Jeffrey B. Rubins, MD

Professor

My clinical activities focus on resident and fellow education, and on sleep apnea and early detection of lung cancer. As medical director for our sleep apnea program, I supervise the evaluation and treatment of approximately 180 patients referred each month with suspected obstructive sleep apnea, using a new approach of unattended cardiopulmonary studies and autotitrating CPAP.

I also direct the management of 600 patients who are being followed in early lung cancer detection programs. As part of our diagnostic program, we have just acquired a superDimension bronchoscopy system to allow electomagnetic navigation in biopsys of small pulmonary lesions outside the range of traditional bronchoscopy.

My clinical interests derive from my previous research investigations in lung cancer, pleural effusion, and pneumococcal vaccination.

Honors

• President, Minnesota Thoracic Society

• Co-Chair, IRB, Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Active Grant Support

• Consultant: Lung Cancer Chemoprevention: isothiocyanate, inositol
  NIH/NIAID, 2005-2010

Selected Recent Publications

Rubins J, Unger M, Colice GL.  Follow-up and Surveillance of the Lung Cancer Patient Following Curative Intent Therapy: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (2nd Edition). Chest 2007; 132(3): 355S–367.

Nguyen JT, Myers N, Palaia J, Georgopoulos A, Rubins JB, Janoff EN.  Humoral responses to oxidized low-density lipoprotein and related bacterial antigens after pneumococcal vaccine.  Trans Res 2007; 150: 172-9.

Rubins JB, Boulware D, Janoff EN.  Pneumococcal disease in adults. In: Pneumococcal Vaccines:  The Impact of Conjugate Vaccine. Siber G, Klugman K, and Mäkelä H, eds. ASM Press, Washington DC.  2007.

Rubins JB.  The current approach to the diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms: lessons from PIOPED II.  Postgrad Med 2008; 120(1):1-7. Review.. 

Rubins JB, Kunisaki KM. Contemporary issues in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Postgrad Med. 2008; 120(2):46-52. Review.

Groth SS, Whitson BA, Kuskowski MA, Holmstrom AM, Rubins JB, Kelly RF.
Impact of preoperative smoking status on postoperative complication rates and pulmonary function test results 1-year following pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer.  2009; 64(3):352-7.

Rubins JB, Raci E, Kunisaki KM. Managing stable COPD in 2009: incorporating results from recent clinical studies into a goal-directed approach for clinicians. Postgrad Med. 2009; 121(1):104-12. Review.

Rubins JB, Solomon R, Colby T, Kelly R. Chest pain and progressive miliary infiltrates in an elderly man. Chest. 2009; 135(2):578-82.