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Aparna Swaminathan

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
DUMC 103000, Durham, NC 27710
Room 2077 MSRB II, 2 Genome Court, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2021 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Extent of lung fibrosis is of greater prognostic importance than HRCT pattern in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis: data from the ILD-PRO registry.

Journal Article Respir Res · February 28, 2025 BACKGROUND: The prognostic value of patterns and quantitative measures of lung fibrosis on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in patients identified as having progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) has not been established. We investigated whether HR ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and evaluation of a questionnaire to capture environmental and occupational inhalational exposures in adults with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

Journal Article Respir Res · October 15, 2024 BACKGROUND: Identification of exposures in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) is essential for diagnosis and management and can be facilitated through the use of exposure questionnaires. However, for most ILDs, a patient-focused questionnaire ... Full text Link to item Cite

Design and baseline characteristics of the ILD-PRO registry in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

Journal Article BMC Pulm Med · September 27, 2024 BACKGROUND: To assess the characteristics of patients enrolled in the ILD-PRO Registry. METHODS: The ILD-PRO Registry is a multicentre US registry of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis. This registry is enrolling patients with an interstitial lun ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine · 2012 M.D.