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.
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CURRENT RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Clinical:
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Diagnosis and treatment of
interstitial lung diseases (ILD) |
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Significance of gastroesophagial reflux
in the management of ILD and IPF |
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Role of HRCT and lung biopsy in
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) |
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Treatment of IPF in the context of clinical trials |
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Genetic predisposition of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis and familial IPF |
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Management of sarcoidosis |
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Outcome measures in IPF |
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Lung transplantation: Treatment of
rejection, infection |
Basic Science: Pathogenesis of pulmonary
fibrosis:
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Human lung fibroblast heterogeneity |
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Genetic susceptibility of pulmonary
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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. Incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. AJRCCM 2006;174:810-6.
Flaherty K, Andrei AC, King TE Jr, Raghu G, Colby TV, et al. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: do community and academic physicians agree on diagnosis? AJRCCM 2007;175:1054-1060.
Tsakiri KD, Cronkhite JT, Kaun PJ, Xing C, Raghu G, Weissler JC, Rosenblatt RL, Shay JW, Garcia CK. Adult-onset pumonary fibrosis caused by mutations in telomerase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2007;104:7552-7557.
Raghu G. Idioopathic pulmonary fibrosis: treatment options in pursuit of evidence-based approaches. (editorial) ERJ, Sep 2006;28:463-465.
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