Chad Witt named Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Chad Witt has accepted the position of Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Witt received his MD from the University of Texas Southwestern and completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Chad is foremost an outstanding clinician. His superb skills and clinical acumen in caring for patients with end-stage lung disease before and after lung transplantation has garnered national reputation. Chad’s administrative skills and commitment to training and educating the next generation of pulmonary and critical care medicine physicians are evident by his leadership role as Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship. With a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and patient care, both programs have grown in number and flourished under his leadership. Chad exemplifies the consummate clinician-educator and became the first 3-time winner of the Robert M. Senior MD Award voted on by the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellows annually, “In recognition of excellence and dedication as a teacher, clinician, scientist, and mentor of the Fellowship Program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.” A gifted clinician, teacher, and administrator, we are thrilled that he will take on this important leadership role. He is succeeding Dr. Ramsey Hachem who has been Medical Director of the Lung Transplant program since 2013. Dr. Hachem will be taking on the role of Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at University of Utah.