Suchitra Pilli, MB,BS

Department

Medicine

Position

Assistant Professor

Articles

• Chest
  Germano, N, Nair, S., Pilli, S Lobar airway Obstruction Caused by granulation Tissue in Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Zephyr Valve patient: a very rare complication, Nicholas Germano DO, Sunil Nair MD, Suchitra Pilli MD MPH DAABIP, Case report Abstract submitted to American College of Chest Physicians National Conference, CHEST 2023 2023
• Chest
  Purta, P, Pilli, S Fully Covered Self-expandable metal Y stent (SEM-Y) as a treatment option for Tracheal Defects and tracheo-mediastinal fistula, Patryk Purta DO, Suchitra Pilli MD MPH DAABIP, Case report Abstract submitted to American College of Chest Physicians National Conference, CHEST 2023 2023
• Chest
  Kahikar, H, Wittenberg, Z; Pilli, S. Rare Presentation of Acute Cardiac Tamponade without Right Ventricular Collapse: a life-threatening sequela of End Stage Renal Disease, Rimzhim Himanshu Kashikar BS, Zachariah Wittenberg DO, Suchitra Pilli, MD MPH DAABIP, Case report Abstract submitted to American College of Chest Physicians, National Conference, CHEST 2023 2023
• Chest
  Mohindra, N, Pilli, S Curious Case of Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia with lymphocyte predominant effusuon, Neil K Mohindra MD, Suchitra Pilli, MD MPH DAABIP, Case report Abstract submitted to American College of Chest Physicians National Conference, CHEST 2023 2023
• Case Reports in Critical Care
  Alali, Pilli, S Alali, Suchitra Pilli et al, Right Ventricular Clot in Transit in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia Successfully Treated with Thrombolytics, Case Rep Crit Care. 2022; 2022: 3483605 June 2022 2022
• Case Reports in Critical Care
  Alali, Suchitra Pilli et al Alali, Suchitra Pilli et al, Right Ventricular Clot in Transit in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia Successfully Treated with Thrombolytics, Case Rep Crit Care. 2022; 3483605 – June 2022, Case Report Published in Journal 2022
• Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  Jagan, N, Walters, R.; Maldonado, F.; Pilli, S.; DePew, Z. Uncovering Objective Improvements in Physical Activity Using Digital Actigraphy after Therapeutic Thoracentesis: A Pilot Study, Nikhil Jagan, Ryan W Walters, Fabien Maldonado, Suchitra Pilli, Zachary S DePew, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, May 19, 2022, Letter to the Editor 2022
• Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
  Kaster, M, Fully covered SEMS are an option for Broncho-pleural fistula, Michael J. Kaster, Zachary Depew, Suchitra Pilli, poster presented at AABIP National Conference, August 2021 and published in Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology supplement, 2021 2021
• Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
  Kaster, M, DePew, D.; Pilli, S.; Fully covered SEMS are an option for Broncho-pleural fistula, Michael J. Kaster, Zachary Depew, Suchitra Pilli, poster presented at AABIP National Conference, August 2021 and published in Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology supplement, 2021 2021
• Pulmonary Core Curriculum
  Pilli, Suchitra , Pulmonary Core Curriculum: Mediastinal disease: non-neoplastic, congenital cysts, foregut anomalies, acquired lesions9/3/2020 2020
• The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics
  Suchitra Pilli,, Pleural Diseases, Pulmonary Diseases, Chapter 10, The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, April 2019, Suchitra Pilli, author. 2019
• Case Reports in Pulmonology
  Right ventricular clot in transit in a patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, Muhammad E Khan, Suchitra Pilli, MD – case report manuscript in progress -0001
• Moulton, N, Pilli, S, Chen, A, et al Refining Radial EBUS: Characterizing Imaging Interpretation and Proposal for a Standardized Grading System, Nathaniel Moulton, Suchitra Pilli, Alexander Chen et al, Manuscript submitted -0001

Publications

• Chest
  Dehal, N, Pilli, S Brain Abscess due to Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: A Life-threatening Clinical Complication, Navdeep Dehal MD, Suchitra Pilli MD MPH DAABIP, Case report Abstract submitted to American College of Chest Physicians National Conference, CHEST 2023 2023
• Chest
  Dehal, N, SV Thomas, Suchitra Pilli, MD MPH DAABIP Bronchopulmonary carcinoid and Type 1 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) syndrome, Navdeep Dehal MD, SV Thomas, Suchitra Pilli, MD MPH DAABIP, Oral presentation at CHEST National Conference10/18/2022, Abstract publication in Journal CHEST 2022 2022
• Chest
  Schiff, R, Pilli, S Abstract - IGG4-RELATED LUNG DISEASE MASKING LUNG CANCER, Rosina Schiff, Suchitra Pilli, et al, Abstract publication, Journal CHEST 2022 – June 2022 2022
• Chest
  Dehal, N, Pilli, S BRONCHOPULMONARY CARCINOID AND TYPE 1 MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA (MEN) - 10/18/2022, 12:25 pm - 1:25 pm, Navdeep Dehal, Suchitra Pilli, Abstract Publication, Journal CHEST 2022 – June 2022 2022
• Chest
  Dehal, N, Pilli, S A rare bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor in MEN1 syndrome, a great mimicker of asthma? Navdeep Dehal MD, Suchitra Pilli, MD MPH DAABIP, Oral presentation at national conference, CHEST Conference 10/18/2022, Abstract publication in Journal CHEST 2022 – accepted in June 2022 2022
• Chest
  Schiff, R, Waters, M; Pilli, S. IgG4-Related Lung Disease Masking Lung Cancer, Rosina Schiff DO, Mitchell Waters MD, Suchitra Pilli MD MPH DAABIP, Case Report poster presentation at national conference, CHEST Conference, 2022, Abstract publication in Journal CHEST 2022 – accepted in June 2022 2022
• Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  Jagan, N., TIME TO MOVE Study, Time to Improvement in Symptoms in Pleural Effusions, Nikhil Jagan MD, Zachary Depew MD, Venketraman Sahasranaman MD, Suchitra Pilli MD, Ryan Walters , abstract submitted to Annals in Thoracic Surgery, 2022 2022
• Chest
  Dehal, N, A rare bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor in MEN1 syndrome, a great mimicker of asthma? Navdeep Dehal MD, Suchitra Pilli, MD MPH DAABIP, Case Abstract submitted to CHEST Conference, 2022 2022
• Chest
  Schiff, R, IgG4-Related Lung Disease Masking Lung Cancer, Rosina Schiff DO, Mitchell Waters MD, Suchitra Pilli MD MPH DAABIP, Case Report submitted to CHEST Conference, 2022 2022
• Chest
  Chung, J, DePew, Z; Pilli, S. Pulmonary Venous Thrombosis, a rare entity, in the setting of Ulcerative Colitis, Jacqueline Chung, Zachary DePew, Suchitra Pilli, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska – Accepted for Poster Presentation, CHEST 2020 2020
• Chest
  Moulton, N, Pilli, S.; Chen, A Refining Radial EBUS: Characterizing Imaging Interpretation and Proposal for a Standardized Grading System, Nathaniel Moulton, Suchitra Pilli, Alexander Chen et al, Poster Presentation, CHEST 2020 2020

Presentations

• IGG4-RELATED LUNG DISEASE MASKING LUNG CANCER, Rosina Schiff, Suchitra Pilli, et al, Case Poster presentation at National Conference, American College of Chest physicians, CHEST 2022 Oct 17, 2022, Abstract accepted in June 2022 2022
• BRONCHOPULMONARY CARCINOID AND TYPE 1 MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA (MEN) - 10/18/2022, 12:25 pm - 1:25 pm, Navdeep Dehal, Suchitra Pilli, Case Oral presentation at National Conference, American College of Chest physicians, CHEST 2022 Oct 17, 2022, Abstract accepted in June 2022 2022
• Severe Emphysema and Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction, 10/4/22 , Midlands Hospital Primary Care Provider Meeting - Invited Speaker 2022
• Zephyr Valves: A New Treatment for Severe Emphysema, Oral Presentation for Pulmonologists in Omaha, 8/22/22, Invited Speaker for Pulmonx for Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction, The Peregrine Hotel, Omaha 2022
• Pulmonary Nodules - Pulmonary Boot Camp presentation 7/22/22 2022
• Severe Emphysema and Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction, 7/18/22 , Lakeside Hospital Primary Care Provider Meeting - Invited Speaker 2022
• Pulmonary Core Curriculum Lecture: Pulmonary infections VI: mediastinitis, 2/28/2022 2022
• Pulmonary Core Curriculum Lecture: Lung cancer I: genetics and natural history + Lung cancer III: lung tumors other than bronchogenic carcinoma, 1/31/2022 2022
• Fully covered SEMS are an option for Broncho-pleural fistula, Michael J. Kaster, Zachary Depew, Suchitra Pilli, poster presented at AABIP National Conference, August 2021 and published in Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology supplement, 2021 2021
• Invited faculty Speaker: State of the Art Evidence in Covid 19 and Health care Advocacy, July 31st,2021 Indian Medical Association, IMA Telangana, India 2021
• Invited Faculty Speaker: Yashoda Hospital Interventional Pulmonology CME Program, Invited Faculty for Hands on Bronchoscopy Simulation Training, Hyderabad, India: State of the Art in Interventional Pulmonology, July 25, 2021 2021
• Trends in Interventional Pulmonology, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary forum, contributed to oral presentation, 06/03/2021 2021
• Respiratory Therapy Department Grand Rounds: Severe Emphysema and Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction, 02/18/2021 2021
• CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy, ECMO Training Course: Pre-ECMO Procedures, January 26, 2021 2021
• Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Necrotizing fasciitis: Identification and Management combined Pulmonary Critical Care and Infectious Disease Presentation, 11/4/2020 2020
• Pulmonary and Critical Care Department Grand Rounds: Advances in the Approach to Solitary Pulmonary Nodule,10/26/2020, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2020. 2020
• Pulmonary Venous Thrombosis, a rare entity, in the setting of Ulcerative Colitis, Jacqueline Chung, Zachary DePew, Suchitra Pilli, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska Accepted for Poster Presentation, CHEST 2020 2020
• Refining Radial EBUS: Characterizing Imaging Interpretation and Proposal for a Standardized Grading System, Nathaniel Moulton, Suchitra Pilli, Alexander Chen et al, Poster Presentation, CHEST 2020 2020
• Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Advances in Lung Cancer: CT Scan Screening, Stereotactic Radiation, Systemic Therapy, 12/18/2019, Zahra, Hadi, Pilli, Suchitra, Silberstein, Peter, Creighton University School of Medicine, 12/18/2019 2019
• Pulmonary and Critical Care Department Grand Rounds: A flood of Blood in the Airway: Management of Airway Bleeding in the Modern Era, 10/28/2019, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2019 2019
• A Flood of Blood in The Airway: Management of Hemoptysis in the Modern Era, Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds, June 2018, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas. 2018
• Suchitra Pilli, Brandy J Mc Kelvy B, Benign Nodular Adenomatous Hyperplasia of the Thyroid: An Unusual Cause of Pleural Effusion? Dept of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School. Poster Presentation at American Thoracic Society International Conference, 5/18-23/2018, San Diego, CA 2018
• Suchitra Pilli, Praveen Vijhani, Sujith V Cherian, Rosa M Estrada-Y-Martin, Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (PLCH): A rare cause of chronic cough, Dept of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School. Poster Presentation at American Thoracic Society International Conference, 5/1823/2018, San Diego, CA. 2018

Industry/Corporation

• Co- Investigator (Robert Plambeck MD, Suchitra Pilli, MD) - Grifols GC2006 clinical trial – 2020 to present - Grifols Therapeutics LLC / “A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label Parallel Group Pilot Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of High Dose Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) plus Standard Medical Treatment (SMT) versus SMT alone in Subjects with COVID-19 Requiring Admission to the Intensive Care Unit – STUDY CLOSED

• Co-Investigator – Time to Improvement in Symptoms in Pleural Effusions: TIME TO MOVE STUDY, IRB Approved, Enrollment ongoing, Nikhil Jagan, MD, Suchitra Pilli, MD, Zachary DePew, MD – STUDY CLOSED, Abstract Published

Other

• Principal Investigator, Creighton University site, Multi center trial, A Phase 2 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-ranging study evaluating LTI-01 (single-chain urokinase plasminogen activator, scuPA) in patients with infected, non-draining pleural effusions - Study closed, data being analyzed.

• Principal investigator - Quality Improvement Project - Critical Care Equipment Access Improvement Project, Jason Lambrecht (Fellow), Kathleen McGill, Suchitra Pilli. Creighton University School of Medicine – August 2020 - Jan 2021 – improved access to critical care equipment in the ICU’s across all CHI hospitals in Omaha - Completed

Awards

• Physician Enterprise Nominee - Innovation Category
  Commonspirit Health Annual Physician Enterprise Vision Award Nominee for ‘’Innovation’’ Category, Feb 2023
  Commonspirit Health
• Lung Valves Allow Some Emphysema Patients in Nebraska To Do More
  Article in Omaha World Herald, Recognized for innovative bronchoscopic Lung valve Program for Emphysema at Creighton University, 2022. ‘Lung Valves Allow some Emphysema Patients in Nebraska to do More, Aug 2022
  Omaha World Herald
• Provider Kudos Award
  CHI Immanuel Hospital, Omaha, Received Provider Kudos Award – 06/22/22 - awarded by Senior Leadership Team, CHI Health Immanuel
  Immanuel Hospital
• ‘The Conscious Physician’ Leadership Program
  ‘The Conscious Physician’ Leadership Program, CHI Health, ‘The Conscious Physician Leadership Development Program’, CHI Health, Omaha, Nebraska, August 2021 to May 2022
  CHI Health
• Recognition: ‘Top Doctor' Omaha edition – July 2021
  Recognized in ‘Top Doctor, 2021 – Omaha edition – July 2021

Consulting

• CHEST ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians) National Conference Fellow and Resident Abstract and Case Report Reviewer
  Case Report Reviewer
  CHEST ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians) National Conference Fellow and Resident Abstract and Case Report Reviewer May - June 2023
  CHEST
  2023 - 2023
• CHEST Faculty moderator for oral presentation sessions
  Faculty moderator for oral presentation sessions
  Faculty moderator for oral presentation sessions, CHEST National Conference 10/2022
  CHEST
  2022 - 2022
• CHEST Conference Fellow and Resident Abstract and Case Report Reviewer
  Case Report Reviewer
  CHEST Conference Fellow and Resident Abstract and Case Report Reviewer 10/2020
  CHEST
  2020 - 2022