Wassim W Labaki

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Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
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Wassim W Labaki
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Assistant Professor
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    • About

    Dr. Labaki is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University. He then completed a residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Michigan where he also earned a master’s degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis.

    Dr. Labaki is a provider in the COPD Clinic, the medical director of the Lung Volume Reduction Program and co-chair of the COPD Quality Improvement Committee at the University of Michigan. He conducts clinical and translational research in COPD with a focus on chest imaging biomarkers and metabolomics. He has also been a principal investigator or co-investigator in several NIH and industry-sponsored COPD studies and clinical trials. In 2019, he received the Sreedhar Nair Early-Stage Investigator Award in COPD from the American Thoracic Society.

    Qualifications
    • MS
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
      2017 - 2019
    • MD
      Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3900 Reservoir Road NW Med-Dent Building, Annex 5, Box 571418, Washington, DC, 20057, United States
      2008 - 2012

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Quantitative Lung Tissue Functional Analysis for Pulmonary Adverse Event Risk Assessment prior to Thoracic Radiotherapy
      Miller S, Polan D, Hadley C, Vineberg K, Lockhart C, O'Dwyer D, Labaki W, Galban C, Allen S, Matuszak M, Jolly S, Suresh K, Matrosic C. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 2026 Feb 9;
    • Journal Article
      Airway Mucus Plugs in Asthma and COPD: Pathobiology, Imaging, and Implications for Clinical Trials.
      Bosma CB, Aaron SD, Celli BR, Parraga G, Seymour S, Washko GR, Allinson JP, Baraldi F, Boucher RC, Castro M, Chotirmall SH, Diaz AA, Fahy JV, Goldin JG, Halayko AJ, Halpin DMG, Hoffman E, Labaki WW, Lugogo N, Kazerooni E, Kesimer M, Papi A, Ram S, Ramsey KA, San José Estépar R, Tanabe N, Whelan K, Wedzicha JA, Martinez FJ, Han MK. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2026 Jun 22; DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag309
      PMID: 42330343
    • Journal Article
      Association Between Chronic PM2.5 Exposure and CT-Detected Lung Abnormalities in the SPIROMICS Cohort.
      Bosma CB, Xu L, Murray S, Paulin LM, Kaufman JD, Hansel NN, Alexis NE, Barr RG, Bon J, Bose S, Comellas AP, Cooper CB, Couper D, Curtis JL, Galban CJ, Hatt CR, Hermann EA, Hoffman EA, Kazerooni EA, Kizhakke Puliyakote AS, Martinez FJ, Ohar JA, Paine R, Putcha N, Raju S, Reinhardt JM, Sack C, Labaki WW, Han MK. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2026 Jun 2; DOI:10.1093/annalsats/aaoag143
      PMID: 42226013
    • Journal Article
      Enhancing patient selection for lung volume reduction surgery: a novel quantitative CT approach.
      Labaki WW, Hatt CR, Ram S, Galbán CJ, Bose S, Murray S, Meldrum CA, Lagisetty KH, Reddy RM, Kazerooni EA, Han MK. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2026 May 27; DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag223
    • Journal Article
      A16-04 Significance of Mucus Plugs in Early COPD: An Analysis of the SOURCE Cohort
      Ram S, Oyer JM, Ng AS, Labaki WW, Bosma C, Curtis JL, Kazerooni EA, Hatt CR, Paine R, Soni AV, Ritchie AI, Wedzicha JA, Bateman LA, Hoffman EA, Martinez FJ, Galban CJ, Han MK, Investigators SAS. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 20; 212 (Supplement_1): aamag162.1588 DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.1588
    • Journal Article
      A20-01 One-year Progression in Quantitative CT Parameters Predicts Subsequent Lung Function Decline Over 5 Years: The Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (Spiromics)
      Hermann EA, Hoffman EA, Angelini E, Barjaktarevic I, Bon J, Comellas AP, Cooper CB, Couper D, Curtis JL, Criner GJ, Wells M, Paine R, Krishnan JA, Labaki WW, Laine A, Lynch DA, Han MK, Hansel NN, Martinez FJ, Smith BM, Sun Y, Woodruff P, Barr RG. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 20; 212 (Supplement_1): aamag162.1595 DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.1595
    • Journal Article
      A44-35 Subjectively Reported Unintentional Weight Loss Predicts Greater Mortality in People With COPD
      Chiles JW, Attaway A, Bon J, Regan EA, Yohannes AM, Wells JM, Labaki WW, Rossiter HB, Casaburi R, Mcdonald MN. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 20; 212 (Supplement_1): aamag162.1683 DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.1683
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      AI-based Detection of Airway Mucus Plugs and Imaging Correlates in COPDGene
      Oyer JM, Namvar A, Hoff BA, Labaki WW, Kazerooni EA, Galban S, Martinez FJ, Hatt CR, Han MK, Galban CJ, Ram S. 2026 May 15;

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    Department News

    Dr. Wassim Labaki Receives 2025 Solovy Award for Advancement in COPD

    The Respiratory Health Association (RHA) recently named Wassim Labaki, MD, an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and a provider in the Michigan Medicine COPD Clinic, the recipient of the 2025 Solovy Award for Advancement in COPD.
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    Three Medical School faculty members receive Young Physician-Scientist Awards from American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Three Medical School faculty members are among a group of 50 nationwide to receive Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Nora V. Becker, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of internal medicine in the Division of General Medicine; Wassim Walid Labaki, M.D., M.S., an assistant professor of internal medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and John R. Prensner, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of pediatrics and biological chemistry, are recipients of the annual award, which recognizes physician-scientists who are within 1-5 years of their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their research.
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    Breaking New Ground in COPD: Latest Treatments and Advances in Management

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