Overview
Dr. Majid Shafiq is an interventional pulmonologist who performs minimally invasive diagnostic procedures such as flexible bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), robotic bronchoscopy, electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy and transthoracic biopsy of lung nodules, medical thoracoscopy (also known as pleuroscopy), and pleural biopsy. He also performs minimally invasive therapeutic procedures such as indwelling pleural catheter placement for recurrent pleural effusion, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using endobronchial valves for severe COPD (emphysema), bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma, whole lung lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, rigid bronchoscopy and tumor debulking for benign and cancerous airway tumors, and airway stenting for tracheomalacia, tracheobronchomalacia (TBM), airway stenosis, and airway compression.Dr. Shafiq created a Wikipedia page on interventional pulmonology in 2017 in order to facilitate public education about this relatively novel branch of medicine. He has developed a number of clinical and educational innovations and authored over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
Dr. Shafiq is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchogenic Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Emphysema, Tracheobronchomalacia, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
15 Francis Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Pleural EffusionDr. Shafiq isDistinguished. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- Advanced
- EmphysemaDr. Shafiq isAdvanced. Learn about Emphysema.
- EndoscopyDr. Shafiq isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Lung NodulesDr. Shafiq isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Nodules.
- Experienced
- Acquired TracheomalaciaDr. Shafiq isExperienced. Learn about Acquired Tracheomalacia.
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Shafiq isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Shafiq isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- BronchiectasisDr. Shafiq isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Shafiq isExperienced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.
- BullaeDr. Shafiq isExperienced. Learn about Bullae.