angeles. A Single Ceneter Large Retrospective Study in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. CHEST journal. 158(4): Supplement A2268, 2020 Oct 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1925. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Ashil Panchal, Jared Geibig, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Chest Journal. 158(4) Supplement, A2269, October 01, 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1926. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting

Ashil Panchal, Jared Geibig, Moses Koo, Tiffany Chang, Lucas Cruz, Bassam Yaghmour. Predictive Factors for the Development of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Among Patinets with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Chest Journal. 158(4) Supplement, A2270, October 01, 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1927. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2020 meeting
J. Geibi, B. Yaghmour. Cardiac Tamponade Following Catheter Directed Thrombolysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020. Accepted to be published and presented at American Thoracic Society 2020 meeting, Philadelphia, PN.

J. Tang, B. Yaghmour. Primary Mediastinal Liposarcoma Presenting with Neck pain And Upper Extremity Numbness. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020. Accepted to be published and presented at American Thoracic Society 2020 meeting, Philadelphia, PN.

J. Tang, B. Yaghmour. Radiation Induced Lung Leiomyosarcoma Fifty Years Later. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020. Accepted to be published and presented at American Thoracic Society 2020 meeting, Philadelphia, PN.
J.Tang, B. Yaghmour. Anti-MA5 as a Harbinger of Diffuse Alveolar Damage in Dermatomyositis. CCM 48:524, December 2019. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000643296.15259.b6. Presentated at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) 48th Critical Care Congress, Orlando, Florida 02/2020.
J.Tang, B. Yaghmour. Livedo Reticularis: A warning sign in Septic Shock. CCM 48:789, December 2019. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000648412.89167.58. Presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) 48th Critical Care Congress, Orlando, Florida 02/2020.
J. Rees , J. Tang , T. Konecny , K. Fan , B. Yaghmour. A Novel Case of Sinus Arrest Resulting from Stage IV Nasal Type Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A6526. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

A. Chao , P. Chan , D. Shavelle , S. Ganesh , B. Yaghmour . Embolic Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adult with Congenital Heart Disease and Eisenmenger Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A1925. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

J.C. Tang, A. Chao, B. Yaghmour. Right Ventricular Diverticulum In Scimitar Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A1959. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

W. Kareem, W.T. Singh, R. Mahdavi, B. Yaghmour. Malignant Mycobacterium: MAI Complex Masquerading as an Endobronchial Mass. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A7489. Presented as an oral Presentation at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX.

W. Singh, L.S.H. Cruz, B. Yaghmour. Chagas Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A3611. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX

P. Chung, A. Fong, B. Yaghmour. Asymptomatic but Lethal Systemic Amyloidosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A1737. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX

W. Kareem, H.H. Gordon, B. Yaghmour. Pulmonary Pathology in Abernethy Malformation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;199:A3616. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2019 meeting, Dallas, TX

Shiqian Li, Alfredo Lee Chang, Bassam Yaghmour, Roozehra Khan, Janice Liebler and May M Lee. Feasibility of a Critical Care Ultrasound Curriculum Delivered Through a Social Media Platform (Facebook). Chest 2018;154, Issue 4, Supplement, Page 550A. DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2018.08.495. Presented as oral presentation at American College of Chest Physicians 2018 meeting, san Antonio, TX.

S.Pirrotta, U. Chaddha, N. Damaghi, B. Yaghmour. Living with One Lung. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 197:A3726. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2018 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Udit Chaddha, Bassam Yaghmour, and Ramyar Mahdavi. Stripped Naked by a Hostile Adversary. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194;2017: A83. Presented as oral presentation at Great cases at American Thoracic Society 2017 meeting, Washigton, DC.

Udit Chaddha, Darren Maehara, Bassam Yaghmour. Do not miss the bus, it may not come around. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194;2017: A6667. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2017 meeting, Washigton, DC.

Kavitha Bagavathy, Bassam Yaghmour. ST-T Wave Changes in Hypocalcemia- Change Beyound a Prolonged QTc. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194; 2017: A57. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2017 meeting, Washigton, DC.

R.Reddy, B.Yaghmour. Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to All-trans Retinoic Acid Lung Toxicity. Chest 2016;150: 494A. DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2016.08.508. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2016 meeting, Los Angeles, California.

B. Yaghmour, S. Giri, N. Tashtish, M. Zaman. Diagnostic Utility of Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Lung Cancer Staging and Diagnosis. Retrospective cohort study from single institution. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 193;2016: A3394/B103. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, San Fransisco, California.

B.Yaghmour, G. Yaghmour, I.R. Legro, A.X. Freire. Not every Wheezing is An Asthma. A low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lung Presenting as a Refractory Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

B.Yaghmour, G. Yaghmour, A.Elahi, I.R. Legro. A Case of Bronchorrhea As a Significant Clinical Presentation of An Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Lung. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

N.E. Wilds, B. Yaghmour, G. Yaghmour, I. Romero-Legro. A Delay in Diagnosis of Lung Nodule Leading to Pericardial Tamponade. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

A.Elahi, B.Yaghmour, D.Kadaria, A. Sodhi. A Case of Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Metastatic Cancer Complicated with Cavitation Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2016 meeting, Denever, Colorado.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Muthiah PM, Freire A. A 24 year-old African American Man with Acute Paralysis Recovered within 24 hours: A Case of Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis.
Chest. 2014; 146:249A-249A.doi: 10.1378/chest.1991988. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2014 meeting, Austin, TX.

Yaghmour B, Muthiah M, Romero-Legro I, Yaghmour G, Freire A. Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Septic Shock in HIV. Sepsis Dysregulated Inflammation in Extreme. A Case Series from single institution and literature review. Chest. 2014;146: 228A.doi:10.1378/chest.1992011. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2014 meeting, Austin, TX.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Muthiah PM, M.Zaman. A small Cell Lung Cancer Presenting As An intestinal Intussusception And severe Gastroparesis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014: A6046. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Hayden B, Muthiah MP, Freire AX. Haff Disease In A 21 Year Old Female After A Cruise To The Caribbean. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014: A6475. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Muthiah MP, Freire AX. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Complicating Imatinib Treatment For Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014:A1768. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Romero-Legro I, Yaghmour B, Murillo L, Freire AX. Epinephrine Induced ST Elevation During Bronchoscopy.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189; 2014: A-4444. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA.

Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Bryant B, Murillo L, Freire AX.A Very Rare Case of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an AIDS Patient With Refractory Septic Shock and Overwhelming Disseminated Histoplasmosis. Chest 2013 Oct 1; 144: 287A. DOI: 10.1378/chest.1705147. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2013 meeting, Chicago, IL.

Romero-Legro I, Yaghmour B, Friere AX, Murillo L. Conservative Management of a Major Post intubation Tracheal Rupture. Chest. 2013 Oct 1; 144: 6A. DOI: 10.1378/chest.1705210. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians 2013 meeting, Chicago, IL.

Yaghmour B, Yaghmour G, Abas M, Eichenhorn M. Diffuse Pulmonary Cavitary Lesions as a Rare Presentation of Acute Sarcoidosis. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2012; 27, (suppl 2): S422-423. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 35th Annual Meeting 2012, Orlando, FL.

Ashish Zalawadia, Ravish Parekh, Bassam Yaghmour, George Yaghmour, Gregory Buran. Validate Glasgow Blatchford Scoring System for Detecting High Risk Patients With Non Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed. Gastroenterology 01/2011; 140(5). DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085 (11)63080-1

Yaghmour B, Yaghmour G, Fardous Y, Faber M. Bighead lion-like face disease: Leontiasis ossea as a rare case presentation of severe renal osteodystrophy. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2011; 26, (suppl 1): S549-550. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 34th Annual Meeting 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Yaghmour B, Potts G, Yaghmour G, Drake S. Case of foreign body granulomatous panniculitis after unlicensed cosmetic silicone filler injection. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2011; 26, (suppl 1): S549-550. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 34th Annual Meeting 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Fardous Y, Flores E, Yaghmour B, Bassant S, Mendez M. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the lung Presenting with Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2011; 26, (suppl 1). Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 34th Annual Meeting 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Diaz W, Yaghmour B, Shah V. Escherichia Coli Infective Endocarditis. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2010; 25, (suppl 3): S510-511. Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 33th Annual Meeting 2011.

M. Zaidan, M.Alqarqaz, T. Swadia, W.Qureshi, D. Lanfear, F.Khalid, M. Shamieh, B.Yaghmour, M. H Al-Mallah. Incremental Prognostic Value of Exercise Capacity in Patients with Advanced Renal Insufficiency. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Volume 4, Issue Suppl 1, 2011; 4:AP363

Waqas T Qureshi, Mohammad Zaidan, Mohammad Alqarqaz, David Lanfear, Fatima Khalid, Mohamad Shamieh, Bassam Yaghmour and Mouaz H Al-Mallah. Prognostic Value of Exercise Capacity in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Volume 4, Issue Suppl 1, 2011; 4:AP348

B. Yaghmour, S. Duncan, I. Romero-Legro, M.P. Muthiah. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Leading To Catastrophic Embolic Cerebral Abscess. A Case of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Presented at UTHSC Research in Medicine meeting 2014, Memphis, TN.

B. Yaghmour, I. Romero-Legro, M.P. Muthiah, A.Freire. A Case of Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome in the Elderly
Patient. Presented at UTHSC Research In Medicine meeting 2013, Memphis, TN.

B. Yaghmour, I. Romero-Legro, M.P. Muthiah. A Unique Case of Spontaneous Resolution of a Large Pneumothorax by Using High Flow Oxygen. Presented at UTHSC Research In Medicine meeting 2013, Memphis, TN.
Professional Societies
Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA)
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI)
American College of Chest Physicians
American Thoracic Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Other Experience
Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital-Wayne State University. Detroit, Michigan, USA 2009—2012
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Clinical Fellowship
University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Memphis, Tennessee, USA 2012—2015
Resident Forum Representative Performance and Improvement Committee
Henry Ford Hospital-Wayne State University Detroit, MI. USA 2009—2010
Chief Fellow of Quality Improvement and Research of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Sience Center. Memphis,TN. USA 2014—2015
Chief Faculty of Nocturnal Intensivists
Division of Pulmonary, Critical care and Sleep Medicine Univeristy of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2018—2020
COVID-19 Task force surge planning Committee
Univeristy of Southern California, Los Angele 2019—2020
American Thoracic Society Education Committee
American Thoracic Society 2019—2020
Graduate Programs
Emergency Ultrasound
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (IM)
Research Centers
University of California Irvine Medical School
keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC)
Last updated
11/13/2022