Lonny Yarmus
Advanced in Empyema

Dr. Lonny Yarmus

Pulmonary Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 

Advanced in Empyema
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Yarmus is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology and the director of Interventional Pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as well as the Vice Chair of Medicine for Strategy and Finance. He is an expert in the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and he leads the Interventional Pulmonary research program at Johns Hopkins with research investigating innovative minimally invasive device development and early-stage bronchoscopic treatments. He also has extensive experience in the minimally invasive management of malignant airway obstruction, complex airway management, pleural diseases and symptom relief with minimally invasive procedures such as indwelling pleural catheters and pleurodesis. Dr. Yarmus is a member of the Fleischner Society and a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.

Dr. Yarmus is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 242 peer reviewed articles and participating in 9 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Empyema.

Graduate Institution
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, MBA, 2018
Residency
Maine Medical Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2006
Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, 2009
Maine Medical Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2009
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 410-550-0100

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Yarmus has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Lung Cancer

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.


9 Clinical Trials

A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial, Prospectively Evaluating the Clinical Utility of the Nodify XL2 Proteomic Classifier in Incidentally Discovered Low to Moderate Risk Lung Nodules
A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial, Prospectively Evaluating the Clinical Utility of the Nodify XL2 Proteomic Classifier in Incidentally Discovered Low to Moderate Risk Lung Nodules
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 19, 2025
A Multicenter, Randomized, Sham-controlled Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy After Treatment with the Nuvaira™ Lung Denervation System in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
A Multicenter, Randomized, Sham-controlled Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy After Treatment with the Nuvaira™ Lung Denervation System in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 14, 2024
Intervention Type: Other, Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Sham Controlled Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of the RejuvenAir® System for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Chronic Bronchitis
A Sham Controlled Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of the RejuvenAir® System for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Chronic Bronchitis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 03, 2024
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Dose-ranging Study Evaluating LTI-01 (Single-chain Urokinase Plasminogen Activator, scuPA) in Patients With Infected, Non-draining Pleural Effusions
A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Dose-ranging Study Evaluating LTI-01 (Single-chain Urokinase Plasminogen Activator, scuPA) in Patients With Infected, Non-draining Pleural Effusions
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 30, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: LTI-01
Study Phase: Phase 2
Safety of a Sheath Cryoprobe Bronchoscopic Transbronchial Biopsy Technique (The FROSTBITE Trial)
Safety of a Sheath Cryoprobe Bronchoscopic Transbronchial Biopsy Technique (The FROSTBITE Trial)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 25, 2022
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Blood Sample Collection in Subjects With Pulmonary Nodules or CT Suspicion of Lung Cancer or Pathologically Diagnosed Lung Cancer
Blood Sample Collection in Subjects With Pulmonary Nodules or CT Suspicion of Lung Cancer or Pathologically Diagnosed Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 15, 2021
Intervention Type: Other
NanoSpectrometer Biomarker Discovery and Confirmation Study
NanoSpectrometer Biomarker Discovery and Confirmation Study
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 22, 2020
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Trial of Bronchoscopy With Ultrathin Bronchoscope and Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound (R-EBUS) With Fluoroscopy Versus Standard Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FB) With Fluoroscopy for Biopsy of Pulmonary Lesions
Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Trial of Bronchoscopy With Ultrathin Bronchoscope and Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound (R-EBUS) With Fluoroscopy Versus Standard Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FB) With Fluoroscopy for Biopsy of Pulmonary Lesions
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 25, 2018
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Multi-center Study Comparing Standard 22-gauge and 22-gauge ProCore Needles for Endobronchial Ultrasound
A Multi-center Study Comparing Standard 22-gauge and 22-gauge ProCore Needles for Endobronchial Ultrasound
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 30, 2018
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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242 Total Publications

Robotic versus electromagnetic bronchoscopy for pulmonary leslon assessment using integrated intraprocedural imaging: Study protocol for the reliant 2 trial.
Robotic versus electromagnetic bronchoscopy for pulmonary leslon assessment using integrated intraprocedural imaging: Study protocol for the reliant 2 trial.
Journal: PloS one
Published: July 02, 2025
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Graduate of Harvard College, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Residency in Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women''s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Research Fellowship in Respiratory Biology, Harvard School of Public Health. Private Practice, Pulmonologists PC of Montgomery County, MD since 1988. Special interest in sleep medicine. Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington Univ. School of Medicine since 2005. President, DC Thoracic Society, Washington DC 2014-2015. Volunteer Physician, Mercy Health Clinic, Gaithersburg MD. Member, Board of Directors, Mercy Health Clnic, 2013-15. Faculty leader, Hait mobile health clinics, Project Medishares and G.W. International Medicine, 2012- . Videos 2016 Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety - Steven Kariya, M.D., Suburban Hospital. Dr. Kariya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

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  • Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
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