Robert Case Jr., MD

Robert Case Jr., MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Research Interests

Dr. Case’s interests include pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease. He will serve as investigator for research trials in pulmonary arterial hypertension. During fellowship, Dr. Case developed a registry of patients who follow in the Washington University Interstitial Lung Disease clinic. This continues to add critical data to ILD research. Additionally, he is particularly interested in clinical care of patients with advanced lung disease and associated group III pulmonary hypertension and in the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with toxin-exposure. His clinical role includes the management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism as a member of the PERT committee, as well as management of patients with chronic embolic disease and pulmonary hypertension through a multidisciplinary committee involving surgical and procedural teams.

Education and Training

  • 2013-2017 MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Charlottesville, Virginia
  • 2017-2020 Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • 2021-2021 Chief Resident, Quality and Patient Safety, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • 2021-2024 Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Honors and Awards

  • 2013    W.A. Howard award for cumulative 4.0 GPA, Tennessee Tech University
  • 2013    Summa Cum Laude, Tennessee Tech University
  • 2017    Best Medical Student Teacher, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • 2020    Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Florida College of Medicine
  • 2020    Craig S. Kitchens Outstanding Resident Award, University of Florida Internal Medicine Residency
  • 2020    Outstanding Resident Educator Award, University of Florida
  • 2020    Inducted into University of Florida Society of Teaching Scholars