Hormoz Ashtyani, M.D. of Franklin Lakes, medical director of The Institute for Sleep-Wake Disorders and The Breath & Lung Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center has contributed to a new book titled “The Quiet Killer: Emphysema/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).” Dr. Ashtyani co-authored a chapter on “Nontraditional Approaches to COPD.”

“This book will be a valuable tool for all those who treat emphysema and COPD,” said Dr. Ashtyani. “I am proud to be part of this important work.”

Dr. Ashtyani has served as medical director for The Breath & Lung Institute at the medical center since 1997 and is also chief of Pulmonary Medicine and director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

A graduate of Tehran University Medical School, Dr. Ashtyani completed fellowships at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York and at the medical center, where he also completed a residency in Internal Medicine. He belongs to several professional societies including: a Fellow in The American College of Chest Physicians, a Fellow in The American Sleep Disorders Association, as well as a member of The American Thoracic Society, and the American Institute of Emphysema/COPD.

Honored with the medical center Department of Internal Medicine’s Physician of the Year Award in 2002, Dr. Ashtyani is also a member of the teaching faculty at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. In addition to his most recent contribution Dr. Ashtyani is the author of several articles in the field pulmonary medicine. Additionally he has been involved in several national research protocols involving pulmonary health and sleep disorders.

The Breath & Lung Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center is a unique center specifically designed for the treatment of asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis, and lung cancer. The institute offers comprehensive care to those who experience breathlessness, wheezing, and chronic cough. For more information or to make an appointment please call (201) 996-2211.

Hackensack University Medical Center, a teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School and a member of the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state of New Jersey. 

For seven years in a row and since the award’s inception Hackensack University Medical Center has been chosen by consumers as the hospital of choice in Bergen and Passaic counties. This accomplishment, based on a survey of more than 140,000 households nationwide, is another testament to the medical center's overall reputation for excellence in the community. The National Research Corporation of Lincoln, Nebraska conducts the survey each year.