COPD diagnoses frequently come after the disease has taken hold. Many patients with advanced disease believe they have run out of treatment options. Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, MD, is working to change that. He is a pulmonologist and lung transplant specialist in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. Featured in this month’s DOM Insider, […]
Omar Osorio, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, has been named a recipient of a 2026 Henry Christian Award from the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR). The Henry Christian Awards are among the AFMR’s National Awards and recognize the presenting or first authors of the most outstanding […]
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is proud to announce that Elissa Arnold, MD, a chief PCCM fellow, has been named a recipient of the 2026 Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award. The award recognizes extraordinary internal medicine physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital who pair exceptional clinical skill with compassionate patient care and a commitment […]
We are delighted to congratulate Rachel McDonald, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, on her election to the WashU Medicine Academy of Educators. The Academy is the School of Medicine’s community of distinguished teachers. These are faculty who have shown through sustained and documented excellence that they are among the institution’s most committed educators. Membership is […]
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is pleased to announce that M. Cristina Vazquez Guillamet, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health R01 grant for her project, “Graph Neural Networks and Longitudinal Mediation Analysis for Hospital-Onset Sepsis to Improve Early Detection and Uncover Modifiable Risk Factors.” The […]
Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed a standing member of the National Institutes of Health’s Immune Mechanisms of Hypersensitivity and Allergy (IMHA) Study Section, effective Aug. 4, 2026. In this role, Dr. Alexander-Brett will review and […]
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 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 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, and proposed […]
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 […]