Ashar Usmani
Advanced in Lung Metastases

Dr. Ashar Usmani

Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary And Sleep Medicine Stockbridge
135 North Park Place, Suite 200, 
Stockbridge, GA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Lung Metastases
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary And Sleep Medicine Stockbridge
135 North Park Place, Suite 200, 
Stockbridge, GA 
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Overview

Dr. Usmani is board certified in Internal medicine, Pulmonary medicine and Critical Care medicine. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Usmani treats patients with a variety of lung disorders including Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Lung Nodules. His special interests include treating patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs).

In his spare time, Dr. Usmani enjoys spending time his family, running/biking and playing casual sports.

Dr. Usmani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Metastases. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Atypical Pneumonia.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Illinois Medical Center, 2018
Residency
Yale New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care) Program, Medicine, 2013
Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in GA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Fellowships
University of IL Coll of Med at Chicago Prog - Univ of Illinois Hosp, Pulmonary/Critical Care, 2018
Hospital Affiliations
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Piedmont Henry Hospital
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Urdu
Gender
Male

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Locations

Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Stockbridge
135 North Park Place, Suite 200, Stockbridge, GA 30281
Call: 678-289-7960

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.


5 Total Publications

Important Differences in Disease Severity, Echocardiography Findings, and Referral Delays in Non-Hispanic Black Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Important Differences in Disease Severity, Echocardiography Findings, and Referral Delays in Non-Hispanic Black Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Journal: Pulmonary circulation
Published: March 13, 2025
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