- Blood clot in lung
- Chronic blood clots in lung
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH)
Nadine Al-Naamani, MD, MS
Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center University City
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Medical School: Lebanese University
- Residency: American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside
- Residency: The Cambridge Hospital
- Fellowship: Tufts - New England Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
العربية
Arabic
Reviews
111 reviews
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Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
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.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Qualifications and experience
- Critical Care Medicine, 2014
- Pulmonary Disease, 2013
- Internal Medicine, 2011
- American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Circulation's Women in Pulmonary Vascular Disease Workgroup (WOW), International
- Assembly on Pulmonary Circulation (PC) Program Committee, American Thoracic Society, International
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
G.J. Farley, M.R. Anderson, J.S. Fritz, S.M. Kawut, J. Minhas, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, S.C. Pugliese, D.A. Torigian, Y. Tong, J.K. Udupa, J.F. Baker, C.E. Ventetuolo, N. Al-Naamani Losing Strength, Slice by Slice: Diagnosing Sarcopenia via Chest CT in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) , American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando FL,: 2026
A. Gayner, R.P. Frantz, P.M. Hassoun, E. Horn, J. Leopold, F.P. Rischard, E.B. Rosenzweig, N.S. Hill, S.C. Erzurum, A. Hemnes, N. Al-Naamani Quality Of Life In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Comparative Analysis Of Patients With Insulin Resistance Versus Insulin Sensitivity , American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando FL,: 2026
Y. Zou, N. Al-Naamani, J. Moutchia, M.J. Krowka, M.B. Fallon, S.M. Kawut, J. Minhas Beta-Blocker Use Is Associated With Longer 6-Minute Walk Distance in Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Portopulmonary Hypertension Compared to Liver Disease Controls , American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando FL,: 2026
B. E. McCarthy, R. Feng, J.S. Moutchia, R. Urbanowicz, J. H. Holmes, S.M. Kawut, N. Al-Naamani Heterogeneity of Treatment-Associated Adverse Events in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis , American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando FL,: 2026
Minhas J, Shou H, Al-Naamani N, Feng R, Zamanian R, Bull T, Chakinala M, Hemnes A, Moutchia J, Mathai SC, Ellenberg S, Ventetuolo C, Kawut SM. Daily Physical Activity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Insights from a Multicenter Longitudinal Trial Using Accelerometry , Chest: 2026
Minhas J, Al-Naamani N. From Provider Judgment to Patient Perspective: Rethinking Functional Class in Pulmonary Hypertension , Chest: 2026
Huang X, Balasubramanian A, Moutchia J, Williams K, Al-Naamani N, Batson M, Gassett AJ, Minhas J, Kaufman JD, Leary PJ, McCormack MC, Mathai SC, Kawut SM, Sack C Ambient Air Pollution Exposure and Mortality in the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry , Ann Am Thorac Soc, 22(9): 2025,1351-1360
Sridhar M, Tauquir A, Sahay S, Tonelli AR, Al-Naamani N, and Cajigas HR Frailty in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Multidimensional Comorbidity , Ann Am Thorac Soc, 22(8): 2025,1115-1125
Meservey A, Al-Naamani N, Minhas J, Fritz JS, Appleby D, Baudry G, Girerd N, Feng R, Kawut SM, Moutchia J. Renal dysfunction and outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an individual participant data meta-analysis , Eur Respir J, 66(2): 2025,2402400
Minhas, JK, Al-Naamani, N Treprostinil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With Cardiovascular Comorbidities: To Use or Avoid , Chest, 167(6): 2025,1532-1534