Specializing In
- Lung Metastases
- Lung Nodules
- Pleural Diseases
Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2020) OH
- Board Certification, American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Interventional Pulmonology (2021)
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (2019)
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- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (2018)
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2016)
- Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Interventional Pulmonary Medicine (2020)
- Fellowship, Stanford University, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (2019)
- Residency, Stanford University, Internal Medicine (2016)
- Medical Education, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) (2013)
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Service Award, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (2024)
- Teaching Award, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine (2021)
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Memberships
- Member, AABIP/AIPPD Joint Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Accreditation Committee (2022 - Present)
- Member, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) (2019 - Present)
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Administrative Appointments
- Associate Program Director, Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship, Stanford University (2021 - 2024)
- Program Director, Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship, Stanford University (2024 - Present)
- Unit-Based Medical Director - M6, Stanford University (2022 - Present)
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Publications
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A generalizable 29-mRNA neural-network classifier for acute bacterial and viral infections.
Mayhew, M. B., Buturovic, L., Luethy, R., Midic, U., Moore, A. R., Roque, J. A., … Sweeney, T. E. (2020). A generalizable 29-mRNA neural-network classifier for acute bacterial and viral infections. Nature Communications, 11(1), 1177. -
Atypical Blastomycosis Masquerading as Lofgren Syndrome.
Shaller, B. D., Chen, S. B., Ho, D. Y., & Yu, D. H. (2020). Atypical Blastomycosis Masquerading as Lofgren Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. -
What is the value of electromagnetic navigation in lung cancer and to what extent does it require improvement?
Shaller, B. D., & Gildea, T. R. (2020). What is the value of electromagnetic navigation in lung cancer and to what extent does it require improvement? Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 14(7), 655–669. -
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"I Now Walk Into the Wild": Atelectasis During Peripheral Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia.
Shaller, B. D., & Almeida, F. A. (2020). "I Now Walk Into the Wild": Atelectasis During Peripheral Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia. Chest, 158(6), 2268–69. -
Prospective validation of an 11-gene mRNA host response score for mortality risk stratification in the intensive care unit.
Moore, A. R., Roque, J., Shaller, B. T., Asuni, T., Remmel, M., Rawling, D., … Rogers, A. J. (2021). Prospective validation of an 11-gene mRNA host response score for mortality risk stratification in the intensive care unit. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 13062. -
Systemic arterial gas embolism (SAGE) as a complication of bronchoscopic lung biopsy: a case report and systematic literature review.
Swenson, K. E., Shaller, B. D., Duong, K., & Bedi, H. (2021). Systemic arterial gas embolism (SAGE) as a complication of bronchoscopic lung biopsy: a case report and systematic literature review. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 13(11), 6439–6452. -
Malignant Central Airway Obstruction: What's New?
Shaller, B. D., Filsoof, D., Pineda, J. M., & Gildea, T. R. (2022). Malignant Central Airway Obstruction: What's New? Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. -
Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Primary Cardiac Synovial Sarcoma of the Left Ventricle.
Irfan, H., Filsuf, D., Mooney, K. L., Bedi, H., & Shaller, B. D. (2022). Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Primary Cardiac Synovial Sarcoma of the Left Ventricle. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. -
Immediate and Follow-up Imaging Findings after Cone-Beam CT-guided Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy.
Pogatchnik, B. P., Swenson, K. E., Duong, D. K., Shaller, B., Bedi, H., & Guo, H. H. (2023). Immediate and Follow-up Imaging Findings after Cone-Beam CT-guided Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy. Radiology. Cardiothoracic Imaging, 5(2), e220149. -
Tracheal stenosis and airway complications in the Coronavirus Disease-19 era.
Krishnan, A., Guenthart, B. A., Choi, A., Trope, W., Berry, G. J., Pinezich, M. R., … Lui, N. S. (2023). Tracheal stenosis and airway complications in the Coronavirus Disease-19 era. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. -
Imaging in peripheral bronchoscopy.
Shaller, B. D., Sethi, S., & Cicenia, J. (2023). Imaging in peripheral bronchoscopy. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. -
Added Value of a Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy Platform in Cone Beam Computed Tomography-guided Bronchoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Parenchymal Lesions.
Shaller, B. D., Duong, D. K., Swenson, K. E., Free, D., & Bedi, H. (2024). Added Value of a Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy Platform in Cone Beam Computed Tomography-guided Bronchoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Parenchymal Lesions. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, 31(3). -
Application of Diagnostic Stewardship to Fungal Polymerase Chain Reaction: Low Yield of Follow-up Testing on Plasma and Bronchoalveolar Lavage After a Negative Result.
Wang, T., Park, B., Anderson, G., Shaller, B., Budvytiene, I., & Banaei, N. (2024). Application of Diagnostic Stewardship to Fungal Polymerase Chain Reaction: Low Yield of Follow-up Testing on Plasma and Bronchoalveolar Lavage After a Negative Result. Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. -
State of the art: peripheral diagnostic bronchoscopy
Sumner, E. T., Chang, J., Patel, P. R., Bedi, H., & Shaller, B. D. (2024). State of the art: peripheral diagnostic bronchoscopy. Journal of Thoracic Disease, (online ahead of print). -
State of the art: peripheral diagnostic bronchoscopy.
Sumner, E. T., Chang, J., Patel, P. R., Bedi, H., & Shaller, B. D. (2024). State of the art: peripheral diagnostic bronchoscopy. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 16(8), 5409–5421.
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"I Now Walk Into the Wild": Atelectasis During Peripheral Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia.
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Practice Locations
Interventional Pulmonology Program in Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Interventional Pulmonology Program in Palo Alto
300 Pasteur Dr, Fl 1 Rm A175
Palo Alto , CA 94305
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Patient Reviews
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Listens well; extremely informative.
I understood and agreed with all he said
He is an amazing doctor.
Very professional overall. I understood the next steps, possible outcomes, and what was needed from me.
Very informative. Answered all questions and gave me a good understanding of What is ahead.
I’m very happy to have him taking care of me.
Dr Shaller is professional, informative and kind. I feel safe.
Very knowledgeable, very patient, explaintion are through and easy to understand.
He was great to speak with - very informative as to the results of the scan and reasons for going ahead with more scans. While professional, very warm and understanding of my concerns. Very human, easy to connect with him - I really appreciate that.
He was kind and thorough, and he did not rush the conversation.
Great Doctor and I’m very satisfied to have him in my corner!
I had the feeling that Dr Shaker honestly answered all my questions. I was very thankful for his knowledge and expertise.
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Conscientiously answered all questions.
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Very knowledgeable, considerate, and able to offer other consultations. It helped when he shared his screen to show me my scans, explain the differences and what we are looking at.
Very knowledable
Very easy to talk with
He’s very knowledgeable in his profession
compassionate physician, clear on instructions given
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Staff is very nice and super competent
clear, detailed, objective
Empathetic to my situation and came up with viable options. Very knowledgeable and honest about the success rates of the options.
Thank you.
Looking forward to continue treatment with Dr. Brian Shaller soon!
Super capable in diagnosing and treating my pleural effusion in less than an hour.
Very patient, polite and thorough.
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Staff very polite & professional, Dr. Brian Schaller is excellent, very approachable & explained in details about my health issues & procedures to be done .
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HE WAS GREAT
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Dr Shaller is a fantastic doctor and I feel fortunate to have been able to have him do my procedure.
Visit was excellent!
He was very clear and very helpful
He was knowledgeable and explained (although quite fast) what these nodules were most likely.
very good understanding of my issue and reassuring with his advcie
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Dr. Shaller's envolvement was both professional and personal.
Really like Dr Shaller.... knowledgeable and easy to hear and understand
He was extremely knowledgeable and explained everything. Made me feel very comfortable. We liked him very much.
Very professional and informative.
Dr. Shaller was very helpful.
He’s personable and thorough. He listens. I trust him.
Excellent
Provided me with great information and I thank him for this.
Excellent doctor. Very patient. Very thorough in explaining things in layman's terms.
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