The 20 Best Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Doctors in District of Columbia, US

Peter G. Hamm, M.D., is a pulmonologist with Johns Hopkins Medicine Pulmonology. Dr. Hamm is also the chairman of the department of medicine and the chairman of the intensive care unit (ICU) committee at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Dr. has an expertise in annual physicals, acute and urgent care, disease management and pulmonary medicine. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Bellevue Hospital Center. Dr. Hamm has been named a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly. He has also been named a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine. Dr. Hamm contributed to a publication on the diagnosis of pulmonary Kaposi’s sarcoma with fiberoptic bronchoscopy and endobronchial biopsy. Dr. Hamm is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Juan C. Abril, M.D., is a pulmonologist with Johns Hopkins Medicine Pulmonology. Dr. Abril has a special interest in Sleep Disordered Breathing, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Sarcoidosis, Pleural Diseases and Asthma. Dr. Abril received his medical degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogota, Colombia, graduating in 2002. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. He completed his Fellowships in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine at The George Washington University. He has co-authored articles on mechanical ventilation and has participated in research in non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, chest ultrasound, and granulomatous lung diseases. Selected Publications Automatic detection of patient-ventilator asynchrony by spectral analysis of airway flow. Gutierrez G, Ballarino GJ, Turkan H, Abril J, De La Cruz L, Edsall C, George B, Gutierrez S, Jha V, Ahari J. Crit Care. 2011 Jul 12:15(4):R167. doi: 10.1186/cc10309. Dr. Abril is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Julian Craig is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Craig is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Chronic Cough, Asthma in Children, and Gastrostomy.

Vishal Poddar is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Poddar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Lung Metastases, and Gastrostomy.

Michael N. Solomon, M.D., is a pulmonologist with Johns Hopkins Medicine Pulmonology. Dr. Solomon has expertise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, lung cancer, pleural diseases, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis. Dr. Solomon earned his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center as well. Dr. Solomon has been named annually a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C. area since 2005. Dr. Solomon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease.

Andrew Lerner, M.D., is a clinical instructor of medicine in the pulmonary and critical care medicine department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as well as the director of interventional pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lerner is part of the Sibley Memorial Hospital Lung Nodule and Lung Cancer Screening Clinic, the Multidisciplinary Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery Clinic, and the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board Conference. Dr. Lerner has an expertise in minimally invasive procedures for the early diagnosis and treatment of malignant and non-malignant diseases of the airways, lungs and pleura. He is experienced in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, including endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy, navigational bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, tumor ablative techniques, airway stent placement, airway dilation, radial EBUS, conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), bronchial thermoplasty, whole lung lavage and percutaneous lung biopsy; as well as percutaneous tracheostomy, tunneled pleural catheter placement, thoracentesis, tube thoracoscopy, medical thoracoscopy, chemical pleurodesis and upper endoscopy (EGD/PEG) placement. Dr. Lerner earned his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Lerner then completed a two-year advanced fellowship in interventional pulmonology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, including a chief fellowship year. He has been involved in multiple research projects in the field and completed a Science of Clinical Investigation Certificate Program at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Lerner has been a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society since 2011 and earned The Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient Safety Star Award in 2016. Dr. Lerner has contributed to numerous presentations, lectures, publications, book chapters and abstracts. He is a reviewer for several research journals. Dr. Lerner has various research interests and is currently involved in research projects focusing on EBUS bronchoscopy, lung cancer diagnosis and staging, and other topics. Confidential email to reach Dr. Lerner for any questions: alerner@jhu.edu. Dr. Lerner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, and Endoscopy.

Hassan Chami is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Chami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Adenocarcinoma, Lung Cancer, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Endoscopy.

Jalil Ahari is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Ahari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Thrombectomy, and Myringotomy.

Christian Woods is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Woods is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and Sepsis.

David Sharashenidze is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sharashenidze is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Hypovolemic Shock, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Endoscopy.

Mina Yacoub is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Yacoub is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Respiratory Acidosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Jeffrey Williams is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Gary Miller is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Asthma.

Anna Mclean is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Mclean is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Her top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, and Gastrostomy.

Rahul Khosla is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Khosla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Cerebral Hypoxia, Sarcoidosis, and Neurosarcoidosis.

Ninad Maniar is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Maniar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, and Bullae.

Dr. Alan R. Morrison is an internist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital. Dr. Morrison has a private practice in Washington, D.C. Dr. Morrison earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by a residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Morrison also completed a fellowship in adolescent and young adult medicine at Children’s National Medical Center. Dr. Morrison then joined the faculty at Nova Southeastern University and served as an assistant professor of medicine for almost five years. Dr. Morrison has been named a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Morrison has presented at local and regional scientific conferences and has contributed to various publications. Dr. Morrison has also appeared in the media as a featured medical consultant. Dr. Morrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, Calcinosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Charles Read is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Read is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Nodules, and Asthma in Children.

Michael Grady is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Grady is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Chronic Kidney Disease, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Matthew Schreiber is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Schreiber is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Respiratory Acidosis, Pneumonia, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Lung Metastases.