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Congratulations to five Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine physicians who have been recognized for scoring in the 98th percentile for ambulatory patient experience at WashU Medicine: Adam Anderson, MD; Amit Bery, MD; Robert Case, Jr., MD; Laura Halverson, MD; and Zachary Lonjers, MD. This is an outstanding achievement that places these physicians among the very […]

The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine congratulates Adam Anderson, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, for achieving a 98th percentile patient experience rating at WashU Medicine. Achieving a 98th percentile patient experience rating places Dr. Anderson among the nation’s highest-rated physicians for patient experience. The recognition reflects consistently exceptional feedback from patients and highlights […]

The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine congratulates Zhiyu Dai, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, on his appointment to the Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Physiology Study Section (PVP) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review. His term will run through June 30, 2030. Study section members play a critical role […]

Congratulations to Tom Brett, PhD, and Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, on Receipt of Michael J. Fox Foundation Grant The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is pleased to congratulate Tom Brett, PhD, and Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, on receiving an award from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in support of their […]

The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is pleased to announce that Marlene Cano, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been awarded a Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Her project, “Immuno-Metabolic Drivers of Chronic Rejection after Lung […]

PCCM Faculty and Fellow Honored at 2025-2026 Internal Medicine Residency Program Awards The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is pleased to announce that three members of the Division were recognized at the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine’s 2025-2026 Internal Medicine Residency Program Awards. Alex Hartlage, MD, PhD, a critical care medicine fellow, […]

Marlene Cano, MD, PhD, Awarded Parker B. Francis Fellowship to Study Mechanisms of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is pleased to announce that Marlene Cano, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been awarded a Parker B. Francis Fellowship from the Francis Family Foundation. The three-year Faculty Career […]

Laneshia K. Tague, MD, MSCI, Awarded NIH R03 Grant to Study Effects of Immunosuppression on Neutrophil Development The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is pleased to announce that Laneshia K. Tague, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director for Research in the PCCM Fellowship Program, has been awarded an R03 […]

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Names Inaugural Won Ro and Kyung Ja Shin Lee Research Scholars The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine has named Laneshia K. Tague, MD, MSCI and James Krings, MD, MSCI as inaugural Won Ro and Kyung Ja Shin Lee Research Scholars. The award is made possible through […]

  Jennifer Alexander‑Brett, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, has been featured in a recent Nature Biotechnology article highlighting major advances in targeting interleukin‑33 (IL‑33) signaling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The article, “Newcomer anti‑IL‑33 makes strides in COPD,” underscores the growing impact of IL‑33–focused therapeutics and the importance of foundational biological insight in […]

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 […]

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