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Selim M. Arcasoy, MD, FCCP, FACP

Positions and Appointments

2008-present  Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
2001-present  Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2001-present  Attending Physician
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Clinical Specialties

General pulmonary and critical care medicine
Advanced lung disease and lung transplantation
Pulmonary complications of organ transplantation
Interstitial lung diseases
Alveolar proteinosis and whole lung lavage
Emphysema and lung volume reduction surgery
Pulmonary embolism

Research Interests

Patient selection and outcomes on the waiting list for lung transplantation
Predictors and diagnosis of acute and chronic lung rejection
Novel immunosuppressive regimens in lung transplantation
Co-morbidities in advanced pulmonary disease
Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Pulmonary embolism and thrombolytic therapy
Mediastinal disorders

Current Research


Co-investigator: Comparison of a Tacrolimus/Sirolimus/Prednisone Regimen versus Tacrolimus/Azathioprine/Prednisone Immunosuppressive Regimen in Lung Transplantation. A multicenter, controlled, randomized trial sponsored by Loyola University Medical Center and Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.


Co-investigator: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study Examining The Role of Protein C (Activated) in Lung Injury Following Lung Transplantation sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company

Education and Training

1997-1998  Research Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1994-1997  Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1993-1994  Chief Residency
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
1991-1993  Residency
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
1990-1991  Internship
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
1990  MD
Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine, Certification in Critical Care Medicine, 1997
American Board of Internal Medicine, Certification in Pulmonary Medicine, 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine, Certification in Internal Medicine, 1993

Professional Experience

2002-2007  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
1999-2001  Associate Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Training Program
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998-2001  Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998-2001  Attending Physician
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1998-2001  Attending Physician
Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Professional Honors

Inclusion in second edition of America's Top Doctors and sixth edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
NHLBI grant to study the role of transmembrane MUC1 in airway defense function
NHLBI and ALA grants to study pathogenesis of airway disease in cystic fibrosis
Rank Valedictorian of class in Ege University School of Medicine
Rank Valedictorian of class in Tarsus American College

Professional Societies and Committees

American College of Physicians (Fellow)
American Thoracic Society (Member)
American College of Chest Physicians (Fellow)
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Member)
American Society of Transplantation (Member)
United Network for Organ Sharing (Member)


Selected Publications

Arcasoy SM. Selection of patients with cystic fibrosis for lung transplantation. In: Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Isselbacher KJ, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL (Eds.) Harrison’s Online. 2007.

Lederer DJ, Caplan-Shaw CE, O'Shea MK, Wilt JS, Basner RC, Bartels MN, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM, Kawut SM. Racial and ethnic disparities in survival in lung transplant candidates with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Transplant 2006;6(2):398-403.

Lederer DJ, Arcasoy SM, Wilt JS, D'Ovidio F, Sonett JR, Kawut SM. Six-minute Walk Distance Predicts Waiting List Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:659-64.

Lederer DJ, Arcasoy SM, Barr RG, Wilt JS, Bagiella E, D'Ovidio F, Sonett JR, Kawut SM. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A UNOS/OPTN Database Analysis. Am J Transplant 2006;6:2436-42.

Caplan-Shaw CE, Arcasoy SM, Shane E, Lederer DJ, Wilt JS, O'Shea MK, Addesso V, Sonett JR, Kawut SM. Osteoporosis in diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Chest 2006 Jan;129(1):140-6. Erratum in: Chest 2006 Mar;129(3):831.

Yip NH, Lederer DJ, Kawut SM, Wilt JS, D'Ovidio F, Wang Y, Dwyer E, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM. Immunoglobulin G levels before and after lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 Apr 15;173(8):917-21.

Arcasoy SM, Wilt J. Medical complications after lung transplantation. Sem Respir Crit Care Med 2006;27:508-20.

Orens JB, Estenne M, Arcasoy SM, Conte JV, Corris P, Egan JJ, Egan T, Keshvajee S, Knoop C, Kotloff R, Martinez FJ, Nathan S, Palmer S, Patterson A, Singer L, Snell G, Studer S, Vachiery JL, Glanville AR. International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates: 2006 Update. J Heart Lung Transplant 2006;25:745-55.

Lederer DJ, Kawut SM, Sonett JR, Vakiani E, Seward SL Jr, White JG, Wilt JS, Marboe CC, Gahl WA, Arcasoy SM. Successful bilateral lung transplantation for pulmonary fibrosis associated with the Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005 Oct;24(10):1697-9.

Arcasoy SM, Fisher A, Hachem RR, Scavuzzo M, Ware LB; ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction. Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction part V: predictors and outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005 Oct;24(10):1483-8.

Kawut SM, Shah L, Wilt JS, Dwyer E, Maani PA, Daly TM, O'Shea MK, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM. Risk factors and outcomes of hypogammaglobulinemia after lung transplantation. Transplantation 2005 Jun 27;79(12):1723-6.

Kawut SM, O'Shea MK, Bartels MN, Wilt JS, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM. Exercise testing determines survival in patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease evaluated for lung transplantation. Respir Med 2005 Nov;99(11):1431-9.

Christie JD, Van Raemdonck D, de Perrot M, Barr M, Keshavjee S, Arcasoy SM, Orens J. Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction: Part I: Introduction and Methods. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005;24:1451-3.

Arcasoy SM, J. D. Christie, V. A. Ferrari, M. St. John Sutton, D. A. Zisman, N. P. Blumenthal, A. Pochettino, R. M. Kotloff. Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension in patients with advanced lung disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167:735-40.

Arcasoy SM, Vachani A. Local and systemic thrombolytic therapy for acute venous thromboembolism. Clinics in Chest Medicine 2003;24:73-91.

Arcasoy SM, G. Tino. Clinical Aspects of Obstructive Lung Disease. Seminars in Roentgenology 36:6-11, 2001.

Arcasoy SM, J. D. Christie, A. Pochettino, B. R. Rosengard, N. P. Blumenthal, J. E. Bavaria, R. M. Kotloff. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Sarcoidosis Listed for Lung Transplantation. Chest 2001;120:873-80.

Arcasoy SM, C. Hersh, J. D. Christie, D. Zisman, A. Pochettino, B. R. Rosengard, N. P. Blumenthal, H. I. Palevsky, J. E. Bavaria, R. M. Kotloff. Bronchogenic carcinoma Complicating Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2001;20:1044-53.

Arcasoy SM, R. M. Kotloff. Lung transplantation. N Engl J Med 340:1081-91, 1999.

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Selected Presentations


"Update on Lung Transplantation", Pulmonary Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 2003.

"Management of Life-threatening Pulmonary Embolism", Medical Grand Rounds, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, 2003.

"Approach to a Patient with Interstitial Lung Disease", Noon Conference, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, 2003.

"Overview of Lung Transplantation," Pulmonary Grand Rounds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 2003.

"Lung Transplantation. 2003 State-of-the-Art", Medical Grand Rounds, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, 2003.

"2003 Update on Lung Transplantation", Medical Grand Rounds, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, 2003.

"Lung Transplantation. A Difficult Journey", Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 2003.

"Overview of Lung Transplantation: Medical and Surgical Issues", CME Course in End-Stage Lung Disease: Medical and Surgical Management, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dept of Surgery, Garden City, NY, 2003.

"Lung Transplantation Update", Medical Grand Rounds, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 2003.

"Lung Transplantation. For Whom and When", Advances in Pulmonary Medicine. Classic Problems 21st Century Solutions, 4th Annual Conference, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 2002.

"Lung Transplantation. A Rough Road to Breathing Easier", Medical Grand Rounds, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 2002.

"Management of Post-transplant Complications For The Non-transplant Pulmonologist", Clinical Topics in Pulmonary Medicine Symposium on Current Problems in Lung Transplantation, American Thoracic Society 98th International Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2002.

"Thrombolysis in Venous Thromboembolism", Evening Postgraduate Seminar on Managing Antithrombotic Therapy: From Consensus Statement to Clinical Practice, American Thoracic Society 98th International Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2002.

"Management of Life-Threatening Pulmonary Embolism", Sunrise Seminar, American Thoracic Society 98th International Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2002.

"The Role of Thrombolytic Therapy in the Treatment of Massive Pulmonary Embolism", Medical Grand Rounds, Graduate Hospital, MCP-Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2001.

"Non-pulmonary Impact of Advanced Lung Disease", Pulmonary Grand Rounds, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001.

"Medical Co-morbidities of Advanced Lung Disease: As Important As Primary Disease", Special Lecture, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Hospital, New York, NY, 2001.

"Managing Co-morbidities of Advanced Lung Disease: Osteoporosis, Malnutrition and Coronary Artery Disease", Post-graduate Course on Advanced Lung Disease, American Thoracic Society 97th International Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

"Sensational Successes and Fantastic Failures of Lung Transplantation", Co-moderator and Speaker, Sunrise Symposium 5, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, 21st Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 2001.

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