Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Websitehttps://med.psu.edu/pulmonary-allergy-critical-care

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United States

Organization profile

Division chief: Margaret "Peg" Wojnar, MD, MEd (interim)

Taha Al-Shaikhly, MBChB
- Department of Medicine - Associate Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20152025
Rebecca Bascom, MD, MPH
Person: Academic
19792025
Richard Bernstein, MD
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20182023
David C. Chu, MD
- Department of Medicine - Associate Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20102024
Timothy Craig, DO
- Department of Medicine - Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics - Professor
Person: Academic
19912025
Matthew Floyd, DO
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
- Division of Hospital Medicine
Person: Academic
Janette Foster, MD, MBA
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
Gisoo Ghaffari, MD
- Department of Medicine - Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20052025
Daniel Guck, DO
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20182024
Maria P. Henao, MD, MPH
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20152024

Email outreach attracts the US policymakers’ attention to climate change but common advocacy techniques do not improve engagement
Loria, R. N., Pugel, J., Goldberg, M. H., Halla, D. A., Bascom, R., Scott, J. T., Crowley, M. & Long, E. C., Dec 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 6, 1, 76.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Epidemiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in central and Western Pennsylvania
Linkov, F., Chang, Y. F., Ramanan, H., Morgan, R. S., McTigue, K. M., Dimmock, A. E. F., Bascom, R. & Kass, D. J., Dec 2025, In: Respiratory research. 26, 1, 97.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Interplay between on-demand treatment trials for hereditary angioedema and treatment guidelines
Cohn, D. M., Soteres, D. F., Craig, T. J., Lumry, W. R., Magerl, M., Riedl, M. A., Audhya, P. K., Maurer, M. & Bernstein, J. A., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 155, 3, p. 726-739 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
Long-term safety and efficacy of garadacimab for preventing hereditary angioedema attacks: Phase 3 open-label extension study
the VANGUARD Study Group, Feb 2025, In: Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 80, 2, p. 545-556 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Scopus citations
On-demand treatment of hereditary angioedema attacks: Patient-reported utilization, barriers, and outcomes
Christiansen, S., O'Connor, M., Craig, T., Radojicic, C., Wedner, H. J., Danese, S., Ulloa, J., Desai, V., Utter, C., Andriotti, T., Audhya, P. & Busse, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Patient-specific tracheal deformation, predicted toxicant uptake and histopathology in lung fibrosis
Bascom, R., Kim, M., Royce, S. G., Bitzer, Z., Borhan, S., Go, P. H., Mahraj, R. P. M., Rassaei, N., Vogt, M., Ultman, J. S., Bourke, J. E. & Borhan, A., Mar 2025, In: Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances. 13, 100117.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
2 Scopus citations
Racial and ethnic disparities in sublingual immunotherapy prescriptions for allergic rhinitis in the United States
Matheny, M., Ghaffari, G. & Al-Shaikhly, T., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 13, 4, p. 947-949.e1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations
Systematic review of omalizumab for refractory clonal and non-clonal mast cell activation syndrome
Matheny, M. V., Craig, T. & Al-Shaikhly, T., Jan 2025, In: Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 46, 1, p. 11-18 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ social connectedness: A qualitative analysis
Rao, P., Segel, J. E., Bingen, K., Devine, K. A., Scott, A. M., Koehly, L. M., Verdery, A. M., Rumbaugh, C. L., Wasserman, E., Costigan, H. J., Dandekar, S., Rakszawski, K., Songdej, N., Blackall, G. F., Vasekar, M., Naik, S., Lengerich, E. J. & Van Scoy, L. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Health Psychology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“The big topic is COVID”: A qualitative study about changes in HPV vaccine conversations between parents and primary care team members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Llavona-Ortiz, J. Y., Van Scoy, L. J., Fogel, B., Pinto, C., Graham, J. & Calo, W. A., 2025, In: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. 21, 1, 2460844.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Active
12 Finished

Communication quality during family meetings in the intensive care unit: how does quality impact health outcomes?
Van Scoy, L. (PI) & Scott, A. M. (CoPI)
National Institute of Nursing Research
8/16/23 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
I: Penn State Institutional Career Development Core
Van Scoy, L. (PI), Sciamanna, C. (CoPI) & Thiboutot, D. (CoPI)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
9/15/16 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
Association between communication quality during ICU Family Meetings and Patient Health Outcomes
Van Scoy, L. (PI) & Scott, A. M. (CoPI)
National Institute of Nursing Research
8/16/22 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
Engaging underserved communities in end-of-life conversations: a cluster, randomized controlled trial
Van Scoy, L. (PI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
9/17/20 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
The STRETCH Project: To Build Capacity Advancing Patient-centered Research in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Schubart, J. R. (PI), Francomano, C. (CoPI) & Bascom, R. (CoPI)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
1/1/18 → 12/31/20
Project: Research project
ROLE OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE ON PERENNIAL ALLERGIC RHINITIS &ASSOCIATED SLEEP
Cooney, R. (PI) & Craig, T. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
4/1/07 → 3/31/10
Project: Research project
ROLE OF MONTELUKAST ON PERENNIAL ALLERGIC RHINITIS & ASSOCIATED SLEEP DISTURBANC
Craig, T. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
4/1/06 → 3/31/07
Project: Research project
RISK AND PREVENTION OF LARGE LOCAL REACTIONS TO INSECT STINGS
Craig, T. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
6/7/05 → 3/31/06
Project: Research project
INSECT STING ANAPHYLAXIS: DETERMINANT OF CLINICAL REACTIVITY
Craig, T. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
12/1/03 → 3/31/06
Project: Research project
BREATHING DISORDERS CHARACTERIZATION
Bascom, R. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
10/1/99 → 9/30/02
Project: Research project

11 Invited talk

An Unusual Case of Young Adult Interstitial Pneumonia with Human Herpesvirus 6
Reddy, K. (Speaker), Bascom, R. (Speaker) & Goldfarb, S. B. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Feasibility Testing and Validation of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry Occupational and Environmental Exposure Questionnaire (PFF-OEQ)
Vogt, M. (Speaker), Bascom, R. (Speaker), Claxton, B. (Speaker), Dimmock, A. E. F. (Speaker), Griffiths, D. (Speaker) & Edwards, R. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Castleman Flare or COPD Exacerbation - Can Biomarkers Override Bias?
Claxton, B. (Speaker), Dimmock, A. E. F. (Speaker), Drummond, M. (Speaker) & Bascom, R. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Description of Protocol to Evaluate MN-001'S (tipelukast) Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability in Subjects with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Bascom, R. (Speaker), Hitz, K. (Speaker), Dimmock, A. E. F. (Speaker), Makhay, M. (Speaker), Dojillo, J. (Speaker) & Matsuda, K. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
An Approach for the Development of Patient-Specific Methods to Assess Inhaled-Toxicant Susceptibility in Fibrotic Lung Disease
Kim, M. (Speaker), Borhan, S. (Speaker), Erdem, C. (Speaker), Rai, J. (Speaker), Bascom, R. (Speaker), Bourke, J. E. (Speaker) & Royce, S. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
A Complex Case of Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Hematologic Malignancy
Breen, C. (Speaker), Ventola, L. K. (Speaker), Elizabeth, F. (Speaker), Rassaei, N. (Speaker) & Bascom, R. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Automated 3D CT-Based Lymph Node Station Definition for the IASLC 8th Edition Guidelines
Higgins, W. E. (Speaker), Kuhlengel, T. (Speaker) & Bascom, R. (Speaker)
May 2020 → …
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Eosinophilic esophagitis: Pathogenesis and management
Ghaffari, G. (Speaker)
Apr 2019
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Use of prescription opioid and other drugs among a cohort of patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: A retrospective case control study
Schubart, J. R. (Invited speaker), Schilling, A. (Speaker), Schaefer, E. (Speaker), Bascom, R. (Speaker) & Francomano, C. (Speaker)
Sep 26 2018 → Sep 29 2018
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Review of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Ghaffari, G. (Speaker)
Sep 2017
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Member
Van Scoy, L. (Recipient), 2010
Prize
Best Poster Award, Food Disorders
Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), 2011
Prize
Charles Swartz Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine and Patient Care
Van Scoy, L. (Recipient), 2006
Prize
Clinical Science Career Mentor Award
Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), 2019
Prize
Clinical Science Prize (Massachusetts Pulmonary Section)
Chu, D. C. (Recipient), 2016
Prize
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Pathare, A. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient) & Miller, R. (Recipient), 2019
Prize
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), 2011
Prize
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Aumiller, B. B. (Recipient), Berkey, F. (Recipient), Bonavia, A. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Brennan, K. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Butt, F. K. (Recipient), Carrel, L. (Recipient), Choe, A. (Recipient), Clarke, S. (Recipient), Coleman, M. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Devaraj, T. (Recipient), Duryea, S. (Recipient), Enama, J. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Finch, E. (Recipient), Fischer, M. (Recipient), Gallo, R. (Recipient), Gavigan, P. (Recipient), Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), Go, P. (Recipient), Grana, J. (Recipient), Greensmith, J. (Recipient), Grogan, J. (Recipient), Hajnal, A. (Recipient), Helm, M. (Recipient), Hempel, N. (Recipient), Imamura, F. (Recipient), Jain, R. (Recipient), Jeganathan, N. (Recipient), Kelle, A. (Recipient), Kumar, A. (Recipient), Kwun, H. J. (Recipient), Lang, C. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, A. (Recipient), Martin, K. (Recipient), McGarrity, T. (Recipient), McHale, K. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mormando, C. (Recipient), Nguyen, J. (Recipient), Nickolich, M. (Recipient), Ouyang, T. (Recipient), Pachuski, J. (Recipient), Polimera, H. (Recipient), Potochny, E. (Recipient), Rakszawski, K. L. (Recipient), Reyes, L. (Recipient), Sankoorikal, B.-J. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Singh, M. (Recipient), Songdej, N. (Recipient), Spotts, R. (Recipient), Swigart, A. (Recipient), Varner, M. (Recipient), Verma, N. (Recipient), Walter, V. (Recipient), Wang, C.-Y. (Recipient), Warfield, D. (Recipient), Wilson, M. N. (Recipient) & Hussein, R. (Recipient), 2021
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hussein, R. (Recipient), Stredny, E. (Recipient), Whitley, M. (Recipient), Mnatsakanyan, N. (Recipient), Raimundo, N. (Recipient), Zarnescu, D. (Recipient), Adams, N. (Recipient), Lanza, M. (Recipient), Kowalczyk, A. (Recipient), Travelute, C. (Recipient), Marco, C. (Recipient), Tondt, J. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Heron, C. (Recipient), Newman, R. (Recipient), Richard, D. (Recipient), Scartozzi, C. (Recipient), Dellasega, C. (Recipient), Akhtar, N. (Recipient), Albano-Aluquin, S. (Recipient), Chisty, A. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Federici, E. H. (Recipient), Ingram, D. (Recipient), Lakshmanan, P. (Recipient), Mathew, A. (Recipient), Narayana, S. (Recipient), Prokop, A. (Recipient), Razjouyan, H. (Recipient), Tariq, A. (Recipient), Thompson, B. (Recipient), Thompson, E. (Recipient), Trivedi, N. (Recipient), Van Scoy, L. (Recipient), Wong, J. (Recipient), Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mamarabadi, M. (Recipient), Shankar, L. (Recipient), Bowie, E. (Recipient), Petfield, J. (Recipient), Whitaker, M. (Recipient), Aynardi, J. (Recipient), Allen, N. (Recipient), Cunningham, B. (Recipient), Gandhi, C. (Recipient), Jairath, B. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, K. M. (Recipient), Kerris, E. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Shook, J. (Recipient), Proctor, E. A. (Recipient), Raup-Konsavage, W. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Llorente, A. (Recipient), Nutting, S. (Recipient), Pinto, C. (Recipient), Yingst, J. (Recipient), Zhou, S. (Recipient), Mahase, S. (Recipient), Brian, P. (Recipient), Goldman, E. (Recipient), Maffie, J. (Recipient), Brahmbhatt, R. (Recipient), Fahy, A. (Recipient), Gish, J. (Recipient), Reed, M. F. (Recipient) & Tomasko, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Wojnar, M. (Recipient) & Felix, T. (Recipient), 2013
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