Author
Pujan H Patel, MD Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
Pujan H Patel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: GSK; TEVA Pharmaceuticals; AstraZeneca; Novartis<br/>Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: GSK; AstraZeneca and Novartis.
Coauthor(s)
Setu K Patolia, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Director of Interventional Pulmonary Services, Associate Program Director for Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, St Louis University School of Medicine
Setu K Patolia, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
Guy W Soo Hoo, MD, MPH Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Section, West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Guy W Soo Hoo, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Respiratory Care, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Thoracic Society, California Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Nader Kamangar, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Nader Kamangar, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Persian Physicians, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Physicians, American Lung Association, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, Association of Specialty Professors, California Sleep Society, California Thoracic Society, Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Trudeau Society of Los Angeles, World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Asif Alavi, MD Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Olive View Medical Center
Asif Alavi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Oluyinka S Adediji, MD Consulting Staff, Department of Adult and General Medicine, Health Services Incorporated, Montgomery, Alabama
Oluyinka S Adediji, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians and American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Medicine, and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine; Director, Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American Gastroenterological Association, American Physiological Society, American Society of Nephrology, Association for Academic Surgery, International Society of Nephrology, New York Academy of Sciences, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Disclosure: AMGEN Royalty Consulting; ARdelyx Ownership interest Board membership
Dale K Mueller, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Section Chief, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Co-Medical Director, Thoracic Center of Excellence, Vice-Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery, OSF St Francis Medical Center; Director, Adult ECMO, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon, HeartCare Midwest, SC
Dale K Mueller, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Medical Writers Association, Chicago Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Sri R Navaratnam, MBBS, PhD, FRCPC Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Manitoba; Consulting Medical Oncologist, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cancer Care Manitoba
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Norvin Perez, MD Medical Director, Juneau Urgent and Family Care
Norvin Perez, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians and American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Stephen P Peters, MD, PhD, FACP, FAAAAI, FCCP, FCPP Professor of Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics, Associate Director, Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research, Director of Research, Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Stephen P Peters, MD, PhD, FACP, FAAAAI, FCCP, FCPP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Association of Immunologists, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, American Thoracic Society, and Sigma Xi
Disclosure: See below for list of all activities None None
Daniel S Schwartz, MD, FACS Assistant Clinical Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Huntington Hospital
Daniel S Schwartz, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Sat Sharma, MD, FRCPC Professor and Head, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba; Site Director, Respiratory Medicine, St Boniface General Hospital
Sat Sharma, MD, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Thoracic Society, Canadian Medical Association, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Royal Society of Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and World Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Medscape Salary Employment
Richard Thurer, MD B and Donald Carlin Professor of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
Richard Thurer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, Florida Medical Association, Society of Surgical Oncology, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
