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Elite in Lung Transplant

Dr. Shambhu Aryal

Intensive Care Medicine
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
3300 Gallows Rd, 
Falls Church, VA 
Offers Telehealth

Elite in Lung Transplant
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
3300 Gallows Rd, 
Falls Church, VA 
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Overview

Shambhu Aryal is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Aryal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 68 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 27 articles in the study of Lung Transplant.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in VA
Hospital Affiliations
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
Call: 703-776-2986

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.


3 Clinical Trials

Extracorporeal Photopheresis for the Management of Progressive Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Medicare-Eligible Recipients of Lung Allografts
Extracorporeal Photopheresis for the Management of Progressive Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Medicare-Eligible Recipients of Lung Allografts
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Combination product, Other
Study Drug: Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP)
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ATYR1923 In Adult Patients With Severe Pneumonia Related to SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19)
A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ATYR1923 In Adult Patients With Severe Pneumonia Related to SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 18, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multiple Ascending Dose Study of Intravenous ATYR1923 in Patients With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multiple Ascending Dose Study of Intravenous ATYR1923 in Patients With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 18, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: ATYR1923
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
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68 Total Publications

Characterization of Spirometric Response to Standard-of-care Treatment in Lung Allograft Recipients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans and the Utility of Spirometric Criteria for Rescue Therapy: Implications for the Design of Risk-stratified Clinical Trials.
Characterization of Spirometric Response to Standard-of-care Treatment in Lung Allograft Recipients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans and the Utility of Spirometric Criteria for Rescue Therapy: Implications for the Design of Risk-stratified Clinical Trials.
Journal: Transplantation
Published: October 01, 2025
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Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

Inova Health Care Services

8503 Arlington Blvd, 
Fairfax, VA 
 (0.7 miles away)
703-970-2670
Languages Spoken:
English
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Steven Nathan is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Nathan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Transplant, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Nathan is currently accepting new patients.

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Intensive Care Medicine
Elite in Lung Transplant
Dr. Sean Agbor
Intensive Care Medicine

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

5755 Cedar Lane, 
Columbia, MD 
 (30.7 miles away)
410-740-7890
Languages Spoken:
English, Filipino, French
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Dr. Sean Agbor-Enoh is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pulmonary and critical care medicine. He received his M.D. from the University of Cameroon. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and performed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Agbor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Pneumonia, Lung Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

Distinguished in Lung Transplant
Dr. Oksana Shlobin
Intensive Care Medicine
Distinguished in Lung Transplant
Dr. Oksana Shlobin
Intensive Care Medicine

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

3300 Gallows Rd, 
Falls Church, VA 
 (0.1 miles away)
703-776-2591
Languages Spoken:
English
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Oksana Shlobin is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Shlobin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

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