Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Robert Hoffman, MD
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Associate Professor Phone: 412-648-6169 |
Bio
Robert Hoffman received his M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine in 1978. After completing his internship and residency at the University Health Centers of Pittsburgh he pursued his pulmonary fellowship in Pittsburgh from 1981-1984. He then joined the faculty of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Since 1991 he has been involved in the creation and growth of the Comprehensive Lung Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Hoffman clinical interests include all things pulmonary. His role at the Comprehensive Lung Center is to assess patients with a remarkably diverse set of respiratory symptoms and chest imaging abnormalities. When appropriate, he can utilize the vast array of specialized clinical and research programs at the Comprehensive Lung Center (CLC).
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Right middle lobe and lingular bronchiectasis in a non-immunocompromised patient with Mycobacterium avium complex. This scenario is being seen quite frequently at the CLC. |
Pulmonary arterio-venous malformation in a patient with Osler-Weber-Rondu syndrome. Not unusual in the CLC. |
This one was unique. Right-to-left shunt with severe hypoxemia in an adult due to anomalous hepatic venous drainage into the left atrium. |
Academic and Research Interests
Dr Hoffman is involved in the clinical training of pulmonary fellows at both the Comprehensive Lung Center and the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Key Publications
Stoller JK, Hoffman RM, White RD, Mee RBB. Anomalous Hepatic Venous Drainage into the Left Atrium: An Unusual Cause of Hypoxemia. Respir Care 2003; 48:58-62.
Holbert JM, Costello P, Li W, Hoffman RM, Rogers RM. CT Features of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 176:1287-1294.
Eskandari MK, Rhee RY, Steed DL, Webster MW, Muluk SC, Trachtenberg JD, Hoffman RM, Makaroun MS. Oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease does not prohibit aortic aneurysm repair. Am J Surg 1999; 178:125-128.