Nadia Nathalie Hansel, M.D., M.P.H.

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  • Interim Director, Department of Medicine
  • Professor of Medicine
Female

Languages: English, French, German

Expertise

Allergy and Immunology, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine ...read more

Research Interests

Genetic and environmental determinants of obstructive airway diseases ...read more

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The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)

Appointment Phone: 410-550-5864
1800 Orleans St.
Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-3467
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-550-5864
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Background

Dr. Hansel is a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician.  She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and care of patients in the Medical ICU.

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Titles

  • Interim Director, Department of Medicine
  • Interim Physician-in Chief, Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Associate Dean of Research, Johns Hopkins Bayview
  • Chair, Johns Hopkins Bayview Scientific Advisory Board
  • Professor of Medicine

Departments / Divisions

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Harvard Medical School (1997)

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2000)

Fellowships

  • Pulmonary Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2004)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (2005)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease) (2004)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Hansel’s research focuses on understanding the determinants of health outcomes in obstructive airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In particular, she has focused on understanding the adverse health effects of low-level air pollution in homes of patients with chronic lung diseases. She is director of the Bridging Research, Lung Health & Environment (BREATHE) Center, and her work has been instrumental in showing that substantially lower pollutant concentrations found in homes not using biomass in developed countries are still an important contributor to respiratory symptoms in patients with chronic lung disease, such as COPD. In addition, her work focuses on identifying subgroups with increased susceptibility to pollution exposure and her work has also focuses on understanding clinical phenotypes of obstructive airway diseases. Understanding different factors, including environmental exposures, that may modify disease expression is critical to accurately targeting personalized disease management approaches.

Clinical Trials

Dr. Hansel is participating in the LIBERATE clinical study for individuals who have difficulty breathing and suffer from severe emphysema. For more information, visit here

Selected Publications

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Rice JL, Romero KM, Galvez Davila RM, Meza CT, Bilderback A, Williams DL, Breysse PN, Bose S, Checkley W, Hansel NN; GASP Study Investigators. “Association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and asthma in Peruvian children.” Lung. 2015 Sep 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Putcha N, Drummond MB, Wise RA, Hansel NN. “Comorbidities and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence, influence on outcomes, and management.” Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Aug;36(4):575-91. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1556063. Epub 2015 Aug 3.

Kolahdooz F, Butler JL, Christiansen K, Diette GB, Breysse PN, Hansel NN, McCormack MC, Sheehy T, Gittelsohn J, Sharma S. “Food and nutrient intake in African American children and adolescents aged 5 to 16 years in Baltimore City.” J Am Coll Nutr. 2015 Apr 9:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]

Putcha N, Han MK, Martinez CH, Foreman MG, Anzueto AR, Casaburi R, Cho MH, Hanania NA, Hersh CP, Kinney GL, Make BJ, Steiner RM, Lutz SM, Thomashow BM, Williams AA, Bhatt SP, Beaty TH, Bowler RP, Ramsdell JW, Curtis JL, Everett D, Hokanson JE, Lynch DA, Sutherland ER, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Wise RA, Regan EA, Hansel NN; the COPDGene® Investigators. “Comorbidities of COPD have a major impact on clinical outcomes, particularly in African Americans.” Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis (Miami). 2014;1(1):105-114.

Tomaino K, Romero KM, Robinson CL, Baumann LM, Hansel NN, Pollard SL, Gilman RH, Mougey E, Lima JJ, Checkley W; PURA study investigators. “Association between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and blood pressure among adolescents in two resource-limited settings in Peru.” Am J Hypertens. 2015 Aug;28(8):1017-23. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpu264. Epub 2015 Jan 19.

Paulin LM, Diette GB, Scott M, McCormack MC, Matsui EC, Curtin-Brosnan J, Williams DL, Kidd-Taylor A, Shea M, Breysse PN, Hansel NN. Home interventions are effective at decreasing indoor nitrogen dioxide concentrations. Indoor Air. 2013 Dec 14. doi: 10.1111/ina.12085. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24329966 

Stephens SH, Hartz SM, Hoft NR, Saccone NL, Corley RC, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, Breslau N, Coon H, Chen X, Ducci F, Dueker N, Franceschini N, Frank J, Han Y, Hansel NN, Jiang C, Korhonen T, Lind PA, Liu J, Lyytikäinen LP, Michel M, Shaffer JR, Short SE, Sun J, Teumer A, Thompson JR, Vogelzangs N, Vink JM, Wenzlaff A, Wheeler W, Yang BZ, Aggen SH, Balmforth AJ, Baumeister SE, Beaty TH, Benjamin DJ, Bergen AW, Broms U, Cesarini D, Chatterjee N, Chen J, Cheng YC, Cichon S, Couper D, Cucca F, Dick D, Foroud T, Furberg H, Giegling I, Gillespie NA, Gu F, Hall AS, Hällfors J, Han S, Hartmann AM, Heikkilä K, Hickie IB, Hottenga JJ, Jousilahti P, Kaakinen M, Kähönen M, Koellinger PD, Kittner S, Konte B, Landi MT, Laatikainen T, Leppert M, Levy SM, Mathias RA, McNeil DW, Medland SE, Montgomery GW, Murray T, Nauck M, North KE, Paré PD, Pergadia M, Ruczinski I, Salomaa V, Viikari J, Willemsen G, Barnes KC, Boerwinkle E, Boomsma DI, Caporaso N, Edenberg HJ, Francks C, Gelernter J, Grabe HJ, Hops H, Jarvelin MR, Johannesson M, Kendler KS, Lehtimäki T, Magnusson PK, Marazita ML, Marchini J, Mitchell BD, Nöthen MM, Penninx BW, Raitakari O, Rietschel M, Rujescu D, Samani NJ, Schwartz AG, Shete S, Spitz M, Swan GE, Völzke H, Veijola J, Wei Q, Amos C, Cannon DS, Grucza R, Hatsukami D, Heath A, Johnson EO, Kaprio J, Madden P, Martin NG, Stevens VL, Weiss RB, Kraft P, Bierut LJ, Ehringer MA. Distinct Loci in the CHRNA5/CHRNA3/CHRNB4 Gene Cluster Are Associated With Onset of Regular Smoking. Genet Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;37(8):846-59. doi: 10.1002/gepi.21760. Epub 2013 Nov 1. PMID: 24186853

Putcha N, Drummond MB, Connett JE, Scanlon PD, Tashkin DP, Hansel NN, Wise RA. Chronic Productive Cough is Associated with Death in Smokers with Early COPD. COPD. 2013 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24127996

Matsui EC, Hansel NN, Aloe C, Schiltz AM, Peng RD, Rabinovitch N, Ong MJ, Williams DL, Breysse PN, Diette GB, Liu AH. Indoor pollutant exposures modify the effect of airborne endotoxin on asthma in urban children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Nov 15;188(10):1210-5. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201305-0889OC. PMID: 24066676

Himes BE, Qiu W, Klanderman B, Ziniti J, Senter-Sylvia J, Szefler SJ, Lemanske RF Jr, Zeiger RS, Strunk RC, Martinez FD, Boushey H, Chinchilli VM, Israel E, Mauger D, Koppelman GH, Nieuwenhuis MA, Postma DS, Vonk JM, Rafaels N, Hansel NN, Barnes K, Raby B, Tantisira KG, Weiss ST. ITGB5 and AGFG1 variants are associated with severity of airway responsiveness. BMC Med Genet. 2013 Aug 28;14:86. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-86. PMID: 23984888

Burkart KM, Manichaikul A, Wilk JB, Ahmed FS, Burke GL, Enright P, Hansel NN, Haynes D, Heckbert SR, Hoffman EA, Kaufman JD, Kurai J, Loehr L, London SJ, Meng Y, O'Connor GT, Oelsner E, Petrini M, Pottinger TD, Powell CA, Redline S, Rotter JI, Smith LJ, Artigas MS, Tobin MD, Tsai MY, Watson K, White W, Young TR, Rich SS, Barr RG. APOM and high-density lipoprotein are associated with lung function and percent emphysema. Eur Respir J. 2013 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23900982 

Bose S, Breysse PN, McCormack MC, Hansel NN, Rusher RR, Matsui E, Peng R, Curtin-Brosnan J, Diette GB. Outdoor exposure and vitamin D levels in urban children with asthma. Nutr J. 2013 Jun 12;12(1):81. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23758744 

Putcha N, Puhan MA, Hansel NN, Drummond MB, Boyd CM. Impact of co-morbidities on self-rated health in self-reported COPD: an analysis of NHANES 2001-2008. COPD. 2013 Jun;10(3):324-32. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2012.744963. PMID: 23713595

Jamieson DB, Matsui EC, Belli A, McCormack MC, Peng E, Pierre-Louis S, Curtin-Brosnan J, Breysse PN, Diette GB, Hansel NN. Effects of allergic phenotype on respiratory symptoms and exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul 15;188(2):187-92. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2103OC. PMID: 23668455

Romero KM, Robinson CL, Baumann LM, Gilman RH, Hamilton RG, Hansel NN, Checkley W; PURA Study Investigators. Role of exhaled nitric oxide as a predictor of atopy. Respir Res. 2013 May 2;14:48. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-14-48. PMID: 23639047

Contact for Research Inquiries

5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224 map

Activities & Honors

Professional Activities

  • High Risk Review Committee, Johns Hopkins Bayview
  • Advisory Committee, Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine
  • Task Force on Women's Academic Careers in Medicine, Johns Hopkins, 2012 - 2013
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