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Erin DeBiasi, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)
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Director of Pulmonary Procedural Education, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)

Director of Pulmonary Procedural Education, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

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Education & Training

Fellow
Yale University (2017)
Fellow
Yale University (2016)
Resident
Massachusetts General Hospital (2013)
MD
Columbia University (2010)
BS
Georgetown University (2006)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Lung

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Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Erin DeBiasi's published research.

Publications

2021

  • Anatomy and applied physiology of the pleural space
    DeBiasi EM, Feller-Kopman D. Anatomy and applied physiology of the pleural space. Clin Chest Med (in press)
    Books
  • Upper airway obstruction in adults
    DeBiasi EM, Won C, Kryger M. (in press) “Upper airway obstruction in adults”. Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders 6th Ed (in press).
    Books
  • Pulmonary toxicity related to systemic treatments for cancer
    Possick J, DeBiasi EM, Tanoue LT. (in press) “Pulmonary toxicity related to systemic treatments for cancer”. Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders 6th Ed. (in press)
    Books

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2016

2015

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Respirology

  • honor

    Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Award

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    Member

Clinical Care

Overview

Erin DeBiasi, MD, is an interventional pulmonologist who performs procedures to diagnose and treat a variety of pulmonary diseases. These tests include bronchoscopies, which are used to diagnose lung problems in people who have a chronic cough or infection, or who have had an abnormal finding on a chest X-ray or other imaging test.

“The field of interventional pulmonary is relatively new in the grand scheme of medicine, and it has really taken off in the past 10 years or so,” Dr. DeBiasi says. “We're constantly evolving with new tools that allow us to achieve greater accuracy in our biopsy results and provide less risk for the patients.”

Lung biopsies often provoke anxiety for patients. “Sometimes, they're scared and don't know what's going on. All they know is that something abnormal was seen on a scan of theirs,” Dr. DeBiasi says. “It helps when they understand the procedure and realize it is not as involved or as invasive as they are imagining. I also like to make sure they're aware of the alternatives of not doing anything and explore that with them if they really aren't up for any invasive procedures or treatments.”

But, patients who are having a bronchoscopy are often relieved to know that they will undergo general anesthesia and have no sensation of discomfort during the procedure, which involves inserting a bronchoscope—a long, skinny camera—into the mouth and down into the airway. “Then, depending on what our target is, we use different tools to biopsy different areas of the lung, all while the patient is sleeping,” Dr. DeBiasi says. “They're very relieved when I tell them the procedure is going to take under an hour and that they will be home in two hours.”

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Interventional Pulmonology

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