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ANNUAL AWARDS

Master FCCP

Curtis N. Sessler, MD, Master FCCP



College Medalist Award

Margaret Pisani, MD, MPH, FCCP



Distinguished Service Award

Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP



Master Clinician Educator

Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP



Early Career Clinician Educator

Matthew C. Miles, MD, FCCP



Alfred Soffer Award for Editorial Excellence

Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, FCCP



Presidential Citation

COVID-19 Task Force

Ryan Maves, MD, FCCP

Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP

Neha Dangayach, MD

Jeffrey Dichter, MD, FCCP

Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD

James Geiling, MD, MPH, FCCP

Holly Keyt, MD, FCCP

Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP

Septimu Murgu, MD, FCCP

Marcos Restrepo, MD, PhD, FCCP

Steven Q. Simpson, MD, FCCP

Angel Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP

Staff: Katlyn Froslan, Heather Watkins, Robb Rabito, CHCP, Lilly Rodriguez, Karla Velilla
 

HONOR LECTURE AND MEMORIAL AWARDS

Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary Physiology

KENNETH I. BERGER, MD, FCCP

Probing the Small Airways in the Assessment of Dyspnea


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Presidential Honor Lecture

CURTIS N. SESSLER, MD, Master FCCP

Navigating the Road to Well-Being in the ICU


Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation

DEBRA WEESE-MAYER, MD

Artificial Ventilation, a True Life-Saver for Children with CCHS & ROHHAD


The Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation is generously supported by International Ventilator Users Network of Post-Polio Health International and the CHEST Foundation.



RICHARD S. IRWIN, MD, MASTER FCCP HONOR LECTURE

PETER J. MAZZONE, MD, MPH, FCCP

Shared Decision Making in the Evaluation and Management of Early Stage Lung Cancer


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Honor Lecture

DIANE E. STOVER, MD, FCCP

The Many Faces of Organizing Pneumonia—What’s the O(O)P With That?


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine

MICHAEL J. SIMOFF, MD, FCCP

Robotic Bronchoscopy: Platform to the Future?


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care

OGNJEN GAJIC, MD, FCCP

Patient Comes First: Prioritizing Relevant From Irrelevant in Critical Care Medicine

The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Memorial Lecture

JEAN BOURBEAU, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Self-Management in COPD: Understanding the Past to Build the Future


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.
 

CHEST FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Lung Cancer

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Daniel Ryan, MD, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Microbial Signatures Associated With Malignant Pleural Effusions in Lung Cancer



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and RHA.



Miguel Divo, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Biomarker Profiles in Smokers Who Are at Risk of Developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This grant is supported by AstraZeneca LP.



Stephen Milne, MBBS, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Oral Metagenome in COPD: Towards a Biomarker of Exacerbation Risk

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Critical Care

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Jacqueline Stocking, PhD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

University of California Critical Care Research Collaborative: Predictive Model and Risk Calculator for Early and Late Postoperative Respiratory Failure



CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation.



John Charles Rotondo, PhD, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Protein as a Possible Marker of Disease Progression in COVID-19 Patients



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Diseases

This grant is supported by Insmed Incorporated.



Edward Chan, MD, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO

Visualization and Quantitation of Azithromycin, Clofazimine, and Amikacin Distribution in Surgically Removed Lung Tissues From Patients With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Cystic Fibrosis

This grant is supported by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.



Shahid Sheikh, MD, FCCP, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Impact of CFTR Modulator Therapy Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor on CF- Related Chronic Sinus Disease



John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP Research Grant in Sarcoidosis

This grant is in honor of John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP and is jointly supported by the Addrizzo family and the CHEST Foundation.



Maneesh Bhargava, MD, PhD, FCCP, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Inflammatory Protein Panel for Sarcoidosis Diagnosis and Prognosis



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Felix Reyes, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Design and Implementation of an Asthma Action Plan Generator: A Pilot Study Assessing User Satisfaction and Clinical Impact



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis

These grants are supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genentech, Inc.



Marco Mura, MD, PhD, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Validation of the Risk Stratification Score in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis



Janelle Pugashetti, MD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

Determining Biomarkers of Immunosuppressant Responsiveness in Patients With CTD-ILD

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Hypertension

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Michael Lee, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Transpulmonary Metabolomic Gradients During Exercise in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension



Navneet Singh, MD, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Pulmonary Hypertension



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine

These grants are funded by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.



Shahid Karim, MBChB, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Effects of OSA on Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in HCM: An Incidence Study



Thomas Tolbert, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Performance Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Physiologic Traits Measured by Phenotyping Using Polysomnography



CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation.



Marta Kaminska, MD, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

Long-term Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD: Impact on Health Care Utilization



CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD Research Grant in Medical Education

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD.



Mark Adelman, MD, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

Virtual Reality Simulation Training for the Management of Tracheostomy Emergencies



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation.
 

Marlene Cano, MD, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Is a Potential Biomarker for Severe Illness in COVID-19



Brandon Walsh, MD, New York University, New York, NY

How Would Existing Ventilator Allocation Guidelines Perform During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Simulated Cohort Study



CHEST Foundation and ATS Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity

These grants are jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and ATS.



Navitha Ramesh, MD, FCCP, UPMC Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA

Improving Lung Health in the Nepali- Bhutanese Refugee Community in Harrisburg, PA



Inderjit Singh, MBBCh, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Dynamic Invasive Hemodynamic, Echocardiographic, and Plasma Biomarker Phenotyping in Post-COVID-19 Long Hauler Syndrome
 

CHEST Foundation Community Service Grants Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP

Valerie Andrews, BS, The JUDAHH Project, Sacramento, CA

Asthma Mitigation Project



Chanda Holsey, DrPh, National Medical Association, Silver Spring, MD

Providing Lung Health Education to At Risk Communities



Arzu Ari, PhD, FCCP, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Training Future Respiratory Care Practitioners in Turkey: A Path to Successful Disease Management in Pulmonary Medicine



Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MPH, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

The Lung Health Ambassador Program: A Health Equity Initiative for Cystic Fibrosis



Patricia George, MD, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

Development of Breathe Strong PH: An Informational Website About Pulmonary Hypertension and Related Diseases



Nishant Gupta, MD, MS, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Global Dissemination of the Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Clinical Practice Guidelines



Syed Naqvi, MD, MBBS, Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, Newport Beach, CA

Asthma Managment in Rural Pakistan

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation
.



Alfred Soffer Research Award Winners

Mathieu Saint-Pierre, MD: Methacholine Challenge Testing: A Clinical Prediction Model Utilizing Demographic Data And Spirometry Results

Tie: Milind K Bhagat, MD: High Flow Nasal Cannula Fio2 Cutoffs Identified Early In The Hospital Course Are Associated With Increased Mortality Risk In Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Amber J Meservey, MD: Outcomes Of Patients Across The Spectrum Of Pulmonary Hypertension Groups Prescribed Inhaled Treprostinil



Young Investigator Award Winners

William B. Feldman, MD: COPD Exacerbations And Pneumonia Hospitalizations In New Users Of Combination Maintenance Inhalers: A Comparative Effectiveness And Safety Study



Christopher Streiler, MD: Community Pulmonologist Access To Multidisciplinary Discussion At An Academic Referral Center Leads To Changes In Management Of Interstitial Lung Disease
 

Top 5 Abstract Posters

Winner: Riley Kermanian: Management Of Coronary Artery Calcification In Patients Enrolled In A Low-Dose Computerized Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Program



Winner: Rohit Reddy: Outcomes Of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation In ARDS Due To Covid-19: Comparison Of The First And The Second Wave



Winner: Taylor A. Intihar, BA: Light Patterns Of The Medical ICU: Are We Disrupting Circadian Rhythms?



Runner up: Jason Wong, MD: Completion Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Is Associated With Improvement In Depression Scores And Other Quality Of Life Measures In Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease



Runner up: Harshil Shah, MD: Impact Of Sepsis On Outcomes Of Hospitalizations Due To COPD
 

Case Report Session Winners

Remarkable Pulmonary Cases: Mena Botros, MD: Clinical Outcomes In Lung Transplant Recipients With SARS-COV2

Bacterial Infections: Benjamin Carmel, DO: Cotton Swab Today, Brain Abscess Tomorrow

Challenging Critical Care Cases: Rajaninder Sharma, MD: Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy: The Rare And Fatal Association Of Adenocarcinoma And Right Ventricular Failure

Diffuse Lung Diseases: Rizwana RR Rana, MBBS: A Rare Cause Of Pulmonary Nodules

Viruses, Fungi, and Parasites Infections: Michelle Forson, MD: Strongyloidiasis-Related Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion: An Unexpected Differential For Post-Cardiac Injury Syndrome

Critical Care Cases: Act Quickly: Christina Jee Ah Rhee, MD: Airway Implications Of Cricoarytenoid Arthritis: A Report And Review Of The Literature

Airway Issues: Benadin Varajic, MD: An Unusual And Life-Threatening Complication Of Endotracheal Intubation

Miscellaneous Cases 1: Shrey Shah, MD: A Case Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension From Vitamin C Deficiency

Miscellaneous Cases 2: Glenn W. Pottmeyer, DO, MPH: Biliary Stent Migration: A Rare Cause Of Right-Sided Pulmonary Abscess



Case Report Poster Winners

Advanced Cancer Case Report Posters: Sangita Goel, MD: Let’s Meet in the Middle: Simultaneous Endoscopic and Bronchoscopic Suture Repair to Close a Left Main-Stem Malignant Broncho-Esophageal Fistula



Cardiovascular Case Report Posters: Marianna Weaver, DO: Swan-Ganz And Intra-Pericardial Pressure Guided Pericardiocentesis in Scleroderma-Associated PAH



Remarkable Cases Posters 1: Katie Capp, MD: Humidifier-Associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis



Remarkable Cases Posters 2: Sahar Samani, MD: Artifactual Hypoxemia in Patients With Hydroxyurea-Induced Blue Lunula Fingernails


 

 

 

CHEST 2021 CHEST Challenge

1st Place

The Ohio State University

Sarah Cohen, MD

Gregory Eisinger, MD

Kyle Stinehart, MD

Program Director: Jennifer McCallister, MD, FCCP



2nd Place

SUNY Buffalo

Arjun Saradna, MBBS

Rajesh Kunadharaju, MD

Ahmed Munir, MBBS

Program Director: Jeffrey Mador, MD



3rd Place

Interfaith Medical Center

Tahmina Jahir, MD

Ruby Risal, MD

Binav Shrestha, MBBS

Program Director: Marie Frances Schmidt, MD, FCCP

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ANNUAL AWARDS

Master FCCP

Curtis N. Sessler, MD, Master FCCP



College Medalist Award

Margaret Pisani, MD, MPH, FCCP



Distinguished Service Award

Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP



Master Clinician Educator

Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP



Early Career Clinician Educator

Matthew C. Miles, MD, FCCP



Alfred Soffer Award for Editorial Excellence

Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, FCCP



Presidential Citation

COVID-19 Task Force

Ryan Maves, MD, FCCP

Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP

Neha Dangayach, MD

Jeffrey Dichter, MD, FCCP

Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD

James Geiling, MD, MPH, FCCP

Holly Keyt, MD, FCCP

Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP

Septimu Murgu, MD, FCCP

Marcos Restrepo, MD, PhD, FCCP

Steven Q. Simpson, MD, FCCP

Angel Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP

Staff: Katlyn Froslan, Heather Watkins, Robb Rabito, CHCP, Lilly Rodriguez, Karla Velilla
 

HONOR LECTURE AND MEMORIAL AWARDS

Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary Physiology

KENNETH I. BERGER, MD, FCCP

Probing the Small Airways in the Assessment of Dyspnea


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Presidential Honor Lecture

CURTIS N. SESSLER, MD, Master FCCP

Navigating the Road to Well-Being in the ICU


Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation

DEBRA WEESE-MAYER, MD

Artificial Ventilation, a True Life-Saver for Children with CCHS & ROHHAD


The Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation is generously supported by International Ventilator Users Network of Post-Polio Health International and the CHEST Foundation.



RICHARD S. IRWIN, MD, MASTER FCCP HONOR LECTURE

PETER J. MAZZONE, MD, MPH, FCCP

Shared Decision Making in the Evaluation and Management of Early Stage Lung Cancer


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Honor Lecture

DIANE E. STOVER, MD, FCCP

The Many Faces of Organizing Pneumonia—What’s the O(O)P With That?


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine

MICHAEL J. SIMOFF, MD, FCCP

Robotic Bronchoscopy: Platform to the Future?


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care

OGNJEN GAJIC, MD, FCCP

Patient Comes First: Prioritizing Relevant From Irrelevant in Critical Care Medicine

The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Memorial Lecture

JEAN BOURBEAU, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Self-Management in COPD: Understanding the Past to Build the Future


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.
 

CHEST FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Lung Cancer

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Daniel Ryan, MD, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Microbial Signatures Associated With Malignant Pleural Effusions in Lung Cancer



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and RHA.



Miguel Divo, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Biomarker Profiles in Smokers Who Are at Risk of Developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This grant is supported by AstraZeneca LP.



Stephen Milne, MBBS, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Oral Metagenome in COPD: Towards a Biomarker of Exacerbation Risk

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Critical Care

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Jacqueline Stocking, PhD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

University of California Critical Care Research Collaborative: Predictive Model and Risk Calculator for Early and Late Postoperative Respiratory Failure



CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation.



John Charles Rotondo, PhD, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Protein as a Possible Marker of Disease Progression in COVID-19 Patients



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Diseases

This grant is supported by Insmed Incorporated.



Edward Chan, MD, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO

Visualization and Quantitation of Azithromycin, Clofazimine, and Amikacin Distribution in Surgically Removed Lung Tissues From Patients With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Cystic Fibrosis

This grant is supported by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.



Shahid Sheikh, MD, FCCP, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Impact of CFTR Modulator Therapy Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor on CF- Related Chronic Sinus Disease



John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP Research Grant in Sarcoidosis

This grant is in honor of John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP and is jointly supported by the Addrizzo family and the CHEST Foundation.



Maneesh Bhargava, MD, PhD, FCCP, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Inflammatory Protein Panel for Sarcoidosis Diagnosis and Prognosis



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Felix Reyes, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Design and Implementation of an Asthma Action Plan Generator: A Pilot Study Assessing User Satisfaction and Clinical Impact



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis

These grants are supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genentech, Inc.



Marco Mura, MD, PhD, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Validation of the Risk Stratification Score in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis



Janelle Pugashetti, MD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

Determining Biomarkers of Immunosuppressant Responsiveness in Patients With CTD-ILD

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Hypertension

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Michael Lee, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Transpulmonary Metabolomic Gradients During Exercise in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension



Navneet Singh, MD, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Pulmonary Hypertension



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine

These grants are funded by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.



Shahid Karim, MBChB, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Effects of OSA on Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in HCM: An Incidence Study



Thomas Tolbert, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Performance Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Physiologic Traits Measured by Phenotyping Using Polysomnography



CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation.



Marta Kaminska, MD, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

Long-term Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD: Impact on Health Care Utilization



CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD Research Grant in Medical Education

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD.



Mark Adelman, MD, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

Virtual Reality Simulation Training for the Management of Tracheostomy Emergencies



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation.
 

Marlene Cano, MD, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Is a Potential Biomarker for Severe Illness in COVID-19



Brandon Walsh, MD, New York University, New York, NY

How Would Existing Ventilator Allocation Guidelines Perform During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Simulated Cohort Study



CHEST Foundation and ATS Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity

These grants are jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and ATS.



Navitha Ramesh, MD, FCCP, UPMC Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA

Improving Lung Health in the Nepali- Bhutanese Refugee Community in Harrisburg, PA



Inderjit Singh, MBBCh, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Dynamic Invasive Hemodynamic, Echocardiographic, and Plasma Biomarker Phenotyping in Post-COVID-19 Long Hauler Syndrome
 

CHEST Foundation Community Service Grants Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP

Valerie Andrews, BS, The JUDAHH Project, Sacramento, CA

Asthma Mitigation Project



Chanda Holsey, DrPh, National Medical Association, Silver Spring, MD

Providing Lung Health Education to At Risk Communities



Arzu Ari, PhD, FCCP, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Training Future Respiratory Care Practitioners in Turkey: A Path to Successful Disease Management in Pulmonary Medicine



Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MPH, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

The Lung Health Ambassador Program: A Health Equity Initiative for Cystic Fibrosis



Patricia George, MD, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

Development of Breathe Strong PH: An Informational Website About Pulmonary Hypertension and Related Diseases



Nishant Gupta, MD, MS, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Global Dissemination of the Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Clinical Practice Guidelines



Syed Naqvi, MD, MBBS, Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, Newport Beach, CA

Asthma Managment in Rural Pakistan

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation
.



Alfred Soffer Research Award Winners

Mathieu Saint-Pierre, MD: Methacholine Challenge Testing: A Clinical Prediction Model Utilizing Demographic Data And Spirometry Results

Tie: Milind K Bhagat, MD: High Flow Nasal Cannula Fio2 Cutoffs Identified Early In The Hospital Course Are Associated With Increased Mortality Risk In Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Amber J Meservey, MD: Outcomes Of Patients Across The Spectrum Of Pulmonary Hypertension Groups Prescribed Inhaled Treprostinil



Young Investigator Award Winners

William B. Feldman, MD: COPD Exacerbations And Pneumonia Hospitalizations In New Users Of Combination Maintenance Inhalers: A Comparative Effectiveness And Safety Study



Christopher Streiler, MD: Community Pulmonologist Access To Multidisciplinary Discussion At An Academic Referral Center Leads To Changes In Management Of Interstitial Lung Disease
 

Top 5 Abstract Posters

Winner: Riley Kermanian: Management Of Coronary Artery Calcification In Patients Enrolled In A Low-Dose Computerized Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Program



Winner: Rohit Reddy: Outcomes Of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation In ARDS Due To Covid-19: Comparison Of The First And The Second Wave



Winner: Taylor A. Intihar, BA: Light Patterns Of The Medical ICU: Are We Disrupting Circadian Rhythms?



Runner up: Jason Wong, MD: Completion Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Is Associated With Improvement In Depression Scores And Other Quality Of Life Measures In Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease



Runner up: Harshil Shah, MD: Impact Of Sepsis On Outcomes Of Hospitalizations Due To COPD
 

Case Report Session Winners

Remarkable Pulmonary Cases: Mena Botros, MD: Clinical Outcomes In Lung Transplant Recipients With SARS-COV2

Bacterial Infections: Benjamin Carmel, DO: Cotton Swab Today, Brain Abscess Tomorrow

Challenging Critical Care Cases: Rajaninder Sharma, MD: Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy: The Rare And Fatal Association Of Adenocarcinoma And Right Ventricular Failure

Diffuse Lung Diseases: Rizwana RR Rana, MBBS: A Rare Cause Of Pulmonary Nodules

Viruses, Fungi, and Parasites Infections: Michelle Forson, MD: Strongyloidiasis-Related Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion: An Unexpected Differential For Post-Cardiac Injury Syndrome

Critical Care Cases: Act Quickly: Christina Jee Ah Rhee, MD: Airway Implications Of Cricoarytenoid Arthritis: A Report And Review Of The Literature

Airway Issues: Benadin Varajic, MD: An Unusual And Life-Threatening Complication Of Endotracheal Intubation

Miscellaneous Cases 1: Shrey Shah, MD: A Case Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension From Vitamin C Deficiency

Miscellaneous Cases 2: Glenn W. Pottmeyer, DO, MPH: Biliary Stent Migration: A Rare Cause Of Right-Sided Pulmonary Abscess



Case Report Poster Winners

Advanced Cancer Case Report Posters: Sangita Goel, MD: Let’s Meet in the Middle: Simultaneous Endoscopic and Bronchoscopic Suture Repair to Close a Left Main-Stem Malignant Broncho-Esophageal Fistula



Cardiovascular Case Report Posters: Marianna Weaver, DO: Swan-Ganz And Intra-Pericardial Pressure Guided Pericardiocentesis in Scleroderma-Associated PAH



Remarkable Cases Posters 1: Katie Capp, MD: Humidifier-Associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis



Remarkable Cases Posters 2: Sahar Samani, MD: Artifactual Hypoxemia in Patients With Hydroxyurea-Induced Blue Lunula Fingernails


 

 

 

CHEST 2021 CHEST Challenge

1st Place

The Ohio State University

Sarah Cohen, MD

Gregory Eisinger, MD

Kyle Stinehart, MD

Program Director: Jennifer McCallister, MD, FCCP



2nd Place

SUNY Buffalo

Arjun Saradna, MBBS

Rajesh Kunadharaju, MD

Ahmed Munir, MBBS

Program Director: Jeffrey Mador, MD



3rd Place

Interfaith Medical Center

Tahmina Jahir, MD

Ruby Risal, MD

Binav Shrestha, MBBS

Program Director: Marie Frances Schmidt, MD, FCCP

 

ANNUAL AWARDS

Master FCCP

Curtis N. Sessler, MD, Master FCCP



College Medalist Award

Margaret Pisani, MD, MPH, FCCP



Distinguished Service Award

Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP



Master Clinician Educator

Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP



Early Career Clinician Educator

Matthew C. Miles, MD, FCCP



Alfred Soffer Award for Editorial Excellence

Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, FCCP



Presidential Citation

COVID-19 Task Force

Ryan Maves, MD, FCCP

Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP

Neha Dangayach, MD

Jeffrey Dichter, MD, FCCP

Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD

James Geiling, MD, MPH, FCCP

Holly Keyt, MD, FCCP

Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP

Septimu Murgu, MD, FCCP

Marcos Restrepo, MD, PhD, FCCP

Steven Q. Simpson, MD, FCCP

Angel Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP

Staff: Katlyn Froslan, Heather Watkins, Robb Rabito, CHCP, Lilly Rodriguez, Karla Velilla
 

HONOR LECTURE AND MEMORIAL AWARDS

Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary Physiology

KENNETH I. BERGER, MD, FCCP

Probing the Small Airways in the Assessment of Dyspnea


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Presidential Honor Lecture

CURTIS N. SESSLER, MD, Master FCCP

Navigating the Road to Well-Being in the ICU


Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation

DEBRA WEESE-MAYER, MD

Artificial Ventilation, a True Life-Saver for Children with CCHS & ROHHAD


The Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation is generously supported by International Ventilator Users Network of Post-Polio Health International and the CHEST Foundation.



RICHARD S. IRWIN, MD, MASTER FCCP HONOR LECTURE

PETER J. MAZZONE, MD, MPH, FCCP

Shared Decision Making in the Evaluation and Management of Early Stage Lung Cancer


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Honor Lecture

DIANE E. STOVER, MD, FCCP

The Many Faces of Organizing Pneumonia—What’s the O(O)P With That?


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine

MICHAEL J. SIMOFF, MD, FCCP

Robotic Bronchoscopy: Platform to the Future?


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care

OGNJEN GAJIC, MD, FCCP

Patient Comes First: Prioritizing Relevant From Irrelevant in Critical Care Medicine

The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.



Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Memorial Lecture

JEAN BOURBEAU, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Self-Management in COPD: Understanding the Past to Build the Future


The lecture is generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.
 

CHEST FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Lung Cancer

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Daniel Ryan, MD, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Microbial Signatures Associated With Malignant Pleural Effusions in Lung Cancer



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and RHA.



Miguel Divo, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Biomarker Profiles in Smokers Who Are at Risk of Developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This grant is supported by AstraZeneca LP.



Stephen Milne, MBBS, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Oral Metagenome in COPD: Towards a Biomarker of Exacerbation Risk

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Critical Care

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Jacqueline Stocking, PhD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

University of California Critical Care Research Collaborative: Predictive Model and Risk Calculator for Early and Late Postoperative Respiratory Failure



CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation.



John Charles Rotondo, PhD, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Protein as a Possible Marker of Disease Progression in COVID-19 Patients



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Diseases

This grant is supported by Insmed Incorporated.



Edward Chan, MD, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO

Visualization and Quantitation of Azithromycin, Clofazimine, and Amikacin Distribution in Surgically Removed Lung Tissues From Patients With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Cystic Fibrosis

This grant is supported by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.



Shahid Sheikh, MD, FCCP, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Impact of CFTR Modulator Therapy Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor on CF- Related Chronic Sinus Disease



John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP Research Grant in Sarcoidosis

This grant is in honor of John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP and is jointly supported by the Addrizzo family and the CHEST Foundation.



Maneesh Bhargava, MD, PhD, FCCP, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Inflammatory Protein Panel for Sarcoidosis Diagnosis and Prognosis



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma

This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Felix Reyes, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Design and Implementation of an Asthma Action Plan Generator: A Pilot Study Assessing User Satisfaction and Clinical Impact



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis

These grants are supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genentech, Inc.



Marco Mura, MD, PhD, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Validation of the Risk Stratification Score in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis



Janelle Pugashetti, MD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

Determining Biomarkers of Immunosuppressant Responsiveness in Patients With CTD-ILD

CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Hypertension

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation.



Michael Lee, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Transpulmonary Metabolomic Gradients During Exercise in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension



Navneet Singh, MD, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Pulmonary Hypertension



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine

These grants are funded by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.



Shahid Karim, MBChB, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Effects of OSA on Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in HCM: An Incidence Study



Thomas Tolbert, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Performance Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Physiologic Traits Measured by Phenotyping Using Polysomnography



CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation.



Marta Kaminska, MD, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

Long-term Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD: Impact on Health Care Utilization



CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD Research Grant in Medical Education

This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD.



Mark Adelman, MD, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

Virtual Reality Simulation Training for the Management of Tracheostomy Emergencies



CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation.
 

Marlene Cano, MD, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Is a Potential Biomarker for Severe Illness in COVID-19



Brandon Walsh, MD, New York University, New York, NY

How Would Existing Ventilator Allocation Guidelines Perform During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Simulated Cohort Study



CHEST Foundation and ATS Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity

These grants are jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and ATS.



Navitha Ramesh, MD, FCCP, UPMC Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA

Improving Lung Health in the Nepali- Bhutanese Refugee Community in Harrisburg, PA



Inderjit Singh, MBBCh, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Dynamic Invasive Hemodynamic, Echocardiographic, and Plasma Biomarker Phenotyping in Post-COVID-19 Long Hauler Syndrome
 

CHEST Foundation Community Service Grants Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP

Valerie Andrews, BS, The JUDAHH Project, Sacramento, CA

Asthma Mitigation Project



Chanda Holsey, DrPh, National Medical Association, Silver Spring, MD

Providing Lung Health Education to At Risk Communities



Arzu Ari, PhD, FCCP, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Training Future Respiratory Care Practitioners in Turkey: A Path to Successful Disease Management in Pulmonary Medicine



Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MPH, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

The Lung Health Ambassador Program: A Health Equity Initiative for Cystic Fibrosis



Patricia George, MD, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

Development of Breathe Strong PH: An Informational Website About Pulmonary Hypertension and Related Diseases



Nishant Gupta, MD, MS, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Global Dissemination of the Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Clinical Practice Guidelines



Syed Naqvi, MD, MBBS, Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, Newport Beach, CA

Asthma Managment in Rural Pakistan

These grants are supported by the CHEST Foundation
.



Alfred Soffer Research Award Winners

Mathieu Saint-Pierre, MD: Methacholine Challenge Testing: A Clinical Prediction Model Utilizing Demographic Data And Spirometry Results

Tie: Milind K Bhagat, MD: High Flow Nasal Cannula Fio2 Cutoffs Identified Early In The Hospital Course Are Associated With Increased Mortality Risk In Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Amber J Meservey, MD: Outcomes Of Patients Across The Spectrum Of Pulmonary Hypertension Groups Prescribed Inhaled Treprostinil



Young Investigator Award Winners

William B. Feldman, MD: COPD Exacerbations And Pneumonia Hospitalizations In New Users Of Combination Maintenance Inhalers: A Comparative Effectiveness And Safety Study



Christopher Streiler, MD: Community Pulmonologist Access To Multidisciplinary Discussion At An Academic Referral Center Leads To Changes In Management Of Interstitial Lung Disease
 

Top 5 Abstract Posters

Winner: Riley Kermanian: Management Of Coronary Artery Calcification In Patients Enrolled In A Low-Dose Computerized Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Program



Winner: Rohit Reddy: Outcomes Of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation In ARDS Due To Covid-19: Comparison Of The First And The Second Wave



Winner: Taylor A. Intihar, BA: Light Patterns Of The Medical ICU: Are We Disrupting Circadian Rhythms?



Runner up: Jason Wong, MD: Completion Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Is Associated With Improvement In Depression Scores And Other Quality Of Life Measures In Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease



Runner up: Harshil Shah, MD: Impact Of Sepsis On Outcomes Of Hospitalizations Due To COPD
 

Case Report Session Winners

Remarkable Pulmonary Cases: Mena Botros, MD: Clinical Outcomes In Lung Transplant Recipients With SARS-COV2

Bacterial Infections: Benjamin Carmel, DO: Cotton Swab Today, Brain Abscess Tomorrow

Challenging Critical Care Cases: Rajaninder Sharma, MD: Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy: The Rare And Fatal Association Of Adenocarcinoma And Right Ventricular Failure

Diffuse Lung Diseases: Rizwana RR Rana, MBBS: A Rare Cause Of Pulmonary Nodules

Viruses, Fungi, and Parasites Infections: Michelle Forson, MD: Strongyloidiasis-Related Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion: An Unexpected Differential For Post-Cardiac Injury Syndrome

Critical Care Cases: Act Quickly: Christina Jee Ah Rhee, MD: Airway Implications Of Cricoarytenoid Arthritis: A Report And Review Of The Literature

Airway Issues: Benadin Varajic, MD: An Unusual And Life-Threatening Complication Of Endotracheal Intubation

Miscellaneous Cases 1: Shrey Shah, MD: A Case Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension From Vitamin C Deficiency

Miscellaneous Cases 2: Glenn W. Pottmeyer, DO, MPH: Biliary Stent Migration: A Rare Cause Of Right-Sided Pulmonary Abscess



Case Report Poster Winners

Advanced Cancer Case Report Posters: Sangita Goel, MD: Let’s Meet in the Middle: Simultaneous Endoscopic and Bronchoscopic Suture Repair to Close a Left Main-Stem Malignant Broncho-Esophageal Fistula



Cardiovascular Case Report Posters: Marianna Weaver, DO: Swan-Ganz And Intra-Pericardial Pressure Guided Pericardiocentesis in Scleroderma-Associated PAH



Remarkable Cases Posters 1: Katie Capp, MD: Humidifier-Associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis



Remarkable Cases Posters 2: Sahar Samani, MD: Artifactual Hypoxemia in Patients With Hydroxyurea-Induced Blue Lunula Fingernails


 

 

 

CHEST 2021 CHEST Challenge

1st Place

The Ohio State University

Sarah Cohen, MD

Gregory Eisinger, MD

Kyle Stinehart, MD

Program Director: Jennifer McCallister, MD, FCCP



2nd Place

SUNY Buffalo

Arjun Saradna, MBBS

Rajesh Kunadharaju, MD

Ahmed Munir, MBBS

Program Director: Jeffrey Mador, MD



3rd Place

Interfaith Medical Center

Tahmina Jahir, MD

Ruby Risal, MD

Binav Shrestha, MBBS

Program Director: Marie Frances Schmidt, MD, FCCP

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