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Lung disease
Simon D. Spivack, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine), Einstein
Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health, Einstein
Professor, Genetics, Einstein
Chief, Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Einstein and Montefiore Health System
Lung diseasesLung cancerEarly lung cancer detection
A researcher and clinician, Dr. Spivack is developing tests for detecting lung cancer at the earliest possible stage—before it becomes fatal by spreading to other parts of the body. In one of several NIH-funded studies, his laboratory is working on a noninvasive, early-diagnosis test for lung cancer that detects particular genetic elements and chemicals in exhaled breath. read more...