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About Dr. Manish Gugnani MD

Dr. Manish Gugnani is a pulmonologist in Trenton, New Jersey and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell and Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He received his fellowship training in neurology-sleep/wake disorders, sleep medicine and pulmonary/critical care medicine from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI.

Experience

Director of the Covid Medical Intensive Care Unit
Capital Health System - Trenton, NJ - 2020 - 2022
Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Care
Capital Health - Trenton, NJ - 2001 - Current
Director of the Hyperbaric Center
Helene Fuld Hospital, Capital Health - Trenton, NJ - 2001 - 2017
Medical Officer, Trauma Unit
National Orthopedic Hospital - Enugu, Nigeria - 1993 - 1994
Research Associate
World Health Organization-United Nations Development Project, University of Nigeria - Enugu, Nigeria - 1992 - 1993

Education

Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Central Arkansas Veterans Health System - Little Rock, Arkansas
Residency in Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Central Arkansas Veterans Health System - Little Rock, Arkansas
Internship in Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Central Arkansas Veterans Health Sciences - Little Rock, Arkansas
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery)
Osmania Medical College - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Fellowship in Sleep Medicine
Wayne State University - Detroit, MI
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care
Wayne State University - Detroit, MI
Residency in Internal Medicine
Lutheran Medical Center, State University of New York (SUNY) - Brooklyn, NY
Research Associate, World Health Organization-United Nations Development Project
University of Nigeria - Enugu, Nigeria
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MD)
School of Medicine, University of Nigeria - Enugu, Nigeria

Research and Publications

Occupational-hypersensitivity pneumonitis: A diagnosis not to be missed by proper history
Manish K. Gugnani - 2021 - Chest
Effectiveness and safety of Ivermectin in COVID-19 patients: A prospective study at a safety-net hospital
Manish K. Gugnani - 2021 - Journal of Medical Virology
Localized pulmonary edema mimicking pneumonia
Manish K. Gugnani - 2020 - Chest
Transient right bundle branch block and elevated troponin in lithium
Manish K. Gugnani - 2020 - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Acute mitral regurgitation: An unusual cause of unilateral pulmonary consolidation
Manish K. Gugnani - 2020 - Cureus
Is rigidity required for diagnosis of neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
Manish K. Gugnani - 2017 - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Dramatic nocturnal complete heart block - what is management?
Manish K. Gugnani - 2017 - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Awards / Certificates

Best Clinical Attending for Academic Years 2011-2012-2013
Capital Health Trenton, NJ - 2013
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Chest Physicians
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified in Pulmonary
American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified in Critical Care
American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine (Board Certified)
American Board of Sleep Medicine