The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is pleased to introduce PERT in Practice, a new interdisciplinary educational series focused on the evaluation and management of pulmonary embolism. The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) brings together expertise from multiple specialties to provide rapid assessment, risk stratification, and advanced treatment for patients with acute pulmonary […]
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, MD, as Director of the COPD Comprehensive Care Program, effective immediately. Dr. Vazquez Guillamet is an Associate Professor of Medicine and serves as Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. His clinical work focuses on […]
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is proud to celebrate Bin Liu, PhD, on receiving the 2026 Career Development Award from the American Heart Association. This nationally competitive award supports early-career investigators pursuing innovative and impactful research for a three-year period. Dr. Liu’s project, “Endothelial TMEM100 regulates capillary reprogramming in pulmonary arterial hypertension,” […]
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine proudly congratulates Steve Brody, MD, on his election to the Association of American Physicians (AAP), one of the nation’s most respected honorary medical societies. Founded in 1885, the AAP recognizes physician scientists whose work has advanced biomedical science and improved human health. Election to the AAP is […]
James Krings, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The study, “A New Approach to Reliever Therapy in Asthma: Implications of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline”. Asthma affects approximately 25 million people in the United States and remains one […]
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine congratulates Dr. Kaharu Sumino on receiving a Here and Next Ignite Interdisciplinary Grant for the project AIR-NET (Action for Integrating AIR in Nigeria’s Asthma Treatment). This award marks a milestone for the Division as our first Here and Next–funded project and among our first global health initiatives […]
Congratulations to Zhiyu Dai, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, who was selected for the 2026 Werner Risau Early Career Investigator Award in Vascular Biology. This distinguished and selective award was established in honor of Dr. Werner Risau, an investigator who formulated key concepts for the regulation of angiogenesis, challenged the prevailing dogmas about angiogenic factors, […]
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is proud to announce that Andrew Roth, MD, Instructor of Medicine, has admitted to the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) KL2 Career Development Awards Program as a KL2 Clinical Research Scholar beginning 01/01/2026. The WashU KL2 Program is a competitive, NIH-funded career development […]
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at WashU Medicine congratulates Tom Brett, PhD, on his appointment to the Alzheimer’s Association International Research Grant Program (IRGP) Council. Established in 2020, the IRGP Council helps oversee the Alzheimer’s Association peer review process and provides input on the development of funding programs and initiatives that advance […]
St. Louis, MO – Congratulations to Tom Brett, PhD, and Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, on receiving a three-year grant from the Rosenau Family Research Foundation. Their project, “Investigating the role of a novel TMEM16A isoform in cystic fibrosis,” will explore […]
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine congratulates James Krings, MD and his Honorable Mention for his work with Andwele Jolly, DPT of the Integrated Health Network titled “CHEST: A Collaboration with Community Health Centers to Implement SMART for Asthma.” About the 2025 William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award The newly-formed St. Louis […]
ICTS Success Story featuring James Krings, MD
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine congratulates Dr. Bin Liu, Instructor and Senior Scientist in the Zhiyu Dai lab, for his recognition as a finalist in the Cournand & Comroe Early Career Investigator Award by the American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR). Dr. Liu received the award […]
Jennifer DeLaney, MD, President of Barnes Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Association, has announced Adam Anderson, MD as a recipient of the Barnes Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Association Early Career Award. This honor is awarded to physicians who have done superlative work in patient care or teaching. Recipients of this award show exceptional promise in leading […]
Congratulations to Shail Mehta, MD, who was instrumental in the awarding of Washington University as a Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center. Bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease impacts hundreds of thousands of individuals in the U.S. The Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network was established to help facilitate access to specialized care with a […]
Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet featured in heartwarming KMOV news story about a patient receiving double lung transplant in September 1992.
Feature story of Dr. Janet Lee by WashU DOM.
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is proud to announce that Thomas J. Brett, PhD has received a 2024 Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Award. The Alzheimer’s Association grants its annual Zenith Fellows Awards to researchers who have contributed significantly to neuroscience breakthroughs that have informed our broader understanding of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and are […]
2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors®
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine congratulates James Krings, MD, who was selected as a Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (DDFRCS) Scholar beginning on July 1, 2024. The goal of the program is to assist physicians in advancing careers in clinical investigation during a time where these healthcare providers face substantial […]
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is proud to announce Dr. James Krings as the recipient of the 2024 American Lung Association® Public Health Public Policy Award for his groundbreaking research in asthma treatment. His innovative research has significantly improved patient outcomes and set new standards in asthma care. This two-year award supports […]
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care is proud to announce Dr. Jeffrey Koenitzer as the recipient of the 2024 American Lung Association® Dalsemer Interstitial Research Grant. This grant underscores the importance of Dr. Koenitzer’s investigation of the mechanisms and biology of interstitial lung disease. This two-year award will support Dr. Koenitzer’s trailblazing research project […]