Abhishek Gadre, MD

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Abhishek Gadre, MD

Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine

Dr. Gadre is a Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine physician and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Diseases and Internal Medicine. He was nationally ranked 13th amongst more than 250,000 students in the country and graduated from one of the top medical schools in India. He finished his Internal Medicine Residency at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio and completed his Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship at UCSD. He has received multiple awards and honors during his career for academic scholarship and excellence as a clinical caregiver.

As a Pulmonologist he specializes in treating lung diseases like asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer and pulmonary embolism. Dr. Gadre has a special interest in severe asthma and novel biologic therapies which target specific parts of the immune system. As an Intensivist he specializes in the management of critically ill patients with respiratory failure and shock in the ICU.

Dr. Gadre believes in treating every patient as an individual with a unique set of challenges, and a personalized approach is key to the patient’s overall wellbeing.

Experience

Training:

  • Medical School, Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India, 2007- 2013
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland OH, 2014- 2017
  • Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, 2018- 2021

Prior Experience:

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland OH, 2017-2018

Certifications

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Pulmonary Disease 2020
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Internal Medicine 2017

Licensure

  • Medical Board of California, Physician & Surgeon License
  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License

Other Certifications

  • Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification 2013
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) & Basic Life Support (BLS)

Membership

  • American Thoracic Society (ATS)
  • American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Barry J, Gadre A, Akuthota P. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and other eosinophilic lung diseases. Curr Opin Immunol. 2020 Oct;66:129-135. doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2020.10.005. Epub 2020 Nov 6. PMID: 33166785.
  1. Dodson MW, Sumner K, Carlsen J, Cirulis MM, Wilson EL, Gadre A, Fernandes TM, Brown LM, Best DH, Elliott CG. The Factor V Leiden variant and risk of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Eur Respir J. 2020 Oct 1;56(4):2000774. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00774-2020. PMID: 32444403.
  1. Sehgal S, Chowdhury A, Rabih F, Gadre A, Park MM, Li M, Wang X, Highland KB; STep-count using an Accelerometer for Monitoring PAH—STAMP Study group. Counting Steps: A New Way to Monitor Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Lung. 2019 Aug;197(4):501-508. doi: 10.1007/s00408-019-00239-y. Epub 2019 May 29. PMID: 31144016.
  1. Gadre A, Deshwal H, Mahar J, Sadana D, Haddadin I, Tong M, Bartholomew JR, Heresi GA. Predictive Scoring for Severity of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Does Timing Matter? Semin Thromb Hemost. 2018 Jun;44(4):397-399. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1642643. Epub 2018 May 3. PMID: 29723890.
  1. Gadre A, Highland KB. Connective Tissue Related Interstitial Lung Disease. Current Pulmonology Reports. 2018:1-6. (Online First in October 2018)
  1. Mahar JH, Haddadin I, Sadana D, Gadre A, Evans N, Hornacek D, Mahlay NF, Gomes M, Joseph D, Serhal M, Tong MZ. A pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) approach: initial experience from the Cleveland Clinic. Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis. 2018 May 31:1-7.
  1. Laique S, Singh T, Dornblaser D, Gadre A, Rangan V, Fass R, Kirby D, Chatterjee S, Gabbard S. Clinical Characteristics and Associated Systemic Diseases in Patients With Esophageal “Absent Contractility”-A Clinical Algorithm. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2019 Mar;53(3):184-190. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000989. PMID: 29356781.
  1. Gadre A, Ghattas C, Han X, Wang X, Minai O, Highland KB. Six-Minute Walk Test as a Predictor of Diagnosis, Disease Severity, and Clinical Outcomes in Scleroderma-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: The DIBOSA Study. Lung. 2017 Oct 1;195(5):529-36.
  1. Gadre A, Stoller JK. Tranexamic Acid for Hemoptysis: A Review. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 2017 Mar 1;24(2):69-74.
  1. Gadre A, Highland KB, Mehta A. Reversible Platypnea–Orthodeoxia Syndrome from Ventilation–Perfusion Mismatch in Interstitial Lung Disease: A Novel Etiology. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016 Jan;13(1):137-8.
  1. Hussein AA, Gadre A, Wazni OM, Saliba WI, Bassiouny M, Tarakji K, Baranowski B, Chung M, Bhargava M, Callahan T, Cantillon D, Dresing T, Tchou P, Niebauer M, Kanj M, Lindsay BD, Varma N. Safety of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Prior Cerebrovascular Events. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2016 Apr;2(2):162-169. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2015.10.009. Epub 2015 Nov 17. PMID: 29766866.
  1. Hussein AA, Tarakji KG, Martin DO, Gadre A, Fraser T, Kim A, Brunner MP, Barakat AF, Saliba WI, Kanj M, Baranowski B, Cantillon D, Niebauer M, Callahan T, Dresing T, Lindsay BD, Gordon S, Wilkoff BL, Wazni OM. Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: Added Complexity and Suboptimal Outcomes With Previously Abandoned Leads. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Jan;3(1):1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2016.06.009. Epub 2016 Sep 7. PMID: 29759687.
  1. Gadre S, Gadre A. Preferences of eligible women from an Indian medical college hospital for adapting contraceptives. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016 Dec 16;5(1):35-40.
  1. Gadre SS, Gupta SG, Gadre A. Descriptive analytical study looking for agreement between colposcopic cervical findings and cervical exfoliative cytology. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016 Dec 10;2(3):402-5.

 

National/International Oral Presentations (Original Investigations)

  1. Gadre A, Smith M, Vajapey R, Highland K. Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma: A Comparison of Current Models. Chest. 2018 Oct 1;154(4):1028A. CHEST Meeting 2018, San Antonio TX
  1. Gadre A, Vajapey R, Smith M, Highland K. Prognostication in Scleroderma-Related Pulmonary Disease: A Comparison of Current Models. Chest. 2018 Oct 1;154(4):928A. CHEST Meeting 2018, San Antonio TX
  1. Gadre A, Deshwal H, Mahar J, Sadana D, Sishehbor M, Haddadin I, Tong M, Bartholomew J, Heresi GA. Predictive Scoring for Severity of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Does Timing Matter?
 CHEST, International Meeting 2017, Toronto, Canada. Pulmonary Embolism Session, Podium Slide Presentation on 11/01/2017.
  2. Gadre A, Ghattas C, Minai O, Highland K. Scoring system for screening of pulmonary hypertension in scleroderma : The DIBOSA study. CHEST, International Meeting 2016, Los Angeles. Pulmonary Hypertension Session, Podium Slide Presentation on 10/23/2016

 

Poster Presentation (Original Investigations)

  1. Gadre A, Poch D. Real World Experience with Selexipag for Triple Oral Therapy of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. American Thoracic Society, International Meeting 2020.
  2. Chowdhury A, Sehgal S, Rabih F, Gadre A, Highland KB. Accuracy of accelerometer (Fitbit®ChargeHR™) measured distance and heart rate in patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Presented at American Thoracic Society, International Meeting 2017 Washington DC. 05/22/2017
  3. Rabih F, Sehgal S, Chowdhury A, Gadre A, Highland KB. Agreeability between patient and physician assessment of WHO functional class and visual analog scale in Pulmonary Arterial H Presented at American Thoracic Society, International Meeting 2017 Washington DC. 05/22/2017
  1. Sehgal S, Chowdhury A, Rabih F, Gadre A, Highland KB. Fitbit vs six minute walk in Pulmonary Arterial H Presented at American Thoracic Society, International Meeting 2017 Washington DC. 05/22/2017
  1. Gadre A, Ghattas C, Minai O, Highland K. In depth analysis of six minute walk test parameters in scleroderma patients with and without pulmonary hypertension. American Thoracic Society,International Meeting 2016, San Francisco. 05/18/2016
  1. Gadre A, Ghattas C, Minai O, Highland K. Effect of diastolic dysfunction on six minute walk test performance in patients with Scleroderma. American Thoracic Society, International Meeting 2016, San Francisco. 05/15/2016
  1. Ghattas C, Gadre A, Minai O, Highland K. Performance characteristic of Six Minute Walk Test in Scleroderma patients with Interstitial Lung Disease. American Thoracic Society, International Meeting 2016, San Francisco. 05/17/2016
  1. Barakat A, Hussein A, Tarakji K, MPH, Martin D, Gadre A, Brunner M, Saliba W, Kanj M, Baranowski B, Cantillon D, Niebauer M, Callahan T, Lindsay B, Wilkoff B, Wazni O. Cardiac implantable electronic device infection: Variability in clinical presentation and outcomes in patients with or without previously abandoned leads. Presented at Heart Rhythm Society, International Meeting 2016, San Francisco. 05/04/2016.
  1. Gadre A, Hussein A, Wazni O, Tarakji K, Chung M, Baranowski B, Cantillon D, Tchou P, Martin D, Kanj M, Callahan T, Dresing T, Niebauer M, Bhargava M, Saliba W, Lindsay B, Varma N. Safety of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with a prior history of cerebrovascular events. Presented at Heart Rhythm Society, International Meeting 2015, Boston. 05/22/2015.
  1. Hussein A, Gadre A, Tarakji K, Chung M, Baranowski B, Cantillon D, Tchou P, Martin D, Kanj M, Callahan T, Dresing T, Niebauer M, Bhargava M, Saliba W, Lindsay B, Varma N, Wazni O. Transvenous lead extractions in patients with cardiac implantable device infections and abandoned or redundant leads. Presented at Heart Rhythm Society, International Meeting 2015, Boston. 05/22/2015

Awards

Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017)

Cleveland Clinic Education Foundation

Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

 

American Thoracic Society- Research Scholarship (2016)

ATS National Meeting, San Francisco 2016

Section of Assembly on Clinical Problems

 

Senior Resident of the Month- for Medical Intensive Care Unit (2015)

Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio

 

Appreciation Award, Caregiver Celebration (2017)

Department of Hospital Medicine, Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, OH

 

Caregiver Celebration Award- For excellence in Primary Care Clinic (2015)

Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio

 

National Rank 13th (amongst more than 200,000 applicants.) (2007)

All India Medical Entrance Examination, India

 

National Rank 3rd (2007)

Manipal University Medical Entrance Examination, India

 

National Rank 2nd (2006)

National Science Talent Search Examination, Unified Council, India

 

Top 20 in the country (99.9 percentile) – Gold Medalist (2007)

Indian National Biology Olympiad

 

Top 20 in the country (99.9 percentile) – Gold Medalist (2007)

Indian National Chemistry Olympiad

 

National Merit Scholarship, for top 100 medical students in the Nation (2007- 2012)

Central Board of Secondary Education, Government on India

 

National Talent Search Examination Scholar (2005- 2012)

One of the most prestigious scholarships for a high school student in India)

Sponsored by Government of India