Himanshu Deshwal, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Fellowship Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

• MBBS, Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, India / Maharashtra University of Health & Sciences, Nashik, India, 2013

Publications:

H. Deshwal, D. Pradhan, V. Mukherjee, “Point-of-Care Ultrasound in a Pandemic: Practical Guidance in COVID-19 units”, World Journal of Critical Care Medicine, September, 2021,

A. Bhatt, H. Deshwal, Kelsey Luoma; Madelin Fenianos; Kerry Hena; Nishay Chitkara; Hua Zhong; Vikramjit Mukherjee, “Respiratory mechanics and association with inflammation in COVID-19 related ARDS.” Clinical Study, Respiratory Care, September, 2021,

H. Deshwal, T. Weinstein, R. Sulica, “Advances in Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”, Journal of Investigative Medicine, September, 2021,

T. Weinstein, H. Deshwal, S. Brosnahan, “Advanced Management of Intermediate-High Risk Pulmonary Embolism” in Critical Care, August, 2021,

H. Deshwal, A. Sinha, AC. Mehta, “Life-threatening Hemoptysis”, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August, 2020,

S. Ghosh, H. Deshwal, MB. Saeedan, VK. Khanna, S Raoof, AC Mehta, “Imaging Algorithm for COVID-19: A Practical Approach.” Clinical Imaging, November 2020,

H. Deshwal, AC. Mehta, “Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Single Lung Transplant Recipient- A Blessing in Disguise.” The World Journal of Case Reports, July, 2020,

V. Mukherjee et al., Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: A Unique New York City Public Hospital Experience.” Critical Care Explorations, August, 2020

CD. Gibson, A. Bhatt, H. Deshwal, X. Li, JD. Goldberg, J. Ko, R. Condos, “Comparison of Clinical Measures Among Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Patients with Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) Patterns on High-Resolution Computed Tomography.” Lung, September, 2020,

CD. Gibson, MC. Kugler, H. Deshwal, JS. Munger, R. Condos, “Advances with Targeted Therapy in Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease.” State of the Art Review, Lung, June, 2020,

V. Tejwani, H. Deshwal, B. Ho, R. Avery, M. Loss, AC. Mehta, “Cutaneous Complications in Recipients of Lung Transplants: A Pictorial Review.” Chest, Jan 2019;

AC. Mehta, S. Avasarala, P.Jain, H. Deshwal, T. Gildea, “A Blueprint for Success: Design and Implementation of an Ideal Bronchoscopy Suite.” Chest, Oct 2019,

H. Deshwal, S. Ghosh, K. Magruder, JR. Batholomew, J. Montgomery, AC. Mehta, “A Review of Endovascular Stents for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in Fibrosing Mediastinitis” Vascular Medicine, Dec, 2019,

H. Deshwal, S. Avasarala, S. Ghosh, AC. Mehta, “Forbearance with Bronchoscopy: A Review of Gratuitous Indications” Chest, Aug 2018,

A. Gadre, H. Deshwal, J. Mahar, D. Sadana, I. Haddadin, M. Tong, J. Bartholomew, G. Heresi, “Predictive Scoring for Severity of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Does Timing Matter?” Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, May 2018;

Book Chapters

H. Deshwal, T. Weinstein, A. Sinha, A. Kent, S. Rafeq, JL. Bessich, “Hemoptysis”, in “From Thoracic Surgery to Interventional Pulmonology” September, 2021.

V. Mukherjee, H. Deshwal, A. Bhatt, “View from the Frontline: New York City”. in “Managing Complexicity and COVID-19” May, 2022

H. Deshwal, S. Ghosh, “Developmental Disorders of the Lung” in Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders 6th Edition, November 2022

 

Dr. Himanshu Deshwal is an assistant professor and attending physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. He graduated from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India, and did his residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY. His research interests include hemodynamics, advanced imaging, and therapeutics in pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung diseases. He has authored several peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals. He aspires to provide clinical care to patients suffering from pulmonary vascular diseases and advance research to improve outcomes in the field of pulmonary and critical care medicine. 

Medical Specialties

• Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Board Certifications

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Special Training

• Residency, Internal Medicine
  Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
• Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
  New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

Clinical Focus:

• Pulmonary Vascular Disorders/Pulmonary Hypertension
• Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS)
• Pulmonary Disorders