Francisco Almeida, MD, MS

Appointed
2010

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Interventional Pulmonology
Houston, TX
2010

Graduate School - Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
2008

Fellowship - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
2006

Residency - Albert Einstein Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
2003

Residency - Walter Cantidio University Hospital Federal University of Ceara
Internal Medicine

1999

Medical Education - Federal University of Ceara School of Medicine
Ceara,
1995

Additional Training

• Interventional Bronchoscopic Procedures training, Thoracic Endoscopy Unit of the Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
• Interventional Pulmonology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Chief Medical Resident, Albert Einstein Medical Center/Frankford Hospitals-Torresdale, Philadelphia, PA

Professional Highlights

• Director: Interventional Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship Training Program, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Certifications

• Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease

Specialty Interests

Benign and malignant central airway diseases, carcinoid syndrome, endobronchial manifestations of systemic diseases, lung abscess, lung cancer, lung nodules, pleural effusion, tracheoesophageal fistula, tracheomalacia

Awards & Honors

• Teacher of the Year 2011 - Awarded by the Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
• Best Doctors 2015, 2016, 2017, Cleveland Magazine

Memberships

• American College of Physicians
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Thoracic Society
• American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
• World Association for Bronchology
• Association of Interventional Pulmonology Program Directors

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