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Nazir A Lone, MD, MBBS, MPH, FACP, FCCP Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peconic Bay Medical Center, Northwell Health

Nazir A Lone, MD, MBBS, MPH, FACP, FCCP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, Medical Society of the State of New York, Society of Critical Care Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Haisam Abid, MBBS Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Healthcare Network

Haisam Abid, MBBS is a member of the following medical societies: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council

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Zab Mosenifar, MD, FACP, FCCP Geri and Richard Brawerman Chair in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Professor and Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, Medical Director, Women's Guild Lung Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Zab Mosenifar, MD, FACP, FCCP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, American Thoracic Society

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Nader Kamangar, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Nader Kamangar, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Persian Physicians, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Physicians, American Lung Association, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, Association of Specialty Professors, California Sleep Society, California Thoracic Society, Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Trudeau Society of Los Angeles, World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Richard S Tennant, MD Hospitalist in Internal Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Richard S Tennant, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians

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Joseph Z Springer, MD Resident Physician in Internal Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

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