Clinician to Clinician: An AnnalsATS Podcast
Episodes
Sex, Racial, and Geographic Disparities in Pulmonary Embolism–related Mortality Nationwide
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino chats with Dr. Mohamed Zghouzi and Dr. Vikas Aggarwal on their article, "Sex, Racial, and Geographic Disparities in Pulmonary Embolis...
Association between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Use of Invasive Ventilation in the United States
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino chats with Dr. Fred Abdelmalek and Dr. Christopher Yarnell about their article, "Association between Patient Race and Ethnicity and U...
Gaps in the Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of COPD
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino sits down with Dr. Gerard Criner to discuss the paper "Current Controversies in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Report from the...
The Role of Early Palliative Care in patients with COPD
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino sits down with Drs. Anand Iyer and Nick Dionne-Odom to discuss the role of early palliative care from the perspectives of not only patie...
Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tino is joined by Dr. Barbara Jones to discuss the Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosisand Treatment of Community...
Sex, Racial, and Geographic Disparities in Pulmonary Embolism–related Mortality Nationwide
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino chats with Dr. Mohamed Zghouzi and Dr. Vikas Aggarwal on their article, "Sex, Racial, and Geographic Disparities in Pulmonary Embolis...
Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tino is joined by Dr. Barbara Jones to discuss the Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosisand Treatment of Community...
Sustained Clinical Benefits of Spiration Valve System in Patients with Severe Emphysema: 24-Month Follow-Up of EMPROVE
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino chats with Dr. Gerard Criner on his article, "Sustained Clinical Benefits of Spiration Valve System in Patients with Severe Emphysema...
Association between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Use of Invasive Ventilation in the United States
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino chats with Dr. Fred Abdelmalek and Dr. Christopher Yarnell about their article, "Association between Patient Race and Ethnicity and U...
Sex, Racial, and Geographic Disparities in Pulmonary Embolism–related Mortality Nationwide
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino chats with Dr. Mohamed Zghouzi and Dr. Vikas Aggarwal on their article, "Sex, Racial, and Geographic Disparities in Pulmonary Embolis...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Bronchiolar Disorders
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Article discussed in today's episode: Overview and Challenges of Bronchiolar Disorders.
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of CAP
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tino is joined by Dr. Barbara Jones to discuss the “Summary for Clinicians: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Commun...
The Role of Early Palliative Care in patients with COPD
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino sits down with Drs. Anand Iyer and Nick Dionne-Odom to discuss the role of early palliative care from the perspectives of not only patie...
The Post Pulmonary Embolism Syndrome: Real or Ruse?
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino is joined by Dr. Steven Pugliese to discuss his article "The Post–Pulmonary Embolism Syndrome: Real or Ruse?” published in the July 1s...
Family Presence During Pulmonary Procedures
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino is joined by Dr. Jad Kebbe, co-author of “Family Presence during Pulmonary Procedures,” to discuss the concept of having family member...
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino is joined by Drs. Wilson and Raghu to discuss the the diagnostic approach for Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis as well as the methodolog...
Air Pollution and Variation in Multiple Domains of Asthma Morbidity in Peruvian Children
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino is joined by Dr. Nadia N. Hansel to discuss her work in the article “Ambient Air Pollution and Variation in Multiple Domains of Asth...
Telomeres in Interstitial Lung Disease: The Short and the Long of It
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino sits down with author Dr. Andrew M Courtwright to discuss his article on telomeres in ILD.
Gaps in the Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of COPD
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino sits down with Dr. Gerard Criner to discuss the paper “Current Controversies in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Report from th...
Gender Inequality in Academic Medicine
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino is joined by Drs. Anne Dixon and Naftali Kaminski to discuss the manuscript and workshop report “Addressing Gender Inequality in Our...
The Problem of Diagnostic Errors in the ICU
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino is joined by Dr. Paul Bergl to discuss his article “Diagnostic Error in the Critically III: Defining the Problem and Exploring Next ...
Simulation-Based Medical Education
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tino is joined by Dr Morgan Soffler to discuss her article “Raising the Stakes: Assessing Competency with Simulation in Pulmonary and Critical Ca...
Chronic Azithromycin Use in Cystic Fibrosis and Impact on Respiratory Pathogens
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Greg Tino sits down with Dr. Jonathan D. Cogen to discuss his article “Chronic Azithromycin Use in Cystic Fibrosis and Risk of Treatment-Emergent...
The Problem of Burnout in Critical Care
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tino is joined by Jennifer Leckie, Dr. Deena Kelly Costa, and Dr. Marc Moss to discuss the problem of psychological distress and burnout in critic...
Beta Blocker Therapy in Clinical Outcomes in Patients with COPD
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino sits down with Dr. Mark Dransfield to discuss his article “?-Blocker Therapy and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Moderate Chronic...
Relapsing Polychondritis Is a Lung Disease: My Story
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino sits down with Dr. Marcela Ferrada to talk about relapsing polychondritis and her personal experience with the disease.
Catheter-directed Thrombolysis for Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino sits down with Drs. David Furfaro and Scott Stephens to discuss sub-massive pulmonary embolism and the role of catheter directed thro...
Patient Perceptions of the Adequacy of Supplemental Oxygen Therapy
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino MD sits down with Susan Jacobs RN, MS to discuss patientÂ’s experience with supplemental oxygen therapy and the frustration and barri...
The Critical Care Crisis of Opioid Overdoses in the United States
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino sits down with Dr. Jennifer Stevens to discuss the shocking rise of opioid overdoses in the ICU and what can be done to counteract th...
Comorbidity Profiles and Their Effect on Treatment Selection and Survival among Patients with Lung Cancer
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino sits down with Dr. Michael Gould to discuss the impact of comorbidities on the treatment and prognosis of lung cancer.
Predicting Outcomes For Patients in the ICU
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino sits down with Drs. Sarah Hadique and Michael Detsky to discuss their articles on the topic of morbidity and mortality in the intensi...
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Diagnosis and Management Clinical Practice Guideline
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gregory Tino sits down with Dr. Laura Feemster to discuss her work on the summary for clinicians on LAM diagnosis and management.
An Interview with Founding Editor-in-Chief Dr. John Hansen-Flaschen
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dean Schraufnagel sits down with founding editor-in-chief Dr. John Hansen-Flaschen to discuss the history of the Annals of the ATS and his contrib...
The New Editor of the AnnalsATS: David Lederer
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Stevens sits down with David Lederer, the newest editor-in-chief of the AnnalsATS, to discuss his background, current state of affairs with the j...
First Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Time for Screening High-Resolution Computed Tomographic Imaging to Look for Cystic Lung Disease?
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Fein is joined by Dr. Daniel Dilling to discuss the topic of cystic lung disease and the paper "Chest Computed Tomographic Image Screening for Cys...
Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
08 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Fein is joined by Drs. Christopher Erb and Mark Metersky to discuss the recent updates made to the guidelines for the diagnosis and management of ...
Pattern of Imaging after Lung Cancer Resection
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein is joined by Dr. Shawn Nishi to discuss the findings on her research into the the pattern and trends in the use of computed tomography (...
Sarcoidosis in America
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Fein is joined by Dr. Robert Baughman - one of the leading experts in sarcoidosis - to discuss his paper “Sarcoidosis in America. Analysis Based ...
Medical Therapy in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein is joined by Dr. Joanna Pepke-Zaba to discuss a wide array of issues surrounding chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Pneumococcal Vaccination Strategies: An Update and Perspective
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein is joined by Drs. Charles Dela Cruz and Jennifer Possick to discuss pneumococcal vaccines and how the approach has been complicated by t...
Let Them In: Family Presence during Intensive Care Unit Procedures
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest AnnalsATS podcast, Dr. Alan Fein speaks with Drs. Sarah Beesley and Samuel Brown about the pros and cons of allowing families to have fu...
Latent Tuberculosis Infection’ (LTBI) is an term that should go dormant and the significance of latent tuberculosis should be rethought
04 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Dean Schraufnagel discuss
Duty hours, patient safety, and resident education: What have 13 years of punching the clock taught us?
19 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Henry Fessler and Dr. Sanjay Desai discuss.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use and Socioeconomic Status: Differences Are Not All about Equipment Cost
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Martha Billings discuss.
Why Don’t Our Patients with Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease Listen to Us? The Enigma of Nonadherence
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Felicity Blackstock discuss.
The Health Care Crisis in War-Torn Syria: An International Critical Care Medicine Perspective
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Hansen-Flaschen, Dr. Zaher Sahloul, and Dr. Anas Moughrabieh
Increased Costs of the Asthma–Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome. One Syndrome for the Price of Two
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein, AnnalsATS Podcast Editor, and Dr. Surya Bhatt discuss the relationship between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The Puerto Rico Healthcare Crisis
15 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Dean Schraufnagel and Dr. Jesse Roman
ATS Core Curriculum 2015: Part III. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
30 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Debra Boyer
Implications of Marijuana Decriminalization on the Practice of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. A Report of the American Thoracic Society Marijuana Workgroup
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Ivor Douglas and Dr. Dean Schraufnagel
Interventional Bronchoscopy in 2015: Removing Endoluminal and Methodological Obstructions
28 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. David Ost
Medical Subspecialty Textbooks in the 21st Century: Essential or Headed for Extinction?
28 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Dean Schraufnagel, Dr. Courtney Broaddus, and Dr. Michael Grippi
ATS Core Curriculum 2015: Part I: Adult Pulmonary Medicine
28 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Gaëtane Michaud
Emphysema and Lung Cancer: More Than a Coincidence
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Javier Zulueta
Small, Nonfatal Pulmonary Emboli. Is Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography the Culprit?
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion between Dr. Diane Strollo and Dr. Alan Fein
Increased Dose of Inhaled Corticosteroid vs. Add-On Long-Acting Beta-Agonist for Step-Up Therapy in Asthma
01 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A call is between Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Elliot Israel
Evaluation of Pulmonary Complaints in the Emergency Department. Time to Go Back to the Basics
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion between Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Denitza Blagev
Advice on becoming a clinician educator
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the challenges facing clinical educators today.
AnnalsATS Education issue
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of the importance of the educational theme issue, and resources for clinical educators.
Does Marijuana Pose Risks for Chronic Airflow Obstruction?
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The speakers are Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Donald Tashkin.
Perspectives on Oral Pulmonary Hypertension Therapies Recently Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The speakers are Dr. Alan Fein and Dr. Nicholas Hill.
Immunostaining in Lung Cancer for the Clinician: Commonly Used Markers for Differentiating Primary and Metastatic Pulmonary Tumors
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The speaker is Dr. Victor Roggli and the call is led by Dr. Dean Schraufnagel
Current Approaches to Assessing the Degree of Airway Narrowing in Central Airway Obstruction
01 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The speaker is Dr. Katarine Egressy and the call is led by Dr. Alan Fein.
ATS CORE Curriculum 2014: Part IV: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The speaker is Dr. Mary Nevin, and the podcast is being led by Dr. Alan Fein
ATS Core Curriculum 2014: Part III. Adult Sleep Medicine
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
led by Dr. Alan Fein speaker, Dr. Grace Pien
ATS Core Curriculum 2014: Part II. Adult Critical Care Medicine
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
led by Dr. Alan Fein. speaker, Dr. Jason Poston
Diagnoses of Early and Late Readmissions after Hospitalization for Pneumonia: A Systematic Review
24 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Fein, AnnalsATS Podcast Editor, and Dr. Neil Schluger discuss a new systematic review by Tagmouti, et al. concerning the reproducibility of i...
Diagnoses of Early and Late Readmissions after Hospitalization for Pneumonia: A Systematic Review
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michelle Gong, AnnalsATS Deputy Editor, talks with Dr. Hallie C. Prescott about Prescott and colleaguesÂ’ review of the primary diagnoses of early...
Pneumococcal Vaccines: Understanding Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations
01 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dean Schraufnagel, AnnalsATS Senior Deputy Editor, talks with Dr. Mehdi Mirsaedi about their article on the CDCÂ’s recommendations for administeri...
Asthma Medications Should Be Available for Over-the-Counter Use: Pro and Con
01 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan M. Fein, AnnalsATS Podcast Editor, discusses the pros and cons of offering asthma medications over-the-counter with Dr. Laura Milgram and Dr....
Management of Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit
26 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
“Management of Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit” in the June issue of Annals.
Extracorporeal Life Support for Acute Respiratory Failure
26 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Extracorporeal Life Support for Acute Respiratory Failure. A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis” in the June issue of Annals.
Management Strategies to Effect Change in Intensive Care Units: Lessons from the World of Business
03 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Associated articles: Parts 1-3 of “Management Strategies to Effect Change in Intensive Care Units: Lessons from the World of Business,” published in...
Interventions to Reduce Rehospitalizations after COPD Exacerbations
03 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Associated article: “Interventions to Reduce Rehospitalizations after Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations. A Systematic Review” in t...
The Surgeon Generals’ Reports and Respiratory Diseases
25 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Associated Article: “The Surgeon Generals’ Reports and Respiratory Diseases. From 1964 to 2014” by Jonathan Samet, in the February 2014 issue of An...
Electronic Cigarettes: Potential Harms and Benefits
06 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Associated article: “Electronic Cigarettes. Potential Harms and Benefits” in February 2014 AnnalsATS.
Vitamin D in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
06 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Associated articles: “Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis” and “Vitamin D Status in Ch...
Treatment of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: Many Questions Remain
27 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Treatment of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: Many Questions Remain
Standardizing Nasal Nitric Oxide Measurement as a Test for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
23 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Standardizing Nasal Nitric Oxide Measurement as a Test for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Adjuvant Treatment for Elderly Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer Treated with Limited Resection
23 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Adjuvant Treatment for Elderly Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer Treated with Limited Resection
ClinicalTrials.gov and the State of Clinical Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
28 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
ClinicalTrials.gov and the State of Clinical Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Emerging Indications for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults with Respiratory Failure
15 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Emerging Indications for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults with Respiratory Failure
The ATS MECOR Program
15 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The ATS MECOR Program
Elements of a High-Quality Inpatient Consultation in the ICU
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michelle Gong, deputy editor of AnnalsATS, interviews Dr. Jennifer Stevens, a fellow in the Harvard combined pulmonary and critical care program.
Effects of Marijuana Smoking on the Lung
06 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dean Schraufnagel, senior deputy editor of AnnalsATS, interviews Dr. Donald Tashkin, emeritus professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at ...
Incidence and Distribution of Transplantable Organs from Donors after Circulatory Determination of Death
27 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Lederer interviews Dr. Scott Halpern
ATS Workshop Report: Respiratory Health Effects of Global Climate Change
01 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Hansen-Flaschen, editor of AnnalsATS, interviews Drs. William Rom, workshop writing committee co-chair, and John Balbus, senior advisor for P...
The Argument in Favor of Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarette Packages
22 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dean Schraufnagel, senior deputy editor of AnnalsATS, interviews Dr. Alexander C. White, chief of pulmonary and sleep medicine at New England Sina...
How Academia and the Pharmaceutical Industry Can Work Together
20 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Hansen-Flaschen, editor of AnnalsATS, interviews Dr. Michael Rosenblatt, executive vice-president and chief medical officer at Merck.