CURRICULUM VITAE
Van K. Holden, MD, FCCP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Date September 23, 2020
Contact Information
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
110 S. Paca Street, 2nd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410)328-8141
Fax: (410)328-0177
vho****den@som.umaryland.edu
Education
2002—2005 B.A., Biology, Newman University, Wichita, KS (Magna Cum Laude)
2006—2010 M.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
2013—2014 Clinical Research Certificate, NIH Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Online Course
Post Graduate Education and Training
2010—2013 Residency, Internal Medicine
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
2013—2014 Chief Resident, Clinical Instructor
Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
2014—2017 Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
2016—2017 Chief Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
2017—2018 Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Certifications
2013 American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
2016 American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)
2018 American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (Diplomat of the AABIP)
2019 American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
Medical Licensures
2013—2015 Inactive, New Jersey
2017—2019 Inactive, Massachusetts
2015—Present Active, Maryland
Employment History
2005—2006 Pharmacy Technician, Medical Consultants Cancer Center, Muncie, IN
2014 Hospitalist, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, New Brunswick, NJ
2015—2017 Night Intensivist, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Academic Appointments
2013—2014 Clinical Instructor, Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
2017—2018 Clinical Instructor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2018—Present Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2018—Present Assistant Professor, Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Professional Society Memberships
2010—2020 American College of Physicians
2013—Present American Medical Association
2014—Present American College of Chest Physicians
2014—Present American Thoracic Society
2014—Present Society of Critical Care Medicine
2016—Present American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
2019—Present Society of Advanced Bronchoscopy
2019—Present World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Honors and Awards
2011 Outstanding Intern Award, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, awarded for distinguished performance in medicine
2011 Resident Research Award, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, awarded for distinguished poster presentation
2013 Leadership Day Grant, American College of Physicians
2013 Nilesh Tamakuwala, M.D. Award, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, awarded for compassionate care and excellence in teaching
2014 Excellence in Teaching Award, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
2018 American Thoracic Society Assembly on Thoracic Oncology Abstract Scholarship
2019 Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Clinical Activities
2018—2019 Clinical Expertise: Interventional Pulmonology, Advanced Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Bronchoscopy, Pleural Disease, Critical Care Medicine
Scope of Clinical Practice:
Interventional Pulmonology Consultation, UMMC: Attend 4 months/year
Interventional Pulmonology Procedures, VA and Midtown: 4 months/year
Medical Intensive Care Unit, UMMC: Attend 1 month/year
Faculty Practice Clinic: 1 day every other week
Fellows Clinic: 1 day every other week
Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Tumor Board: 1 day every week
Multidisciplinary Mesothelioma Tumor Board: 1 day every week
2019—2020 Clinical Expertise: Interventional Pulmonology, Advanced Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Bronchoscopy, Pleural Disease, Critical Care Medicine
Scope of Clinical Practice:
Interventional Pulmonology Consultation, UMMC: Attend 3 months/year
Interventional Pulmonology Procedures, VA and Midtown: 4 months/year
Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA: Attend 0.5 month/year
Faculty Practice Clinic: 1 day every 3 weeks
Fellows Clinic: 1 day every other week
Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Tumor Board: 1 day every week
Multidisciplinary Mesothelioma Tumor Board: 1 day every week
Institutional Service
2012—2013 Internal Medicine Representative, GME, Rutgers-RWJMS, New Brunswick, NJ
2016—2017 Member, UMMC Performance Improvement Steering Committee, Baltimore, MD
2018—2019 Associate Director, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
2018—2019 Faculty, Fellow Selection Committee, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
2018—2019 Faculty, ACGME Self-Study, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
Participated in meetings, reviewing documents, and revising responses
2018—Present Member, UMMC – Midtown Campus Endo Workgroup Committee
2018—Present Faculty, Program Evaluation Committee, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
Participated in meetings, reviewing documents, and revising responses
2018—Present Faculty, Clinical Competency Committee, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
2018—Present Director, Interventional Pulmonology Journal Club Conference, UMMC
2019—Present Director, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
2019—Present Chair, Education Committee, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
2019—Present Chair, Fellow Selection Committee, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
2019—Present Director, Simulation Curriculum, PCCM Fellowship Program, UMMC
2019—Present Associate Director, Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Program, UMMC
2019—Present Faculty, Program Evaluation Committee, Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship
Program, UMMC
2019—Present Faculty Interviewer, Internal Medicine Residency Program, UMMC
2020—Present Director, University of Maryland Innovation in Bronchoscopy Education Series,
UMMC
2020—Present Member, Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Subcommittee,
Graduate Medical Education, UMMC
2020—Present Member, Learning Environment Diversity, Inclusion, and Healthcare Disparities
Subcommittee, Graduate Medical Education, UMMC
Local and National Service
National Service
2007 Medical Student Volunteer, Medical Missions Foundation, Antigua, Guatemala
2011 Participant, American College of Physicians Leadership Day, Washington, DC
2013 Participant, American College of Physicians Leadership Day, Washington, DC
2014 Lead Physician, Medical Mission Trip, Handfuls of Hope, Dominican Republic
2014 Participant, American College of Physicians Leadership Day, Washington, DC
2015—2017 National Committee Member, American College of Chest Physicians Trainee Work Group
2016 Ad Hoc Reviewer under Preceptorship, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine (1x/yr each)
2016 Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: Telluride Experience Maryland/DC Joint Session
2016—Present Abstract Reviewer, Chest Annual Meeting
2016 Moderator, Student/Resident Case Report Poster Session: Disorders of the
Pleura, Chest Annual Meeting
2017 Mentor, American Medical Student Association
2018 Ad Hoc Review under Preceptorship, Journal of Thoracic Disease, Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease (2x/yr)
2018 In-Training Exam Question Writer, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
2019 Moderator, Fellow Case Report Poster Session: Disorders of the Pleura 2, Chest Annual Meeting
2019 Participant, Chest Leadership Development Course, Chest Annual Meeting
2019—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Respiratory Care (2x/yr)
2019—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (3x/yr)
2019—Present Member, Membership Survey Committee, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors
2019—Present Member, Education Committee, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors
2019—Present Member, Journal Club Education Committee, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
2019—Present Member, Public Relations Subcommittee, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
2019—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (1x/yr)
2020—Present Ad Hoc Member, Membership Committee, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
2020—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, European Respiratory Review (2x/yr)
2020—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Annals of the American Thoracic Society (1x/yr)
2020—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease (2x/yr)
2020—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Shanghai Chest (1x/yr)
2020—Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, ATS Scholar (1x/yr)
2020—Present Associate Editor, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors Voices in #MedEd Blog
Local Service
2006—2007 Student-Physician, JayDoc Community Clinic, Kansas City, KS
2006—2007 Representative, Asian-American Medical Students Association, Kansas City, KS
2007—2008 Secretary, Student National Medical Association, Kansas City, KS
2007—2008 President, Asian-American Medical Students Association, Kansas City, KS
2008—2009 Student-Physician, JayDoc Community Clinic, Wichita, KS
2009—2010 Executive Board Member, Internal Medicine Interest Group, Wichita, KS
2010—2013 Volunteer, Breast Cancer Screening Clinic, Princeton, NJ
2012—2014 Chair, American College of Physicians New Jersey Associates Council
2019—Present Member, Women in Medicine and Science Wellness and Work Life Balance
Committee, University of Maryland SOM, Baltimore, MD
Teaching Service
Medical Student Teaching
2016 Instructor, Pulmonary Function Tests Small Group, University of Maryland SOM: 20 students x 2 hours
2016 Instructor, Interstitial Lung Disease Small Group, University of Maryland SOM: 20 students x 2 hours
2017 Instructor, Journal Club, University of Maryland SOM: 14 students x 1 hour
2019 Lecturer, Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Airways Disease: Asthma and Bronchiolitis, University of Maryland SOM: 75 students x 1 hour (35.2% average, 41.5% above average, 18.9% excellent; 159 responses)
2019 – 2020 Preceptor, Introduction to Clinical Medicine II, University of Maryland SOM: 4 students x 4 hours x 5 sessions
2019 Panelist, 6th Annual Careers in Medicine Interviewing Workshop, University of Maryland SOM: 40 students x 1 hour
2020 Lecturer, Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Airways Disease: Asthma and Bronchiolitis, University of Maryland SOM: 75 students x 1 hour
2020 Instructor, Pulmonary Function Tests Small Group, University of Maryland SOM: 19 students x 2 hours
2020 Lecturer, Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Disease, University of Maryland SOM: 75 students x 1 hour
2020 Instructor, Pulmonary Disease Case Studies III Small Group, University of Maryland SOM: 19 students x 2 hours
2020 Instructor, Thoracic Tumor Board Panel, University of Maryland SOM: 75 students x 2 hours
2020 Instructor, Respiratory Function and Mechanics of Breathing Small Group, University of Maryland SOM: 20 students x 2 hours
2020 Instructor, COVID-19: Bench to Bedside (MSPR 524) NEJM Treatment Simulations Small Group, University of Maryland SOM: 11 students x 2 hours
2020 Preceptor, Introduction to Clinical Medicine II, University of Maryland SOM: 4 students x 4 hours x 1 sessions
Resident and Fellow Teaching
2013—2014 Instructor, Noon Case Conference, Rutgers-RWJMS, Internal Medicine Residency: 20 residents x 1 hour, 5 days per week
2015 Instructor, Critical Care Ultrasound, UMMC, Internal Medicine Residency: 12 residents x 1 hour
2015 Instructor, Pulmonary Board Review, UMMC, Internal Medicine Residency: 25 residents x 1 hour
2016 Course Director and Instructor, Pulmonary Board Review, UMMC, PCCM fellows: 5 fellows x 1 hour x 20 weeks
2017 Instructor, Foreign Body Extraction Station, Introduction to Bronchoscopy and Pulmonary Procedures Course, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, PCCM fellows: 25 fellows x 4 hours
2018 Instructor, Percutaneous Chest Tubes Station, Introduction to Bronchoscopy and Pulmonary Procedures Course, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, PCCM fellows: 21 fellows x 4 hours
2019 Instructor, Massive Upper GI Bleed Simulation, UMMC, PCCM and CC fellows: 6 fellows x 2 hours
2019 Instructor, Massive Hemoptysis Simulation, UMMC, PCCM and CC fellows: 35 fellows x 4 hours
2019 Instructor, Low-Fidelity Endobronchial Blocker Placement, UMMC, PCCM and CC fellows: 35 fellows x 1 hour
2019 Instructor, Rigid Bronchoscopy, Stent Placement, and Ablation Techniques Station, Updates in Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, PCCM fellows: 25 fellows x 4 hours
2019 Instructor, Bronchoscopy Tools Skills Session: Needles, Brushes, and Forceps, UMMC, PCCM fellows: 6 fellows x 1.5 hours
2019 Instructor, Interventional Pulmonology Hands-On Skills Development, Cadaver Lab Training, UMMC, IP fellows: 4 fellows x 3 hours
2019 Instructor, Cardiac Arrest with Pneumothorax Simulation, UMMC, PCCM and CC fellows: 7 fellows x 1 hour
2019 Director, Airway and Pleural Disease Course, Mid-Atlantic Pulmonary & Critical Care Education Collaborative Summer Education Block, Critical Care Fellows: 40 fellows x 9 hours (9.5% very helpful and no major change needed, 85.7% outstanding; 21 responses)
2019 Facilitator, Goals of Care Communication Simulation, Mid-Atlantic Pulmonary & Critical Care Education Collaborative Summer Education Block, Critical Care Fellows: 18 fellows x 3 hours
2019 Instructor, Bronchoscopy Skills Station, Mid-Atlantic Pulmonary & Critical Care Education Collaborative Summer Education Block, Critical Care Fellows: 8 fellows x 3 hours
2019 Panelist, Subspecialty Mentoring and Research Meet and Greet, UMMC, Internal Medicine Residency: 5 residents x 1 hour
2020 Instructor, Massive Hemoptysis Simulation, UMMC, PCCM and CC fellows: 35 fellows x 6 hours
2020 Instructor, Cardiac Arrest with Pneumothorax Simulation, UMMC, PCCM and CC fellows: 3 fellows x 1 hour x 6 sessions
2020 Instructor, Interventional Pulmonology Hands-On Skills Development, Cadaver Lab Training, UMMC, IP and PCCM fellows: 6 fellows x 3 hours
2020 Instructor, American Thoracic Society Virtual Boot Camp Workshop: ICU Emergencies, virtual, Internal Medicine Residents: 76 residents x 2 hours
2020 Director, Airway and Pleural Disease Course, Mid-Atlantic Pulmonary & Critical Care Education Collaborative Summer Education Block, Critical Care Fellows: 40 fellows x 5 hours
2020 Instructor, Pleural Procedures Hands-On Skills Development, Mid-Atlantic Pulmonary & Critical Care Education Collaborative Summer Education Block, Critical Care Fellows: 12 fellows x 3 hours
2020 Instructor, Bronchoscopy Skills Station, Mid-Atlantic Pulmonary & Critical Care Education Collaborative Summer Education Block, Critical Care Fellows: 11 fellows x 3 hours
2020 Instructor, Foundations in Bronchoscopy, PCCM fellows: 8 fellows x 2 hours, monthly
Post-Graduate Teaching
2017 Instructor, Cryotherapy Station, Advanced Lung Diseases Symposium and Hands-On Workshop, University of Maryland SOM: 15 physicians x 2 hours
2017 Instructor, Chest Tube Station, Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: 30 physicians x 4 hours
2017 Instructor, Live Cases of Rigid Bronchoscopy, Stent Placement, and Linear EBUS, Boston Scientific Preceptorship Course, Boston/Latin America: live transmission to 3 hospitals in Mexico and Latin America
2018 Instructor, Live Case of Rigid Bronchoscopy and T-tube Placement, Boston Scientific Preceptorship Course, Boston/Latin America: live transmission to 3 hospitals in Mexico and Latin America
2018 Instructor, Rigid Bronchoscopy and Stent Simulation, Boston Scientific Preceptorship Course, Boston/Latin America: 7 physicians x 3 hours
2018 Instructor, Navigational Bronchoscopy Station, 26th Annual Assembly of the American Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, Chest Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX: 24 physicians x 3 hours
2019 Instructor, Intrabronchial Valve Placement, Bronch Day 2019: A Comprehensive, Hands-On Guide to Basic Bronchoscopy, EBUS, and Navigational Bronchoscopy, American Thoracic Society International Meeting, Dallas, TX: 50 physicians x 4 hours
Mentorship
2017—2018 Adviser for 2 research fellows; both fellows presented abstracts at ATS and are
working on manuscripts; 2 hours/month per fellow over 1 year
2018—Present Adviser for PCCM fellows; responsible for providing feedback and evaluation on
clinical performance, ITE, and career counseling; total 8 hours/month over 1 year
2018—Present Adviser for one interventional pulmonology fellow; the fellow has published a
book chapter, presented monthly educational conferences, has an abstract
accepted at ATS and is currently working on a review article; 4 hours/month over
1 year
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1. Kajese TM, Nguyen LT, Pham GQ, Pham VK, Melhorn K, Kallail KJ. “Characteristics of child abuse homicides in the state of Kansas from 1994 to 2007.” Child Abuse Negl. 2011 Feb; 35(2):147-154.
2. Holden VK, Shah NG, Verceles AC. “Implications of an incidental pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.” J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2016 Mar; 4(1):1-4.
3. Holden VK, Varonin D, Robinett KS. “Severe, refractory thrombocytopenia in a critically ill patient caused by vancomycin induced antibodies.” J Clin Med Ther. 2017; 2:1.
4. Holden VK, Kligerman SJ, Hastings TG, Hines SE. “Unabated occupational risk in a patient with rheumatoid pulmonary fibrosis.” Occup Med (Lond). 2017; 67(4):311-313.
5. de Lima A, Holden V, Gesthalter Y, Kent MS, Parikh M, Majid A, Chee A. “Treatment of persistent bronchopleural fistula with a manually modified endobronchial stent: a case-report and brief literature review.” J Thorac Dis. 2018 Oct; 10(10):5960-5963.
6. Holden VK, Wappel S, Verceles AC, Deepak J. “Impact of an onsite endobronchial ultrasound program on the time to treatment of cancer in veterans.” Ann Lung Cancer. 2019; 3(1):66-74.
7. Pickering EM, Holden VK, Heath JE, Verceles AC, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Sachdeva A. “Tissue acquisition during EBUS-TBNA: comparison of cell blocks obtained from a 19G versus 21G needle.” J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2019 Oct; 26(4):237-244.
8. Amariei DE, Tran BC, Yao R, Britt EM, Holden VK, Sachdeva A, Pickering EM. “Intrapleural alteplase and dornase in a pregnant woman with complicated parapneumonic effusion.” Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Nov; 108(5):e293-e294.
9. Grier W, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Jeudy J, Holden V, Sachdeva A, Pickering E. “Bronchial artery laceration and haemothorax complicating transbronchial needle aspiration.” Respirology Case Reports. 2019 Nov; 8(1):e00497.
10. Majid A, Rivera E, Sisniega C, Husta B, Chee A, Parikh M, Holden V, Kheir F. “Fluid infusion through chest tube to facilitate pleural procedures: a feasibility study.” J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2019 Dec 23.
11. Holden VK, Ospina-Delgado D, Chee A, Parikh MS, Carreiro MM, Alape Moya D, Fernandez-Bussy S, Herth FJF, Majid A. “Safety and Efficacy of the Tracheobronchial Bonastent: A Single-Center Case Series.” Respiration. 2020 Apr; 99(4):353-359.
12. Lin Y, Holden V, Dhilipkannah P, Deepak J, Todd NW, Jiang F. “A Non-Coding RNA Landscape of Bronchial Epitheliums of Lung Cancer Patients.” Biomedicines. 2020 Apr; 8(4):88.
Invited Reviews
1. Holden VK, Hines SE. “Update on flavoring-induced lung disease.” Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2016 Mar; 22(2):158-64.
2. Holden V, Slack III D, McCurdy MT, Shah NG. “Diagnosis and management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.” Emerg Med Pract. 2017 Oct; 19(10):1-24.
3. Holden VK, Channick CL. “Management of benign central airway obstruction.” AME Med J. 2018 July; 3:76.
4. Oberg CL, Holden VK, Channick CL. “Benign central airway obstruction.” Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Dec; 39(6):731-46.
5. Kanth S, Pickering EM, Sachdeva A, Holden VK. “Endobronchial ultrasound needles: does size matter?” Shanghai Chest. 2020 July; 4:24.
6. Pannu J, Holden V, Ghattas C. “Transbronchial cryobiopsy: how to do it safely?” Shanghai Chest. 2020
7. Charya AV, Holden VK, Pickering EM. “Management of life-threatening hemoptysis in the ICU.” J Thorac Dis. 2020
8. Alsunaid, S, Holden VK, Kohli A, Diaz J, O’Meara LB. “Wound care management: tracheostomy and gastrostomy.” J Thorac Dis. 2020
9. Ghattas C, Alsunaid A, Pickering EM, Holden VK. “State of the art: percutaneous tracheostomy in the intensive care unit.” J Thorac Dis. 2020
Book Chapters
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Abstracts：3
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| Date | Time | Local Time | Room | Session | Role | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-20 | 12:00-12:25 | 2020-11-20,12:00-12:25 | Room No. 7 |
Challenging Cases of Percutaneous Tracheostomy |
Speaker | Tracheostomy in Patients with Coagulopathies |
| 2020-11-21 | 07:00-07:25 | 2020-11-21,07:00-07:25 | Room No. 5 |
Radiation-Induced Airway Injury |
Speaker | Risk Factors for Radiation-Induced Airway Injury |