About the Physician

Dr. Shawn Aghili immigrated to the United States as a teenager and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up in a family of physicians, he has always had a love for the profession. His Biomedical Engineering background certainly helped him in advancing further in the sub specialty of Pulmonary Medicine. His selection of pulmonary medicine as a specialty was influenced by his affection for his pulmonary professor. His pulmonary training was done at Loma Linda University Medical Center and he considers himself quite privileged to be able to train with a fantastic group of pulmonary physicians where he learned the skills of his professional passion – invasive pulmonary medicine including laser bronchoscopy for treatment of a variety of tumors in the lungs, as well as placement of different endobronchial stents and limited chest surgery which includes thoracoscopy and open-lung biopsies.

Dr. Aghili has been included in Sacramento Magazine’s list of “Best Pulmonologists in the Sacramento Area”. He was the winner of the University of Pennsylvania’s undergraduate engineering thesis competition and was a sigma xi award winner for undergraduate research at East Carolina University.

Dr. Aghili says his involvement with Pulmonary Medicine Associates has been very satisfying and challenging. He has enjoyed working in Sacramento, providing patient care with a great group of physicians and staff.

Education

Fellow - Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine, 1993 – 1996
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda California

Fellow – Sleep Disorder, 1994 – 1996
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda California

Resident- Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital/University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Internship – Transitional, 1988 – 1989
MacNeal Hospital/Rush University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Resident- Pathology (Clinical & Anatomical), 1987 - 1988
Michael Reese Hospital/University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

MD, 1983 - 1987
Ross University School of Medicine
Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies

Bachelors of Science in Engineering (Bioengineering), 1981 - 1983
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Biochemistry, 1979 – 1981
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Sleep Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Medicine

Leadership

Medical Staff, 7/1996 to Present
Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine
Roseville, California

Medical Staff, 7/1996 to Present
Vibra Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine
Folsom, California

Medical Staff, 7/1996 to Present
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine
Carmichael, California

Medical Staff/Temporary Chief of Staff/Temporary Chief of Medicine, 7/1991 to 7/1993
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine
Saginaw, Michigan

Professional Associations

American Medical Association
American College of Chest Physicians
American Thoracic Society
American Board of Sleep Medicine
Sierra-Sacramento Valley Medical Society
California Medical Association

Awards

Listed in Sacramento Magazine in 2004 as “One of the Best Pulmonologists in the Sacramento Area”

Winner of “University of Pennsylvania undergraduate engineering thesis competition”, 1983. “Construction of a strain transducer for mechanical testing of myocardial tissue”

Sigma XI scientific society’s award for undergraduate research, East Carolina University, 1981, “Growth and differentiation of soybean cotyledon”.