Daniel J. DaCosta

Daniel J. DaCosta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Montefiore Einstein, specializing in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. His clinical expertise includes advanced bronchoscopy techniques, tumor ablation, and pleural space disease management.

• B.S. in Biology, State University of New York at Albany (2010)
• M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2014)
• Internal Medicine Residency, Harbor UCLA Medical Center (2017)
• Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, Harbor UCLA Medical Center (2020)
• Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship, NYU Medical Center (2021)

Dr. DaCosta's research focuses on improving diagnostics and therapeutics in bronchoscopy for lung cancer. Key projects include analyzing microbiome dynamics in pleural effusions, evaluating pleural catheter outcomes in underserved populations, and optimizing ICU resource allocation.

He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Interventional Pulmonology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.