Sabnam Shakya

Dr. Sabnam Shakya is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. She specializes in pulmonary diseases, critical care, and quality improvement, with clinical focus areas including COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease (ILD), lung nodules, and lung cancer.

• Education: Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (MD), Internal Medicine Residency at Harlem Hospital Center (affiliated with Columbia University), Pulmonary Fellowship at Harlem Hospital Center, Critical Care Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
• Leadership Roles: Chief Fellow during Pulmonary Fellowship, Chief Resident during Internal Medicine Residency.

Her research and clinical work emphasize pulmonary disease management, critical care practices, and quality improvement initiatives like Project Red, which targets reduced readmissions for COPD and heart failure patients. She actively contributes to peer-reviewed publications in journals such as CHEST and maintains memberships in the American Thoracic Society, CHEST, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Clinical practice is conducted at University Hospital at Downstate, where she accepts new patients. Contact for appointments: (718) 270-1821 or (718) 270-4606.