PCCM doc, Director, Northwestern Medicine ILD Program. Lung Transplant physician, Louisville native, baseball super fan. Tweets/comments are my own
Chicago, IL
Joined October 2023
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Thanks for tweeting this out Gretchen! Amazing group and a great conversation!
#CHEST2026
My next session for "tweet-ucation" is :Pardon the Disruption: Interstitial Lung Disease! #CHEST2026
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Hear from Bradford C. Bemiss, MD, medical director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Program at Northwestern Medicine, from 2:45 to 3:45 pm as he leads an interactive discussion on challenging interstitial lung disease cases and the clinical decision-making behind complex diagnoses and treatment plans. #CHEST2026 @accpchest
See more: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…
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We are on the ground at #CHEST2026. Follow along as our faculty share research, collaboration and innovation throughout the week. Explore our full speaker lineup: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…
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Join our experts at #CHEST2026 from October 18 to 21 in Phoenix, Arizona.
This year’s meeting will bring together leading physicians, scientists and educators to discuss advances in pulmonary medicine, lung transplantation, thoracic surgery, sleep medicine and critical care.
See our full speaker lineup: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…
Come join us for the Chicago PFF Walk 2026 secure.qgiv.com/event/pffwal… #
Also highlighting the need for screening after a single lung transplant as well.
ERJ Open Research: Lung cancer risk is almost doubled in people with fibrotic interstitial lung disease compared with the general population. These findings highlight the need to consider lung cancer surveillance in ILD care. bit.ly/3O2mnGG
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ERJ Open Research: Lung cancer risk is almost doubled in people with fibrotic interstitial lung disease compared with the general population. These findings highlight the need to consider lung cancer surveillance in ILD care. bit.ly/3O2mnGG
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Reminder for all young parents:
You only get:
- 1 Summer with your baby
- 3 with your toddler
- 9 with your child
- 5 with your teenager
This time is precious. Don’t rush it.
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#Lungcancer doesn’t follow the rules, but screening guidelines still do. Study from @AnkitBharatMD et al @NorthwesternMed shows that 65% of ppl Dx w LC wouldn’t have qualified for screening - a gap we can’t ignore. Women & ppl w no tobacco most impacted.
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“Every physician carries within himself a small cemetery, where from time to time he goes to pray.” — René Leriche
The guilt is real. Each name finds its place there, quiet and heavy.
What surprises me still are the families who meet loss with gratitude—who somehow thank you through their own heartbreak. That grace stays with you far longer than the failure ever does.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a very very tough disease – the current drugs slow but do not reverse the decline in lung function
These are early data (phase 2a) but Taladegib, a hedgehog pathway inhibitor, looks like it increases lung capacity and improves lung function
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This will be absolutely devastating in the medical field.
~30% residents are international medical graduates & ~10k of 43k residency spots are filled by docs with H1-B visas.
Previously the h-1B fee was <$5,000.
No hospital will pay a $100k fee for a $55k resident salary.
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Join us on October 17 for the fourth annual Canning Thoracic Institute Symposium in downtown Chicago. This event is approved for six AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and MOC points. This symposium will bring together distinguished experts to discuss a range of topics on interstitial lung disease, interventional pulmonology and thoracic surgery, obstructive lung disease and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. northwestern.cloud-cme.com/c…
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RFK Jr uses long scientific sounding words and talks very confidently.
He is therefore able to convince many that he knows what he is talking about.
But to actual experts it's very obvious he hasn't got a clue.
A sophisticated and successful con man.
Amazing group to be a part of, happy to be a small piece of the puzzle here. Great academics, great education and great people to be around. #CTI
The Northwestern Memorial Hospital Pulmonology and Lung Surgery Program has been ranked No. 7 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, 2025 – 2026. Thank you to @NM_Lung team for your commitment to advancing lung health. breakthroughsforphysicians.n…
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Breathe: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis are characterised by progressive fibrosis and share common pathophysiological pathways that have led to the study of promising new therapeutic targets. bit.ly/3RdJRqA
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We give thanks for a great #Jesuit, Fr. Albert J. Bischoff, SJ, who has gone home to God. He joined the Society of Jesus at age 52, after serving as a priest in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for more than 20 years. As a Jesuit, he served as associate pastor of St. Ignatius Parish in Chicago, a campus minister at @BrebeufJesuit, and in campus ministry at @XavierU for over 25 years. jesuitsmidwest.org/memoriam/…
Unbelievable stifling of science and education for no reason. This affects not just the scientists but every employee of the univ and hospital. Let me be clear. Every patient cared for by a Northwestern physician will be affected by this nonsensical slashing of awarded funds.
Seems odd that the administration is just canceling funding to Northwestern for no explicable reason. Why Northwestern?
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