ganesh raghu, MD, facp, fccp
Professor, Laboratory Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease/Sarcoid/Pulmonary Fibrosis Program
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program
Contact Information
University of Washington Medical Center
1959 N.E. Pacific, Campus Box 356175
Seattle, WA 98195-6522
graghu@u.washington.edu
Academic Office: (206) 598-6190
Fax: (206) 598-5305
Clinic Appointments: (206) 598-4615
Clinic Fax: (206) 598-2105
Education and Training
M.D., Mysore Medical College, University of Mysore, Mysore, India, 1973.
Internship, University Hospitals, University of Mysore, Mysore, India, 1974.
Residency in General Medicine and Chest Medicine, Hartlepool General Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Center (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne), Hartlepool, England, 1977.
Residency in Internal Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 1980.
Chief Medical Resident, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 1980-1981.
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1983.
Fellowship in Lung Cell Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1985.
Completed ACLS, 2012.
Research Interests
Clinical:
Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung diseases (ILD)
Significance of gastroesophagial reflux in the management of ILD and IPF
Role of HRCT and lung biopsy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Role of HRCT and lung biopsy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Genetic predisposition of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and familial IPF
Management of sarcoidosis
Outcome measures in IPF
Lung transplantation: Treatment of rejection, infection
Basic Science: Pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis:
Human lung fibroblast heterogeneity
Genetic susceptibility of pulmonary fibrosis
Representative Publications
Raghu G, Brown K, Bradford W, Starko K, Noble P, Schwartz D, King T. A placebo-controlled trial of interferon gamma-1b in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. NEJM. 350:125-133, 2004
Azuma A, Nukiwa T, Tsuboi E, Suga M, Abe S, Nakata K, Taguchi Y, Nagai S, Itoh H, Ohi M, Sato A, Judoh S, Raghu G. Double blind, placebo-controlled trial of perfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005;171(9):1040-47.
Raghu G, Freudenberger TD, Yang S, Curtis JR, Spada C, Hayes J, Sillery JK, Pope CE 2nd, Pellegrini CA. High prevalence of abnormal acid gastroesophageal reflux in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2006. Jan;27(1):136-42.
Raghu G, Weycker D, Bradford W, Oster G. Incidenc