Makani Samir S MD in Encinitas serves as Director of Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas through Coastal Pulmonary Associates on Santa Fe Drive. The practice's triple board certification in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and internal medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine covers a clinical scope from COPD management to advanced bronchoscopic procedures, an interventional lung-care model that coordinates chronic-disease cases with integrative providers at ActiveMed Integrative Health Center. An MD from Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College at the University of Pune and undergraduate study in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at the University of California San Diego inform the practice's research-driven methodology, including published book chapters in the Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine and peer-reviewed work on COVID-19-related tracheal stenosis. Fellowship of the American College of Chest Physicians and appointment to the ROSE Diagnostics Medical Advisory Board position the practice at the intersection of clinical care and diagnostic innovation. Pre-surgical pulmonary clearance and post-operative respiratory management for joint-replacement and cardiac patients connect the practice with cardiovascular specialists including Dr. Damian R. Rasch, DO — San Diego Cardiovascular Associates. Highest-acuity interventions include navigational bronchoscopy with electromagnetic guidance for peripheral lung nodule biopsy and endobronchial valve placement for severe emphysema.