David DiBardino, MD

Interventional Pulmonology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-615-5864
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About me

  • Associate Director, Clinical Research, Section of Interventional Pulmonology
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

Reviews

Average Rating

352 reviews

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Anonymous
April 2026
he was patient and explained everything and listen to my health needs.
Anonymous
March 2026
the physician visit was exceptional from start to finish. the doctor demonstrated a remarkable level of professionalism knowledge and genuine care. he took the time to listen tentatively to all of my concerns without rushing, asked thoughtful questions and explained everything in a clear reassuring way their ability to combine an expertise with compassion made me feel comfortable and confident in the care i was receiving which stood out most was their attention to detail and commitment to ensuring i fully understand my condition and treatment options he went above and beyond to provide personalized guidance showing true dedication. it was one of the most positive healthcare experiences i have had, and i felt feeling, heard, respected and well cared for.
Anonymous
March 2026
great doctor
Anonymous
March 2026
i want my brothers to see him.

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. DiBardino is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Jeffrey Thiboutot, Christopher M Kapp, Peter Illei, Scott Shofer, Christopher R Gilbert, David DiBardino, Andrew DeMaio, Sonali Sethi, Momen M Wahidi, Bryan S Benn, Colin Gillespie, Cristina Salmon, Luis Angel, Ashutosh Sachdeva, Van K Holden, Rafael Paez, Jennifer D Duke, Robert J Lentz, Anil Vachani, Nicholas Pastis, Daniela Molena, Sean Tackett, Miranda R Jones, Najib M Rahman, Gerard Silvestri, Fabien Maldonado, Lonny Yarmus; Interventional Pulmonary Outcomes Group Cryobiopsy vs Forceps for Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy: The FROSTBITE-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. , JAMA: 2026

Jeffrey Thiboutot, Ardian Latifi, Peter Illei, Christopher M Kapp, Fabien Maldonado, Sonali Sethi, Scott Shofer, Christopher Gilbert, Momen Wahidi, Andrew DeMaio, Ashutosh Sachdeva, David DiBardino, Anil Vachani, Nicholas Pastis, Daniela Molena, Miranda R Jones, Najib M Rahman, Gerard Silvestri, Lonny Yarmus A randomized controlled trial of cryoprobe versus forceps for transbronchial biopsy (FROSTBITE-2): Study protocol for a multi-center pragmatic clinical trial. , Contemp Clin Trials, 162: 2026,108251

Martin J. Edelman, Anil Vachani, Dana Marie Haagen Zambino, Eric Ross, Rohit Kumar, Alan Haber, David Dibardino, Karen Ruth, Jordan Anaokar, Maruti Kumaran, Cheyenne Pagan, Kirby P. Gardner, Cha-Mei Tang, Dan Adams Pragmatic, Multicenter, Double-Blind Evaluation of Circulating Cancer Associated Macrophage-Like (CAML) Cells for Detection of Cancer in Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules. , JCO Precision Oncology: 2026

Alicia Moreno-Gonzalez, Ebtesam H O Nafie, Chiara Pastori, Joseph Mammarappallil, Partha Seshaiah, Maria B Plentl, Beryl A Hatton, Robert E Neal 2nd, Michael A Pritchett, Janani S Reisenauer, Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, David DiBardino, Bradley B Pua, William S Krimsky Six-Month Local Control Rates and Immune Responses After Pulsed Electric Field Ablation in Metastatic Cancer. , Cancers (Basel), 17(21): 2025,3495

Russell J Miller, Ara A Chrissian, Fayez Kheir, Majid Shafiq, Abigail T Chua, Neal Navani, Francisco A Almeida, Abdul H Alraiyes, Paul A Bain, Christina R Bellinger, Cherng H Chao, George Z Cheng, Rebecca Cloyes, Javier Diaz-Mendoza, David M DiBardino, Erik Folch, Laura K Frye, Yaron B Gesthalter, Thomas R Gildea, Amit Goyal, Karen M Heskett, Van Kim Holden, Moishe Liberman, Christopher Manley, Nikhil K Meena, Catherine L Oberg, Jasleen K Pannu, Edward M Pickering, Michal Senitko, Jo-Anne O Shepard, Thomas Vandemoortele, Atul C Mehta, Kazuhiro Yasufuku American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) Evidence-Based Guidelines on Bronchoscopic Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer. , J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol, 32(4): 2025,e1034

Pritchett MA, Reisenauer JS, Fernandez-Bussy S, DiBardino D, Hunt SJ, Ma KC, Pua BB, Shostak E, Hatton BA, Moreno-Gonzalez A, Seshaiah P, Krimsky WS The Safety of Pulsed Electric Field Ablation Before Standard of Care Treatment for Patients With Metastatic Cancer. , J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol, 32(4): 2025

Gupta S, Ghiathi C, DiBardino D, Josan ES, Salguero BD, Chaddha U, Wayne MT, De Cardenas J, Matta M, Young B, Dunatchik A, Di Felice C, Avasarala SK Effect of Interventional Pulmonology Fellowships on Pulmonary Critical Care Fellows' Core Bronchoscopy Competencies. , ATS Sch., 6(2): 2025,179-190

Roger Y Kim, Clarisa Yee, Sana Zeb, Jennifer Steltz, Andrew J Vickers, Katharine A Rendle, Nandita Mitra, Lyndsey C Pickup, David M DiBardino, Anil Vachani Clinical Utility of an Artificial Intelligence Radiomics-based Tool for Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Nodules. , JNCI Cancer Spectr, 8(5): 2024

John E McGinniss, Jevon Graham-Wooten, Samantha A Whiteside, Ayannah S Fitzgerald, Layla A Khatib, Kevin C Ma, David M DiBardino, Andrew R Haas, Fredric D Bushman, Barry D Fuchs, Ronald G Collman Microbiome Profiling Demonstrates Concordance of Endotracheal Tube Aspirates with Direct Lower Airway Sampling in Intubated Patients. , Chest, 165(6): 2024

Corcoran A, Shore D, Boesch RP, Chopra M, Das S, DiBardino D, Goldfarb S, Haas A, Hysinger E, Phinizy P, Vicencio A, Toth J, Piccione J Practices And Perspectives on Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Bronchoscopy Among Pediatric Pulmonologists In The United States. , Pediatr Pulmonol, 59(6): 2024,1708-1715