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Continuing our list of CHEST 2022 Winners
CHEST FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Women’s Lung Health Disparities
Laura Sanapo, MD, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, R.I.
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and the Respiratory Health Association.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Benjamin Wu, MD, New York University
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Richard Zou, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine
Gonzalo Labarca, MD, Universidad San Sebastian, Concepción, Chile
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation.
CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Research Grant in Sleep Apnea
Sherri Katz, MD, FCCP, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine
Nancy Stewart, DO, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
This grant is supported by Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma
Gareth Walters, MD, University Hospitals Birmingham (England)
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma
Andréanne Côté, MD, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD Research Grant in Medical Education
Christopher Leba, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19
Clea Barnett, MD, New York University
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Critical Care
Katherine Walker, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Venous Thromboembolism
Daniel Lachant, DO, University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Hypertension
Christina Thornton, MD, PhD, University of Calgary (Alta.)
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Christina Eckhardt, MD, Columbia University, New York
This grant is supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Genentech.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis
John Kim, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
This grant is supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Genentech.
John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP Research Grant in Sarcoidosis
Kerry Hena, MD, New York University
This grant is in honor of John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP and is jointly supported by the Addrizzo family and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pediatric Lung Health
Adam Shapiro, MD, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Young Investigator Grant
Sameer Avasarala, MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST/ALA/ATS Respiratory Health Equity Research Award
Matthew Triplette, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle
The Respiratory Health Equity Research Award is jointly supported by the American Lung Association, the American Thoracic Society, and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST/ALA/ATS Respiratory Health Equity Research Award
Ayobami Akenroye, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
The Respiratory Health Equity Research Award is jointly supported by the American Lung Association, the American Thoracic Society, and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Lorriane Odhiambo, PhD, Augusta (Ga.) University
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Katie Stevens, Team Telomere, New York
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Matthew Sharpe, MD, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACT AWARDS
Alfred Soffer Research Awards
Presented abstracts will be judged by session moderators, and award recipients will be selected for their outstanding original scientific research. Finalists will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and the quality of their oral presentation. This award is named in honor of Alfred Soffer, MD, Master FCCP, who was Editor in Chief of the journal CHEST® from 1968 to 1993, and Executive Director of CHEST from 1969 to 1992.
Young Investigator Awards
Investigators who are enrolled in a training or fellowship program or who have completed a fellowship program within 5 years prior to CHEST 2022 are eligible for Young Investigator Awards.
Presenters will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and presentation. Recipients will be selected by judges from the Scientific Presentations and Awards Committee for their outstanding original scientific research.
Top Rapid Fire Abstract Award
Awards are granted to two presenters from all the rapid fire sessions at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Rapid Fire Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each rapid fire oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
ALFRED SOFFER RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS
Palak Rath, MD
A Sense Of Urgency: Boarding Of Critical Care Medicine Patients In The ED
Syed Nazeer Mahmood, MD
Quantifying The Risk For Overtreatment And Undertreatment Of Severe Community Onset Pneumonia
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS
Anusha Devarajan, MD, MBBS
Pneumomediastinum And Pneumothorax In COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Matched Case-Control Study
Marjan Islam, MD
Thoracic Ultrasound In COVID-19: Use Of Lung And Diaphragm Ultrasound In Evaluating Dyspnea In Survivors Of Critical Illness From COVID-19 Pneumonia In A Post-ICU Clinic
Aaron St Laurent, MD
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Respiratory Profiles From Real-World Registry Data: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
ABSTRACT RAPID FIRE WINNERS
Andrew J.O. Davis, MD
Early Gas Exchange Parameters Not Associated With Survival In COVID-19-Associated ARDS Patients Requiring Prolonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Benjamin Emmanuel
Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Severe Asthma Who Had Or Had Not Initiated Biologic Therapy: Results From The CLEAR Study
CASE REPORT SESSION WINNERS
Sathya Alekhya Bukkuri
Smarca4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor: A Rare Thoracic Malignancy
Zachary A. Banbury, MD
Fungal Aortitis In A Patient For Whom Blood Transfusion Is Not An Option: A Rare But Potentially Fatal Complication Of Aortic Valve Replacement
Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, MD
Respiratory Distress After Potentially Fatal Aspirin Overdose: When To Intubate?
Lisa Hayes
Systemic Epstein-Barr Virus-Related T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Rare Cause Of Dyspnea And Pulmonary Infiltrates In An Immunocompetent Adult
Mohammed Alsaggaf, MBBS
Calcium Oxalate Deposition In Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Cheyenne Snavely
Traffic Jam In The Vasculature: A Case Of Pulmonary Leukostasis
Clarissa Smith, MD
Talcoma In Lung Cancer Screening: A Rare Benign Cause Of PET Scan Avidity
Nitin Gupta, MD
The Clue Is In The Blood Gas: A Rare Manifestation Of Lactic Acidosis
Moses Hayrabedian, MD
A Century-Old Infection Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Of Diffuse Histoplasmosis
Gabriel R. Schroeder, MD
A Case Of Wind-Instrument Associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Fizza Sajid, DO
Leaping From Lush Tropical Environments To The L-Train: A Case Of Severe Leptospirosis In New York City
Krista R. Dollar, MD
Looking Past The Ground Glass: It Was Only Skin Deep
Konstantin Golubykh, MD
Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In The Timely Diagnosis Of Colonic Necrosis
Arsal Tharwani
Abdominal Compression In End-Stage Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Improves Respiratory Compliance
Ryan Kozloski
When Asthma Isn’t: Multispecialty Approach To Fibrosing Mediastinitis
Zach S. Jarrett, DO
Vanishing Cancer: A Case Of Smoking-Related Organizing Pneumonia
Stephen Simeone
Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia Presenting As Thrombus In Transit With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
David Gruen, MD
Tackling Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): A Rare Case Of Subtherapeutic Tacrolimus Causing PRES In Steroid-Resistant Nephropathy
Nicholas Kunce, MD
An Unusual Case Of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting With Catastrophic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Phillip J. Gary, MD
Sarcoid-Like Reaction After Treatment With Pembrolizumab
Shreya Podder, MD
Endobronchial Valves For Treatment Of Persistent Air Leak After Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax In Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Alina Aw Wasim, MD, MBBS
Chest-Wall Castleman Disease Mimicking Thymoma Drop Metastasis
Ndausung Udongwo
The ‘Rat Bite Sign” On Cardiac MRI: Left Dominant Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy As An Atypical Etiology Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Grant Senyei, MD
Management Of Ventriculopleural Shunt-Associated Pleural Effusion
Garima Singh, MD
COVID-19-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (TTP)
CASE REPORT RAPID FIRE WINNERS
Sandeep Patri
Hyperammonemia Postlung Transplantation: An Uncommon But Life-Threatening Complication
Trung Nguyen
Dyspnea During Pregnancy Revealing Multiple Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations And A New Diagnosis Of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Pedro J. Baez, MD
Adenoid Cystic Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Esophageal Malignancy Misdiagnosed As COPD
Brette Guckian, DO
Management Of Pulmonary Cement Emboli After Kyphoplasty
Brinn Demars, DO
Tumor Emboli In The Pulmonary Artery Secondary To Chondrosarcoma: A Rare Presentation Mimicking Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Aakriti Arora
A Case Of Pulmonary Hypertension As A Possible Extracranial Manifestation Of Moyamoya Disease
Racine Elaine Reinoso
Clot In Transit: The Role Of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In Early Diagnosis And Improved Outcomes
Qiraat Azeem, MD
A Case Of Autosomal-Dominant Hyper-IgE Syndrome Masquerading As Cystic Fibrosis
Jason R. Ballengee, DO
Third-Trimester Pregnancy Complicated By Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Initially Presenting With Central Airway Obstruction And Stenosis
Sam Shafer
Caught In The Fray: Neurosarcoidosis Presenting As Chronic Respiratory Failure
Takkin Lo, MD, MPH
China White In Asthmatic Recreational Drug Users: Does It Contribute To Pneumatocele Development?
Sanjeev Shrestha, MD
Successful Treatment Of Microscopic Polyangiitis Using Novel Steroid-Sparing Agent Avacopan
Kristina Menchaca, MD
Cardiac Tamponade Without The Beck Triad: A Complication Of Severe Hypothyroidism
Olivia Millay, BS
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Of Left Anterior Descending Artery Complicated By Ventricular Septal Rupture
Akruti P. Prabhakar, DO
Delayed Lead Perforation Of The Right Atrium In The Presence Of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Rare Coincidence
Kevin Hsu, MD
A Modified Valsalva Maneuver For Ventilated And Sedated Patients With Unstable Supraventricular Tachycardia
Nang San Hti Lar Seng
Cardiovascular Manifestations Of Paraaortic Paragangliomas
Rocio Castillo-Larios
Membranous Dehiscence After Tracheal Resection And Reconstruction Healed Spontaneously With Conservative Treatment
Fizza Sajid, DO
A Young Broken Heart, Reversed
Janeen Grant-Sittol, MD
Inhaled Tranexamic Acid Use For Massive Hemoptysis In Vasculitis-Induced Bronchoalveolar Hemorrhage
Raman G. Kutty, Md, PhD
Progressive Lung Infiltrates In Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency: A Rare Case Of GLILD
Tanwe Shende
Mycobacterium Shimoidei: A Rare Nontuberculous Infection In A U.S. Patient
Sarah M. Upson, MD
Not Your Typical Lactic Acidosis
Prachi Saluja, MD
Late-Onset Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) After Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection
Steven S. Wu, MD
Type 1 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia-Associated Tracheobronchial Tumors Managed By Rigid Bronchoscopy-Directed Multimodal Tumor Destruction
Konstantin Golubykh, MD
The Reversal That Helped: Role Of Bedside Echocardiography In Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Eric Salomon, MD
Obstructive Tracheobronchial Pulmonary Aspergillosis Managed With Local Bronchoscopic Intervention Alone
Daniel Hoesterey, MD
A Rare Case Of Critical Illness Due To Eczema Herpeticum With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
Awab U. Khan, DO
Severe Colchicine Toxicity In A Suicide Attempt Causing Multiorgan Failure: A Survival Story
Jacob Cebulko
Disseminated Strongyloidiasis In A Patient With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Hasan Baher, MD
Hiding In Plain Sight: Disseminated Pulmonary TB
Navneet Ramesh
Multimodal Management Of Gastric Variceal Bleeding In Hemorrhagic Shock
Jason L. Peng, MD
Improving Compliance With Continuous Anterior Chest Compression In ARDS Caused By COVID-19: A Case Series
Sushan Gupta, MD
Complete Resolution Of Vasoreactive Pulmonary Artery Hypertension In Chronic Hypersensitive Pneumonitis
Mamta S. Chhabria, MD
A Fistulous Issue: Gastropleural Fistula As A Complication Of Gastrectomy
Anita Singh, DO, MBA
Identifying A Novel Surfactant Protein Mutation In A Family With Pulmonary Fibrosis
Rana Prathap Padappayil, MBBS
Delayed Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CSVT) After An Invasive Meningioma Resection: An Uncommon Presentation Of A Common Complication
Rubabin Tooba, MD
The Morphing Cavity: An Image Series Of A Patient’s Pulmonary Infarction Over Time
Sally Ziatabar, DO
A Rare Case Of Disseminated Blastomycosis
Sumukh Arun Kumar
Incidental Pulmonary Cavitary Lesions As An Uncommon Presentation Of Lemierre Syndrome
Sophia Emetu
Pet Peeve: Dyspnea From Undiagnosed Pasteurella Multocida Empyema
Chidambaram Ramasamy, MD
A Case Of Diffuse Alveolar-Septal Pulmonary Amyloidosis And Cardiomyopathy
Rachel Swier
Acid-Fast Bacteria In Bronchiectasis: If The Glass Slipper Does Not Fit, Non-TB Mycobacteria, Consider Tsukamurella
Catherine Durant, MD
Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease With Tafro Syndrome And Sjögren Syndrome
Ali Al-Hilli, MD, MSc
Sarcoidosis-Like Reaction During Treatment For Metastatic Breast Cancer With CDK 4/6 Inhibitors: Just An Epiphenomenon Or A Causal Relationship?
Scott Slusarenko, DO
Rapidly Progressive Perimyocarditis In SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Agatha M. Formoso, MD
Two Infants Presenting With Polymicrobial Pneumonia And Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Associated With Heterozygous Variants In Carmil2 And Itk
Juan Adams-Chahin
The Silence Of “Lam”: A Case Of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (Lam)
Kathleen Capaccione, MD
Lung Cancer Is Not Always The Answer: Exploring The Differential Diagnosis Of Thoracic Masses
Joann Wongvravit, DO
West Nile-Induced Myasthenia Gravis Crisis: An Unexpected Case Of Respiratory Failure
Ethan Karle, Do
A Rare Cause Of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia In A Patient With Poorly Controlled Diabetes
Taylor C. Becker, MD
Calcified Cavitary Conundrum: Delayed Diagnosis Of Histoplasmosis
Anneka Hutton, MD
Disseminated Listeriosis: A Deadly Triplicate
Omar Kandah, DO
COVID-19 Cardiac Tamponade With Cardiogenic Shock In A Previously Vaccinated Young Adult: A Case Report
Cihan Caglayan, MD
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Diagnosed After Central Venous Catheter Placement
Michelle Jones, DO
Delayed Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Diagnosis In A Patient With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis And Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report
Mariah Evarts, MD
A Normotensive Woman With Profound Lactic Acidosis And Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Rachel V. Tan, MD
A Four-Boding Future: Polyviral Infection With SARS-CoV-2, Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Influenza A, And Adenovirus
Thanh Hoang
Recurrent Syncope From Intermittent Torsades In Loperamide Abuse
Alissa Ali, MD
Ground Glass Opacities In A Patient Receiving Treatment With All-Trans Retinoic Acid And Arsenic Trioxide
Sean M. Masi, DO, MBA
Ferritin-Guided Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Administration In COVID-19-Induced Cytokine Storm Syndrome: A Case Series
Anjali Sachdeva
Successful Biopsy Of Aortopulmonary Window Lymph Node With Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
Rehan Saeed, MD
Multiple Sclerosis After COVID-19: A Sign Of Things To Come?
Harshitha Mergey Devender
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Associated With Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Causing Recurrent Respiratory Failure
Be sure to check out the other award winners on page 20 in the January issue of CHEST Physician: https://tinyurl.com/2bcdcbj3 .
CHEST FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Women’s Lung Health Disparities
Laura Sanapo, MD, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, R.I.
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and the Respiratory Health Association.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Benjamin Wu, MD, New York University
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Richard Zou, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine
Gonzalo Labarca, MD, Universidad San Sebastian, Concepción, Chile
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation.
CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Research Grant in Sleep Apnea
Sherri Katz, MD, FCCP, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine
Nancy Stewart, DO, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
This grant is supported by Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma
Gareth Walters, MD, University Hospitals Birmingham (England)
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma
Andréanne Côté, MD, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD Research Grant in Medical Education
Christopher Leba, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19
Clea Barnett, MD, New York University
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Critical Care
Katherine Walker, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Venous Thromboembolism
Daniel Lachant, DO, University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Hypertension
Christina Thornton, MD, PhD, University of Calgary (Alta.)
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Christina Eckhardt, MD, Columbia University, New York
This grant is supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Genentech.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis
John Kim, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
This grant is supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Genentech.
John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP Research Grant in Sarcoidosis
Kerry Hena, MD, New York University
This grant is in honor of John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP and is jointly supported by the Addrizzo family and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pediatric Lung Health
Adam Shapiro, MD, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Young Investigator Grant
Sameer Avasarala, MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST/ALA/ATS Respiratory Health Equity Research Award
Matthew Triplette, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle
The Respiratory Health Equity Research Award is jointly supported by the American Lung Association, the American Thoracic Society, and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST/ALA/ATS Respiratory Health Equity Research Award
Ayobami Akenroye, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
The Respiratory Health Equity Research Award is jointly supported by the American Lung Association, the American Thoracic Society, and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Lorriane Odhiambo, PhD, Augusta (Ga.) University
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Katie Stevens, Team Telomere, New York
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Matthew Sharpe, MD, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACT AWARDS
Alfred Soffer Research Awards
Presented abstracts will be judged by session moderators, and award recipients will be selected for their outstanding original scientific research. Finalists will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and the quality of their oral presentation. This award is named in honor of Alfred Soffer, MD, Master FCCP, who was Editor in Chief of the journal CHEST® from 1968 to 1993, and Executive Director of CHEST from 1969 to 1992.
Young Investigator Awards
Investigators who are enrolled in a training or fellowship program or who have completed a fellowship program within 5 years prior to CHEST 2022 are eligible for Young Investigator Awards.
Presenters will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and presentation. Recipients will be selected by judges from the Scientific Presentations and Awards Committee for their outstanding original scientific research.
Top Rapid Fire Abstract Award
Awards are granted to two presenters from all the rapid fire sessions at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Rapid Fire Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each rapid fire oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
ALFRED SOFFER RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS
Palak Rath, MD
A Sense Of Urgency: Boarding Of Critical Care Medicine Patients In The ED
Syed Nazeer Mahmood, MD
Quantifying The Risk For Overtreatment And Undertreatment Of Severe Community Onset Pneumonia
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS
Anusha Devarajan, MD, MBBS
Pneumomediastinum And Pneumothorax In COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Matched Case-Control Study
Marjan Islam, MD
Thoracic Ultrasound In COVID-19: Use Of Lung And Diaphragm Ultrasound In Evaluating Dyspnea In Survivors Of Critical Illness From COVID-19 Pneumonia In A Post-ICU Clinic
Aaron St Laurent, MD
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Respiratory Profiles From Real-World Registry Data: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
ABSTRACT RAPID FIRE WINNERS
Andrew J.O. Davis, MD
Early Gas Exchange Parameters Not Associated With Survival In COVID-19-Associated ARDS Patients Requiring Prolonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Benjamin Emmanuel
Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Severe Asthma Who Had Or Had Not Initiated Biologic Therapy: Results From The CLEAR Study
CASE REPORT SESSION WINNERS
Sathya Alekhya Bukkuri
Smarca4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor: A Rare Thoracic Malignancy
Zachary A. Banbury, MD
Fungal Aortitis In A Patient For Whom Blood Transfusion Is Not An Option: A Rare But Potentially Fatal Complication Of Aortic Valve Replacement
Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, MD
Respiratory Distress After Potentially Fatal Aspirin Overdose: When To Intubate?
Lisa Hayes
Systemic Epstein-Barr Virus-Related T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Rare Cause Of Dyspnea And Pulmonary Infiltrates In An Immunocompetent Adult
Mohammed Alsaggaf, MBBS
Calcium Oxalate Deposition In Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Cheyenne Snavely
Traffic Jam In The Vasculature: A Case Of Pulmonary Leukostasis
Clarissa Smith, MD
Talcoma In Lung Cancer Screening: A Rare Benign Cause Of PET Scan Avidity
Nitin Gupta, MD
The Clue Is In The Blood Gas: A Rare Manifestation Of Lactic Acidosis
Moses Hayrabedian, MD
A Century-Old Infection Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Of Diffuse Histoplasmosis
Gabriel R. Schroeder, MD
A Case Of Wind-Instrument Associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Fizza Sajid, DO
Leaping From Lush Tropical Environments To The L-Train: A Case Of Severe Leptospirosis In New York City
Krista R. Dollar, MD
Looking Past The Ground Glass: It Was Only Skin Deep
Konstantin Golubykh, MD
Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In The Timely Diagnosis Of Colonic Necrosis
Arsal Tharwani
Abdominal Compression In End-Stage Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Improves Respiratory Compliance
Ryan Kozloski
When Asthma Isn’t: Multispecialty Approach To Fibrosing Mediastinitis
Zach S. Jarrett, DO
Vanishing Cancer: A Case Of Smoking-Related Organizing Pneumonia
Stephen Simeone
Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia Presenting As Thrombus In Transit With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
David Gruen, MD
Tackling Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): A Rare Case Of Subtherapeutic Tacrolimus Causing PRES In Steroid-Resistant Nephropathy
Nicholas Kunce, MD
An Unusual Case Of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting With Catastrophic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Phillip J. Gary, MD
Sarcoid-Like Reaction After Treatment With Pembrolizumab
Shreya Podder, MD
Endobronchial Valves For Treatment Of Persistent Air Leak After Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax In Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Alina Aw Wasim, MD, MBBS
Chest-Wall Castleman Disease Mimicking Thymoma Drop Metastasis
Ndausung Udongwo
The ‘Rat Bite Sign” On Cardiac MRI: Left Dominant Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy As An Atypical Etiology Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Grant Senyei, MD
Management Of Ventriculopleural Shunt-Associated Pleural Effusion
Garima Singh, MD
COVID-19-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (TTP)
CASE REPORT RAPID FIRE WINNERS
Sandeep Patri
Hyperammonemia Postlung Transplantation: An Uncommon But Life-Threatening Complication
Trung Nguyen
Dyspnea During Pregnancy Revealing Multiple Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations And A New Diagnosis Of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Pedro J. Baez, MD
Adenoid Cystic Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Esophageal Malignancy Misdiagnosed As COPD
Brette Guckian, DO
Management Of Pulmonary Cement Emboli After Kyphoplasty
Brinn Demars, DO
Tumor Emboli In The Pulmonary Artery Secondary To Chondrosarcoma: A Rare Presentation Mimicking Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Aakriti Arora
A Case Of Pulmonary Hypertension As A Possible Extracranial Manifestation Of Moyamoya Disease
Racine Elaine Reinoso
Clot In Transit: The Role Of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In Early Diagnosis And Improved Outcomes
Qiraat Azeem, MD
A Case Of Autosomal-Dominant Hyper-IgE Syndrome Masquerading As Cystic Fibrosis
Jason R. Ballengee, DO
Third-Trimester Pregnancy Complicated By Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Initially Presenting With Central Airway Obstruction And Stenosis
Sam Shafer
Caught In The Fray: Neurosarcoidosis Presenting As Chronic Respiratory Failure
Takkin Lo, MD, MPH
China White In Asthmatic Recreational Drug Users: Does It Contribute To Pneumatocele Development?
Sanjeev Shrestha, MD
Successful Treatment Of Microscopic Polyangiitis Using Novel Steroid-Sparing Agent Avacopan
Kristina Menchaca, MD
Cardiac Tamponade Without The Beck Triad: A Complication Of Severe Hypothyroidism
Olivia Millay, BS
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Of Left Anterior Descending Artery Complicated By Ventricular Septal Rupture
Akruti P. Prabhakar, DO
Delayed Lead Perforation Of The Right Atrium In The Presence Of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Rare Coincidence
Kevin Hsu, MD
A Modified Valsalva Maneuver For Ventilated And Sedated Patients With Unstable Supraventricular Tachycardia
Nang San Hti Lar Seng
Cardiovascular Manifestations Of Paraaortic Paragangliomas
Rocio Castillo-Larios
Membranous Dehiscence After Tracheal Resection And Reconstruction Healed Spontaneously With Conservative Treatment
Fizza Sajid, DO
A Young Broken Heart, Reversed
Janeen Grant-Sittol, MD
Inhaled Tranexamic Acid Use For Massive Hemoptysis In Vasculitis-Induced Bronchoalveolar Hemorrhage
Raman G. Kutty, Md, PhD
Progressive Lung Infiltrates In Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency: A Rare Case Of GLILD
Tanwe Shende
Mycobacterium Shimoidei: A Rare Nontuberculous Infection In A U.S. Patient
Sarah M. Upson, MD
Not Your Typical Lactic Acidosis
Prachi Saluja, MD
Late-Onset Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) After Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection
Steven S. Wu, MD
Type 1 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia-Associated Tracheobronchial Tumors Managed By Rigid Bronchoscopy-Directed Multimodal Tumor Destruction
Konstantin Golubykh, MD
The Reversal That Helped: Role Of Bedside Echocardiography In Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Eric Salomon, MD
Obstructive Tracheobronchial Pulmonary Aspergillosis Managed With Local Bronchoscopic Intervention Alone
Daniel Hoesterey, MD
A Rare Case Of Critical Illness Due To Eczema Herpeticum With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
Awab U. Khan, DO
Severe Colchicine Toxicity In A Suicide Attempt Causing Multiorgan Failure: A Survival Story
Jacob Cebulko
Disseminated Strongyloidiasis In A Patient With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Hasan Baher, MD
Hiding In Plain Sight: Disseminated Pulmonary TB
Navneet Ramesh
Multimodal Management Of Gastric Variceal Bleeding In Hemorrhagic Shock
Jason L. Peng, MD
Improving Compliance With Continuous Anterior Chest Compression In ARDS Caused By COVID-19: A Case Series
Sushan Gupta, MD
Complete Resolution Of Vasoreactive Pulmonary Artery Hypertension In Chronic Hypersensitive Pneumonitis
Mamta S. Chhabria, MD
A Fistulous Issue: Gastropleural Fistula As A Complication Of Gastrectomy
Anita Singh, DO, MBA
Identifying A Novel Surfactant Protein Mutation In A Family With Pulmonary Fibrosis
Rana Prathap Padappayil, MBBS
Delayed Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CSVT) After An Invasive Meningioma Resection: An Uncommon Presentation Of A Common Complication
Rubabin Tooba, MD
The Morphing Cavity: An Image Series Of A Patient’s Pulmonary Infarction Over Time
Sally Ziatabar, DO
A Rare Case Of Disseminated Blastomycosis
Sumukh Arun Kumar
Incidental Pulmonary Cavitary Lesions As An Uncommon Presentation Of Lemierre Syndrome
Sophia Emetu
Pet Peeve: Dyspnea From Undiagnosed Pasteurella Multocida Empyema
Chidambaram Ramasamy, MD
A Case Of Diffuse Alveolar-Septal Pulmonary Amyloidosis And Cardiomyopathy
Rachel Swier
Acid-Fast Bacteria In Bronchiectasis: If The Glass Slipper Does Not Fit, Non-TB Mycobacteria, Consider Tsukamurella
Catherine Durant, MD
Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease With Tafro Syndrome And Sjögren Syndrome
Ali Al-Hilli, MD, MSc
Sarcoidosis-Like Reaction During Treatment For Metastatic Breast Cancer With CDK 4/6 Inhibitors: Just An Epiphenomenon Or A Causal Relationship?
Scott Slusarenko, DO
Rapidly Progressive Perimyocarditis In SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Agatha M. Formoso, MD
Two Infants Presenting With Polymicrobial Pneumonia And Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Associated With Heterozygous Variants In Carmil2 And Itk
Juan Adams-Chahin
The Silence Of “Lam”: A Case Of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (Lam)
Kathleen Capaccione, MD
Lung Cancer Is Not Always The Answer: Exploring The Differential Diagnosis Of Thoracic Masses
Joann Wongvravit, DO
West Nile-Induced Myasthenia Gravis Crisis: An Unexpected Case Of Respiratory Failure
Ethan Karle, Do
A Rare Cause Of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia In A Patient With Poorly Controlled Diabetes
Taylor C. Becker, MD
Calcified Cavitary Conundrum: Delayed Diagnosis Of Histoplasmosis
Anneka Hutton, MD
Disseminated Listeriosis: A Deadly Triplicate
Omar Kandah, DO
COVID-19 Cardiac Tamponade With Cardiogenic Shock In A Previously Vaccinated Young Adult: A Case Report
Cihan Caglayan, MD
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Diagnosed After Central Venous Catheter Placement
Michelle Jones, DO
Delayed Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Diagnosis In A Patient With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis And Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report
Mariah Evarts, MD
A Normotensive Woman With Profound Lactic Acidosis And Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Rachel V. Tan, MD
A Four-Boding Future: Polyviral Infection With SARS-CoV-2, Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Influenza A, And Adenovirus
Thanh Hoang
Recurrent Syncope From Intermittent Torsades In Loperamide Abuse
Alissa Ali, MD
Ground Glass Opacities In A Patient Receiving Treatment With All-Trans Retinoic Acid And Arsenic Trioxide
Sean M. Masi, DO, MBA
Ferritin-Guided Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Administration In COVID-19-Induced Cytokine Storm Syndrome: A Case Series
Anjali Sachdeva
Successful Biopsy Of Aortopulmonary Window Lymph Node With Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
Rehan Saeed, MD
Multiple Sclerosis After COVID-19: A Sign Of Things To Come?
Harshitha Mergey Devender
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Associated With Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Causing Recurrent Respiratory Failure
Be sure to check out the other award winners on page 20 in the January issue of CHEST Physician: https://tinyurl.com/2bcdcbj3 .
CHEST FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDS
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Women’s Lung Health Disparities
Laura Sanapo, MD, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, R.I.
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and the Respiratory Health Association.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Benjamin Wu, MD, New York University
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Richard Zou, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine
Gonzalo Labarca, MD, Universidad San Sebastian, Concepción, Chile
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and AASM Foundation.
CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Research Grant in Sleep Apnea
Sherri Katz, MD, FCCP, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine
Nancy Stewart, DO, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
This grant is supported by Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma
Gareth Walters, MD, University Hospitals Birmingham (England)
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Severe Asthma
Andréanne Côté, MD, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec
This grant is supported by AstraZeneca.
CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD Research Grant in Medical Education
Christopher Leba, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and APCCMPD.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19
Clea Barnett, MD, New York University
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Critical Care
Katherine Walker, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Venous Thromboembolism
Daniel Lachant, DO, University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Hypertension
Christina Thornton, MD, PhD, University of Calgary (Alta.)
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Christina Eckhardt, MD, Columbia University, New York
This grant is supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Genentech.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis
John Kim, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
This grant is supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Genentech.
John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP Research Grant in Sarcoidosis
Kerry Hena, MD, New York University
This grant is in honor of John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP and is jointly supported by the Addrizzo family and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pediatric Lung Health
Adam Shapiro, MD, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Young Investigator Grant
Sameer Avasarala, MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST/ALA/ATS Respiratory Health Equity Research Award
Matthew Triplette, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle
The Respiratory Health Equity Research Award is jointly supported by the American Lung Association, the American Thoracic Society, and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST/ALA/ATS Respiratory Health Equity Research Award
Ayobami Akenroye, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
The Respiratory Health Equity Research Award is jointly supported by the American Lung Association, the American Thoracic Society, and the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Lorriane Odhiambo, PhD, Augusta (Ga.) University
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Katie Stevens, Team Telomere, New York
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
Matthew Sharpe, MD, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
This grant is supported by the CHEST Foundation.
SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACT AWARDS
Alfred Soffer Research Awards
Presented abstracts will be judged by session moderators, and award recipients will be selected for their outstanding original scientific research. Finalists will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and the quality of their oral presentation. This award is named in honor of Alfred Soffer, MD, Master FCCP, who was Editor in Chief of the journal CHEST® from 1968 to 1993, and Executive Director of CHEST from 1969 to 1992.
Young Investigator Awards
Investigators who are enrolled in a training or fellowship program or who have completed a fellowship program within 5 years prior to CHEST 2022 are eligible for Young Investigator Awards.
Presenters will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and presentation. Recipients will be selected by judges from the Scientific Presentations and Awards Committee for their outstanding original scientific research.
Top Rapid Fire Abstract Award
Awards are granted to two presenters from all the rapid fire sessions at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Rapid Fire Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each rapid fire oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
ALFRED SOFFER RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS
Palak Rath, MD
A Sense Of Urgency: Boarding Of Critical Care Medicine Patients In The ED
Syed Nazeer Mahmood, MD
Quantifying The Risk For Overtreatment And Undertreatment Of Severe Community Onset Pneumonia
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS
Anusha Devarajan, MD, MBBS
Pneumomediastinum And Pneumothorax In COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Matched Case-Control Study
Marjan Islam, MD
Thoracic Ultrasound In COVID-19: Use Of Lung And Diaphragm Ultrasound In Evaluating Dyspnea In Survivors Of Critical Illness From COVID-19 Pneumonia In A Post-ICU Clinic
Aaron St Laurent, MD
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Respiratory Profiles From Real-World Registry Data: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
ABSTRACT RAPID FIRE WINNERS
Andrew J.O. Davis, MD
Early Gas Exchange Parameters Not Associated With Survival In COVID-19-Associated ARDS Patients Requiring Prolonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Benjamin Emmanuel
Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Severe Asthma Who Had Or Had Not Initiated Biologic Therapy: Results From The CLEAR Study
CASE REPORT SESSION WINNERS
Sathya Alekhya Bukkuri
Smarca4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor: A Rare Thoracic Malignancy
Zachary A. Banbury, MD
Fungal Aortitis In A Patient For Whom Blood Transfusion Is Not An Option: A Rare But Potentially Fatal Complication Of Aortic Valve Replacement
Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, MD
Respiratory Distress After Potentially Fatal Aspirin Overdose: When To Intubate?
Lisa Hayes
Systemic Epstein-Barr Virus-Related T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Rare Cause Of Dyspnea And Pulmonary Infiltrates In An Immunocompetent Adult
Mohammed Alsaggaf, MBBS
Calcium Oxalate Deposition In Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Cheyenne Snavely
Traffic Jam In The Vasculature: A Case Of Pulmonary Leukostasis
Clarissa Smith, MD
Talcoma In Lung Cancer Screening: A Rare Benign Cause Of PET Scan Avidity
Nitin Gupta, MD
The Clue Is In The Blood Gas: A Rare Manifestation Of Lactic Acidosis
Moses Hayrabedian, MD
A Century-Old Infection Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Of Diffuse Histoplasmosis
Gabriel R. Schroeder, MD
A Case Of Wind-Instrument Associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Fizza Sajid, DO
Leaping From Lush Tropical Environments To The L-Train: A Case Of Severe Leptospirosis In New York City
Krista R. Dollar, MD
Looking Past The Ground Glass: It Was Only Skin Deep
Konstantin Golubykh, MD
Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In The Timely Diagnosis Of Colonic Necrosis
Arsal Tharwani
Abdominal Compression In End-Stage Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Improves Respiratory Compliance
Ryan Kozloski
When Asthma Isn’t: Multispecialty Approach To Fibrosing Mediastinitis
Zach S. Jarrett, DO
Vanishing Cancer: A Case Of Smoking-Related Organizing Pneumonia
Stephen Simeone
Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia Presenting As Thrombus In Transit With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
David Gruen, MD
Tackling Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): A Rare Case Of Subtherapeutic Tacrolimus Causing PRES In Steroid-Resistant Nephropathy
Nicholas Kunce, MD
An Unusual Case Of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting With Catastrophic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Phillip J. Gary, MD
Sarcoid-Like Reaction After Treatment With Pembrolizumab
Shreya Podder, MD
Endobronchial Valves For Treatment Of Persistent Air Leak After Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax In Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Alina Aw Wasim, MD, MBBS
Chest-Wall Castleman Disease Mimicking Thymoma Drop Metastasis
Ndausung Udongwo
The ‘Rat Bite Sign” On Cardiac MRI: Left Dominant Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy As An Atypical Etiology Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Grant Senyei, MD
Management Of Ventriculopleural Shunt-Associated Pleural Effusion
Garima Singh, MD
COVID-19-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (TTP)
CASE REPORT RAPID FIRE WINNERS
Sandeep Patri
Hyperammonemia Postlung Transplantation: An Uncommon But Life-Threatening Complication
Trung Nguyen
Dyspnea During Pregnancy Revealing Multiple Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations And A New Diagnosis Of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Pedro J. Baez, MD
Adenoid Cystic Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Esophageal Malignancy Misdiagnosed As COPD
Brette Guckian, DO
Management Of Pulmonary Cement Emboli After Kyphoplasty
Brinn Demars, DO
Tumor Emboli In The Pulmonary Artery Secondary To Chondrosarcoma: A Rare Presentation Mimicking Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Aakriti Arora
A Case Of Pulmonary Hypertension As A Possible Extracranial Manifestation Of Moyamoya Disease
Racine Elaine Reinoso
Clot In Transit: The Role Of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In Early Diagnosis And Improved Outcomes
Qiraat Azeem, MD
A Case Of Autosomal-Dominant Hyper-IgE Syndrome Masquerading As Cystic Fibrosis
Jason R. Ballengee, DO
Third-Trimester Pregnancy Complicated By Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Initially Presenting With Central Airway Obstruction And Stenosis
Sam Shafer
Caught In The Fray: Neurosarcoidosis Presenting As Chronic Respiratory Failure
Takkin Lo, MD, MPH
China White In Asthmatic Recreational Drug Users: Does It Contribute To Pneumatocele Development?
Sanjeev Shrestha, MD
Successful Treatment Of Microscopic Polyangiitis Using Novel Steroid-Sparing Agent Avacopan
Kristina Menchaca, MD
Cardiac Tamponade Without The Beck Triad: A Complication Of Severe Hypothyroidism
Olivia Millay, BS
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Of Left Anterior Descending Artery Complicated By Ventricular Septal Rupture
Akruti P. Prabhakar, DO
Delayed Lead Perforation Of The Right Atrium In The Presence Of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Rare Coincidence
Kevin Hsu, MD
A Modified Valsalva Maneuver For Ventilated And Sedated Patients With Unstable Supraventricular Tachycardia
Nang San Hti Lar Seng
Cardiovascular Manifestations Of Paraaortic Paragangliomas
Rocio Castillo-Larios
Membranous Dehiscence After Tracheal Resection And Reconstruction Healed Spontaneously With Conservative Treatment
Fizza Sajid, DO
A Young Broken Heart, Reversed
Janeen Grant-Sittol, MD
Inhaled Tranexamic Acid Use For Massive Hemoptysis In Vasculitis-Induced Bronchoalveolar Hemorrhage
Raman G. Kutty, Md, PhD
Progressive Lung Infiltrates In Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency: A Rare Case Of GLILD
Tanwe Shende
Mycobacterium Shimoidei: A Rare Nontuberculous Infection In A U.S. Patient
Sarah M. Upson, MD
Not Your Typical Lactic Acidosis
Prachi Saluja, MD
Late-Onset Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) After Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection
Steven S. Wu, MD
Type 1 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia-Associated Tracheobronchial Tumors Managed By Rigid Bronchoscopy-Directed Multimodal Tumor Destruction
Konstantin Golubykh, MD
The Reversal That Helped: Role Of Bedside Echocardiography In Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Eric Salomon, MD
Obstructive Tracheobronchial Pulmonary Aspergillosis Managed With Local Bronchoscopic Intervention Alone
Daniel Hoesterey, MD
A Rare Case Of Critical Illness Due To Eczema Herpeticum With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
Awab U. Khan, DO
Severe Colchicine Toxicity In A Suicide Attempt Causing Multiorgan Failure: A Survival Story
Jacob Cebulko
Disseminated Strongyloidiasis In A Patient With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Hasan Baher, MD
Hiding In Plain Sight: Disseminated Pulmonary TB
Navneet Ramesh
Multimodal Management Of Gastric Variceal Bleeding In Hemorrhagic Shock
Jason L. Peng, MD
Improving Compliance With Continuous Anterior Chest Compression In ARDS Caused By COVID-19: A Case Series
Sushan Gupta, MD
Complete Resolution Of Vasoreactive Pulmonary Artery Hypertension In Chronic Hypersensitive Pneumonitis
Mamta S. Chhabria, MD
A Fistulous Issue: Gastropleural Fistula As A Complication Of Gastrectomy
Anita Singh, DO, MBA
Identifying A Novel Surfactant Protein Mutation In A Family With Pulmonary Fibrosis
Rana Prathap Padappayil, MBBS
Delayed Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CSVT) After An Invasive Meningioma Resection: An Uncommon Presentation Of A Common Complication
Rubabin Tooba, MD
The Morphing Cavity: An Image Series Of A Patient’s Pulmonary Infarction Over Time
Sally Ziatabar, DO
A Rare Case Of Disseminated Blastomycosis
Sumukh Arun Kumar
Incidental Pulmonary Cavitary Lesions As An Uncommon Presentation Of Lemierre Syndrome
Sophia Emetu
Pet Peeve: Dyspnea From Undiagnosed Pasteurella Multocida Empyema
Chidambaram Ramasamy, MD
A Case Of Diffuse Alveolar-Septal Pulmonary Amyloidosis And Cardiomyopathy
Rachel Swier
Acid-Fast Bacteria In Bronchiectasis: If The Glass Slipper Does Not Fit, Non-TB Mycobacteria, Consider Tsukamurella
Catherine Durant, MD
Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease With Tafro Syndrome And Sjögren Syndrome
Ali Al-Hilli, MD, MSc
Sarcoidosis-Like Reaction During Treatment For Metastatic Breast Cancer With CDK 4/6 Inhibitors: Just An Epiphenomenon Or A Causal Relationship?
Scott Slusarenko, DO
Rapidly Progressive Perimyocarditis In SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Agatha M. Formoso, MD
Two Infants Presenting With Polymicrobial Pneumonia And Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Associated With Heterozygous Variants In Carmil2 And Itk
Juan Adams-Chahin
The Silence Of “Lam”: A Case Of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (Lam)
Kathleen Capaccione, MD
Lung Cancer Is Not Always The Answer: Exploring The Differential Diagnosis Of Thoracic Masses
Joann Wongvravit, DO
West Nile-Induced Myasthenia Gravis Crisis: An Unexpected Case Of Respiratory Failure
Ethan Karle, Do
A Rare Cause Of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia In A Patient With Poorly Controlled Diabetes
Taylor C. Becker, MD
Calcified Cavitary Conundrum: Delayed Diagnosis Of Histoplasmosis
Anneka Hutton, MD
Disseminated Listeriosis: A Deadly Triplicate
Omar Kandah, DO
COVID-19 Cardiac Tamponade With Cardiogenic Shock In A Previously Vaccinated Young Adult: A Case Report
Cihan Caglayan, MD
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Diagnosed After Central Venous Catheter Placement
Michelle Jones, DO
Delayed Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Diagnosis In A Patient With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis And Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report
Mariah Evarts, MD
A Normotensive Woman With Profound Lactic Acidosis And Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Rachel V. Tan, MD
A Four-Boding Future: Polyviral Infection With SARS-CoV-2, Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Influenza A, And Adenovirus
Thanh Hoang
Recurrent Syncope From Intermittent Torsades In Loperamide Abuse
Alissa Ali, MD
Ground Glass Opacities In A Patient Receiving Treatment With All-Trans Retinoic Acid And Arsenic Trioxide
Sean M. Masi, DO, MBA
Ferritin-Guided Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Administration In COVID-19-Induced Cytokine Storm Syndrome: A Case Series
Anjali Sachdeva
Successful Biopsy Of Aortopulmonary Window Lymph Node With Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
Rehan Saeed, MD
Multiple Sclerosis After COVID-19: A Sign Of Things To Come?
Harshitha Mergey Devender
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Associated With Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Causing Recurrent Respiratory Failure
Be sure to check out the other award winners on page 20 in the January issue of CHEST Physician: https://tinyurl.com/2bcdcbj3 .
President's Report
Here we are, 1 month into the new year, and it already feels like my time as President of the American College of Chest Physicians will pass too quickly. One of my goals is to share some thoughts on issues important to our profession by contributing quarterly to CHEST Physician. CHEST has always been like an extended family to me, and I look forward to having this regular touchpoint with all of you.
For my first written contribution, I want to focus on the future of medicine through medical education and involvement in professional associations because I am, at heart, a medical educator.
During my address at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2022, I spoke on how CHEST provided me with networking, mentoring, and volunteer opportunities that were critical in advancing my career. Those same opportunities should be extended to everyone in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine – whether a current member or prospective member.
Lighting a fire
Attending my first CHEST Annual Meeting was possible due to my nomination for a leadership development course. The connections I made during the meeting really lit a fire within me. We need to engage with early career clinicians and provide them the same exposure and encouragement that I received.
To instill this fire in the next generation, I encourage each of our established members, years (or decades) into their careers, to pass along their expertise to someone who is just starting out, whether it be a trainee or a junior faculty member. If this applies to you: encourage a new attending who has never been to a CHEST event to attend with you; invite a fellow or resident to submit an abstract or case report to the journal CHEST® with your oversight; or simply volunteer to speak at your medical school or residency program about why you chose PCCM and the career it has given you.
Think back to when you were embarking on your journey toward where you are now – what would it have meant to be able to get career advice or even just a friendly conversation started with someone at your current level?
CHEST offerings and accreditations
Beyond bringing someone to a CHEST Annual Meeting – which you should definitely do – work with your learners at medical schools and residency programs to expose them to CHEST much earlier in their careers. The Trainings and Transitions Committee is an excellent resource to guide newer clinicians and can provide a vital source of encouragement and support. If your institution doesn’t have a simulation learning center or if it has limited offerings, the hands-on learning opportunities offered at CHEST headquarters may be a fit. Accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), CHEST currently offers 24 courses with four new courses planned for 2023 in a wide variety of areas, including courses on ultrasound and bronchoscopy.
There are so many ways to introduce early career clinicians to CHEST, and it can begin with one personal outreach. If you are working on a project for CHEST right now, consider inviting an early career clinician to join you on it – this may be the opportunity that will change their career. It did for me.
As medical professionals, each of us plays an important role in the future of medicine, and the CHEST organization can bring us together to strengthen our impact.
If you are interested in brainstorming ideas for how to engage your medical students, residents, or fellows, please feel free to contact me or anyone at CHEST to help create a plan.
I look forward to the next time we connect.
Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP
CHEST President
Here we are, 1 month into the new year, and it already feels like my time as President of the American College of Chest Physicians will pass too quickly. One of my goals is to share some thoughts on issues important to our profession by contributing quarterly to CHEST Physician. CHEST has always been like an extended family to me, and I look forward to having this regular touchpoint with all of you.
For my first written contribution, I want to focus on the future of medicine through medical education and involvement in professional associations because I am, at heart, a medical educator.
During my address at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2022, I spoke on how CHEST provided me with networking, mentoring, and volunteer opportunities that were critical in advancing my career. Those same opportunities should be extended to everyone in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine – whether a current member or prospective member.
Lighting a fire
Attending my first CHEST Annual Meeting was possible due to my nomination for a leadership development course. The connections I made during the meeting really lit a fire within me. We need to engage with early career clinicians and provide them the same exposure and encouragement that I received.
To instill this fire in the next generation, I encourage each of our established members, years (or decades) into their careers, to pass along their expertise to someone who is just starting out, whether it be a trainee or a junior faculty member. If this applies to you: encourage a new attending who has never been to a CHEST event to attend with you; invite a fellow or resident to submit an abstract or case report to the journal CHEST® with your oversight; or simply volunteer to speak at your medical school or residency program about why you chose PCCM and the career it has given you.
Think back to when you were embarking on your journey toward where you are now – what would it have meant to be able to get career advice or even just a friendly conversation started with someone at your current level?
CHEST offerings and accreditations
Beyond bringing someone to a CHEST Annual Meeting – which you should definitely do – work with your learners at medical schools and residency programs to expose them to CHEST much earlier in their careers. The Trainings and Transitions Committee is an excellent resource to guide newer clinicians and can provide a vital source of encouragement and support. If your institution doesn’t have a simulation learning center or if it has limited offerings, the hands-on learning opportunities offered at CHEST headquarters may be a fit. Accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), CHEST currently offers 24 courses with four new courses planned for 2023 in a wide variety of areas, including courses on ultrasound and bronchoscopy.
There are so many ways to introduce early career clinicians to CHEST, and it can begin with one personal outreach. If you are working on a project for CHEST right now, consider inviting an early career clinician to join you on it – this may be the opportunity that will change their career. It did for me.
As medical professionals, each of us plays an important role in the future of medicine, and the CHEST organization can bring us together to strengthen our impact.
If you are interested in brainstorming ideas for how to engage your medical students, residents, or fellows, please feel free to contact me or anyone at CHEST to help create a plan.
I look forward to the next time we connect.
Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP
CHEST President
Here we are, 1 month into the new year, and it already feels like my time as President of the American College of Chest Physicians will pass too quickly. One of my goals is to share some thoughts on issues important to our profession by contributing quarterly to CHEST Physician. CHEST has always been like an extended family to me, and I look forward to having this regular touchpoint with all of you.
For my first written contribution, I want to focus on the future of medicine through medical education and involvement in professional associations because I am, at heart, a medical educator.
During my address at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2022, I spoke on how CHEST provided me with networking, mentoring, and volunteer opportunities that were critical in advancing my career. Those same opportunities should be extended to everyone in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine – whether a current member or prospective member.
Lighting a fire
Attending my first CHEST Annual Meeting was possible due to my nomination for a leadership development course. The connections I made during the meeting really lit a fire within me. We need to engage with early career clinicians and provide them the same exposure and encouragement that I received.
To instill this fire in the next generation, I encourage each of our established members, years (or decades) into their careers, to pass along their expertise to someone who is just starting out, whether it be a trainee or a junior faculty member. If this applies to you: encourage a new attending who has never been to a CHEST event to attend with you; invite a fellow or resident to submit an abstract or case report to the journal CHEST® with your oversight; or simply volunteer to speak at your medical school or residency program about why you chose PCCM and the career it has given you.
Think back to when you were embarking on your journey toward where you are now – what would it have meant to be able to get career advice or even just a friendly conversation started with someone at your current level?
CHEST offerings and accreditations
Beyond bringing someone to a CHEST Annual Meeting – which you should definitely do – work with your learners at medical schools and residency programs to expose them to CHEST much earlier in their careers. The Trainings and Transitions Committee is an excellent resource to guide newer clinicians and can provide a vital source of encouragement and support. If your institution doesn’t have a simulation learning center or if it has limited offerings, the hands-on learning opportunities offered at CHEST headquarters may be a fit. Accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), CHEST currently offers 24 courses with four new courses planned for 2023 in a wide variety of areas, including courses on ultrasound and bronchoscopy.
There are so many ways to introduce early career clinicians to CHEST, and it can begin with one personal outreach. If you are working on a project for CHEST right now, consider inviting an early career clinician to join you on it – this may be the opportunity that will change their career. It did for me.
As medical professionals, each of us plays an important role in the future of medicine, and the CHEST organization can bring us together to strengthen our impact.
If you are interested in brainstorming ideas for how to engage your medical students, residents, or fellows, please feel free to contact me or anyone at CHEST to help create a plan.
I look forward to the next time we connect.
Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP
CHEST President
AGA’s GI Opportunity Fund invests in EndoSound®
EndoSound is an Oregon-based medical device innovator developing technology that enhances access, reduces costs, and increases the safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures.
The EndoSound Vision System® (EVS®) is a disruptive EUS platform. Its attachable transducer and supportive components transform a conventional upper endoscope into a fully functional endoscopic ultrasound device. The cost of existing EUS systems has limited the availability of this crucial modality in the United States and around the world.
By reducing this cost, the EVS will provide physicians with a technological option that can enable care for their patients in a greater number of locations and settings. This brings the potential for enormous benefits to patients, payers, and providers by reducing costs in the healthcare system.
EndoSound is an Oregon-based medical device innovator developing technology that enhances access, reduces costs, and increases the safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures.
The EndoSound Vision System® (EVS®) is a disruptive EUS platform. Its attachable transducer and supportive components transform a conventional upper endoscope into a fully functional endoscopic ultrasound device. The cost of existing EUS systems has limited the availability of this crucial modality in the United States and around the world.
By reducing this cost, the EVS will provide physicians with a technological option that can enable care for their patients in a greater number of locations and settings. This brings the potential for enormous benefits to patients, payers, and providers by reducing costs in the healthcare system.
EndoSound is an Oregon-based medical device innovator developing technology that enhances access, reduces costs, and increases the safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures.
The EndoSound Vision System® (EVS®) is a disruptive EUS platform. Its attachable transducer and supportive components transform a conventional upper endoscope into a fully functional endoscopic ultrasound device. The cost of existing EUS systems has limited the availability of this crucial modality in the United States and around the world.
By reducing this cost, the EVS will provide physicians with a technological option that can enable care for their patients in a greater number of locations and settings. This brings the potential for enormous benefits to patients, payers, and providers by reducing costs in the healthcare system.
A special tribute: Memorial and honorary gifts
Did you know you can honor a family member, friend, or colleague through a gift to the AGA Research Foundation?
- Giving now or later. Any charitable gift can be made in honor or memory of someone.
- A gift today. An outright gift will help fund the AGA Research Awards Program. Your gift will assist in furthering basic digestive disease research, which can ultimately advance research into all digestive diseases. The financial benefits include an income tax deduction and possible elimination of capital gains tax.
- A gift through your will or living trust. You can include a bequest in your will or living trust stating that a specific asset, certain dollar amount, or more commonly a percentage of your estate will pass to the AGA Research Foundation at your death in honor of your loved one.
- Named opportunities. Individuals interested in receiving name recognition for a listed AGA Institute program can do so by contributing a new, unrestricted gift to the AGA Research Foundation. The gift can be payable over five years. Endowed opportunities are also available.
Your next step
An honorary gift is a wonderful way to acknowledge someone’s vision for the future. To learn more about ways to recognize your honoree, visit our website.
Did you know you can honor a family member, friend, or colleague through a gift to the AGA Research Foundation?
- Giving now or later. Any charitable gift can be made in honor or memory of someone.
- A gift today. An outright gift will help fund the AGA Research Awards Program. Your gift will assist in furthering basic digestive disease research, which can ultimately advance research into all digestive diseases. The financial benefits include an income tax deduction and possible elimination of capital gains tax.
- A gift through your will or living trust. You can include a bequest in your will or living trust stating that a specific asset, certain dollar amount, or more commonly a percentage of your estate will pass to the AGA Research Foundation at your death in honor of your loved one.
- Named opportunities. Individuals interested in receiving name recognition for a listed AGA Institute program can do so by contributing a new, unrestricted gift to the AGA Research Foundation. The gift can be payable over five years. Endowed opportunities are also available.
Your next step
An honorary gift is a wonderful way to acknowledge someone’s vision for the future. To learn more about ways to recognize your honoree, visit our website.
Did you know you can honor a family member, friend, or colleague through a gift to the AGA Research Foundation?
- Giving now or later. Any charitable gift can be made in honor or memory of someone.
- A gift today. An outright gift will help fund the AGA Research Awards Program. Your gift will assist in furthering basic digestive disease research, which can ultimately advance research into all digestive diseases. The financial benefits include an income tax deduction and possible elimination of capital gains tax.
- A gift through your will or living trust. You can include a bequest in your will or living trust stating that a specific asset, certain dollar amount, or more commonly a percentage of your estate will pass to the AGA Research Foundation at your death in honor of your loved one.
- Named opportunities. Individuals interested in receiving name recognition for a listed AGA Institute program can do so by contributing a new, unrestricted gift to the AGA Research Foundation. The gift can be payable over five years. Endowed opportunities are also available.
Your next step
An honorary gift is a wonderful way to acknowledge someone’s vision for the future. To learn more about ways to recognize your honoree, visit our website.
What the omnibus bill means for GI
Here’s what you need to know:
Medicare payment cuts
Unfortunately, physicians treating Medicare patients will face cuts in the new year.
It is disappointing that Congress failed to stop the full cuts. However, the Medicare payment cuts will be lower than the initially proposed 8.5% cut. Physicians will face a 2% cut because of the 4% in PAYGO relief for 2023 and 2024, plus an additional 2.5% in relief for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
This is not an ideal outcome, but we are grateful to the more than 160 AGA members who raised their voices and sent over 600 messages to Congress. Your advocacy played a role in alleviating the final number of the cuts.
We will continue to urge Congress to stop the full cuts. Our top priority in 2023 remains addressing the Medicare reimbursement rates.
Two-year extension for telehealth
Good news! We have been ongoing supporters of telehealth expansion that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. The inclusion of this 2-year telehealth extension will allow doctors to continue to treat Medicare patients in a virtual setting. This is crucial since it allows patients to continue receiving treatment from their doctor in a virtual setting, and it provides patients and providers with certainty.
$2.5 billion increase for NIH
Good news! The omnibus allocates $47.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health’s budget, a $2.5 billion increase from 2023. The increased federal research funding is something we advocated for with congressional offices during Advocacy Day and will support GI researchers who are conducting innovative research and developing treatment for digestive diseases and GI cancers.
AGA-submitted report language on IBD included
Good news! Two language requests submitted by AGA on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were included in the omnibus: one in the 2023 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding bill and one in the 2023 Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies funding bill.
The first reaffirms the Appropriations Committee’s support for the NIH in funding basic, translational, and clinical studies on the diagnosis and treatment of IBD. The second encourages the FDA to improve diversity and patient-centricity in IBD clinical trials. The inclusion of these language requests in the omnibus highlights another successful advocacy effort by AGA.
Here’s what you need to know:
Medicare payment cuts
Unfortunately, physicians treating Medicare patients will face cuts in the new year.
It is disappointing that Congress failed to stop the full cuts. However, the Medicare payment cuts will be lower than the initially proposed 8.5% cut. Physicians will face a 2% cut because of the 4% in PAYGO relief for 2023 and 2024, plus an additional 2.5% in relief for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
This is not an ideal outcome, but we are grateful to the more than 160 AGA members who raised their voices and sent over 600 messages to Congress. Your advocacy played a role in alleviating the final number of the cuts.
We will continue to urge Congress to stop the full cuts. Our top priority in 2023 remains addressing the Medicare reimbursement rates.
Two-year extension for telehealth
Good news! We have been ongoing supporters of telehealth expansion that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. The inclusion of this 2-year telehealth extension will allow doctors to continue to treat Medicare patients in a virtual setting. This is crucial since it allows patients to continue receiving treatment from their doctor in a virtual setting, and it provides patients and providers with certainty.
$2.5 billion increase for NIH
Good news! The omnibus allocates $47.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health’s budget, a $2.5 billion increase from 2023. The increased federal research funding is something we advocated for with congressional offices during Advocacy Day and will support GI researchers who are conducting innovative research and developing treatment for digestive diseases and GI cancers.
AGA-submitted report language on IBD included
Good news! Two language requests submitted by AGA on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were included in the omnibus: one in the 2023 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding bill and one in the 2023 Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies funding bill.
The first reaffirms the Appropriations Committee’s support for the NIH in funding basic, translational, and clinical studies on the diagnosis and treatment of IBD. The second encourages the FDA to improve diversity and patient-centricity in IBD clinical trials. The inclusion of these language requests in the omnibus highlights another successful advocacy effort by AGA.
Here’s what you need to know:
Medicare payment cuts
Unfortunately, physicians treating Medicare patients will face cuts in the new year.
It is disappointing that Congress failed to stop the full cuts. However, the Medicare payment cuts will be lower than the initially proposed 8.5% cut. Physicians will face a 2% cut because of the 4% in PAYGO relief for 2023 and 2024, plus an additional 2.5% in relief for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
This is not an ideal outcome, but we are grateful to the more than 160 AGA members who raised their voices and sent over 600 messages to Congress. Your advocacy played a role in alleviating the final number of the cuts.
We will continue to urge Congress to stop the full cuts. Our top priority in 2023 remains addressing the Medicare reimbursement rates.
Two-year extension for telehealth
Good news! We have been ongoing supporters of telehealth expansion that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. The inclusion of this 2-year telehealth extension will allow doctors to continue to treat Medicare patients in a virtual setting. This is crucial since it allows patients to continue receiving treatment from their doctor in a virtual setting, and it provides patients and providers with certainty.
$2.5 billion increase for NIH
Good news! The omnibus allocates $47.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health’s budget, a $2.5 billion increase from 2023. The increased federal research funding is something we advocated for with congressional offices during Advocacy Day and will support GI researchers who are conducting innovative research and developing treatment for digestive diseases and GI cancers.
AGA-submitted report language on IBD included
Good news! Two language requests submitted by AGA on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were included in the omnibus: one in the 2023 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding bill and one in the 2023 Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies funding bill.
The first reaffirms the Appropriations Committee’s support for the NIH in funding basic, translational, and clinical studies on the diagnosis and treatment of IBD. The second encourages the FDA to improve diversity and patient-centricity in IBD clinical trials. The inclusion of these language requests in the omnibus highlights another successful advocacy effort by AGA.
CHEST simulation courses support learning for every career stage
One mark of an excellent clinician is their commitment to lifelong learning, and CHEST’s hands-on simulation courses offer the chance for practitioners of all experience levels to enhance their knowledge.
A variety of interactive courses are offered at CHEST’s state-of-the-art Innovation, Simulation, and Training Center in Glenview, Illinois, covering topics like ultrasonography, bronchoscopy, and mechanical ventilation. And this year, our simulation schedule will offer several new sessions on advances in invasive and noninvasive ventilation, critical care transesophageal echocardiography, master-level EBUS practice, and mechanical circulatory support.
Each course is led by expert instructors and includes attendees from a full range of career stages, from trainees and mid-career clinicians to long-time CHEST faculty members.
At a fall 2022 session of the Ultrasonography: Essentials in Critical Care course, Adil Ahmed, MD, an intern at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, shared his perspective attending as a resident.
“CHEST has lots of specialized resources and renowned faculty members, and they’re doing an exceptional job,” he said. “A lot of the things I’ve learned in the first workshop alone are completely brand new to me. I think more programs should start sending residents to these courses.”
Trainees don’t just attend simulation courses – they teach them, too. Carmen Mei, MD, a pulmonary and critical care fellow at Rutgers University, was a faculty member at the recent ultrasound course. She taught attendees representing a wide array of ages.
“It’s a learning environment. Everybody’s very engaged, no matter where they are in their career,” she said.
As a mid-career clinician, Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP – who serves as a co-chair of the ultrasonography course – appreciates the diversity of experiences among attendees.
“Over the years, we’ve found that the wide breadth enhances the course because learners appreciate the questions that are brought up from different angles,” he said.
For experienced clinicians like CHEST Immediate Past President David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP, the interactive courses provide an opportunity to continue expanding his expertise. At the ultrasound course, Dr. Schulman said he enjoyed the chance to extend and refine his skillset alongside clinicians with a broad range of experience levels.
“Ultrasound is one of those skills that many clinicians, even in their forties and older, have never trained in. It’s great to see how the more junior learners approach this with a very excited mindset, and they’re learning right beside mid-career faculty who didn’t have the exposure to ultrasound when they were young,” he said.
To find the simulation course that’s the best fit for your practice, visit chestnet.org/simulation.
One mark of an excellent clinician is their commitment to lifelong learning, and CHEST’s hands-on simulation courses offer the chance for practitioners of all experience levels to enhance their knowledge.
A variety of interactive courses are offered at CHEST’s state-of-the-art Innovation, Simulation, and Training Center in Glenview, Illinois, covering topics like ultrasonography, bronchoscopy, and mechanical ventilation. And this year, our simulation schedule will offer several new sessions on advances in invasive and noninvasive ventilation, critical care transesophageal echocardiography, master-level EBUS practice, and mechanical circulatory support.
Each course is led by expert instructors and includes attendees from a full range of career stages, from trainees and mid-career clinicians to long-time CHEST faculty members.
At a fall 2022 session of the Ultrasonography: Essentials in Critical Care course, Adil Ahmed, MD, an intern at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, shared his perspective attending as a resident.
“CHEST has lots of specialized resources and renowned faculty members, and they’re doing an exceptional job,” he said. “A lot of the things I’ve learned in the first workshop alone are completely brand new to me. I think more programs should start sending residents to these courses.”
Trainees don’t just attend simulation courses – they teach them, too. Carmen Mei, MD, a pulmonary and critical care fellow at Rutgers University, was a faculty member at the recent ultrasound course. She taught attendees representing a wide array of ages.
“It’s a learning environment. Everybody’s very engaged, no matter where they are in their career,” she said.
As a mid-career clinician, Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP – who serves as a co-chair of the ultrasonography course – appreciates the diversity of experiences among attendees.
“Over the years, we’ve found that the wide breadth enhances the course because learners appreciate the questions that are brought up from different angles,” he said.
For experienced clinicians like CHEST Immediate Past President David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP, the interactive courses provide an opportunity to continue expanding his expertise. At the ultrasound course, Dr. Schulman said he enjoyed the chance to extend and refine his skillset alongside clinicians with a broad range of experience levels.
“Ultrasound is one of those skills that many clinicians, even in their forties and older, have never trained in. It’s great to see how the more junior learners approach this with a very excited mindset, and they’re learning right beside mid-career faculty who didn’t have the exposure to ultrasound when they were young,” he said.
To find the simulation course that’s the best fit for your practice, visit chestnet.org/simulation.
One mark of an excellent clinician is their commitment to lifelong learning, and CHEST’s hands-on simulation courses offer the chance for practitioners of all experience levels to enhance their knowledge.
A variety of interactive courses are offered at CHEST’s state-of-the-art Innovation, Simulation, and Training Center in Glenview, Illinois, covering topics like ultrasonography, bronchoscopy, and mechanical ventilation. And this year, our simulation schedule will offer several new sessions on advances in invasive and noninvasive ventilation, critical care transesophageal echocardiography, master-level EBUS practice, and mechanical circulatory support.
Each course is led by expert instructors and includes attendees from a full range of career stages, from trainees and mid-career clinicians to long-time CHEST faculty members.
At a fall 2022 session of the Ultrasonography: Essentials in Critical Care course, Adil Ahmed, MD, an intern at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, shared his perspective attending as a resident.
“CHEST has lots of specialized resources and renowned faculty members, and they’re doing an exceptional job,” he said. “A lot of the things I’ve learned in the first workshop alone are completely brand new to me. I think more programs should start sending residents to these courses.”
Trainees don’t just attend simulation courses – they teach them, too. Carmen Mei, MD, a pulmonary and critical care fellow at Rutgers University, was a faculty member at the recent ultrasound course. She taught attendees representing a wide array of ages.
“It’s a learning environment. Everybody’s very engaged, no matter where they are in their career,” she said.
As a mid-career clinician, Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP – who serves as a co-chair of the ultrasonography course – appreciates the diversity of experiences among attendees.
“Over the years, we’ve found that the wide breadth enhances the course because learners appreciate the questions that are brought up from different angles,” he said.
For experienced clinicians like CHEST Immediate Past President David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP, the interactive courses provide an opportunity to continue expanding his expertise. At the ultrasound course, Dr. Schulman said he enjoyed the chance to extend and refine his skillset alongside clinicians with a broad range of experience levels.
“Ultrasound is one of those skills that many clinicians, even in their forties and older, have never trained in. It’s great to see how the more junior learners approach this with a very excited mindset, and they’re learning right beside mid-career faculty who didn’t have the exposure to ultrasound when they were young,” he said.
To find the simulation course that’s the best fit for your practice, visit chestnet.org/simulation.
CHEST President shares inside look at priorities, plans for 2023
Attendees at the CHEST 2022 Opening Session on October 16 got a sneak peek into plans and priorities for CHEST President Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP, in 2023 – and some insights into her own path to the role.
A longtime leader at CHEST, she shared how members’ pandemic response reminded her of the great impact the organization can have. In March 2020, Dr. Addrizzo-Harris was overseeing ICU staffing at NYU Langone Health’s Bellevue Hospital Center and organizing dozens of volunteer physicians to help meet the pandemic care burden.
“I knew all too quickly that we wouldn’t have enough intensivists,” said Dr. Addrizzo-Harris. “It was a quick call very late one night, probably around 1 am, that I made to CHEST CEO, Bob Musacchio, that helped materialize a monumental effort ... many of these physicians were CHEST members themselves. They were fearless and unselfish, and they came to help us in our time of need.”
She saw this same spirit of dedication and drive in CHEST’s leadership and staff, she said – one she will continue and expand upon during her presidency.
“I’ve watched our last three presidents lead by great example ... with innovation and nimbleness, in a time when we were so isolated from each other and so tired from the long hours that we worked each day,” she said. “They, along with the Board of Regents, the CEO, and our phenomenal staff, were able to keep CHEST amazingly alive and vibrant and more connected than ever. They are truly inspiring. For 2023, I hope to take this incredible energy to the next level.”
As CHEST president, Dr. in the United States and advancing international outreach initiatives launched by CHEST Past President David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP. This also includes supporting and building upon CHEST’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to encourage greater representation in the field and improve patient care.
“Whether it’s through supporting our clinical research grants, expanding patient education and advocacy, or programs like the First 5 Minutes™ and the Harold Amos scholarship program, we want to train our leaders for the future,” she said.
Revisit the September issue of CHEST Physician, and watch future issues to learn more about Dr. Addrizzo-Harris and her plans for the presidency.
Attendees at the CHEST 2022 Opening Session on October 16 got a sneak peek into plans and priorities for CHEST President Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP, in 2023 – and some insights into her own path to the role.
A longtime leader at CHEST, she shared how members’ pandemic response reminded her of the great impact the organization can have. In March 2020, Dr. Addrizzo-Harris was overseeing ICU staffing at NYU Langone Health’s Bellevue Hospital Center and organizing dozens of volunteer physicians to help meet the pandemic care burden.
“I knew all too quickly that we wouldn’t have enough intensivists,” said Dr. Addrizzo-Harris. “It was a quick call very late one night, probably around 1 am, that I made to CHEST CEO, Bob Musacchio, that helped materialize a monumental effort ... many of these physicians were CHEST members themselves. They were fearless and unselfish, and they came to help us in our time of need.”
She saw this same spirit of dedication and drive in CHEST’s leadership and staff, she said – one she will continue and expand upon during her presidency.
“I’ve watched our last three presidents lead by great example ... with innovation and nimbleness, in a time when we were so isolated from each other and so tired from the long hours that we worked each day,” she said. “They, along with the Board of Regents, the CEO, and our phenomenal staff, were able to keep CHEST amazingly alive and vibrant and more connected than ever. They are truly inspiring. For 2023, I hope to take this incredible energy to the next level.”
As CHEST president, Dr. in the United States and advancing international outreach initiatives launched by CHEST Past President David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP. This also includes supporting and building upon CHEST’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to encourage greater representation in the field and improve patient care.
“Whether it’s through supporting our clinical research grants, expanding patient education and advocacy, or programs like the First 5 Minutes™ and the Harold Amos scholarship program, we want to train our leaders for the future,” she said.
Revisit the September issue of CHEST Physician, and watch future issues to learn more about Dr. Addrizzo-Harris and her plans for the presidency.
Attendees at the CHEST 2022 Opening Session on October 16 got a sneak peek into plans and priorities for CHEST President Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP, in 2023 – and some insights into her own path to the role.
A longtime leader at CHEST, she shared how members’ pandemic response reminded her of the great impact the organization can have. In March 2020, Dr. Addrizzo-Harris was overseeing ICU staffing at NYU Langone Health’s Bellevue Hospital Center and organizing dozens of volunteer physicians to help meet the pandemic care burden.
“I knew all too quickly that we wouldn’t have enough intensivists,” said Dr. Addrizzo-Harris. “It was a quick call very late one night, probably around 1 am, that I made to CHEST CEO, Bob Musacchio, that helped materialize a monumental effort ... many of these physicians were CHEST members themselves. They were fearless and unselfish, and they came to help us in our time of need.”
She saw this same spirit of dedication and drive in CHEST’s leadership and staff, she said – one she will continue and expand upon during her presidency.
“I’ve watched our last three presidents lead by great example ... with innovation and nimbleness, in a time when we were so isolated from each other and so tired from the long hours that we worked each day,” she said. “They, along with the Board of Regents, the CEO, and our phenomenal staff, were able to keep CHEST amazingly alive and vibrant and more connected than ever. They are truly inspiring. For 2023, I hope to take this incredible energy to the next level.”
As CHEST president, Dr. in the United States and advancing international outreach initiatives launched by CHEST Past President David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP. This also includes supporting and building upon CHEST’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to encourage greater representation in the field and improve patient care.
“Whether it’s through supporting our clinical research grants, expanding patient education and advocacy, or programs like the First 5 Minutes™ and the Harold Amos scholarship program, we want to train our leaders for the future,” she said.
Revisit the September issue of CHEST Physician, and watch future issues to learn more about Dr. Addrizzo-Harris and her plans for the presidency.
CHEST 2022 award winners More award winners
Each year,
MASTER FELLOW AWARD
Gerard A. Silvestri, MD, MS, Master FCCP
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Aneesa M. Das, MD, FCCP
COLLEGE MEDALIST AWARD
William R. Auger, MD, FCCP
ALFRED SOFFER AWARD FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE
Todd W. Rice, MD, FCCP
EARLY CAREER CLINICIAN EDUCATOR AWARD
Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP
MASTER CLINICIAN EDUCATOR AWARD
Neil R. MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
PRESIDENTIAL CITATION
CHEST Staff
EDWARD C. ROSENOW III, MD, MASTER FCCP/MASTER TEACHER ENDOWED HONOR LECTURE
Alexander S. Niven, MD, FCCP
THOMAS L. PETTY, MD, MASTER FCCP MEMORIAL LECTURE
Sandra G. Adams, MD, FCCP
2021 DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST HONOR LECTURE IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
Kenneth I. Berger, MD, FCCP
PRESIDENTIAL HONOR LECTURE
Jack D. Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP
PASQUALE CIAGLIA MEMORIAL LECTURE IN INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE
Nicholas J. Pastis, MD, FCCP
ROGER C. BONE MEMORIAL LECTURE IN CRITICAL CARE
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, FCCP
MURRAY KORNFELD MEMORIAL FOUNDERS AWARD
Marin H. Kollef, MD, FCCP
OM P. SHARMA, MD, MASTER FCCP MEMORIAL LECTURE
Daniel A. Culver, DO, FCCP
RICHARD S. IRWIN, MD, MASTER FCCP HONOR LECTURE
Nneka O. Sederstrom, PhD, MS, MA, FCCP
2022 DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST HONOR LECTURE IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
Martin J. Tobin, MBBCh, FCCP
MARK J. ROSEN, MD, MASTER FCCP ENDOWED MEMORIAL LECTURE
Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP
MARGARET PFROMMER ENDOWED MEMORIAL LECTURE IN HOME-BASED MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Lisa Wolfe, MD, FCCP
CHEST CHALLENGE FINALISTS
1st Place – Mayo Clinic
Amjad Kanj, MD
Paige Marty, MD
Zhenmei Zhang, MD
Program Director: Darlene Nelson, MD, FCCP
2nd Place – Brooke Army Medical Center
Joshua Boster, MD
Tyler Campbell, DO
Daniel Foster, MD
Program Director: Robert Walter, MD, PhD
3rd Place – NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
Albina Guri, DO
Jahrul Islam, MD
Sylvana Salama, MD
Program Director: Anthony Saleh, MD, FCCP
Please Note: Award winners from the following categories will be listed in the February issue of CHEST Physician.
CHEST Foundation Grant Awards
Scientific Abstract Awards
Alfred Soffer Research Award Winners
Young Investigator Award Winners
Abstract Rapid Fire Winners
Case Report Session Winners
Case Report Rapid Fire Winners
Each year,
MASTER FELLOW AWARD
Gerard A. Silvestri, MD, MS, Master FCCP
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Aneesa M. Das, MD, FCCP
COLLEGE MEDALIST AWARD
William R. Auger, MD, FCCP
ALFRED SOFFER AWARD FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE
Todd W. Rice, MD, FCCP
EARLY CAREER CLINICIAN EDUCATOR AWARD
Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP
MASTER CLINICIAN EDUCATOR AWARD
Neil R. MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
PRESIDENTIAL CITATION
CHEST Staff
EDWARD C. ROSENOW III, MD, MASTER FCCP/MASTER TEACHER ENDOWED HONOR LECTURE
Alexander S. Niven, MD, FCCP
THOMAS L. PETTY, MD, MASTER FCCP MEMORIAL LECTURE
Sandra G. Adams, MD, FCCP
2021 DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST HONOR LECTURE IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
Kenneth I. Berger, MD, FCCP
PRESIDENTIAL HONOR LECTURE
Jack D. Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP
PASQUALE CIAGLIA MEMORIAL LECTURE IN INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE
Nicholas J. Pastis, MD, FCCP
ROGER C. BONE MEMORIAL LECTURE IN CRITICAL CARE
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, FCCP
MURRAY KORNFELD MEMORIAL FOUNDERS AWARD
Marin H. Kollef, MD, FCCP
OM P. SHARMA, MD, MASTER FCCP MEMORIAL LECTURE
Daniel A. Culver, DO, FCCP
RICHARD S. IRWIN, MD, MASTER FCCP HONOR LECTURE
Nneka O. Sederstrom, PhD, MS, MA, FCCP
2022 DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST HONOR LECTURE IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
Martin J. Tobin, MBBCh, FCCP
MARK J. ROSEN, MD, MASTER FCCP ENDOWED MEMORIAL LECTURE
Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP
MARGARET PFROMMER ENDOWED MEMORIAL LECTURE IN HOME-BASED MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Lisa Wolfe, MD, FCCP
CHEST CHALLENGE FINALISTS
1st Place – Mayo Clinic
Amjad Kanj, MD
Paige Marty, MD
Zhenmei Zhang, MD
Program Director: Darlene Nelson, MD, FCCP
2nd Place – Brooke Army Medical Center
Joshua Boster, MD
Tyler Campbell, DO
Daniel Foster, MD
Program Director: Robert Walter, MD, PhD
3rd Place – NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
Albina Guri, DO
Jahrul Islam, MD
Sylvana Salama, MD
Program Director: Anthony Saleh, MD, FCCP
Please Note: Award winners from the following categories will be listed in the February issue of CHEST Physician.
CHEST Foundation Grant Awards
Scientific Abstract Awards
Alfred Soffer Research Award Winners
Young Investigator Award Winners
Abstract Rapid Fire Winners
Case Report Session Winners
Case Report Rapid Fire Winners
Each year,
MASTER FELLOW AWARD
Gerard A. Silvestri, MD, MS, Master FCCP
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Aneesa M. Das, MD, FCCP
COLLEGE MEDALIST AWARD
William R. Auger, MD, FCCP
ALFRED SOFFER AWARD FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE
Todd W. Rice, MD, FCCP
EARLY CAREER CLINICIAN EDUCATOR AWARD
Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP
MASTER CLINICIAN EDUCATOR AWARD
Neil R. MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
PRESIDENTIAL CITATION
CHEST Staff
EDWARD C. ROSENOW III, MD, MASTER FCCP/MASTER TEACHER ENDOWED HONOR LECTURE
Alexander S. Niven, MD, FCCP
THOMAS L. PETTY, MD, MASTER FCCP MEMORIAL LECTURE
Sandra G. Adams, MD, FCCP
2021 DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST HONOR LECTURE IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
Kenneth I. Berger, MD, FCCP
PRESIDENTIAL HONOR LECTURE
Jack D. Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP
PASQUALE CIAGLIA MEMORIAL LECTURE IN INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE
Nicholas J. Pastis, MD, FCCP
ROGER C. BONE MEMORIAL LECTURE IN CRITICAL CARE
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, FCCP
MURRAY KORNFELD MEMORIAL FOUNDERS AWARD
Marin H. Kollef, MD, FCCP
OM P. SHARMA, MD, MASTER FCCP MEMORIAL LECTURE
Daniel A. Culver, DO, FCCP
RICHARD S. IRWIN, MD, MASTER FCCP HONOR LECTURE
Nneka O. Sederstrom, PhD, MS, MA, FCCP
2022 DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST HONOR LECTURE IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
Martin J. Tobin, MBBCh, FCCP
MARK J. ROSEN, MD, MASTER FCCP ENDOWED MEMORIAL LECTURE
Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP
MARGARET PFROMMER ENDOWED MEMORIAL LECTURE IN HOME-BASED MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Lisa Wolfe, MD, FCCP
CHEST CHALLENGE FINALISTS
1st Place – Mayo Clinic
Amjad Kanj, MD
Paige Marty, MD
Zhenmei Zhang, MD
Program Director: Darlene Nelson, MD, FCCP
2nd Place – Brooke Army Medical Center
Joshua Boster, MD
Tyler Campbell, DO
Daniel Foster, MD
Program Director: Robert Walter, MD, PhD
3rd Place – NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
Albina Guri, DO
Jahrul Islam, MD
Sylvana Salama, MD
Program Director: Anthony Saleh, MD, FCCP
Please Note: Award winners from the following categories will be listed in the February issue of CHEST Physician.
CHEST Foundation Grant Awards
Scientific Abstract Awards
Alfred Soffer Research Award Winners
Young Investigator Award Winners
Abstract Rapid Fire Winners
Case Report Session Winners
Case Report Rapid Fire Winners
CHEST Challenge returned to the stage in the Music City
After several years of virtual competitions, the CHEST Challenge Championship returned to the stage at CHEST 2022 in Nashville, where outstanding fellows from Brooke Army Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist battled to compete in unconventional skills challenges and clinical trivia.
After an excellent showing from all three institutions, (not to mention, the ultimate bragging rights and the chance to raise the coveted Rosen Cup). Runner-up Brooke Army Medical Center received $3,000, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist received $1,000.
This year’s Jeopardy-style championship included a variety of category types, including everything from straightforward clinical answers in “Asthmalogic” about asthma-related issues and “Under a Microscope” for topics related to histopathology, to brain-boggling alternate options, such as “Rhyme Time,” which twisted answers in rhyming phrases.
The competition also included timed skills challenges that tested the competitors physically – and presented some very special guests.
In “Bugs and Drugs,” Team Methodist sprinted to grab and then matched unlabeled pathogen photographs with their appropriate therapeutic agents in less than 35 seconds. In another, Team Brooke aced the challenge of performing timed procedures on three different body parts in Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, while the monster himself (played by Board of Regents member Victor J. Test, MD, FCCP) worked to distract them.
Mayo Clinic was already in the lead by the time the Final Challenge wager was presented by William Kelly, MD, FCCP, so the team responded to the answer “This disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is a variant in the SCL34A2 gene” with their own unique reply: “Thank you, CHEST,” and a symbolic wager of $22.
Drs. Kanj, Marty, and Zhang credited their success to their training program back home, as well as the support of friends and colleagues on-site, including Program Director, Darlene Nelson, MD, FCCP. The team also prepared with mock sessions days before the championship and had a strong fan base cheering them on in the audience.
Want to join rising stars in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine for next year’s championship in Hawai’i? Watch CHEST’s social media in the spring for the first phase of CHEST Challenge.
After several years of virtual competitions, the CHEST Challenge Championship returned to the stage at CHEST 2022 in Nashville, where outstanding fellows from Brooke Army Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist battled to compete in unconventional skills challenges and clinical trivia.
After an excellent showing from all three institutions, (not to mention, the ultimate bragging rights and the chance to raise the coveted Rosen Cup). Runner-up Brooke Army Medical Center received $3,000, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist received $1,000.
This year’s Jeopardy-style championship included a variety of category types, including everything from straightforward clinical answers in “Asthmalogic” about asthma-related issues and “Under a Microscope” for topics related to histopathology, to brain-boggling alternate options, such as “Rhyme Time,” which twisted answers in rhyming phrases.
The competition also included timed skills challenges that tested the competitors physically – and presented some very special guests.
In “Bugs and Drugs,” Team Methodist sprinted to grab and then matched unlabeled pathogen photographs with their appropriate therapeutic agents in less than 35 seconds. In another, Team Brooke aced the challenge of performing timed procedures on three different body parts in Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, while the monster himself (played by Board of Regents member Victor J. Test, MD, FCCP) worked to distract them.
Mayo Clinic was already in the lead by the time the Final Challenge wager was presented by William Kelly, MD, FCCP, so the team responded to the answer “This disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is a variant in the SCL34A2 gene” with their own unique reply: “Thank you, CHEST,” and a symbolic wager of $22.
Drs. Kanj, Marty, and Zhang credited their success to their training program back home, as well as the support of friends and colleagues on-site, including Program Director, Darlene Nelson, MD, FCCP. The team also prepared with mock sessions days before the championship and had a strong fan base cheering them on in the audience.
Want to join rising stars in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine for next year’s championship in Hawai’i? Watch CHEST’s social media in the spring for the first phase of CHEST Challenge.
After several years of virtual competitions, the CHEST Challenge Championship returned to the stage at CHEST 2022 in Nashville, where outstanding fellows from Brooke Army Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist battled to compete in unconventional skills challenges and clinical trivia.
After an excellent showing from all three institutions, (not to mention, the ultimate bragging rights and the chance to raise the coveted Rosen Cup). Runner-up Brooke Army Medical Center received $3,000, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist received $1,000.
This year’s Jeopardy-style championship included a variety of category types, including everything from straightforward clinical answers in “Asthmalogic” about asthma-related issues and “Under a Microscope” for topics related to histopathology, to brain-boggling alternate options, such as “Rhyme Time,” which twisted answers in rhyming phrases.
The competition also included timed skills challenges that tested the competitors physically – and presented some very special guests.
In “Bugs and Drugs,” Team Methodist sprinted to grab and then matched unlabeled pathogen photographs with their appropriate therapeutic agents in less than 35 seconds. In another, Team Brooke aced the challenge of performing timed procedures on three different body parts in Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, while the monster himself (played by Board of Regents member Victor J. Test, MD, FCCP) worked to distract them.
Mayo Clinic was already in the lead by the time the Final Challenge wager was presented by William Kelly, MD, FCCP, so the team responded to the answer “This disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is a variant in the SCL34A2 gene” with their own unique reply: “Thank you, CHEST,” and a symbolic wager of $22.
Drs. Kanj, Marty, and Zhang credited their success to their training program back home, as well as the support of friends and colleagues on-site, including Program Director, Darlene Nelson, MD, FCCP. The team also prepared with mock sessions days before the championship and had a strong fan base cheering them on in the audience.
Want to join rising stars in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine for next year’s championship in Hawai’i? Watch CHEST’s social media in the spring for the first phase of CHEST Challenge.
Fast facts about gifts in a will and planned giving
Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your future plans ensure your support for our mission to fund young investigators continues even after your lifetime.
#1. Wills are not for older adults only.
Having a plan for the future is important – no matter your age. A will makes your wishes known and provides your loved ones with peace of mind.
#2. Planned gifts are not complicated or confusing.
They don’t have to be. There are many types of planned gifts: Most are simple and affordable, like a gift in your will or living trust. You just need to find the one that best meets your needs.
#3. Planned gifts are not for the wealthy only.
Anyone can make a planned gift. Gifts of all sizes make a difference at the AGA Research Foundation. In fact, you may even be able to make a bigger impact than you thought possible when you make a planned gift.
For 2023, consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will. You will help support researchers and help spark future discoveries in GI.
Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your future plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org or contact us at [email protected].
Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your future plans ensure your support for our mission to fund young investigators continues even after your lifetime.
#1. Wills are not for older adults only.
Having a plan for the future is important – no matter your age. A will makes your wishes known and provides your loved ones with peace of mind.
#2. Planned gifts are not complicated or confusing.
They don’t have to be. There are many types of planned gifts: Most are simple and affordable, like a gift in your will or living trust. You just need to find the one that best meets your needs.
#3. Planned gifts are not for the wealthy only.
Anyone can make a planned gift. Gifts of all sizes make a difference at the AGA Research Foundation. In fact, you may even be able to make a bigger impact than you thought possible when you make a planned gift.
For 2023, consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will. You will help support researchers and help spark future discoveries in GI.
Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your future plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org or contact us at [email protected].
Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your future plans ensure your support for our mission to fund young investigators continues even after your lifetime.
#1. Wills are not for older adults only.
Having a plan for the future is important – no matter your age. A will makes your wishes known and provides your loved ones with peace of mind.
#2. Planned gifts are not complicated or confusing.
They don’t have to be. There are many types of planned gifts: Most are simple and affordable, like a gift in your will or living trust. You just need to find the one that best meets your needs.
#3. Planned gifts are not for the wealthy only.
Anyone can make a planned gift. Gifts of all sizes make a difference at the AGA Research Foundation. In fact, you may even be able to make a bigger impact than you thought possible when you make a planned gift.
For 2023, consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will. You will help support researchers and help spark future discoveries in GI.
Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your future plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org or contact us at [email protected].