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Appointments
- Professor of Medicine
- Executive Chair, Washington University IRB
Research Interests
My research interests are focused in translational studies of chronic lung diseases and lung transplantation, including the roles of respiratory virus infections on disease progression, transplant rejection, and the development of diagnostics and treatments. I led the Pulmonary Morphology Core for 10 years and helped to build a biobank of human lung tissues from patients with advanced lung diseases and non-transplantable donors that is used by multiple research groups within and outside PCCM. My experience in translational and clinical research is complemented by my role as Executive Chair with the Washington University IRB.
Education and Training
- 1993 BS, Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
- 1999 PhD, University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas
- 2001 MD, University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas
- 2001-2004 Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas
- 2005-2008 Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- 2008-2010 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- 2010-2016 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- 2014 Washington University Physician Leadership Series Training Course
- 2016-2022 Associate Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- 2018 Washington University Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physician & Scientists
- 2022-Present Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Honors and Awards
- 1989 Sir Alexander Fleming Scholarship for Research Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
- 1991 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for Science and Engineering
- 1992 Phi Beta Kappa
- 1993-2001 Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) Fellowship
- 2003 Outstanding PGY-2 Resident for 3rd year medical students, UTSW
- 2003, 2004 Outstanding Teacher of 2nd year medical students, UTSW
- 2007-2013 NIH Loan Repayment Award
- 2010 ATS/COPD Foundation Career Development Award
- 2013 ICTS/BJH Foundation Award
- 2013 Outstanding Attending Physician of the Year, Div. Pulm/CC, WUSM
- 2016 Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
- 2018 American Thoracic Society Fellow
- 2019 Bee Award, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- 2023 COVID-19 Star Award, Barnes-Jewish Hospital