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Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine Faculty

Augusta University Medical Center Clinical Faculty 

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Shaheen Islam, MD, MPH

  • Division Chief
  • Professor of Medicine & Surgery
  • Director, Interventional Pulmonology

sislam@augusta.edu

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Amy R. Blanchard, MD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Sleep Disorders Center

ablanchard@augusta.edu

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William B. Davis, MD

  • Emeritus Professor of Medicine

wdavis2@augusta.edu

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Caralee J. Forseen, MD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center

cforseen@augusta.edu

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Joyce N. Gonzales, MD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Director

jgonzales@augusta.edu

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James R. Gossage, MD

  • Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

jgossage@augusta.edu

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William J. Healy, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Associate Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
  • Director, Sleep Quality Improvement
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Varsha S. Taskar, MD, MPH

  • Professor of Medicine

vtaskar@augusta.edu

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Israel Acosta-Sanchez , MD

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

iacostasanchez@augusta.edu

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Nicola Zetola, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit

nzetola@augusta.edu

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Curran Dalal, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

cudalal@augusta.edu

 VA Clinical Faculty

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Joseph John, MD, PhD

  • VA Specialty Care
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine

joseph.john4@va.gov

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James K. Smith, MD

  • VA Specialty Care
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine

james.smithae5bb@va.gov

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Anthony Ramage, MD

  • VA Specialty Care
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine

anthony.ramage@va.gov

 Research Faculty

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Rudolf Lucas, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology

rlucas@augusta.edu

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Umapathy Siddaramappa, PhD

  • Pulmonary Research
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

usiddaramappa@augusta.edu

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Yunchao Su, MD, PhD

  • Pulmonary Research
  • Associate Professor of Medicine

ysu@augusta.edu

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Alexander Verin, PhD

  • Pulmonary Research
  • Professor of Medicine

averin@augusta.edu

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