Irawan Susanto, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P.
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Pulmonology

Address:
UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
1245 16th Street, Suite 204
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Phone:
Santa Monica Office: 310-828-0174
Academic Office: 310-825-5316
FAX: 310-206-8622

Email:

isusanto@mednet.ucla.edu

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Education and Training:

Education:
M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
B.S., University of Houston, Houston Texas

Clinical Training and Research:
Fellowship, Pulmonary Diseases/Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio


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Areas of Interest:

  • Interventional pulmonology
  • Laser bronchoscopy
  • Airway stents
  • Medical thoracoscopy
  • Tracheostomy and transtracheal oxygen catheter placement
  • Holistic and complementary medicine
  • Lung transplantation
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation

Current Project:

Development of thoracic interventional program and referral center for management of benign or malignant airway obstruction and pleural diseases.

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Representative Publications:

1. Deneke SM, Susanto I, Vogel KA, Williams CE, Lawrence RA:
Mechanisms of utilization of extracellular glutathione by lung
epithelial cells and pulmonary artery endothelial cells. Am J Respir
Cell Mol Biol 1995;12:662-668

2. Susanto I, Peters JI: Acute lupus pneumonitis with normal chest
x-ray. Chest 1997;111(6):1781-1783

3. Susanto I, Wright SE, Lawson RS, Williams CE, Deneke SM:
Metallothionein, glutathione and cystine transport in pulmonary artery
endothelial cells and NIH 3T3 cells. Am J Physiol 1998;274 (Lung Cell
Mol Physiol 18):L296-L300

4. Susanto I, Peters JI, Sako EY, Levine SM, Anzueto A, Bryan CL: Use
of balloon-expandable metallic stents in the management of bronchial
stenosis and bronchomalacia after lung transplantation. Chest
1998;114(5):1330-1335

5. Susanto I, Peters JI: A case of systemic lupus erythematosus or
hepatitis C virus? Chest 1998;113(4):1146-1147

6. Susanto I: Percutaneous dilation of tracheal stenosis. Chest
1999;115(6):1751-1752

7. Susanto I: Percutaneous tracheostomy in the ICU. Pulmonary and
Critical Care Update 1999; Volume 13, Lesson 22

8. Susanto I: Airway complications following lung transplantation.
Pulmonary Perspectives 1999;16(4):5-7

9. Levine SM, Angel L, Anzueto A, Susanto I, Peters JI, Sako EY, Bryan
CL: A low incidence of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
in 109 lung transplant recipients. Chest 1999;116(5):1273-1277

10. Susanto I, Peters JI: Diagnostic workup to rule out pneumonia
mimics. Consultant July 2000; 1413-1420

11. Yee J, Susanto I: Sublingual capnometry: In search of its holy
grail. Chest 2000;118: 894-896

12. Homma A, Anzueto A, Peters JI, Susanto I, Sako E, Zabalgoitia M,
Bryan CL, Levine SM: Pulmonary artery systolic pressures estimated by
echocardiogram vs cardiac catheterization in patients awaiting lung
transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2001;20(8):833-839

13. Susanto I: Managing a patient with hemoptysis. J Bronchol
2002;9:40-45

14. Susanto I: Comparing percutaneous tracheostomy with open surgical
tracheostomy. BMJ 2002;324:3-4

15. Sue RD, Susanto I: Long-term complications of artificial airways.
Clin Chest Med 2003;24:457-471

Book Chapters:

1. Susanto I, Jenkinson SG: Oxygen toxicity. In: Current Therapy in
Critical Care Medicine, 3rd ed, Parrillo JE (ed.), Mosby Year-Book,
Inc., 1997, pp. 264-266.

2. Susanto I, Peters JI: Acute respiratory failure. In: Cardiac
Intensive Care, Brown DL (Ed), WB Saunders Co., 1998, pp. 477-486.

3. Susanto I: Hypotension with mechanical ventilation. In: Critical
Diagnostic Thinking in Respiratory Care: A case-based approach,
Stoller JK, Bakow ED, Longworth DL (Eds), WB Saunders Co., 2001, pp. 319-330


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