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Pulmonary Division Excels at CHEST Conference in Boston

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Department of Medicine faculty members, residents, and APPs showcased their research and delivered lectures at the annual meeting of the (CHEST).

Sandhya Khurana, MD, who served as vice-chair for the scientific program, delivered the esteemed Mark J. Rosen Honored Lecture, and received the Distinguished CHEST Educator Award. She participated in the conference podcast, . Khurana is scientific program chair for next year’s conference.

Presentations, in alphabetical order:

Daniel Croft, MD, MPH

• Presentation:
  • Wildfires and Health: An Overview

Vincent DeRienzo, PA

• Poster:
  • With Lisa Cardamone, NP
• Moderator: Critical Care Case Reports Posters

Patrick Donohue, MD

• Presentation Chair:
  • Introduction and Case Presentation, and Detecting Asthma by Measuring Peripheral Airways Dysfunction
• Presentation:
  • Pulmonary Mechanics in Obesity

Christina Dony, MD

• Presentation:

Nadine Grove, NP

• Presentation:
  • With Croft, Steve Georas, MD, Khurana, and Mark Utell, MD

Sandhya Khurana, MD

• Master Class Co-Chair:
  • Audience Response Questions in Asthma, Evidence from Recent Studies, Switching Biologic Agents in Asthma, and Case Studies in Asthma
• Presentation:
  • Review of the Management of Asthma in Pregnancy
• Presentation: Women in Chest Medicine Speed Mentoring - Trainee Lounge Presentation
  • Authentic Self-Promotion & Advocacy
• Session Chair:
  • What's New for Biologics in 2024
• Speaker: Mark J. Rosen, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture
  • Breathing Easier: The Evolution and Future of Asthma Care

Filip Koritysskiy, MD – Internal Medicine Resident

• Poster:
  • With Croft, Lachant, Dominick Roto, DO, and Mark Marinescu, MD, from Cardiology

Daniel Lachant, DO

• Poster:

Manoj Mammen, MD

• Presentation:
  • Guideline Methodology

Mary Anne Morgan, MD

• Speaker: Meet the Professor - How to give a great presentation

Seif Nasir, MD – Internal Medicine Resident

• Presentation:
  • With Roto and Erin Kelly, MD, from Primary Care

Caroline Quill, MD

• Session Chair:
  • Digital technologies and AI in COPD

1. Patricia Rivera, MD – Division Chief

• Speaker: Meet the Professor 2024 - Setting Up a Lung Cancer Screening Program

Anne Zhang, MD – Internal Medicine Resident

• Poster:
  • With Roto

New Grant Will Boost Training in Lung Disease Research

Friday, July 12, 2024

Steve Georas, MD, from Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, and Michael O’Reilly, PhD, from Pediatrics, received a $2.5 million multidisciplinary training grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This T32 Training Grant aims to educate and support basic scientists and physician-scientists conducting high impact and innovative research that will improve the health of people suffering from lung diseases. The grant will enable them to recruit and train both postdoctoral fellows and predoctoral trainees from diverse backgrounds, and provide multifaceted and personalized training opportunities. Stay tuned for more information, including a call for applications for mentors to nominate trainees for support.

DOM Faculty Shine as Rivera Reflects on 20 Years of ATS Research

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Thousands of physicians, researchers, and trainees gathered in San Diego for the . The event showcases recent developments in patient care and respiratory research from across the globe. The Department of Medicine had a strong presence, as faculty from three divisions, Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows, and Internal Medicine residents shared posters and abstracts, and facilitated sessions.

One point of pride for the DOM is that Patricia Rivera, MD, division chief of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, is the president of the ATS, which created the video, “.” In this inspiring segment, Rivera reflects on how “research grows and builds. It’s really through collaboration, because ultimately it all goes to one mission: improve the lives of our patients.” She expresses appreciation to those who have come before, and reinforces the importance of supporting early-career researchers to carry things onward.

View a full list of DOM presenters and their works.

Â鶹ÊÓƵPresents at NY State Thoracic Society Meeting

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Members of the Department of Medicine recently showcased their expertise through posters and presentations at the annual conference of the New York State chapter of the American Thoracic Society, held at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY.

Augusto Litonjua, MD, MPH, a professor from Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, delivered the prestigious Trudeau Lecture, “Early Life Origins of Asthma and Lung Disease.” Paritosh Prasad, MD, an associate professor from Infectious Diseases, engaged the audience with his lecture “Pro/Con – Steroids in CAP.”

Louis Arens, MD, an Internal Medicine resident, earned second-place in the poster session with his case report, “Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Pleural-Based Extramedullary Plasmacytoma.” The first-place poster went to medical student Emma Mathers, for “Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) disguised as Lung cancer in a Heart.”

Of special note, Manoj Mammen, MD, associate professor from Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, holds a significant role within the New York chapter. He has , and at this meeting was advanced to president-elect. He will serve in that role from 2024 – 2025. “The NYS Thoracic Society is a state chapter of the American Thoracic Society,” said Mammen, “representing the state’s Pulmonary & Critical Care medicine physicians. The chapter enables members and trainees a regional forum to pursue valuable opportunities in education, networking, advocacy, and service.”