Dr. Timothy Fernandes
Pulmonary Critical Care Specialist
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Dr. Timothy Fernandes is a pulmonary critical care specialist at UC San Diego in San Diego, California.
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Episode # 671 • 25 Aug 2026
Managing Pulmonary Embolism: Guidelines & Clinical Decisions
Once your PERT is assembled, how do you navigate the evolving pulmonary embolism (PE) literature to improve patient outcomes at all risk levels? In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, interventional radiologist Dr. Robert Lookstein (Mount Sinai) and pulmonary critical care specialist Dr. Timothy Fernandes (UC San Diego) join host Dr. Harris Chengazi to examine the latest evidence and multidisciplinary strategies for managing acute pulmonary embolism. The discussion highlights the complexities of catheter-directed therapies in intermediate- to high-risk PE, evolving guidelines in the face of new trial data, and prioritization of improving patients’ clinical trajectories.
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About
Timothy Fernandes, MD, MPH, is a board-certified pulmonologist who focuses on pulmonary vascular disease. He is the director of comprehensive pulmonary embolism care at the UC San Diego Health. He has a special interest in caring for patients who have venous thromboembolism (including acute pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis), pulmonary arterial hypertension, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Dr. Fernandes is active in clinical research investigating the progression of acute pulmonary embolism to chronic thromboembolic disease (CTEPH), and patient outcomes following pulmonary endarterectomy (PTE) surgery. He has been awarded the CHEST Foundation Clinical Research Grant in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, and the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America Travel Award. He was named the Educator of the Year for the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and was awarded the Chief Resident Teaching Award from the UC San Diego School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Dr. Fernandes completed his fellowship training at UC San Diego School of Medicine and his residency at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where he served as chief medical resident from 2009-2010. He earned his medical degree at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Fernandes is board certified in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease and is a fellow of the College of Chest Physicians.
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