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Carlos Emilio Picone, MD
Pulmonology
Languages
- Spanish
- Italian
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Carlos Emilio Picone
Background
Dr. Carlos Picone served as Vice-Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. and Chairman of the Pulmonary Medicine Division.
Dr. Picone received his medical degree from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina in 1989, graduating summa cum laude. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, and Fellowships in Critical Care Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and in Pulmonary Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia.
Dr. Picone has authored articles on pulmonary arterial hypertension and treatment, bioethics, end-of-life decision-making and parenchymal lung diseases.
He has been a Medical Volunteer in several Latin American countries and currently volunteers with Mobile Medical Clinics of Greater Washington, D.C., where he serves at its Executive Board with the mission of providing free medical care to the underserved community of Washington. Dr. Picone also serves as a Board Member of Operation Canasta, supporting schools and orphanages in Argentina's hinterland.
Dr. Picone is a partner in private practice with Chevy Chase Pulmonary Associates.
His major professional interests include:
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pathophysiology and Treatment.
- Bioethics and End-of-Life Decision Making.
- Parenchymal Lung Diseases.
Dr. Picone has overseas experience in Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America. He also has an interest in literature, chess, squash and astronomy.
Selected Publications
- Medical Complications of Cocaine: Possible relationship to low plasma cholinesterase enzyme. Om A; Ellahham S; Picone C; Ornato JP. Am Heart J 1993 Apr;125(4):1114-8.
- One of the Many Faces of Systemic Mastocytosis: Hemodynamic collapse. Abstract presentation - Clinical Vignettes. American College of Physicians Meeting-1994.
- Non-Resolving Pneumonia. Picone, C. Chest 1998; 114:923-926.
- Recurrent acute respiratory distress syndrome from use of salicylate containing over-the-counter preparations. Picone, C. Chest 1998; 114:408-S.
- Acute Pneumonitis after In-Vitro Fertilization with IM Progesterone. Picone C. JResp Dis 2008; 29:170-71.
- Opening Debate on End-of-Life Medical Care. Progress Notes. Suburban Hospital 2010
- Palliative Care and Opening Debate on End-of-Life Medical Care. Sibley MD March 2010
- Subacute Dyspnea, Hypoxemia and Refractory Cardiopulmonary Collapse – Postgraduate Education Corner. CHEST 2012;141(4):1106-9.
Honors
- Hispanic Health Leadership Award granted by the National Hispanic Medical Association
- Award for Cooperative Medicine
- Patients' CHOICE AWARD 2012
- Hispanic Health Leadership Award, National Hispanic Medical Association
- Award for Cooperative Medicine, Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 6/6/14
- Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1/1/14
- Patients' Choice Award, 1/1/12
- Sibley Memorial Hospital, Vice Chairman, Internal Medicine, 1/1/11
- Best Doctors in America, 1/1/11
- Best Doctors in America, 1/1/11
- Medical Executive Committee - Member At Large, 1/1/10
- Medical Executive Committee - Member At Large, 1/1/10
- President - Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Association, 1/1/09
- President - Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Association, 1/1/09
- Top Rated, Consumer Checkbook, 1/1/08
- Top Doctors in Washington, Washingtonian Magazine, 1/1/08
- Top Rated, Consumer Checkbook, 1/1/08
- Top Doctors in Washington, Washingtonian Magazine, 1/1/08
- Sibley Memorial Hospital - Honorary Chair for contributions to SMH, 1/1/06
- President, Pan American Medical Society, 1/1/06
- Honorary Chair for contributions to SMH, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 1/1/06
- President, Pan American Medical Society, 1/1/06
- Sibley Memorial Hospital, Chairman, Pulmonary Medicine, 1/1/05
- Pan American Medical Society Board Member, 1/1/02
- Externship in Pathology - Medical College of Virginia, 1/1/98
- Medicine Chief Resident - Medical College of Virginia, 1/1/93
- Winner of the Syntex/MEDICINE Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice, 1/1/92
- Winner of the Syntex/MEDICINE Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice, 1/1/92
- Keynote Speaker, Medical School Graduation Ceremony, 4/27/90
- Summae Cum Laude, Medical School, 1/1/90
- Keynote Speaker - Medical School Graduation Ceremony, 1/1/90
- Summae Cum Laude, Class Rank # 1 - Medical School, 1/1/90
- Externship in Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, 1/1/88
Lectures & Presentations
- Asthma: State of the Art, Grand Rounds presentations and guest speaker, Peace Corps, DC
- Eosinophilic Lung Diseases, Grand Rounds presentations
- Immunizations: Current recommendations and focus on Influenza Vaccination and Preventive Strategies
- Lung Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection, Presentations, Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Maximizing your Lung Power
- Mechanical Ventilation: Invasive and Non-Invasive ventilation Update, Grand Rounds
- Oxygen: Cosmological history of an essential element for life, Several Grand Rounds presentations
- Palliative Medicine: The Last Breath, Hospice Network of Maryland, Capital Hospice
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Literature Update, National University of Cordoba, 1/1/10
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Grand Rounds
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, International guest speaker, National University of Cordoba, 1/1/10
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Update, Guest Speaker, National Congress of Cardiology, Argentina, 1/1/09
- Pulmonary Complications of Rheumatologic Disease, Grand Rounds presentations
- Pulmonary Vasculitides, Grand Rounds presentations
- Tobacco Cessation
- Towards a Healthy Life:Several Presentations to local and international schools
Memberships
- American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- European Respiratory Society, Fellow
- National Hispanic Medical Association, Member
- Osler Society, President
- Pan American Medical Society, President
- Sibley Medical Association, President
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member
- Latino Asthma Initiative, Member
- Medical College of Virginia, Admissions Committee Member
- Mission work in Latin American communities, Medical Volunteer
- Mobile Medical Clinics of Greater Washington DC, Board Member
- Mobile Medical Clinics of Greater Washington DC, Medical Volunteer
- Operation Canasta, Board Member
- Pan American Medical Society, Board Member
- Pulmonary Journal Club - Washington DC, Organizer
Locations
- Premier Pulmonary and Internal Medicine of Chevy Chase
- 5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1710, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- phone: 301-637-5555
- fax: 301-444-6555