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Ali M. Rad, MD, MPH

Ali M. Rad, MD, MPH

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

  • Accepting new patients
  • Speaks English
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Fellowship-trained pulmonary and critical care physician and intensivist at Saint Agnes Medical Center, with Harvard research training and 15+ years of clinical experience.

Dr. Rad brings more than 15 years of clinical and research experience to CCHMG, including caring for patients in critical care units and consulting as a pulmonologist. He is an intensivist at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno and previously worked as a pulmonologist and intensivist at Kaweah Delta in Visalia and in UCSF Fresno’s neurocritical care program.

He completed a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, internal medicine residency at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, a post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard Medical School, and a Master of Public Health in clinical epidemiology at the University of Michigan.

His research in medical imaging and stem cells has been published widely, and he has a long-standing interest in using AI to improve patient care.

Board certification

  • Internal Medicine Board, 2013

Education and training

  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

    Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 2015

  • Internal Medicine Residency

    Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton, NJ, 2012

  • Post-doctoral Research Fellowship

    Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts General Hospital), 2009

  • MPH, Clinical Epidemiology

    University of Michigan, 2008

  • Doctor of Medicine

    Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2001

Hospital affiliations

  • Saint Agnes Medical Center

Experience

  • Intensivist, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno (2019–present)
  • Pulmonologist and Intensivist, UCSF Fresno Neurocritical Care (2017–2018)
  • Pulmonologist and Intensivist, Kaweah Delta District Hospital, Visalia (2015–2017)
  • Senior Research Scientist, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit (2003–2008)

Honors

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (Harvard Medical School / MGH), 2008
  • Outstanding case report, CHEST 2014
  • ATS Fellow Track Symposium, 2015
  • Department of Defense Concept Award grant, 2005
Selected publications (4)
  • Rad AM, et al. Quantification of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled cells using MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007;26(2):366-74.
  • Rad AM, et al. AC133+ progenitor cells as gene delivery vehicle and cellular probe in subcutaneous tumor models. BMC Biotechnol. 2009;9:28.
  • Butler KL, et al. Stem cells and burns: review and therapeutic implications. J Burn Care Res. 2010;31(6):874-81.
  • Rad AM, et al. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor presenting as an FDG-avid lung nodule. CHEST Annual Meeting, 2014.
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