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Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition characterized by high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries, which can lead to heart failure and other serious complications. Recent studies have suggested potential benefits of the ketogenic diet for patients with pulmonary hypertension. At National Jewish Health, our research programs aim to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Here is an overview of our pulmonary hypertension research programs:

  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research Center: This center provides specialized care for patients with pulmonary hypertension, combining clinical expertise with cutting-edge research to advance treatment and improve patient outcomes.
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research: Researchers investigate various aspects of pulmonary hypertension, including its causes, progression and response to treatment. Investigators focus on the underlying mechanisms of the condition, such as endothelial dysfunction, vasoconstriction and remodeling of the pulmonary arteries. Research efforts are aimed at developing and optimizing therapies to improve disease management.
  • Clinical Trials and Studies: Our physician-scientists conduct clinical trials to evaluate new and emerging treatments for pulmonary hypertension, working to identify more effective therapies and improve patient outcomes.
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research Advancements: Use of the ketogenic diet to improves pulmonary hypertension patient outcomes. Mechanism for sex differences in pulmonary hypertension patient outcomes.
  • Derek Abbott

    Derek Abbott, MD, PhD

  • Rafeul Alam

    Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD

  • Vivianne Allsop

    Vivianne Allsop, MD

  • Mark S. Aloia

    Mark S. Aloia, PhD

  • Scott Alper

    Scott Alper, PhD

  • Ankie Amos

    Ankie Amos, MD, FACC

  • Kathleen Anderson

    Kathleen Anderson, PT, DPT

  • Bjorn Anderson

    Bjorn Anderson, MD, RhMSUS

  • Misbah Azeem

    Misbah Azeem, MD

  • Arash Babaei

    Arash Babaei, MD

  • Ron Balkissoon

    Ron Balkissoon, MD, MSc, DIH, FRCPC

  • Erin Bammann

    Erin Bammann, MD, MPH

  • David Baraghoshi

    David Baraghoshi, PhD

  • Amy Barley

    Amy Barley , DO

  • Jamie Barr

    Jamie Barr, PhD

  • CJ Bathgate

    CJ Bathgate, PhD

  • Bruce G. Bender

    Bruce G. Bender, PhD

  • Evgeny V. Berdyshev

    Evgeny V. Berdyshev, PhD

  • David A. Beuther

    David A. Beuther, MD, PhD, FCCP

  • Mark Boguniewicz

    Mark Boguniewicz, MD

  • Melanie Bongiovanni

    Melanie Bongiovanni, MSN, APRN, CPN, CPNP-PC

  • Nicole Borroff

    Nicole Borroff, RDN, CLC

  • Preston E. Bratcher

    Preston E. Bratcher, PhD

  • James P. Bridges

    James P. Bridges, PhD

  • Maggie Britton

    Maggie Britton, PhD

  • James Brock

    James Brock, DO

  • Kevin K. Brown

    Kevin K. Brown, MD

  • Erin Brychel

    Erin Brychel, OTR/L

  • Amy Cacace

    Amy Cacace, MD

  • Rick Carlson

    Rick Carlson, DO

  • Laurie L. Carr

    Laurie L. Carr, MD

  • Chris Celechovsky

    Chris Celechovsky, MD

  • Divya Chauhan

    Divya Chauhan, MD

  • Ashish Chawla

    Ashish Chawla, MD

  • Nicholas Cheronis

    Nicholas Cheronis, MD, MPH

  • Aspen Christen

    Aspen Christen, MS, CCC-SLP

  • Hong Wei Chu

    Hong Wei Chu, MD

  • Lisa C. Cicutto

    Lisa C. Cicutto, PhD, RN

  • Matthew Clary

    Matthew Clary, MD

  • Claire M. Coeshott

    Claire M. Coeshott, PhD

  • Cameran Collins

    Cameran Collins, PA-C

  • Carlyne D. Cool

    Carlyne D. Cool, MD

  • Tyler J. Couch

    Tyler J. Couch, MD

  • Ronina A. Covar

    Ronina A. Covar, MD

  • Luz D. Cowell

    Luz D. Cowell, AGPCNP-C

  • James D. Crapo

    James D. Crapo, MD

  • James L. Crooks

    James L. Crooks, PhD, MS

  • Charles L. Daley

    Charles L. Daley, MD

  • Erica Danik

    Erica Danik, PA

  • Elizabeth A David

    Elizabeth A David, MD, MAS

  • Brian J. Day

    Brian J. Day, PhD

  • Alicia C. Della Volpe

    Alicia C. Della Volpe, MD

  • Hans Dooms

    Hans Dooms, PhD

  • Gregory P. Downey

    Gregory P. Downey, MD, FRCPC

  • Debra S. Dyer

    Debra S. Dyer, MD, FACR

  • Christopher K. Dyke

    Christopher K. Dyke, MD, FACC

  • Jared J. Eddy

    Jared J. Eddy, MD, MPhil, MSc, FIDSA

  • Julie Engle

    Julie Engle, PT

  • Jennifer Faber-Gerling

    Jennifer Faber-Gerling, RN, MS, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC

  • Rafael Sobrano Fais

    Rafael Sobrano Fais, PhD

  • Elizabeth M. Fan

    Elizabeth M. Fan, PA-C

  • Trey Farmer

    Trey Farmer, PhD

  • Jenna Federico

    Jenna Federico, MS, CCC-SLP

  • Neide Fehrenbacher

    Neide Fehrenbacher, MD

  • Evans Fernández

    Evans Fernández, MD, MS

  • Chris Fine

    Chris Fine, MD, FACC

  • Tasha E. Fingerlin

    Tasha E. Fingerlin, PhD

  • James H. Finigan

    James H. Finigan, MD

  • Daniel S. Fink

    Daniel S. Fink, MD

  • Harry D Fischer

    Harry D Fischer, MD

  • Stephen K. Frankel

    Stephen K. Frankel, MD, FCCM, FCCP

  • Andrew M. Freeman

    Andrew M. Freeman, MD, FACC, FACP

  • Fernando Jose Fuentes

    Fernando Jose Fuentes, MD, FACP, FCCP, DABFM

  • Jessica Galant-Swafford

    Jessica Galant-Swafford, MD

  • Fabienne Gally

    Fabienne Gally, PhD

  • Manuel Galvan

    Manuel Galvan, PhD

  • Jeffrey Galvin

    Jeffrey Galvin, MD

  • Nick Galyon

    Nick Galyon, DO

  • Marjorie Patricia George

    Marjorie Patricia George, MD

  • Anne Getz

    Anne Getz, MD

  • Sohini Ghosh

    Sohini Ghosh, MD

  • Kristen Glisinski

    Kristen Glisinski, MD

  • John Goff

    John Goff, MD

  • Nir M. Goldstein

    Nir M. Goldstein, MD, FCCP

  • Elena Goleva

    Elena Goleva, PhD

  • Magdalena Maria Gorska

    Magdalena Maria Gorska, MD, PhD

  • David E. Griffith

    David E. Griffith, MD

  • Andrea Grilli

    Andrea Grilli, MD

  • Steve D. Groshong

    Steve D. Groshong, MD, PhD

  • Daniel Groves

    Daniel Groves, MD

  • Yakira M Gruber

    Yakira M Gruber, PT, DPT, OCS

  • Vamsi P. Guntur

    Vamsi P. Guntur, MD, MSc

  • Arnav Gupta

    Arnav Gupta, MD

  • Elizabeth Gyorkos

    Elizabeth Gyorkos, PA-C

  • Michelle Haas

    Michelle Haas, MD

  • Lauren Harshman

    Lauren Harshman, PT, DPT

  • Chafen Watkins Hart

    Chafen Watkins Hart, MD

  • Gabrielle Heckman

    Gabrielle Heckman, MSN, CRNA

  • Paul R. Heitzenrater

    Paul R. Heitzenrater, CTRS

  • Marina Hendrickson

    Marina Hendrickson, PA

  • Peter M. Henson

    Peter M. Henson, MD, BVMS, PhD

  • Glenn A. Hirsch

    Glenn A. Hirsch, MD, MHS, FACC

  • Katherine Hisert

    Katherine Hisert, MD, PhD

  • Mark Holley

    Mark Holley, MD

  • Kristen E. Holm

    Kristen E. Holm, PhD, MPH

  • Carrie A. Horn

    Carrie A. Horn, MD

  • Jeremy T. Hua

    Jeremy T. Hua, MD, MPH

  • Hua Huang

    Hua Huang, MD, PhD

  • Jessica Hui

    Jessica Hui , MD

  • Tristan J. Huie

    Tristan J. Huie, MD

  • Patrick S. Hume

    Patrick S. Hume, MD, PhD

  • Stephen M. Humphries

    Stephen M. Humphries, PhD

  • Ivana Ilic

    Ivana Ilic, MD

  • William J. Janssen

    William J. Janssen, MD

  • Destiny Jara

    Destiny Jara, CCLS

  • Shelby R. Jenkins

    Shelby R. Jenkins, OTR

  • Maggie Jennings

    Maggie Jennings, MS, CCC-SLP

  • Richard B. Johnston Jr

    Richard B. Johnston Jr, MD

  • Christopher B. Jones

    Christopher B. Jones, MD

  • Homi Kapadia

    Homi Kapadia, MD

  • Shannon H. Kasperbauer

    Shannon H. Kasperbauer, MD

  • Stuart S. Kassan

    Stuart S. Kassan, MD

  • Rohit K. Katial

    Rohit K. Katial, MD

  • Erika Kaye

    Erika Kaye, MBA-HA, MS, CCC-SLP

  • Rebecca C. Keith

    Rebecca C. Keith, MD

  • Jeffrey Kern

    Jeffrey Kern, MD

  • Ashoke (“Ash”) Khanwalkar

    Ashoke (“Ash”) Khanwalkar, MD

  • Reeti Khare

    Reeti Khare, PhD

  • Byung Eui Kim

    Byung Eui Kim, MD, PhD

  • Darlene Kim

    Darlene Kim, MD, FACC

  • Jeffrey B. King

    Jeffrey B. King, MD

  • Todd T. Kingdom

    Todd T. Kingdom, MD

  • Rene’e J. Klamut

    Rene’e J. Klamut, RN

  • Seth Kligerman

    Seth Kligerman, MD, MS

  • Elizabeth Klopper

    Elizabeth Klopper, MPH, MMSc, PA-C

  • Minisha Kochar

    Minisha Kochar, MD

  • Chase Kornegay

    Chase Kornegay, MD

  • Matthew Koslow

    Matthew Koslow, MD

  • Elizabeth Kozora

    Elizabeth Kozora, PhD

  • Richard Kraus

    Richard Kraus, PA-C

  • Silpa D. Krefft

    Silpa D. Krefft, MD, MPH

  • Tim Lahm

    Tim Lahm, MD, ATSF

  • Bruce J. Lanser

    Bruce J. Lanser, MD, MPH

  • Joseph Lauro

    Joseph Lauro, MD

  • David J. Lee

    David J. Lee, MD

  • Vivian Lee

    Vivian Lee, MD, MSc, MS

  • Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong Jr

    Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong Jr, MD

  • Donald Y M Leung

    Donald Y M Leung, MD, PhD

  • Li Li

    Li Li, MD, PhD

  • Ali Likover

    Ali Likover, MA, CCC-SLP

  • Sherstin T. Lommatzsch

    Sherstin T. Lommatzsch, MD

  • Steven E. Lommatzsch

    Steven E. Lommatzsch, MD

  • Mark Lott

    Mark Lott, PhD

  • David A. Lynch

    David A. Lynch, MB

  • Kenneth E. Lyn-Kew

    Kenneth E. Lyn-Kew, MD

  • Michelle MacDonald

    Michelle MacDonald, MS, RDN, CDE

  • Sean Maddock

    Sean Maddock, MD

  • Lisa A. Maier

    Lisa A. Maier, MD, MSPH, FCCP, ATSF

  • Susan M. Majka

    Susan M. Majka, PhD

  • Barry J. Make

    Barry J. Make, MD

  • Adriel J. Malavé

    Adriel J. Malavé, MD

  • Kenneth C. Malcolm

    Kenneth C. Malcolm, PhD

  • Mehrnaz Maleki Fischbach

    Mehrnaz Maleki Fischbach, MD

  • Vipin Malik

    Vipin Malik, MD

  • Mark Mallozzi

    Mark Mallozzi, MD, MPH

  • Laurie A. Manka

    Laurie A. Manka, MD

  • Philippa Marrack

    Philippa Marrack, PhD, FRS

  • Richard J. Martin

    Richard J. Martin, MD

  • Robert J. Mason

    Robert J. Mason, MD

  • Patrick Mason

    Patrick Mason, PT, DPT

  • Karina Mora Massad

    Karina Mora Massad, MD

  • Alexandra McCubbrey

    Alexandra McCubbrey, PhD

  • Lia McGibbon

    Lia McGibbon, DO

  • Richard T. Meehan

    Richard T. Meehan, MD, FACP

  • Robert A. Meguid

    Robert A. Meguid, MPH, MD

  • Jessica Mehrara

    Jessica Mehrara, FNP-C

  • Kristi Melton

    Kristi Melton, MSN, RN, NE-BC

  • Sarah Mendon

    Sarah Mendon, PA-C

  • Jenna Milliron

    Jenna Milliron, NP-C

  • John D. Mitchell

    John D. Mitchell, MD

  • Michael P. Mohning

    Michael P. Mohning, MD

  • Camille M. Moore

    Camille M. Moore, PhD

  • Kara Mould

    Kara Mould, MD, MPH

  • Kelly Mowrey

    Kelly Mowrey, RN, MS, ANP-C

  • Jennifer Moyer Darr

    Jennifer Moyer Darr, LCSW

  • Nathan Murphey

    Nathan Murphey, NP

  • Rao Mushtaq

    Rao Mushtaq, MD, FACP

  • Joshua Nardin

    Joshua Nardin, DO

  • Harold S. Nelson

    Harold S. Nelson, MD

  • Michael Nevid

    Michael Nevid, MD

  • Christine Nguyen

    Christine Nguyen, DO

  • Jerry A. Nick

    Jerry A. Nick, MD

  • Amy O'Connell

    Amy O'Connell, MS, CCC-SLP

  • J. Tod Olin

    J. Tod Olin, MD, MSCS

  • Claudia Onofrei

    Claudia Onofrei, MD, MSc

  • Kanao Otsu

    Kanao Otsu, MD, MPH

  • Karin A. Pacheco

    Karin A. Pacheco, MD, MSPH

  • Girish Paranjape

    Girish Paranjape, DO, ABFM, CAQSM

  • Cristina Penaranda

    Cristina Penaranda, PhD

  • Pranav Periyalwar

    Pranav Periyalwar, MD, FACG, FASGE

  • Irina Petrache

    Irina Petrache, MD

  • Katherine Pratte

    Katherine Pratte, MSPH, PhD

  • Joey Pryor

    Joey Pryor, MD

  • Nathan Rabinovitch

    Nathan Rabinovitch, MD, MPH

  • Lilliana Radoshevich

    Lilliana Radoshevich, PhD

  • Emma Ragan

    Emma Ragan, PA-C

  • Sandhya Rai-Sherpa

    Sandhya Rai-Sherpa, MD, PhD

  • Elizabeth F. Redente

    Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD

  • R. Lee Reinhardt

    R. Lee Reinhardt, PhD

  • Clara Restrepo

    Clara Restrepo, MD

  • Sarah Rhoads

    Sarah Rhoads, MD

  • David W H Riches

    David W H Riches, PhD

  • Melissa Robinson

    Melissa Robinson, DO

  • Cecile S. Rose

    Cecile S. Rose, MD, MPH

  • Kevin Rurak

    Kevin Rurak, MD

  • Milene Saavedra

    Milene Saavedra, MD

  • Kimberly Sack

    Kimberly Sack, MS, PT

  • Howard Saft

    Howard Saft, MD, MS

  • Michael Salem

    Michael Salem, MD, FACS

  • Robert A. Sandhaus

    Robert A. Sandhaus, MD, PhD, FCCP

  • Smarika Sapkota

    Smarika Sapkota, MD, RhMSUS

  • Lauren E. Sarnat

    Lauren E. Sarnat, MD

  • Robert S. Schreiner

    Robert S. Schreiner, DO

  • Michael D. Schwartz

    Michael D. Schwartz, MD, FCCM

  • Jennifer Sederberg

    Jennifer Sederberg, NP

  • Cheri Seeley

    Cheri Seeley, MS, PA-C

  • Max Seibold

    Max Seibold, PhD

  • Amy Silverberg

    Amy Silverberg, MD

  • Brian M. Smiley

    Brian M. Smiley, MD

  • Elizabeth Devon Smith

    Elizabeth Devon Smith, PhD

  • Jamey Smyser

    Jamey Smyser, RPA

  • Joshua J. Solomon

    Joshua J. Solomon, MD

  • Neil Sondhi

    Neil Sondhi, MD

  • Evan L. Stepp

    Evan L. Stepp, MD

  • Kristen Steslow

    Kristen Steslow, MD, PhD

  • Matthew J. Strand

    Matthew J. Strand, PhD

  • Jillian Strober-Horowitz

    Jillian Strober-Horowitz, MS, OTR/L

  • Raphael Sung

    Raphael Sung, MD, FACC, FHRS

  • Jeff Swigris

    Jeff Swigris, DO, MS

  • Jinny Tavee

    Jinny Tavee, MD

  • Jennifer L. Taylor

    Jennifer L. Taylor, MD, MSCS

  • Trish Taylor

    Trish Taylor, NP

  • David Tinkelman

    David Tinkelman, MD

  • Neil W. Toribara

    Neil W. Toribara, MD, PhD

  • Sheila Tsai

    Sheila Tsai, MD

  • Chandler Tucker

    Chandler Tucker, RDN

  • Jessica VanderKwaak

    Jessica VanderKwaak, CRNA

  • Conner Vergoz

    Conner Vergoz, MA, CCC-SLP

  • Brian Vestal

    Brian Vestal, PhD

  • Kalie M. VonFeldt

    Kalie M. VonFeldt, PA-C, MS

  • Stacey Wall

    Stacey Wall, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC

  • Yongbao Wang

    Yongbao Wang, PhD

  • Eileen Wang

    Eileen Wang, MD, MPH

  • Richard W. Weber

    Richard W. Weber, MD

  • Ryan Webster

    Ryan Webster, MD

  • Michael E. Wechsler

    Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc

  • Kelly Wecker

    Kelly Wecker, LPC, ATR

  • Elizabeth Weihe

    Elizabeth Weihe, MD

  • Howard D. Weinberger

    Howard D. Weinberger, MD, FACC

  • Catherine Wittman

    Catherine Wittman, MD

  • James Woodrow

    James Woodrow, MD

  • Megan Woolard

    Megan Woolard, ANP-BC

  • Elizabeth Wynn

    Elizabeth Wynn, PhD

  • Kathleen Yan

    Kathleen Yan, MD

  • Soonho Yoon

    Soonho Yoon, MD, PhD

  • Renee Young

    Renee Young, DO

  • Zulma X. Yunt

    Zulma X. Yunt, MD

  • Allison Zangle

    Allison Zangle, PT, DPT

  • Pamela L. Zeitlin

    Pamela L. Zeitlin, MD, MPhil, PhD

  • Lauren Zell-Baran

    Lauren Zell-Baran, PhD, MPH

  • Gongyi Zhang

    Gongyi Zhang, PhD