Internationally renowned pulmonologist Gerard Criner, MD—board member for the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), a co-author of the GOLD strategy, and director of the Temple Lung Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—and his pulmonology team published 64 abstracts.

Gerard Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP

Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Director, Temple Lung Center

Procedural Tips and Tricks for Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Advanced Emphysema
May 18
5:30–6:00 PM EDT

PG015 COPD 2021: STATE OF THE ART
June 10
4:30–6:00 PM EDT

Erin R. Camac, DO, FCCP

Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

CC003 ADULT CLINICAL CORE CURRICULUM: PULMONARY (ON-DEMAND)
May 13

CC004 ADULT CLINICAL CORE CURRICULUM: PULMONARY (LIVE QUESTION & ANSWER)
May 17
4:30–5:00 PM EDT

Jamie Garfield, MD

Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

CC003 ADULT CLINICAL CORE CURRICULUM: PULMONARY (ON-DEMAND)
May 13

Rohit Gupta, MD

Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

C001 HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN SARCOIDOSIS: MOVING FROM RECOGNITION TO SOLUTIONS
May 18
6:00–7:30 AM EDT

ME016 APPROACHES TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF A DIAGNOSIS OF SARCOIDOSIS USING THE NEW ATS GUIDELINES
May 18
1:30–2:30 PM EDT

Victor Kim, MD

Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

PG015 COPD 2021: STATE OF THE ART
June 10
4:30–6:00 PM EDT

Nathaniel Marchetti, DO

Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Procedural Tips and Tricks for Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Advanced Emphysema
May 18
5:30–6:00 PM EDT

Parth M. Rali, MD

Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

B028 VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (VTE) UPDATES IN 2021 (INCLUDING COVID-19)
May 13

Jeffrey I. Stewart, MD

Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

ME013 WHO GROUP 3 PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: TO TREAT OR NOT TO TREAT
May 18
8:00–9:00 AM EDT

Factors Associated with Hospitalization Length of Stay in Patients with COVID-19, a Multivariable Analysis
J. Kim, P. Stanley, N. Guo, A. George, E. Narewski, G. J. Criner

Markers of Pulmonary Hypertension in CTD-ILD of Patients with NSIP vs UIP
D. Jain, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, E. Narewski

Pulmonary Function Test Predictors of Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD)
D. Jain, E. S. Randhawa, G. J. Criner, E. Narewski

Radiographic Patterns of Lung Disease in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD)
E. S. Randhawa, D. Jain, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, E. Narewski

COVID 19 Pneumonia Leading to a Delayed Diagnosis of Cryptococcal Pneumonia: Collateral Damage in a Pandemic
S. Gullapalli, Y. Naidu, L. A. G. Cordova, D. Kett

Acute Kidney Injury Adds Fuel to the Fire in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
D. Sacher, O. O'Corragain, T. Thakur, J. Noto, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, P. Rali

All-Cause Mortality by Subgroup in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Post Hoc Analysis of the IMPACT Trial
T. F. Carr, G. J. Criner, M. T. Dransfield, D. M. G. Halpin, M. K. Han, R. G. Jain, V. Kaul, M. G. Kaye, M. Kraft, D. Mapel, D. Midwinter, P. D. Scanlon, D. Singh, J. M. Wells, R. Wise, D. A. Lipson

An Analysis of the IMPACT Trial Assessing Single-Inhaler Therapy with Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) Versus FF/VI and UMEC/VI Using a Composite Adverse Event Outcome in Patients with COPD
J. M. Wells, S. P. Bhatt, T. F. Carr, G. J. Criner, D. M. G. Halpin, M. K. Han, R. Jai, M. G. Kaye, M. Kraft, D. A. Lipson, D. Mapel, M. J. Mammen, C. McEvoy, D. Midwinter, D. Singh, R. Wise, M. T. Dransfield

Application of Ion Robotic Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation with Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Biopsying Suspicious Pulmonary Nodules
S. Verga, R. M. Marron, N. Kaur, J. Thomas, G. J. Criner

Bronchial Rheoplasty for Chronic Bronchitis: Results from a US Feasibility Study with RheOxTM
F. C. Sciurba, A. P. Comellas, A. Majid, D. K. Hogarth, N. Marchetti, V. Kim, G. J. Criner, M. T. Dransfield

Characteristics of "Resilient Smokers" and Correlation with Biological Markers of COPD
A. Oh, I. Barjaktarevic, R. Barr, R. P. Bowler, A. P. Comellas, C. B. Cooper, G. J. Criner, M. K. Han, N. N. Hansel E. A. Hoffman, R. E. Kanner, J. A. Krishnan, R. A. Mularski, R. Paine, T. Parekh, S. P. Peters, S. Christenson, P. Woodruff

Chest CT Characteristics of Patients Admitted with COVID-19 Pneumonia
M. Zheng, R. Patel, I. Leopold, A. Thomas, T. Standiford, R. Townsend, P. Rali, R. Gupta, G. J. Criner, M. Kumaran, J. I. Stewart

CT Characteristics of COVID-19 Associated with Adverse Outcomes
M. Zheng, R. Patel, I. Leopold, A. Thomas, T. Standiford, R. Townsend, H. Zhao, R. Gupta, P. Rali, G. J. Criner, M. Kumaran, J. I. Stewart

Diagnostic Yield After Clinical and Radiologic Follow-Up of Biopsy with Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation (VBN) for Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with High Rates of Advanced Lung Disease
R. M. Marron, S. Verga, C. Veselis, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner

Effects of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with Endobronchial Valves (EBV) on Diaphragm Thickness Fraction
M. Patel, M. Zheng, O. A. O'Corragain, M. Gordon, P. B. Desai, Z. L. Dorey-Stein, J. Thomas, L. H. Criner, N. Patlakh, N. Marchetti, G. J. Criner

Factors Associated with Hospitalization Length of Stay in Patients with COVID-19, a Multivariable Analysis
C. N. Myers, J. Kim, P. Stanley, N. Guo, A. George, E. Narewski, G. J. Criner

High Resolution CHEST CT (HRCT) Evaluation in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Infection
M. Patel, J. M. Chowdhury, M. Zheng, O. Abramian, S. Verga, H. Zhao, N. Patlakh, N. Montecalvo, D. Fleece, G. Cohen, M. Kumaran, C. Dass, G. J. Criner

Immunoglobulin Levels Aide in Predicting Severe COPD Exacerbations
B. Masters, G. J. Criner, S. P. Bhatt, M. T. Dransfield, T. M. Siler, R. Paine, J. E. Herrera, M. K. Han

Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and/or Emphysema on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia
R. M. Marron, M. Zheng, G. A. Fernandez Romero, H. Zhao, R. Patel, I. Leopold, A. Thomas, T. Standiford, M. Kumaran, N. Patlakh, J. I. Stewart, G. J. Criner

Impact of Peri-Operative Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung Transplant Recipients on Early Post-Operative Outcomes
O. A. O'Corragain, R. M. Marron, S. Tittaferrante, O. Schanz, J. Noto, R. Khatri, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, P. Rali, S. Sehgal, J. I. Stewart

Lung Proteomics Biomarkers Associated with COPD
Y. Zhang, M. Hoopmann, P. Castaldi, K. Simonsen, M. Midha, M. H. Cho, G. J. Criner, R. Bueno, J. Liu, R. Moritz, E. K. Silverman

Markers of Pulmonary Hypertension in CTD-ILD of Patients with NSIP vs UIP
E. S. Randhawa, D. Jain, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, E. Narewski

Metoprolol Attenuates Exacerbation Risk in Subjects with Elevated Coronary Artery Calcium Scores: A Post-Hoc Analysis of BLOCK-COPD
R. C. Wade, S. Ling, E. Helgeson, H. Voelker, W. W. Labaki, D. Meza, O. A. O'Corragain, J. Y. So, G. J. Criner, M. K. Han, R. Kalhan, R. M. Reed, M. T. Dransfield, J. M. Wells

Obesity in Acute PE - More Good Than Harm?
O. A. O'Corragain, D. Sacher, T. Stiegler, R. Khatri, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, P. Rali

Obesity Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to COVID-19: A Retrospective Single Center Experience
D. Sacher, S. Sehgal, A. Pandya, N. Kaur, O. A. O'Corragain, D. Salerno, M. Gordon, N. Marchetti, P. B. Desai, R. Gupta, G. J. Criner

Outcomes with High Flow Nasal Therapy vs Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Patients with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
J. M. Chowdhury, M. Patel, Z. L. Dorey-Stein, R. M. Marron, N. Mills, M. Zheng, O. Abramian, H. Zhao, N. Patlakh, N. Marchetti, G. J. Criner

Patients with COPD Prefer Improvement of Cough and Mucus over Shortness of Breath and Improvement of Combined Daily Symptoms Over the Reduction of Exacerbations: A Multi-Country Patient Preference Study
F. Gutzwiller, G. J. Criner, P. Burgel, K. Mycock, P. Mellor, B. Klein, B. Jones, I. Bottoli, N. Cook

Pulmonary Function Test Predictors of Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD)
D. Jain, E. S. Randhawa, G. J. Criner, E. Narewski

Pulmonary Infarcts in Pulmonary Embolism - Does It Matter?
O. A. O'Corragain, D. Sacher, T. Ho, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, P. Rali

Radiographic Patterns of Lung Disease in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD)
E. S. Randhawa, D. Jain, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, E. Narewski

Reduction in Emergency Department (ED) Visits in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Analysis of the IMPACT Trial
D. W. Mapel, M. Bogart, G. J. Criner, M. T. Dransfield, N. Gaeckle, M. Gotfried, D. M. G. Halpin, M. K. Han, R. Jain, V. Kaul, M. J. Mammen, D. Midwinter, D. Singh, R. Wise, D. A. Lipson

Risk of All-Cause Mortality During and After Severe Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Post Hoc Analysis of the IMPACT Trial
M. J. Mammen, T. F. Carr, G. J. Criner, M. T. Dransfield, D. M. G. Halpin, M. K. Han, B. Hartley, R. Jain, V. Kaul, M. G. Kaye, M. Kraft, D. Mapel, D. Midwinter, P. D. Scanlon, D. Singh, J. M. Wells, R. Wise, D. A. Lipson

ROX Index Predicts Intubation in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia and Moderate to Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Receiving High Flow Nasal Therapy
M. Patel, J. M. Chowdhury, N. Mills, R. M. Marron, A. J. Gangemi, Z. L. Dorey-Stein, I. Yousef, M. Zheng, L. Tragesser, J. Giutrintano, R. Gupta, P. Rali, G. D'Alonzo, H. Zhao, N. Patlakh, N. Marchetti, G. J. Criner, M. Gordon

SARS-CoV-2-Related Gene Expression in Alveolar Type II Cells in Aging and Emphysema
B. Kosmider, C. Lin, H. Simborio, S. Bolla, N. Marchetti, G. J. Criner, K. Bahmed

The Influence of Chronic Bronchitis Status on Lung Function Decline: An Analysis of the COPDGene Cohort
V. Kim, M. K. Han, B. J. Make, J. D. Crapo, J. L. Curtis, E. K. Silverman, S. P. Bhatt, G. J. Criner, M. Strand, D. L. DeMeo

The Mitochondrial Ribosome Dysfunction in Human Primary Alveolar Type II Cells in Emphysema
K. Bahmed, L. Karim, G. J. Criner, N. Marchetti, S. Bolla, R. P. Bowler, B. Kosmider

Thromboelastography (TEG) in COVID-19 Patients - Not All Hypercoagulable
I. Yousef, P. B. Desai, S. Sehgal, R. Gupta, M. Gordon, M. Weir, N. Ali, G. J. Criner, A. Rao9, P. Rali

Utility of Remote Monitoring and Telemedicine in Lung Transplant Recipients During COVID19 Pandemic Restrictions
E. S. Randhawa, R. Gupta, N. Marchetti, M. Gordon, G. J. Criner, S. Sehgal

Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Therapy in Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism with Clot-In-Transit: A Case Series
D. Sacher, O. O'Corragain, B. Lashari, D. Fleitas Sosa, S. Gayen, P. B. Desai, G. J. Criner, P. Rali

Diagnostic Dilemma: EGPA Without Vasculitis on Biopsy?
M. Ondeck, S. Gayen, B. Gupta, M. Patel, P. B. Desai

Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, and Attitudes About COVID-19 in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
K. Sumino, S. L. Labedz, A. J. Gangemi, M. Zantah, W. Z. Zhang, R. A. Wise, J. T. Holbrook

Association of Serum D-Dimer and Abnormal Pulmonary Vasculature on CT Scan During Hospitalization with Decreased Diffusion Capacity in Follow Up for COVID-19 Infection
I. Oriaku, M. Darnell, J. Mokha, M. Lanclus, J. De Backer, B. Lavon, R. Gupta, F. Jaffe, M. Vega Sanchez, D. Salerno, V. Kim

Dust Matters: Comparison of Sarcoidosis in World Trade Center-Exposed First Responders to an Unexposed Cohort
R. Gupta, G. Millio, I. Oriaku, H. Zhao, J. Skarre, A. G. Desai

Pirfenidone for Progressive Fibrotic Sarcoidosis (PIRFS): Results of a Double Blind Placebo Controlled Pilot Study
R. P. Baughman, R. Gupta, M. A. Judson, E. E. Lower, J. I. Stewart, R. Reeves, A. U. Wells

Riociguat Was Effective in Increasing Time until Clinical Worsening in Sarcoidosis Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: Results of a One Year Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
R. P. Baughman, O. A. Shlobin, R. Gupta, P. Engel, J. I. Stewart, E. E. Lower, F. Rohaghi, S. D. Nathan

Dead Space Fraction as Predictor of 28-Day Mortality in COVID-19 Patients
I. Oriaku, N. Kaur, H. Zhao, F. Jaffe, G. D'Alonzo

Air Pollutant Exposure-by-Gene Interactions Associated with Emphysema, Lung Structure, and Lung Function in SPIROMICS
V. E. Ortega, L. M. Paulin, J. D. Kaufman, E. Ampleford, H. Woo, G. A. Hawkins, X. Li, I. Barjaktarevic, S. P. Bhatt, R. P. Bowler, R. Barr, C. B. Cooper, D. Couper, J. L. Curtis, A. J. Gassett, M. K. Han, R. E. Kanner, V. Kim, F. J. Martinez, W. C. Moore, W. K. O'Neal, R. Paine, B. P. Smith, B. Smith, P. Woodruff, E. A. Hoffman, S. P. Peters, D. A. Meyers, E. R. Bleecker, N. N. Hansel

Clinical Implications of Low Absolute Blood Eosinophil Count in the SPIROMICS COPD Cohort
W. B. Lemaster, P. M. Quibrera, D. Couper, D. P. Tashkin, E. R. Bleecker, C. M. Doerschuk, V. E. Ortega, C. B. Cooper, M. K. Han, P. Woodruff, W. K. O'Neal, W. H. Anderson, N. E. Alexis, J. L. Curtis, R. P. Bowler, R. Barr, R. J. Kaner, M. T. Dransfield, R. Paine, V. Kim, F. J. Martinez, A. T. Hastie, I. Barjaktarevic

Lung Structure and Risk of Sleep Apnea in SPIROMICS
A. L. Koch, T. L. Shing, A. M. Namen, D. Couper, B. M. Smith, R. Barr, S. P. Bhatt, N. Putcha, A. P. Comellas, A. D. Baugh, C. B. Cooper, I. Barjaktarevic, R. P. Bowler, M. K. Han, V. Kim, R. Paine, M. T. Dransfield, R. E. Kanner, J. A. Krishnan, F. J. Martinez, P. Woodruff, N. N. Hansel, E. A. Hoffman, S. P. Peters, V. E. Ortega

Mucus Plugging on Computed Tomography and Chronic Bronchitis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
V. Kim, W. R. Dolliver, H. P. Nath, S. Grumley, N. Terrry, A. Ahmed, A. S. Wen, A. Yen, K. Jacobs, S. J. Kligerman, A. Diaz

Secondhand Smoke Alters Alveolar Macrophage Gene Expression
S. O'Beirne, J. Salit, N. E. Alexis, M. Arjomandi, I. Barjaktarevic, P. Basta, R. P. Bowler, S. A. Christenson, S. M. Cloonan, J. L. Curtis, C. M. Doerschuk, M. B. Drummond, A. T. Hastie, Y. J. Huang, V. Kim, W. K. O'Neal, V. E. Ortega, L. Postow, N. Putcha, S. I. Rennard, J. M. Wells, P. Woodruff, W. Z. Zhang, R. G. Crystal, R. J. Kaner

Sex Differences in Longitudinal Assessment of COPD Morbidity in SPIROMICS
A. A. Lambert, Y. Chen, K. S. Daratha, S. Murray, I. Barjaktarevic, C. B. Cooper, M. L. Wilgus, S. P. Bhatt, J. M. Wells, S. C. Lazarus, S. Christenson, D. P. Tashkin, V. Kim, V. E. Ortega, R. E. Kanner, M. Scholand, R. Paine, C. S. Pirozzi, J. A. Krishnan, L. M. Paulin, M. B. Drummond, N. Putcha, R. A. Wise, E. R. Neptune, C. O. Ejike, J. L. Curtis, N. N. Hansel, M. K. Han

Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with COPD: A Network Analysis
A. M. Yohannes, M. Belvederi Murri, K. F. Hoth, E. A. Regan, A. S. Iyer, S. P. Bhatt, V. Kim, G. L. Kinney, R. A. Wise, M. Eakin, N. A. Hanania

Identification of Sepsis Patient Immune Phenotypes Using a Microfluidic Assay
R. Prosniak, Q. Yang, H. Wijerathne, N. Marchetti, M. Kiani, L. Kilpatrick

Early Lessons from a Post-Pulmonary Embolism Follow Up Clinic
J. Noto, P. Rali

Embolization of Surgical Cement to the Pulmonary Arteries, Is There a Reason to Worry?
A. Beckman, T. Ho, J. Scott, M. Darnell, P. Rali, M. Vega Sanchez

Thrombolytics in Cardiac Arrest: Is It Beneficial in Confirmed or Suspected PE?
S. Gayen, F. Dikengil, M. Zheng, A. Katz, B. Kwok, S. Brosnahan, P. Rali

Time to Systemic Thrombolysis in Confirmed Massive Pulmonary Embolism in a Single Center
B. Kwok, A. Katz, F. Dikengil, S. Gayen, M. Zheng, P. Rali, S. B. Brosnahan

Is Trust in Medical and Public Authorities and the Media Associated with COVID-19 Related Stress, Perceptions, Safety Behaviors, Inflammatory Biomarkers and Sleep Quality Among Black Adults?
R. I. Blair, N. Kaur, I. Oriaku, S. Levsky, K. Gans, F. Patterson, J. P. Crowley, A. Satti

Can Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Response to Biological Therapy in Severe Uncontrolled Asthma?
I. Yousef, Z. L. Dorey-Stein, A. B. Karanam, S. Tittaferrante, T. Buckey, K. V. Shenoy

Does Baseline Peripheral Eosinophilia Predict Biological Therapy Treatment Failure in Poorly Controlled Asthmatics
L. Dorey-Stein, I. Yousef, S. Titterfante, H. Zhao, T. Buckey, W. Satz, A. B. Karanam, K. V. Shenoy

Septic Pulmonary Emboli: A Marker for Mortality in IVDU
S. Dachert, M. Weir

Characteristics of Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplant Patients that Develop Severe Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
B. A. Bottiger, K. Subramaniam, F. Ius, G. Warnecke, M. Hartwig, G. Loor, D. Daoud, Q. Wei, M. Villavicencio-Theoduloz, A. Osho, D. Van Raemdonck, S. Chandrashekaran, T. Machuca, Y. Toyoda, M. Kashem, S. Huddleston, M. Landeweer, P. Sanchez, N. Ryssel, A. Neyrinck

Intraoperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion Is Associated with Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation
K. Subramaniam, L. Gabriel, B. Bottiger, G. Warneckie, H. Mathew, D. Daoud, W. Qi, M. Villavicencio-Theoduloz, S. Chandrasekharan, T. Machuca, V. Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, Y. Toyoda, M. Kashem, S. Huddleston, N. Ryssel, F. Ius, A. Osho, M. Myers, P. Sanchez