Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

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

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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
20152026
Rebecca Bascom, MD, MPH
Person: Academic
19792026
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
20102025
Timothy Craig, DO
- Department of Medicine - Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics - Professor
Person: Academic
19912026
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
20052026
Daniel Guck, DO
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20182026
Maria P. Henao, MD, MPH
- Department of Medicine - Associate Professor
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Person: Academic
20152026

503: QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION IN FAMILY MEETINGS PREDICTS POST-MEETING ICU LENGTH OF STAY
Scott, A., Chinchilli, V., Costigan, H., Deng, D., Groznik, M., Huang, Y., Kimbel, K., Kitko, L., Ribott, M., VanDyke, E., Wasserman, E., White, D. & Van Scoy, L., Mar 2026, In: Critical care medicine. 54, 3S
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
716: TRIALS AND LIBERATIONS: SPONTANEOUS BREATHING TRIAL DURATIONS AT AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER
Lopez, A., Katari, V., Jacobs, B., Janczewski, S. & Guck, D., Mar 2026, In: Critical care medicine. 54, 3S
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Brief History of ICU Follow-Up Clinics
Madara, J. C. & Baram, M., Jan 1 2026, Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: A Practical Approach. Cambridge University Press, p. 352-358 7 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Adapting patient priorities care for older adults with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A qualitative inquiry
Garg, T., Negron-Candelario, S., Miller, H., Demirsoy, S., West, K., Calo, W., Tinetti, M. & Van Scoy, L. J., Apr 2026, In: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. 44, 4, 110996.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A Modeling Approach to Inform In Vitro Hypoxia Platforms for Patient-Specific Analyses
Qayyum, N. T., Cole, A. T., Oomen, P. J. A., Khayat, R. N. & Grosberg, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An International Delphi Study on Barriers to On-Demand Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema Attacks
Banerji, A., Aygören-Pürsün, E., Bara, N. A., Bernstein, J. A., Betschel, S., Bouillet, L., Busse, P. J., Caballero, T., Cancian, M., Cohn, D. M., Craig, T., Farkas, H., Grumach, A. S., Hide, M., Kiani-Alikhan, S., Longhurst, H. J., Lumry, W. R., Riedl, M. A., Stobiecki, M. & Valerieva, A. & 1 others, Zanichelli, A., Mar 2026, In: Clinical and Translational Allergy. 16, 3, e70159.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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A Simulation-Based, Qualitative Assessment of Decision Making Among Critical Care Transport Crews
Johnson, D., Costigan, H., Bordner, C., Flamm, A. & Van Scoy, L., Mar 1 2026, In: Air Medical Journal. 45, 2, p. 117-120 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assisted bronchoscopy for lung cancer management: comparison of a custom system to a historical cohort
Higgins, W. E., Zhao, W., Kuhlengel, T., Chang, Q., Daneshpajooh, V., He, Y., Kao, A., Htwe, Y. M., Alpert, M., Toth, J. & Bascom, R., Apr 2 2026, Medical Imaging 2026: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling. Rettmann, M. E. & Jannin, P. (eds.). SPIE, 1392706. (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 13927).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Association of muscle instability and long-term prophylaxis in hereditary angioedema
Hollers, E., Yu, Y., Sheetz, J., Richwine, K., Grim, K., Germak-Sovereign, R., Luong, L., Hitomi, H., Al-Shaikhly, T. & Craig, T., Mar 2026, In: World Allergy Organization Journal. 19, 3, 101350.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Automatic activation of neurostimulation for central sleep apnea results in high nightly usage
Khayat, R., Khan, M., Morgenthaler, T. I., McKane, S., Germany, R. & Costanzo, M. R., Dec 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 22, 1, 39.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations

3 Active
17 Finished

Bed to bench evaluation of cardiac and vascular impact of OSA
Grosberg, A. (PI), Hughes, C. C. C. (CoPI) & Khayat, R. (CoPI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
9/25/25 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
Using a conversation game to engage Native American Washoe tribe members in advance care planning: preparation for a clinical trial
Van Scoy, L. (PI)
National Institute of Nursing Research
9/15/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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 → 5/31/27
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
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 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
SHADE - STRESS, HEALTH AND DIABETES EXPERIENCE
Craig, T. (PI) & Ulbrecht, J. S. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
4/1/07 → 3/31/10
Project: Research project
RISK AND PREVENTION OF LARGE LOCAL REACTIONS TO INSECT STINGS
Craig, T. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
4/1/06 → 3/31/07
Project: Research project
INSECT STING ANAPHYLAXIS: DETERMINANT OF CLINICAL REACTIVITY
Craig, T. (PI)
National Center for Research Resources
4/1/06 → 3/31/07
Project: Research project

11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wojnar, M. (Recipient) & Felix, T. (Recipient), 2013
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Pathare, A. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient) & Miller, R. (Recipient), 2019
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aber, R. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Aynardi, M. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Chen, M. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient), Cios, T. (Recipient), Cruz, A. (Recipient), Cruz, J. (Recipient), Dalal, P. (Recipient), Dambro, A. (Recipient), Disori, K. (Recipient), Dodge, D. (Recipient), Duda, L. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Fotos, J. (Recipient), Fredrick, N. B. (Recipient), Freeman, M. (Recipient), Gordin, V. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Hempel, E. (Recipient), Hennrikus, E. (Recipient), Horwitz, A. (Recipient), Izer, J. (Recipient), Jhaveri, P. (Recipient), Kalantari, A. (Recipient), Karpa, K. (Recipient), Kaur, G. (Recipient), Keil, R. (Recipient), Khalid, M. F. (Recipient), Kimball, S. (Recipient), Knoedler, J. (Recipient), LaClair, M. (Recipient), Lam, C. (Recipient), LaRegina, C. (Recipient), Lighthall, J. (Recipient), Mailman, R. (Recipient), McCormick, J. (Recipient), McGinn, J. (Recipient), McShane, M. (Recipient), Millard, R. (Recipient), Myers, A. (Recipient), Nasir, M. (Recipient), Oh, J. (Recipient), Pathare, A. (Recipient), Peterson, B. (Recipient), Potochny, J. (Recipient), Roberts, S. M. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Ross, S. (Recipient), Rudnitsky, G. (Recipient), Schade, M. (Recipient), Simmons, Z. (Recipient), Smink, G. (Recipient), Stella, S. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient), Surapaneni, S. (Recipient), Verbeek, T. (Recipient), Waning, D. (Recipient), Williams, E. (Recipient), Williams, D. (Recipient), Wilson, M. E. (Recipient), Zaorsky, N. (Recipient) & Lutzkanin, A. (Recipient), 2020
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), 2011
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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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