Doctor's Bio
Dr. Munish Luthra, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care physician who has cared for patients exclusively at Grady since 2016. He specializes in diagnosing and treating a wide range of lung and breathing conditions, including COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, lung nodules, and lung cancer.
Dr. Luthra also has expertise in complex lung conditions related to cancer treatment and organ or bone marrow transplantation. He performs advanced pulmonary procedures, including bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), and procedures to diagnose and manage fluid around the lungs.
Dr. Luthra completed advanced fellowship training in Critical Care Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine.
At Grady, Dr. Luthra is committed to providing patients with expert, personalized lung care while also helping train the next generation of physicians.
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: ECFMG - Universudad Francisco Marroquin
- Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Fellowships
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Role of Thoracic Ultrasound in Predicting Prognosis in Patients With Parapneumonic Effusions.
Bozell H, Wong C, Silverstein S, Dharia S, Khatim I, Albaba I, Alexander H, Feustel PJ, Glozman T, Masood L, Madisi N, Shkolnik B, Luthra M, Huggins T, Kurman J, Hu K, Chopra A
Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology. 2026;
PMID: 41718074 - Predictors of Dyspnea Relief Using Ultrasound Measurements of Diaphragmatic Function in Symptomatic Pleural Effusions: Multicenter Prospective Study.
Hu K, Judson MA, Feustel P, Shkolnik B, Madisi N, Luthra M, Chopra A
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025;22(11):1674-1679.
PMID: 40720164 - Personal exposure to PM and its chemical components in individuals with COPD: associations with lifestyle and lung function.
Hwang J, Saikawa E, Avramov A, Chen S, Shelly S, Altartoor K, Bowen T, Luthra M, Dixit AN, Klein AM
Environment international. 2025;
PMID: 40499313 - Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) Education for Health Care Students: Assessment of a Training Program.
Davis BP, Mitchell SA, Weston J, Dragon C, Luthra M, Kim J, Stoddard H, Ander D
MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources. 2023;
PMID: 36655140 - Lung cancer masquerading as a paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome without a primary lung mass: Case report and review of literature.
Desai K, Aneja A, Luthra M
Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society. 2021;38(6):577-580.
PMID: 34747743 - SBAR-LA: SBAR Brief Assessment Rubric for Learner Assessment.
Davis BP, Mitchell SA, Weston J, Dragon C, Luthra M, Kim J, Stoddard HA, Ander DS
MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources. 2021;
PMID: 34746375 - Pulmonary Pseudocyst: A Rare Presentation of Blunt Chest Wall Trauma.
Agarwal A, Luthra M
The American journal of the medical sciences. 2022;363(1):e1-e2.
PMID: 34033807 - Invasive modalities for the diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules.
Kalanjeri S, Abbasi A, Luthra M, Johnson JC
Expert review of respiratory medicine. 2021;15(6):781-790.
PMID: 33899654 - A Unique Case of Chronic Cough.
Wigger G, Luthra M
Mayo Clinic proceedings. 2021;96(4):1090-1091.
PMID: 33814076 - Pancreatoblastoma: a rare tumor still evolving in clinical presentation and histology.
Balasundaram C, Luthra M, Chavalitdhamrong D, Chow J, Khan H, Endres PJ
JOP : Journal of the pancreas. 2012;13(3):301-3.
PMID: 22572137
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