Overview
Advanced lung disease, lung transplantation, interstitial lung disease, immune monitoring
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
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2022 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2011 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Considerations for Endpoints in Lung Transplant Clinical Trials: An ISHLT Consensus Statement.
Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · February 2026 Clinical trials in lung transplantation have been hindered by a lack of clarity on the formulation and significance of endpoints for evaluating therapeutic efficacy. To address this challenge, a multidisciplinary working group from the International Societ ... Full text Link to item CiteAbnormal spirometry 1 year after lung transplantation may identify patients at risk for chronic lung allograft dysfunction in a multicenter cohort.
Journal Article JHLT Open · February 2026 BACKGROUND: Baseline lung allograft dysfunction (BLAD) is the failure to achieve predicted pulmonary function after lung transplantation. BLAD, as defined by abnormal spirometry at 12 months post-transplant (Spiro12M), has been associated with increased mo ... Full text Link to item CiteISHLT Consensus Statement on Short Telomere Syndrome and Lung Transplantation.
Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · February 2026 Motivated by growing evidence that the presence of critically shortened telomeres influences interstitial lung disease (ILD) trajectories and is associated with extrapulmonary conditions relevant to lung transplant candidacy and post-transplant complicatio ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Advanced body composition imaging to improve outcomes in lung transplantation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2025 - 2030Lung Transplant Clinical Trial Network (LT-CTN)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 20288134 PROMISE-Lung Study _ Site Agreement for Duke-as-a-site (#101, Dr. Snyder)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DCRI-Duke-Site · 2023 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2011
M.H.S.
Duke University ·
2000
M.D.