Pulmonary Medicine
Kathleen Akgün, MD, MS
Associate Professor Term
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, West Haven, Medicine
Research Interests
Aging; Critical Care; Epidemiology; HIV; Immunocompromised Host; Intensive Care Units; Medical Oncology; Palliative Medicine; Pulmonary Medicine; Terminal Care; Veterans
Clemente Britto-Leon, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Research Interests
Airway Management; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Cystic Fibrosis; Epithelium; Immune System Diseases; Lung; Pulmonary Medicine; Respiratory Tract Diseases
Geoffrey Chupp, MD
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Director, Yale Center for Asthma and Airways Disease (YCAAD)
Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Research Interests
Asthma; Bronchial Diseases; Bronchiectasis; Ciliary Motility Disorders; Lung Diseases; Pulmonary Medicine; Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lloyd Friedman, MD
Instructor
Clin Prof Int Med Pulmonary
Research Interests
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Asthma; Electronic Health Records; Lung; Pulmonary Medicine; Respiration; Tuberculosis
Melissa Knauert, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Associate Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Research Interests
Critical Care; Critical Illness; Delirium; Noise; Pregnancy; Pulmonary Medicine; Respiration; Sleep; Sleep Deprivation; Sleep Wake Disorders
Patty J Lee, MD
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Director of Pulmonary Research, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Research Interests
Endothelium; Endothelium, Vascular; Heme Oxygenase-1; Lung Injury; Pulmonary Medicine; Toll-Like Receptors
Jennifer Possick, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Medical Director, Winchester Chest Clinic, Winchester Chest Center
Research Interests
Carolyn L. Rochester, MD, FCCP
Professor
Medical Director, Yale COPD Program
Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Research Interests
Emphysema; Exercise Test; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Pulmonary Medicine; Quality of Life; Rehabilitation; Respiration
Mark David Siegel, MD
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Program Director, Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program
Research Interests
Chronic Disease; Education, Medical, Graduate; Ethics, Medical; Pulmonary Medicine; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult; Sepsis; Terminal Care
Jonathan Siner, MD
Associate Professor Term
Medical Director - Medical Intensive Care Unit, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Research Interests
Intensive Care Units; Pulmonary Medicine; Sepsis; Translational Medical Research
