Massachusetts Thoracic Society
76th Annual Meeting of the
Massachusetts Pulmonary Society
7:00-7:40am
Check-in, coffee
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7:45-8:00am
Welcome Remarks
Peter Barkin, MD & Kai Saukkonen, MD
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8:00-8:40am
Race Correction in Pulmonary Function (virtual)
Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
8:40-9:20am
New Guidelines for Pulmonary Hypertension
Ioana Preston, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
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9:20-10:00am
Best New Innovations in Medical Education
Moderator: Sydney Montesi, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Lauren Kearney, MD, Pulmonary Clinical Fellow, Boston Medical Center
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10:00-10:20am
Coffee break
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10:20-11:00am
L. Jack Faling Session: Best Cases of the Year
Moderator: Kai Saukkonen, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Speakers:
Daniel J. Wallman, MD, Pulmonary Clinical Fellow, Boston Medical Center
Lauren Kearney, MD, Pulmonary Clinical Fellow, Boston Medical Center
Vincent Kang, MD, Pulmonary Clinical Fellow, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
11:00-11:20am
Remembrance of Jerry Brody, MD
David Center, MD
Gordon and Ruth Snider Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
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11:20-12:00pm
Q&A session
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12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
Dining Options in Assembly Row (http://assemblyrow.com/dine/)
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1:00-1:40pm
Theodore L. Badger Memorial Lecture: Lessons from COVID-19 (virtual)
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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1:40-2:20pm
John M. Tyler Memorial Lecture: Critical Care in Resource-Poor Areas
Elisabeth Riviello, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
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2:20-3:00pm
Coffee break
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3:00-3:40pm
Leveraging Rare Respiratory Disorders to Illuminate Pulmonary Physiology
Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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3:40-4:10pm
Henry D. Chadwick Medal Presentation
Harrison W. Farber, MD
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
B. Taylor Thompson, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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4:10-4:40pm
Q & A Session, Closing Remarks
Kai Saukkonen, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School