Fatima Neemuchwala, MD

My research interests have focused on safety and quality improvement. My quality improvement work has mainly involved patients with cystic fibrosis and tracheostomy and ventilator dependent. I serve on the tracheostomy taskforce on both sides of the Bay as well as lead quality improvement projects to improve safety and delivery of care for patients with CF.

My quality improvement work also focuses on improving medical education for our trainees and improving our curriculum for medical students, residents and fellows.

Clinically, I manage a wide variety of respiratory conditions but have an interest in tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation as well as cystic fibrosis. I oversee the Chronic Ventilation Program in the East Bay that provides multidisciplinary outpatient care for patients on invasive home mechanical ventilation. My other clinical interests include bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Asthma, congenital lung abnormalities and interstitial lung diseases as well as performing bronchoscopies.
Education
MD, 06/2018 - Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Michigan
MD, 06/2015 - Pediatrics, Florida State University
MBBS, 10/2010 - Medicine, Kasturba Medical College

  1. Vaziri S, McGarry ME, Cuneo AA, Willen SM, Iwanaga K, Neemuchwala F, Gibb ER, Chan M, Ly NP. A Joint Conversation: People With Cystic Fibrosis' Perception of Healthcare Teams' Knowledge, Comfort, and Barriers in Discussing Substance Use. Pediatric pulmonology 2025. PMID: 40019020


  2. Vaziri S, Neemuchwala F, Lim J, Chan M. Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Pulmonary-Focused Active Learning Curriculum. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2024. PMID: 39649364


  3. Vaziri S, McGarry ME, Huang CY, Cuneo AA, Willen SM, Iwanaga K, Neemuchwala F, Gibb ER, Chan M, Ly NP. Time to be blunt: Substance use in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric pulmonology 2024. PMID: 38251844


  4. Stoffella S, Ly N, McGarry M, Neemuchwala F, Church G, Chan M, Cuneo A, Omori M, Gibb E. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator administration to a F508del heterozygous infant with meconium pseudocyst and short bowel syndrome: A case report. Pediatric pulmonology 2023. PMID: 38088240


  5. S. Vaziri, M. McGarry, A. Cuneo, M. Chan, E. Gibb, K. Iwanaga, F. Neemuchwala, N. Ly. 323 It's time to be blunt—a deeper investigation of attitudes and usage of marijuana, cannabidiol, and cigarettes in the cystic fibrosis community. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2022. PMID:


  6. K. Tuveson, T. Raffino, D. Dawson, R. Kelekian, F. Ostrem, S. Stofella, M. Omori, E. Norona, M. McGarry, M. Chan, E. Gibb, N. Ly, F. Neemuchwala. 77 Improving transition from pediatric to adult cystic fibrosis care: A quality improvement initiative. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2022. PMID:


  7. Lim JT, Ly NP, Willen SM, Iwanaga K, Gibb ER, Chan M, Church GD, Neemuchwala F, McGarry ME. Food insecurity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in cystic fibrosis households. 2022. PMID: 35112507


  8. Hendra K, Neemuchwala F, Chan M, Ly NP, Gibb ER. Patient and Provider Experience With Cystic Fibrosis Telemedicine Clinic. 2021. PMID: 34900879


  9. K. Hendra, E. Gibb, F. Neemuchwala. 64: Patient and provider experience with cystic fibrosis telemedicine clinic. 2021. PMID:


  10. S. Stoffella, F. Neemuchwala, E. Gibb. 96: Monitoring liver function tests (LFTs) for cystic fibrosis patients on elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor. 2021. PMID:


  11. Neemuchwala F, Ghadimi Mahani M, Pang Y, Lee E, Johnson TD, Galbán CJ, Fortuna AB, Sanchez-Jacob R, Flask CA, Nasr SZ. Lung T1 mapping magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of pulmonary disease in children with cystic fibrosis: a pilot study. Pediatric radiology 2020. PMID: 32162080


  12. Soliman M, Neemuchwala F, Sankar A, Jasty R, Rabah R, Popova AP, Newman EA. Multiple Cavitary Lung Lesions in an Adolescent: Case Report of a Rare Presentation of Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma. Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology 2018. PMID: 30102646


  13. Caroline T. Simon, Toby C. Lewis, Fatima Neemuchwala, Manuel Arteta, Raja Rabah. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: A case report with a novel mutation in the SLC34A2 gene and review of the literature. Human Pathology Case Reports 2018. PMID:


  14. Neemuchwala F, Taki M, Secord E, Nasr SZ. Newborn Screening Saves Lives but Cannot Replace the Need for Clinical Vigilance. Case reports in pediatrics 2018. PMID: 30057843


  15. Neemuchwala F, Ahmed F, Nasr SZ. Prevalence of Pelvic Incontinence in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis. Global pediatric health 2017. PMID: 29226186