Tabassum Nafsi, MD, FCCPPulmonary, Critical Care & Internal Medicine · Menopause Practitioner

Clinical authority

Training you can check. Care you can trust.

Few physicians hold board certification in pulmonary and critical care medicine and a menopause credential. That combination is the foundation of everything I offer.

3board certifications
20+years in medicine
Board certificationInternal MedicinePulmonary MedicineCritical Care Medicine
Menopause medicineMenopause PractitionerFDA-approved hormone therapy only, patches, gels and oral progesterone, prescribed after a full personal risk review.
FellowshipFellow, American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
ProceduresRobotic bronchoscopy (ION) trainedMinimally invasive sampling of small, hard-to-reach lung nodules.Also: flexible bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, transbronchial and endobronchial biopsy, thoracentesis and chest tube placement, bedside thoracic and cardiac ultrasound, airway management and critical care procedures.
In-clinic diagnosticsPulmonary function testing · Home sleep testing · Styku 3D body scanTesting is done here, read by me, and explained to you at the same visit.
Hospital practiceAttending physician, Beloit Health SystemDirector of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and COVID ICU physician leadUW Health, Rockford · from 2013
Education & trainingPulmonary & Critical Care Medicine fellowshipJohn H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago · 2010 to 2013Internal Medicine residencyUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia · 2007 to 2010Emergency Medicine residencyPeterborough District Hospital, United Kingdom · 2005 to 2007MBBSBaqai Medical & Dental College, Karachi · 1996 to 2001
PublicationsNafsi T, Palevsky H. Utility of stress echocardiogram in evaluation of exercise-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension. Chest.Nafsi T, Lin V, Stern J. Angiotropic lymphoma: a rare vascular etiology of fever of unknown origin. European Journal of General Medicine, 2010.Nafsi T, Russell R, Reid CM, Rizvi SMM. Audit of deaths less than a week after admission through the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Journal, 2007;24:691-695.Abstracts and posters at the American Thoracic Society, Chest and the American College of Physicians on pulmonary hypertension, sepsis care, pericardial effusion in PAH and airway compression.
ResearchPrincipal investigator: pulmonary rehabilitation in sarcoidosis (Cook County); exercise echocardiography in early pulmonary vascular disease (Penn Presbyterian); prompt antibiotic delivery in sepsis, a quality improvement project (Pennsylvania Hospital).Today: Rockford Research Institute, an independent clinical research center. rockfordresearch.com
HonorsAward for best clinical audit presentation, United Kingdom, 2006. Clinical excellence award for best poster, Karachi, 2002. Distinction in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dean's Commendation in Anatomy & Histology.
MembershipsFellow, American College of Chest Physicians. American Thoracic Society. American College of Physicians. The Menopause Society.
LeadershipFounder & CEO, Rockford Pulmonary ClinicFounder & Medical Director, The Nafsi InstituteFounder, Breathe & Lead women's summitRockford Research Institute, independent clinical research center, rockfordresearch.com
Inviting Dr. Nafsi to speak?Talks on lung health, sleep, menopause and metabolic health for employers, women's networks and community groups.
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How to take the Asthma Control Test™


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Answer the five questions asked. For each question, make sure you read all five possible answers before choosing the best one for you.

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If your score is 19 or less, talk to your physician for better control of Asthma.
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In the past 4 weeks, how much of the time did your asthma keep you from getting as much done at work, school or at home?

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During the past 4 weeks, how often have you had shortness of breath?

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During the past 4 weeks, how often did your asthma symptoms (wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness or pain) wake you up at night or earlier than usual in the morning?

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During the past 4 weeks, how often have you used your rescue inhaler or nebulizer medication (such as albuterol)?

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How would you rate your asthma control during the past 4 weeks?

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Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Screen for excessive sleepiness or follow response to treatment for a sleep disorder
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Please answer the questions to the best of your ability. This will give us a score which is suggestive of excessive sleepiness. 

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Chance of dozing off while sitting and reading?

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Chance of dozing off while watching TV?

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Chance of dozing off while Sitting, inactive in a public place?

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Chance of dozing off as a passenger in a car for an hour without a break? ?

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Chance of dozing off while lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit?

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Chance of dozing off while sitting and talking to someone?

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Chance of dozing off while sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol?

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Chance of dozing off while in a car, while stopped for a few minutes in traffic?

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Lung Cancer Screening

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(2 packs per day for 10 years OR 1 pack per day for 20 years)

If you answered yes to all three questions, you are at high risk for lung cancer. Please contact your doctor for lung cancer screening CT chest or call RPC to schedule one.