Ali Musani, MD

Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Dow Medical College, Karachi Pakistan (1990)
Internship
  • SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Program (1994)
Residency
  • SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Program, Internal Medicine (1996)
Fellowships
  • Thomas Jefferson University Program, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (2001)
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System Program, Pulmonary Disease (2002)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care

Professional Titles

  • Director, Bronchoscopy Service

Publications

  • Advance in Interventional Pulmonology. eissn: 2589-1855 ISBN: 2589-1847
  • Clinics in Chest Medicine Spring 2018
  • Future Directions in Interventional Pulmonolog: Advances in Interventional Pulmonology
  • Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
  • 1. Jaskaran Sethi, Amit Taneja, Muhammad Ali, Fabien Maldonado, and Ali I. Musani Impact of CT Bronchus Sign on the Diagnostic Yield of Guided Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Accepted for Publication 2. Muhammad Ali, Ali Musani, Kumar Gaurav: Pulmonary foreign body: an unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia" -- Archivos de Bronconeumología, 2017 Jun 27(17)30149 3. David Hsia and Ali I. Musani Bronchoscopic Therapies for Peripheral Lung Malignancies. Slated for Publication in Clinics in Chest Medicine, Spring 2018 4. Leonardo DONATO, Thi Mai Hong TRAN, Uzair GHORI, and Ali I. MUSANI. Pediatric Interventional Pulmonology. A Review Paper. Slated for Publication in Clinics in Chest Medicine, Spring 2018 5. Ali I. Musani, Julia K. Veir, Zheng Huang, et al: Photodynamic Therapy Via Navigational Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Cancer in Dogs. Accepted for publication in Laser in Medicine and Surgery, Dec 2017 6. Kendra Hammond and Ali I. Musani. Tracheobronchomalacia and Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse. Slated for Publication in Clinics in Chest Medicine, Spring 2018 7. Alastair J Moore, Rachel M Mercer, and Ali I. Musani. Advances in Interventional Pulmonology. Slated for Publication in Clinics in Chest Medicine, Spring 2018 8. Joseph. F. Perez-Rgers, Joseph Gerrein, Shared et al: Gene expression in nasal and bronchial epithelium for lung cancer detection. Accepted for publication in Journal of National Cancer Institute, March 2017
  • Sethi J, Ali MS, Mohananey D, Nanchal R, Maldonado F, Musani A. Are Transbronchial Cryobiopsies Ready for Prime Time?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2019 Jan;26(1):22-32. PubMed PMID: 29901533
  • Ali MS, Sethi J, Taneja A, Musani A, Maldonado F. Computed Tomography Bronchus Sign and the Diagnostic Yield of Guided Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 Aug;15(8):978-987. PubMed PMID: 29877715
  • Musani AI. Revolution in Respiratory Medicine. Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):xvii-xviii. PubMed PMID: 29433729
  • Moore AJ, Mercer RM, Musani AI. Advances in Interventional Pulmonology. Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):271-280. PubMed PMID: 29433722
  • Mahajan AK, Folch E, Musani A. Should Interventional Pulmonologists Take Ownership for Ordering Next-Generation Sequencing and Immunohistochemistries for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?. Chest. 2019 Dec;156(6):1281-1282. PubMed PMID: 31812206
  • Hsia DW, Musani AI. Bronchoscopic Therapies for Peripheral Lung Malignancies. Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):245-259. PubMed PMID: 29433720
  • Musani AI. The American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Announces the Certificate of Added Qualification in Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Chest. 2019 Oct;156(4):813. PubMed PMID: 31590717
  • Musani AI. The American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Announces the First Certificate of Added Qualification in Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2019 Jul;26(3):153-154. PubMed PMID: 31233470
  • Musani AI. Pulmonary Disease. Med Clin North Am. 2019 May;103(3):xix-xx. PubMed PMID: 30955525
  • Ali MS, Ghori UK, Musani AI. Orphan Lung Diseases. Med Clin North Am. 2019 May;103(3):503-515. PubMed PMID: 30955517
  • Donato L, Mai Hong Tran T, Ghori UK, Musani AI. Pediatric Interventional Pulmonology. Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):229-238. PubMed PMID: 29433718
  • Lanks CW, Musani AI, Hsia DW. Community-acquired Pneumonia and Hospital-acquired Pneumonia. Med Clin North Am. 2019 May;103(3):487-501. PubMed PMID: 30955516
  • Kniese CM, Musani AI. Interventional Pulmonology: A Focused Review for Primary Care Physicians. Med Clin North Am. 2019 May;103(3):399-412. PubMed PMID: 30955509
  • Sethi J, Ali MS, Mohananey D, Nanchal R, Maldonado F, Musani A. Are Transbronchial Cryobiopsies Ready for Prime Time?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2019 Jan;26(1):22-32. PubMed PMID: 29901533
  • Hammond K, Ghori UK, Musani AI. Tracheobronchomalacia and Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse. Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):223-228. PubMed PMID: 29433717
  • Kniese CM, Musani AI. Bronchoscopic treatment of inoperable nonsmall cell lung cancer. Eur Respir Rev. 2020 Dec 31;29(158). PubMed PMID: 33153988
  • Musani AI, Veir JK, Huang Z, Lei T, Groshong S, Worley D. Photodynamic therapy via navigational bronchoscopy for peripheral lung cancer in dogs. Lasers Surg Med. 2018 Jul;50(5):483-490. PubMed PMID: 29399826
  • Ali MS, Musani AI, Gaurav K. Pulmonary Foreign Body: An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Pneumonia. Arch Bronconeumol. 2018 Jan;54(1):39. PubMed PMID: 28666600
  • Musani AI. Certificate of Added Qualification in Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. Chest. 2020 Nov;158(5):1839-1840. PubMed PMID: 32622818
  • Iftikhar IH, Schimmel M, Sardi A, Mehta I, Gonzalez E, Musani AI. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with Valves and Coils. A Network Meta-analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Nov;17(11):1468-1475. PubMed PMID: 32574516
  • Lamb CR, Desai NR, Angel L, Chaddha U, Sachdeva A, Sethi S, Bencheqroun H, Mehta H, Akulian J, Argento AC, Diaz-Mendoza J, Musani A, Murgu S. Use of Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: American College of Chest Physicians/American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology/Association of Interventional Pulmonology Program Directors Expert Panel Report. Chest. 2020 Oct;158(4):1499-1514. PubMed PMID: 32512006
  • Guinde J, Roy P, Dutau H, Musani A, Quadrelli S, Stratakos G, Vergnon JM, Tremblay A, Fortin M. An International Survey of Mediastinal Staging Practices amongst Interventional Bronchoscopists. Respiration. 2020;99(6):508-515. PubMed PMID: 32485718
  • Wahidi MM, Lamb C, Murgu S, Musani A, Shojaee S, Sachdeva A, Maldonado F, Mahmood K, Kinsey M, Sethi S, Mahajan A, Majid A, Keyes C, Alraiyes AH, Sung A, Hsia D, Eapen G. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) Statement on the Use of Bronchoscopy and Respiratory Specimen Collection in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Infection. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Oct;27(4):e52-e54. PubMed PMID: 32195687
  • Kalchiem-Dekel O, Schwalk AJ, Patel NM, Lin IH, Beattie JA, Husta BC, Chawla M, Sachdeva A, Akulian JA, Musani AI, Argento AC, Lee HJ, Mullon JJ, Desai NR, Hsia DW, Lee RP. COVID-19 Impact on Interventional Pulmonology Training. ATS Sch. 2021 Jun;2(2):236-248. PubMed PMID: 34409418
  • Musani AI. Response. Chest. 2021 Apr;159(4):1690. PubMed PMID: 34022011
  • Lachkar S, Crombag LMM, Musani AI. How Interventional Pulmonologists Can Address Climate Change. Respiration. 2023 Jan 18;:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36652937
  • Doran J, Hanna R, Nyagura-Mangori T, Mahotra N, Das SK, Borok M, Musani A, Maw AM. Stakeholder perspectives on current determinants of ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in resources limited settings: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 12;12(12):e064638. PubMed PMID: 36523247
  • Wahidi MM, Lamb CR, Kovitz K, Keyes C, Bechara R, Giovacchini CX, French K, Shojaee S, Musani A, Eapen G, Ost DE. Interventional Pulmonology Productivity, Compensation, and Practice Benchmarks: The AABIP 2022 Report. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2023 Apr 1;30(2):129-134. PubMed PMID: 36825802
  • Lachkar S, Crombag LMM, Musani AI. How Interventional Pulmonologists Can Address Climate Change. Respiration. 2023;102(3):207-210. PubMed PMID: 36652937

Practice Locations

UCHealth Pulmonology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0748

UCHealth Pulmonary Nodule Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9264

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (1997)
  • Pulmonary Disease, Board Certification (2001)
  • Interventional Pulmonology, Board Certification (2014)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
  • Lungs and Breathing - Lung Disease
  • Lungs and Breathing
  • Lungs and Breathing - Interventional Pulmonology
Clinical Interests
Dr. Musani has special interests in interventional pulmonology; early diagnosis of lung cancer; staging of lung cancer; treatment of airway obstruction due to cancers and benign disorders; malignant pleural effusion. He received extensive training, both locally and internationally, in complicated lung diseases requiring bronchoscopic procedures and pleural procedures.