Ehab Billatos, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Billatos is the Principal Investigator for the DECAMP consortium (Detection of Early Cancer Among Military Personnel) which aims to improve the early diagnosis of lung cancer via biomarker validation and development from minimally invasive specimens. This is a multi-center trial sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Cancer Institute, Johnson and Johnson, and Novartis pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Billatos also serves in several clinical roles including the Director of Inpatient Pulmonary Clinical Services, the Director of the Pleural Disease Service, and the Assistant Director of Bronchoscopy at Boston University Medical Center.

Publications

  • Published 5/5/2026

    Souery W, Wong J, Diaz AA, Xu K, Xiao X, Liu H, Liu G, Gower AC, Alekseyev YO, Billatos E, Lenburg ME. Validation of bronchial airway gene expression associated with bronchiectasis in nasal epithelium. ERJ Open Res. 2026 May; 12(3). PMID: 42094231.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/8/2026

    Xu L, Kefella Y, Zhang Y, Conrad RD, Anderson KE, Krysan K, Liu G, Kane E, Pennycuick A, Merrick DT, Janes SM, Reid ME, Burks EJ, Billatos E, Mazzilli SA, Kolachalama VB, Beane JE. Attention-based deep learning for analysis of pathology images and gene expression data in lung squamous premalignant lesions. Genome Med. 2026 Apr 08; 18(1). PMID: 41952176.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/1/2026

    Souery WN, Billatos E, Elalami R, San José Estépar R, Cho MH, Diaz AA, Lenburg ME. Mucus plugs-associated gene expression identifies pathophysiology shared with chronic bronchitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 212(2):253-267. PMID: 41072469.

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  • Published 1/18/2026

    Xi ZH, Koga Y, McDermott S, Kane EE, Pfefferkorn R, Billatos E, Hosking PR, Beane JE, Burks EJ, Mazzilli SA, Suzuki K, Campbell JD. Multimodal single-cell and spatial profiling reveals altered T cell-mediated immunity and B-cell follicular architecture in non-metastatic lymph nodes of patients with aggressive non-small cell lung cancer. medRxiv. 2026 Jan 18. PMID: 41646724.

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  • Published 6/12/2025

    Xu L, Kefella Y, Zhang Y, Conrad RD, Anderson KE, Krysan K, Liu G, Kane E, Pennycuick A, Janes SM, Reid ME, Burks EJ, Billatos E, Mazzilli SA, Kolachalama VB, Beane JE. Attention-based deep learning for analysis of pathology images and gene expression data in lung squamous premalignant lesions. medRxiv. 2025 Jun 12. PMID: 40585088.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, MD
  • University of Texas at Austin, BS

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