Volume 4, Issue 1 The PACCM Insider

Volume 4, Issue 1The PACCM InsiderMarch 17, 2017Inside this issue:A Note from the Chief.Violet Rippy Memorial Lecture 2Only a few months into 2017 andPACCM has continued with themomentum we noted early thisacademic year.Faculty Spotlight2Monroeville Sleep Center3Parker B. Francis Fellowship3Teaching Medical Students3Appointments and Promotions 4New Hires4Star Ratings4ATS DistinguishedAchievement Award5ATS Recognition Award forScientific Accomplishments5Chancellor’s Awards andHonors Convocation5Grants, Awards &Notable Mentions6News and Media Links6Upcoming Events7Above and Beyond7Publications8Fellows Research Retreat9Celebrations10Random Fun10We have had a highly successful fellowship match, a spirited research retreat atSeven Springs, and continue with ourcommitment to bringing on our seniorfellows into faculty ranks as we moveinto the next academic year. We alsohave positioned ourselves to captureunique clinical expansion opportunitiesin an increasingly competitive healthcare market.Although winter seems determined tohold on for a few more weeks, we arealready looking towards a busy springand summer. Be sure to note all of ourupcoming events, as well.We hope you enjoy this issue of theInsider, and continue to send us newsof your accomplishments and details ofyour awards.—Rama Mallampalli, MDSecond Annual PH Patient Research DayApproximately 25 patients and familym em b ers at t ended the s econdComprehensive PH Center PatientResearch Day on Tuesday, November22, 2016. Updates in research andtreatment were presented by Drs. SteveChan and Marc Simon of Cardiology andDrs. Mike Risbano and Quyen Nguyen ofPACCM. After the presentations, theparticipants were split into smallergroups and cycled through the followinglabs: Dr. Elena Goncharova, Dr. SrutiShiva (represented by Dr. QuyenNguyen), Dr. Marc Simon, Dr. SteveChan, and Dr. Mauricio Rojas. Duringthe tours, the groups were able to seevarious analysis and technologies usedto research pulmonary hypertensionand experimental therapeutics.-Photo credit, Jessica Romanias

Page 2The PACCM InsiderFirst Annual Violet Rippy Memorial LectureThe Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Center forInterstitial Lung Disease held the First Annual VioletRippy Memorial Lecture on Monday, February 13.Guest Speaker Dr. Ganesh Raghu, who leads the longestrunning IPF Support Group in the United States, presented to over 50 patients and caregivers at this Town Hallmeeting.To broaden the opportunity for other IPF support groupmembers to participate, this was the first meeting to bewebcast (with 13 views) and broadcast on FacebookLive, with over 159 views.Mauricio Rojas and Kathy Lindell lead discussionsFaculty Spotlight-by Sanjay Patel, MD, MSDr. David Kristo is an industrious, highly committed team player and leader in PACCM. Dr.Kristo is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and MedicalDirector of the UPMC Sleep Laboratories at both Oakland and Monroeville. Dr. Kristocompleted his medical training through the US Army including a sleep fellowship at WalterReed Army Medical Center. He rose to the rank of colonel in the US Army as apulmonary/critical care/sleep physician at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany,Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the Bethesda National NavalMedical Center.David Kristo, MDDr. Kristo was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and since that time hasbecome a leader in providing high quality sleep medicine care within the UPMC system. Hehas helped modernize the delivery of sleep medicine care establishing remote monitoringof positive airway pressure (PAP) devices as standard of care to help ensure optimaloutcomes in the treatment of sleep apnea. He was among the first to study the role oftelemedicine to improve the care of patients with sleep disorders. As sleep lab director, Dr.Kristo ensures the highest quality of laboratory testing in the only American Academy ofSleep Medicine (AASM) accredited adult sleep laboratories in greater Pittsburgh.Dr. Kristo is nationally recognized as an expert in sleep medicine, having co-authoredclinical practice guidelines on the management of obstructive sleep apnea, REM behaviordisorder and nightmare disorder. Since 2014, Dr. Kristo has balanced his clinical responsibilities at UPMC with serving on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of SleepMedicine. Importantly, with the prior departures of faculty sleep providers, David has donean extraordinary job of increasing his effort to support the critical mission of provision ofexcellent, timely care in the sleep clinical operation.

Volume 4, Issue 1Page 3Monroeville Sleep CenterSanjay Patel, MD, MS announced that the UPMCMonroeville Sleep Lab was re-accredited by the AmericanAcademy of Sleep Medicine for the performance of bothin-lab and home sleep testing. AASM accreditation is thehighest level of accreditation available for sleep labs in thenation. Aside from Children’s Hospital, our Montefiore andMonroeville sites remain the only AASM accredited sleepcenters in Pittsburgh.Photo courtesy of UPMC.comParker B. Francis Fellowship RecipientCongratulations to Jason Rose, MD, a 2017 Parker B. FrancisFellowship Program recipient!This highly competitiveprogram is designed to provide support to new investigatorswho are beginning careers in pulmonary science.Jason Rose, MDTeaching Medical StudentsPittsburgh’s NPR News Station, 90.5, recentlyinterviewed Jared Chiarchiaro, MD as one of theinstructors in the University of Pittsburgh School ofMedicine standardized patient program.This program helps medical students learn betterinterpersonal communication skills by using actors aspatients.Jared Chiarchiaro - photo credit Sarah Schneider / 90.5 WESA

Page 4The PACCM InsiderAppointments and PromotionsToru Nyunoya, MDChris O’Donnell, PhDAndrej Petrov, MDAssociate Professorof MedicineSecondary appointment asProfessor of Cell BiologyAssociate Professorof MedicineNew HiresWelcome to all of our new PACCM family members!Keith Lorenz, MHA joined the Pulmonary Division (PACCM) as of February 5, 2017 in therole of Division Administrator. Keith replaces Rob Shulik, who recently took on anexpanded role with the Department of Medicine.Ina Nikolli - Technician - Mallampalli LabStephanie Quinn - Finance - DivisionAnna Christie O’Reilly - Clinical Research Coordinator – Morris LabAmy Flaugh – Program Administrator – Alison Morris, MD, MSKelly Tatone – Administrative Assistant – Asthma InstituteKeith Lorenz, MHABrian Kimball - Technician - Rojas LabStar RatingsCongratulations to Dr. Beth Lendermon, the PACCM physician with the newest UPMC StarRating!Clinicians who receive 30 or more survey responses for the most recent 18 month timeperiod display a star rating on their UPMC Find a Doctor Profile.We are proud that almost all PACCM providers with star ratings on the website are within the4.8 to perfect 5 range!

Volume 4, Issue 1Page 5ATS Distinguished Achievement AwardSteven D. Shapiro, MD has been announced as one ofthe 2017 Distinguished Achievement Award recipients(along with Jack Gauldie, DSc, PhD, Hamilton, Canada).Steven D. Shapiro, MDDr. Shapiro will be recognized on Sunday, May 21 duringthe American Thoracic Society Conference inWashington, DC.Executive Vice President, UPMCChief Medical and Scientific OfficerPresident, Health Services DivisionDistinguished Professor of MedicineThe ATS Distinguished Achievement Award is given toindividuals who have made outstanding contributions tofighting respiratory disease through research,education, patient care, or advocacy.ATS Recognition Award for Scientific AccomplishmentsAlison Morris, MD, MS will receive a 2017 ATS Recognition Award for ScientificAccomplishments on the afternoon of Monday, May 22 during the AmericanThoracic Society Conference in Washington, DC.The recipients for this award are recognized for either scientific contributionsthroughout their careers or for major contributions at a particular point in theircareers.Alison Morris, MD, MSChancellors Awards and Honors ConvocationCongratulations to Mark Gladwin, MD, the 2017 SeniorScholar recipient of the Chancellor's DistinguishedResearch Award! The 2017 Chancellor’s Awards honored10 faculty for distinguished teaching, research and publicservice.The Honors Convocation, held on February 24, was anopportunity to celebrate the Chancellor’s Awards, as well asoutstanding achievements of University faculty members.During the ceremony, several of our own faculty werehonored, including Rama Mallampalli, MD, Sally Wenzel,MD, Alison Morris, MD, MS, Anuradha Ray, PhD and PrabirRay, PhD.Mark Gladwin, MD, Anuradha Ray, PhD, Prabir Ray, PhD, and Rama Mallampalli, MD— Photo courtesy of Gerri Acri

Page 6The PACCM InsiderGrants, Awards, & Notable MentionsJames Londino has been awarded an AHA GRA Summer 2016Postdoctoral Fellowship on his project “IFNGR1 Post-translationModification by Ubiquitination and Phosphorylation Alters IFNGamma Signaling.”John McDyer, MD has been awarded a CFFT CF Lung TransplantGrant on “Molecular and Clinical Endotypes in Chronic LungAllograft Dysfunction.”Matthew Morell, MD has been awarded a CFFT LTC Grant on“Lung Transplant Consortium.”Mike Risbano, MD received award from Gilead CardiopulmonaryMedical Affairs Sub Team (MAST) from submission“Combination Therapy with Ambrisentan and Tadalafil forExerise Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (CoATePAH).”Yutong Zhao, MD, PhD received an R01 entitled, “Regulation ofProteolysis by Deubiquiting Enzyme in Lung InflammatoryDisease.Janet Lee, MD received a promising score on R01 application“Mechanisms of Host Protection against Pathogen-secretedProteases in Acute Lung Injury.”Jared Chiarchiaro, MD was appointed Chair of the ATS Sectionon Medical Education Mentoring Program Assembly workinggroup.Anna Zemke, MD received a letter of commendationby nursing leadership for above and beyond care of apatient with PE.Kathy Lindell, PhD, RN, was recently awarded a grantfrom Three Lakes Partners, LLC to help to supportpalliative care research through the SUPPORTprogram in the Dorothy P. and Richard P. SimmonsCenter for Interstitial Lung Disease.She will also be taking on a dual role with the Annalsof the American Thoracic Society as an AssociateEditor for Nursing, as well as a Section Editor for “Onthe Receiving End” (a first person accounts ofpatients’ and caregivers’ experiences).Daniel Kass, MD as a site PI, received notification of an NHLBIaward to lead UPMC in a multi-site clinical trial to study IPFexacerbations. Other sites include UCSF, BWH, Temple, andUAB (led by our former faculty, Dr. Steve Duncan).News and Media LinksClick on the links for online CME2016 Pitt-Munich International Lung Conference: Part I- Anuradha Ray, PhD- Jay Kolls, MD2016 Pitt-Munich International Lung Conference: Part II- Janet Lee, MD- John McDyer, MDPulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis: An Update onClinical and Serologic Features, Screening, and Management- Mike Risbano, MD, MA, FCCPKeep up with weekly divisional conferences by visiting thePACCM Web Calendar!Clicking on an event will expand to show speaker information.“A Randomized Trial of Long-Term Oxygen for COPD withModerate Desaturation” (N Engl J Med 2016;375:1617-27) - The Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT)article co-authored by Frank Sciurba, MD was selectedas one of the 2016 NEJM Notable articles.Rachel Givelber, MD - Online CME course for “Year inReview-Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine”, was featuredon MedPage.