Meet Alain Eid, MD - Lead Pulmolologist

Alain Eid, MD - Lead Pulmonologist

Alain Eid, MD, is a 1991 graduate from St. Joseph University Medical School. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. John Hospital, Detroit. He was Chief resident in 1994-1995. He finished his fellowship in pulmonary medicine and Critical Care at the Oklahoma University Medical Center. He was appointed Associate Professor of Pulmonary Medicine from 1998 through 2004 at the Oklahoma University. He is board Certified in Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine. 

Dr. Eid has a special interest and vast experience in lung cancer. He developed the Lung Nodule clinic/Lung Cancer Center at the VA of Oklahoma City. Once in Colorado Springs, he championed the development of the Thoracic Oncology Program at Penrose Hospital.

Dr. Eid also has a vast experience in clinical research. He was principal investigator in many landmark trials in the areas of sepsis and ARDS.   He is published in a wide array of leading medical journals (NEJM, Chest, JAMA). 

Dr. Eid left his academic position in 2004 to move to Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital. He joined Penrose Hospital in 2007.