Patrick R. Aguilar, MD

Patrick R. Aguilar, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Specialty Areas

  • Advanced Lung Disease
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Critical Care Medicine

Education

  • Medical Degree: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (2010)
  • Internal Medicine Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX (2013)
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (2016)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Dallas, TX (2017)
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (Present)

Recognition

  • 2010 University of Texas Medical Branch, Gold Headed Cane
  • UTHSC San Antonio, Internal Medicine Residency, Intern of the Year 2010
  • UTHSC San Antonio, Internal Medicine Residency, Resident Teacher of the Year 2013
  • 2016 AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award Nomination, Washington University School of Medicine Class of 2018

Research Interests

Dr. Aguilar’s clinical interests include caring for patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure as well as lung transplant recipients.  He has a particular interest in the use of extracorporeal life support in these contexts.  Additionally, he is tasked with developing a clinical program for the longitudinal care of survivors of critical illness.  His academic interests include studying short and long term functional, sociological and biological outcomes of acute respiratory failure.