Dr. Naushad Hirani
Position in Division
Clinical Respirologist
University Title
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interests
- - Pulmonary Vascular Diseases
Graduating School and Year
University of Toronto 1999
Postgraduate Training
- - Internal Medicine, University of Western Ontario 1999-2003
- - Respirology, University of Western Ontario 2002-2004
- - Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, University of Bologna, Italy 2006-2007
Recent Publications
- Gali N, Manes A, Hirani N, Naeije R. Comparative Analysis of Clinical Trials and Evidence-Based Treatment Algorithm, in Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, Eds: Robyn Barst, MD (In Press 2007)
- Thakrar M, Pendharkar S, Penney C, Hirani N. Hydralazine-induced pulmonary hemorrhage associated with a lupus-anticoagulant. [abstract] Chest 2007 (In press)
- Hirani N, Manes A, Parravicini C, Scalamogna C, Palazzini M, Negro L, Romanazzi S, Longhi E, Bestetti G, Piolin R, Lunghi G, Orlandi A, Branzi A, Corbellino M, Gali N. Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus infection in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case series and review of the literature. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 May;23(2):83-87
- Gali N, Hirani N, Manes A, Romanazzi S, Palazzini M, Negro L, Branzi A. Long-term therapeutic outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 May; 23(2):11-18
- Manes A, Ferlito M, Rocchi G, Bacchi-Reggiani L, Hirani N, Romanazzi S, Palazzini M, Negro L, Branzi A, Gali N. Left-ventricular dimensions in pulmonary arterial hypertension: haemodynamic and exercise correlations. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 May;23(2):55-62
- Manes A, Romanazzi S, Hirani N, Palazzini M, Presotto L, Leci E, Grossi M, Gali N. Sildenafil therapy in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome. [abstract] Am J Resp Crit Care Med April 2007 (175) p. A1001
- Hirani N, Manes A, Romanazzi S, Palazzini M, Presotto L, Leci E, Grossi M, Gali N. Effects of first-line bosentan therapy on survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. [abstract] Am J Resp Crit Care Med April 2007 (175) p. A397
- Hirani N, Romanazzi S, Manes A, Palazzini M, Presotto L, Leci E, Grossi M, Gali N. Sildenafil therapy for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. [abstract] Am J Resp Crit Care Med April 2007 (175) p. A301
- Romanazzi S, Manes A, Hirani N, Palazzini M, Presotto L, Leci E, Grossi M, Gali N. Sildenafil therapy for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with HIV infection. [abstract] Am J Resp Crit Care Med April 2007 (175) p. A1001
- Palazzini M, Ionico T, Manes A, Romanazzi S, Hirani N, Presotto L, Leci E, Grossi M, Gali N. Plasma nt-BNP levels in patients with heterogeneous causes of pulmonary hypertension correlate with functional and hemodynamic parameters. [abstract] Am J Resp Crit Care Med April 2007; 175 p. A716
- Fell CD, Tremblay A, Michaud G, Helmersen D, Hirani N, Fraser K, Young BC. Outpatient management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a pilot study. [abstract] Chest 2006 130: 244S-d-245
- Hirani N, Bayliff CC, McCormack DG. Diagnosis and management of pergolide-induced fibrosis. [letter] Movement Disorders 2005 Apr; 20(4):512-3