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Kathleen Akgün, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
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Additional Titles

Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, PCCSM Section

Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System

Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System

Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut

About

Titles

Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)

Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, PCCSM Section

Positions outside Yale

Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System; Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System; Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut

Appointments

Education & Training

MS
Yale Graduate School of Public Health, Chronic Diseases and Epidemiology (2014)
MD
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (2001)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Aging; Critical Care; Epidemiology; HIV; Immunocompromised Host; Intensive Care Units; Medical Oncology; Palliative Medicine; Pulmonary Medicine; Terminal Care; Veterans

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Kathleen Akgün's published research.

Publications

2024

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    American Thoracic Society

  • honor

    Chair, ATS Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee

  • honor

    Fellow (ATSF)

Clinical Care

Overview

Clinical Specialties

Hospice & Palliative Care; Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine; Pulmonary Critical Care

Board Certifications

  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2023
    Original Certification Date
    2012
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2018
    Original Certification Date
    2008
  • Pulmonary Disease

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2017
    Original Certification Date
    2007

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