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Naresh A . Dewan, MB,BS

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School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

Naresh A . Dewan, MB,BS

Professor

Board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine

Areas of Interest: Sleep apnea, chronic obstructive lung disease, asthma, lung nodules, and pulmonary infections
Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship: Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Residency: St. Joseph’s Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Medical School: Government Medical College Hospital, Nagpur, India

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Medicine

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Articles

  • Chest Physician
    Dewan, Naresh, Dewan Naresh A. CPAP versus Noninvasive Ventilation for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. CHEST Physician 2019; 14 (11): 25
    14 2019
  • Chest
    Initiation of Noninvasive Ventilation for Sleep Related Hypoventilation Disorders: Advanced Modes and Devices 
    153;1, p. 251-265 2018
  • European Respiratory Journal
    Definition of a COPD self-management intervention: International Expert Group consensus. 
    53;1 2016
  • Chest
    N.A. Dewan, F.J.Nieto, and V.K. Somers. Intermittent Hypoxemia and OSA: Implications for Comorbidities. CHEST 2015; 147(1): 1-9
    147 1, p. 1-9 2015
  • Chest
    Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of COPD: Stratification of costs according to the severity of the disease and initial drug therapy.
    118, p. 1278-1285 2000
  • Peptides
    D Duethman, NA Dewan, JM Conlon. Isolation of the Opioid Peptide Leu-Val-Hemorphin-7 from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
    21, p. 137-142 2000
  • Not Applicable
    NA Dewan. Pro Position on ”Patient Subset Definitions can Help management of AECB.” Pulmonary Infections Forum. 1999,Vol.III, No. 4. 1999
  • Not Applicable
    NA Dewan, S Rafique, B Kanwar, H Satpathy, K Ryschon MS Tillotson MS Niederman. Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD): Factors associated with poor treatment outcome. CHEST 2000. In Press. 1999
  • Not Applicable
    NA Dewan. Patient Evaluation Profiles of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis. Supplenent to ”Infections in Medicine” and ”Drug Benefit Trends”. February 1999. 1999

Publications

  • Chest India
    COPD Exacerbations: Can the majority be managed at home?
    2:6 (Suppl), p. S31 2001
  • Chest India
    Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.
    2:6 (Suppl), p. S34 2001
  • ACC Current Journal Review
    Diagnostic Strategies and Newer Management Techniques in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome
    2:6 (Suppl), p. S12 2001
  • Not Applicable
    Pharmaco-Economic Evaluation of COPD: Stratification of Costs According to Severity of the Disease and Initial Drug Therapy. DE Hilleman, NA Dewan, M Malesker, M Friedman. CHEST 1999;116:274S. 1999
  • N.A.Dewan.COPD Exacerbations: To Xray or not to Xray. CHEST 2002;122:1118-1121

Editing and Reviews

  • Chest
    N.A.Dewan.COPD Exacerbations: To Xray or not to Xray.
    122, p. 1118-1121 2002
  • Not Applicable
    CJ Destache, NA Dewan, WJ O'Donohue, JC Campbell, VA Angelillo. Clinical and Economic Considerations in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1999;43:suppl A 1078-113. 1999
  • Not Applicable
    WJ Scott, NA Dewan. The Use of PET to Stage Lung Cancer. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 1999;6:189-204. 1999
  • Not Applicable
    PO Foral, MA Malesker, NA Dewan, M Miller, C Starling. Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disorders. US Pharmacist 1999;24(7)HS3-HS19 1999
  • Not Applicable
    Duethman, NA Dewan, JM Conlon. Isolation of the Opioid Peptide Leu-Val-Hematoporphyrin-7 from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Peptides 2000. In Press. 1999

Presentations

  • Creighton Family Practice Core Curriculum Lectures: OSA: Update in Evaluation and Management. January 13, 2023 2023
  • Invited Presentation: Post COVID Respiratory Complications. NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital. November 17,2022, Nagpur India 2022
  • Course Co-Director: XVIII Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education, Omaha NE. Virtual Conference, October 1, 2022; Alternative Treatment Option in Mild OSA: Daytime Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy? 2022
  • Invited Speaker: American College of Prosthodontics 2021, Annual Virtual Session: October 29,2021 SanDiego CA Connections with Medicine II- Sleep Medicine: Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Overview for the Dentist 2021
  • Course Co-Director: XVII Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education, Omaha NE. Virtual Conference, October 1,2021 Respironics PAP Machines Recall: An Update 2021 2021
  • Invited Faculty: Oximetry and PAP Downloads in Clinical Practice. Virtual CHEST 2020. October 24, 2020 2020
  • Course Co-Director: XVI Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education, Omaha NE. Virtual Conference, October 2,2020 1. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Is it CPAP or NIV. 2. PSG and HST: What More Can We Learn from Them? 3. COVID-19 Infection: Impact on Sleep Lab 2020
  • Invited Faculty: PAP Downloads in Clinical Practice. CHEST 2019, New Orleans, LA. October 22, 2019 2019
  • Symposium Chair: Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients: Impact on Hospital Readmissions. CHEST 2019, New Orleans LA. October 21,2019 a) Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients: Introductionb) PAP Options and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome 2019
  • Invited faculty: Nocturnal Oximetry in Pulmonary Practice: Round Table Discussions. CHEST 2018 meeting, October 9, 2018. San Antonio TX. Oximetry, PAP Download and Sleep Disordered Breathing 2019
  • Symposium Chair: Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients: Impact on Hospital Readmissions. SLEEP 2019 meeting. June 10, 2019 San Antonio, TX a. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients: Introduction b. PAP Options and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome 2019
  • Course Co-Director: "XV Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update "Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education. Regency Marriott, Omaha NE April 11-12, 2019 1.What Can You Do if a Patient Cannot Use CPAP? A Case based Discussion 2. Early Clues to Diagnosis of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients 3. Impact of PAP Use on Treatment Outcomes and Hospital Admissions 2019
  • 19. Course Co-Director: XV Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education. Regency Marriott, Omaha NE April 11-12, 2019 1.What Can You Do if a Patient Cannot Use CPAP? A Case based Discussion. 2. Early Clues to Diagnosis of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients 3. Impact of PAP Use on Treatment Outcomes and Hospital Admissions 2019
  • Visiting Faculty: Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds. Mount Sinai Medical Center. March 29, 2019 New York NY"Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients: Impact of PAP Interventions on Treatment Outcomes and Hospital Readmissions" 2019
  • Invited Presentation: Bronchial Asthma: Phenotypes, Endotypes and Biomarkers in Pathogenesis. NATCON 2019 meeting. January 6, 2019, Nagpur India 2019
  • Invited faculty: Checking the Scale: Evidence Based Obesity Management Throughout the Healthcare Spectrum. CHEST 2018 meeting, October 10, 2018. San Antonio TX.Outpatient Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Obese Patients 2018
  • 18. Course Co-Director: XIV Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education. Hilton Hotel, Omaha NE April 12-13, 2018 iv. Sleep and Chronic Pain: A Bidirectional Link? v. Insomnia: An Approach to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vi. CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, VAPS, ASV: Differences and Indications 2018
  • Invited Speaker at the Creighton 17th Annual Pain Management Conference. Organized by Creighton University School of Medicine and Pharmacy Division. Omaha NE. March 9,2018. Impact of Sleep and Sleep Loss on Chronic Pain 2018
  • 32. Invited Faculty: Montana Sleep Symposium: Billings Montana. September 21, 2017 A. Obesity Hypoventilation and COPD Overlap Syndrome B. Central and Complex Sleep Apnea: Myths and Realities 2017
  • Course Co-Director: XIII Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education. Regency Marriott, Omaha NE. April 20-21, 2017 i. Sleep Disorders and Chronic Lung Disease: A Bidirectional Link? ii. PAP Alternative Therapy: Non-Surgical Options iii. Approach to a Patient with Hypersomnia and Narcolepsy 2017
  • Invited Faculty: Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (BRPT) Clinical Sleep Educator Certificate Program. FOOCUS Conference. May6, 2015, Orlando, FL A.Sleep Apnea: Its worse than You Thought B.Sleep Reports: How and What to Teach Your Patients 2015
  • Invited Faculty: Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (BRPT) Clinical Sleep Educator Certificate Program. September 19-20,2014, Portland, OR A.Sleep Apnea: Its worse than You Thought B.Sleep Reports: How and What to Teach Your Patients C.The Future of Sleep Medicine 2014
  • Invited Faculty: Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (BRPT) Clinical Sleep Educator Certificate Program May 14, 2014, Orlando, FL A.Sleep Apnea: Its Worse than You Thought B.Sleep Reports: How and What To Teach Your Patients 2014
  • Co-Course Director and Moderator: "10 Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update" Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education. Century Link Center, Omaha NE. May 8-9, 2014 2014
  • Co-Course Director and Moderator: "10 Annual Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Update" Creighton University School of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Education. Century Link Center, Omaha NE. May 8-9, 2014 A.Principles of Fatigue Risk Management B.The Future of Sleep Medicine is here. 2014
  • Invited Moderator: CHEST World Congress: Madrid Spain.March 21-24,2014 A.Moderator for OSA Poster Session B.Moderator for Oral Slide Presentations: COPD C.Moderator for Case Presentations. 2014
  • VISN 23. Lung Disease Management Group Meeting: COPD Disease Management Overview, Minneapolis, MN, June 21, 2004. 2004
  • National Presentation: Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Annual CME Meeting, Detroit Michigan, June 6, 2004. Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Top Ten Things to Know 2004
  • Association of Hospitalist Physicians: St. Louis, MO. COPD Exacerbations: Management Options and Outcomes, April 28, 2004. 2004
  • Creighton University Update in Internal Medicine: Diagnosis and Management of Common Sleep Disorders, April 16, 2004. 2004
  • 5th Central American College of Chest Physicians Congress. Panama City, Panama. March 24-25, 2004. A. Asthma in the Edlerly B. Community Acquired Pneumonia Update 2004 C. Lung Cancer Diagnosis 2004
  • Creighton Cardiology Grand Rounds: Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Manifestations, March 1, 2004. 2004
  • NAPCON 2003 All Indian Pulmonary and Critical Care Physicians Meeting. Coimbatore, India, November 12-16, 2003. A. Complications of Noninvasive Ventilation B. COPD Exacerbations: Management Options and Outcomes. C. Pharmacotherapy in COPD. 2003
  • Pulmonary/Critical Care Symposium Sponsored by ACCP/GSK, November 9, 2003, Mumbai, India. A. Update in COPD Management B. Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Apnea 2003
  • Creighton Surgery Grand Rounds: Current Concepts in Sepsis. 2003
  • Invited faculty for NAPCON 2002 held in Jaipur, India November 19-23, 2002 A. Diagnostic Strategies and Newer Management Techniques in Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome B. Pharmacotherapy in COPD C. Transbronchial Mediastinal Needle Aspiration: Practical Demonstration 2002
  • Coordinator for ACCP/GSK Postgraduate Symposium on "Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care" New Delhi,India 2002
  • Management Approach in Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome COPD Management Gold Guidelines Update in Management of Bronchial Asthma 2002
  • Diagnostic Issues in Lung Cancer: Moderator for Slide Presentation at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting held in San Diego, California, November 3, 2002 2002
  • Diagnostic Strategies and Newer Management Techniques in Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome. Asia Pacific Congress on Chest Diseases (APCDC) 2001, held in Mumbai, India 2001
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodules. Asia Pacific Congress on Chest Diseases (APCDC) 2001, held in Mumbai, India. 2001
  • COPD Exacerbations: Can the majority be managed at home? Asia Pacific Congress on Chest Diseases (APCDC) 2001, held in Mumbai, India. 2001
  • Management Approach in Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome. Postgraduate Symposium on "Sleep Disordered Breathing" in Mumbai, India. 2001
  • Creighton Medicine Grand Rounds: Panel Discussion - Diagnostic and Treatment Consideration in Sleep Apnea. 2001
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Creighton Family Practice Lecture Series. September 22, 2000. 2000
  • Poster Presentation: Outcome Factors in Acute Exacerbation of COPD: Forum on Respiratory Infections. Monte Carlo. February 15-17, 2000. 2000
  • First Central American ACCP Pulmonary and Critical Care Conference. San Pedro Sul;a, Honduras. January 27-28, 2000. 2000
  • Slide Presentation: Pharmaco-Economic Evaluation of COPDS: Stratification of costs according to the severity of the disease and initial drug therapy. CHEST 1999;Annual Scientific Assembly of ACCP and World Congress. Chicago, IL. November 2, 1999. 1999
  • Co-Moderator for Abstract Slide Presentation Session on Bronchoscopy: Lung Cancer. CHEST 1999;Annual Scientific Assembly of ACCP and World Congress. Chicago, IL. November 2, 1999. 1999

Awards

  • Master Clinician Award
    Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Intramural Research Award
    James F. Sullivan Award for Excellence and Dedication to Resident Education 2001
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