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Barry J. Make

Dr. Barry Make is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist one of the leading COPD experts in the world. He is a researcher and retired clinical pulmonary physician.



Education


Education

1968
Pennsylvania State University, BS
1970
Jefferson Medical College, MD

Residency

1971 - 1973
University of Michigan Medical Center, Internal Medicine

Fellowship

1975 - 1976
Boston University Medical Center, Pulmonary Medicine
1973 - 1974
University of West Virginia Medical Center, Pulmonary Medicine

Awards & Recognition


Jean Wall Bennett Visiting Professor, Cleveland Clinic
Sam Sills Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles
Sreedhar Nair Lifetime Achievement Award,  American Thoracic Society
Thomas L. Petty Distinguished Pulmonary Scholar Award
American Association for Respiratory Care
American College of Chest Physicians, Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture
2013 and 2015: America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. Editor, Journal of the COPD Foundation

Board Certification


Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine

Professional Memberships


American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians (Fellow)

Publications


Raoof S, Shah M, Braman S, Agrawal A, Allaqaband H, Bowler R, Castaldi P, DeMeo D, Fernando S, Hall CS, Han MK, Hogg J, Humphries S, Lee HY, Lee KS, Lynch D, Machnicki S, Mehta A, Mehta S, Mina B, Naidich D, Naidich J, Ohno Y, Regan E, van Beek EJR, Washko G, Make B. Lung Imaging in COPD Part 2: Emerging Concepts. Chest. 2023 Aug;164(2):339-354. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.02.049. Epub 2023 Mar 11. PMID: 36907375; PMCID: PMC10475822.

Diaz AA, Orejas JL, Grumley S, Nath HP, Wang W, Dolliver WR, Yen A, Kligerman SJ, Jacobs K, Manapragada PP, Abozeed M, Aziz MU, Zahid M, Ahmed AN, Terry NL, San José Estépar R, Kim V, Make BJ, Han MK, Sonavane S, Washko GR, Cho M, San José Estépar R. Airway-Occluding Mucus Plugs and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JAMA. 2023 Jun 6;329(21):1832-1839. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.2065. PMID: 37210745; PMCID: PMC10201404.

Forbes LM, Bull TM, Lahm T, Make BJ, Cornwell WK 3rd. Exercise Testing in the Risk Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Chest. 2023 Sep;164(3):736-746. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.04.013. Epub 2023 Apr 14. PMID: 37061028; PMCID: PMC10504600.

Regan EA, Lowe ME, Make BJ, Curtis JL, Chen QG, Crooks JL, Wilson C, Oates GR, Gregg RW, Baldomero AK, Bhatt SP, Diaz AA, Benos PV, O'Brien JK, Young KA, Kinney GL, Conrad DJ, Lowe KE, DeMeo DL, Non A, Cho MH, Kallet J, Foreman MG, Westney GE, Hoth K, MacIntyre NR, Hanania NA, Wolfe A, Amaza H, Han M, Beaty TH, Hansel NN, McCormack MC, Balasubramanian A, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Casaburi R, Wise RA. Early Evidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Obscured by Race-Specific Prediction Equations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):59-69. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0444OC. PMID: 37611073; PMCID: PMC10870894.

Ragland MF, Strand M, Baraghoshi D, Young KA, Kinney GL, Austin E, Hokanson JE, Regan E, Crapo J, Silverman EK, Make B. 10-Year Follow-Up of Lung Function, Respiratory Symptoms, and Functional Capacity in the COPDGene Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Mar;19(3):381-388. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202007-873OC. PMID: 34461026; PMCID: PMC8937219.

Hospital Affiliations


  • University of Colorado Hospital

Academic Affiliations


Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver

Conflicts of Interest


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