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The Temple Lung Center at ATS 2025

Follow Temple faculty and fellows as they present at this year’s American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference.

May 18 - 21 | San Francisco, California

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Authorities in the field, including internationally renowned pulmonologist Gerard J. Criner, MD, board member for the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), an author of the GOLD guidelines, and Director of the Temple Lung Center in Philadelphia, PA presented at the following sessions:

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Session A15: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESULTS FROM CLINICAL TRIALS: COPD AND PLEURAL DISEASE

Mini Symposium

9:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Reductions in RV vs. RV/TLC as a Measure of Success Following BLVR
Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas, Nicole Patlakh, Karan Patel, Gerard J. Criner


Session A24: UPDATES IN RARE LUNG DISEASE, SARCOIDOSIS, AND LUNG TRANSPLANT

Poster Discussion Session

9:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Assessing Single Versus Double Lung Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis With Pulmonary Hypertension - A Look at the New Pulmonary Hypertension Criteria (Poster Board # 906)
Jakub Halicki, Krunal H. Patel, Stephen Dachert, Fatima Anjum, A. James. Mamary, Gerard J. Criner, Bilal Haider Lashari

Impact of Single vs Bilateral Lung Transplantation on Survival in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients at a High-volume Center (Poster Board # 908)
Rachel N. Criner; Francis C. Cordova; Nathaniel Marchetti; Roh Yanagida; Kewal Krishan; Yoshiya Toyoda; Gerard J. Criner

Clinical Utility of Plasma Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Detection of Lung Allograft Rejection in Patients With Lung Transplant: Experience From a Large Lung Transplant Program (Poster Board # 921)
Ahmad Raza, Michael Goulet, Rachel N. Criner, Zhao Huaqing, Kartik V. Shenoy, Yoshiya Toyoda, Roh Yanagida, Gerard J. Criner, Francis C. Cordova


Session A25: ADVANCES IN INTERVENTIONAL PULMONARY AND PLEURAL DISEASE

Poster Discussion Session

9:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Diagnostic Yield of Robotic Bronchoscopy for Ground Glass Nodules (Poster Board # 1016)
Noelle Provenzano, Ahmad Raza, Christian Cardillo, Bilal Haider. Lashari, Gerard J. Criner

Long Term Effectiveness of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in COPD Patients With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Poster Board # 1018)
Michael John. Nicholson, Gerard J. Criner

Predicting Pneumothorax Development Post-Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) With Endobronchial Valves (Poster Board # 1019)
Ahsan Gulzar, Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas, Nicole Patlakh, Karan Patel, Gerard J. Criner

Predicting Success With Lung Reduction in Patients With Heterogenous or Homogenous Emphysema: Baseline RV or RV/TLC Thresholds (Poster Board # 1020)
Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas, Nicole Patlakh, Karan Patel, Gerard J. Criner

Identifying Patients Who Benefit From Sequential Bilateral Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (Poster Board # 1021)
Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas, Nicole Patlakh, Karan Patel, Gerard J. Criner


Session A38: MEDICAL EDUCATION AND WELLNESS

9:15 AM – 11:15 AM

A Low Fidelity Model for Thoracostomy Tube Insertion (Poster Board # P665)
Noelle Provenzano, Jay M. Pescatore,Samantha Pettigrew, Ashwin B. Karanam, Christian Cardillo, Jamie L. Garfield


Session A51: HOT TOPICS IN LUNG TRANSPLANT

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM

Impact of Single vs Bilateral Lung Transplantation on Wait Time to Lung Transplantation in Propensity-matched Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease (# P1258)
Rachel N. Criner; Francis C. Cordova; Nathaniel Marchetti; Roh Yanagida; Kewal Krishan; Yoshiya Toyoda; Gerard J. Criner

Impact of Single vs. Bilateral Lung Transplantation on Length of Stay for Transplantation Hospitalization in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease at a High-volume Center (# P1259)
Rachel N. Criner; Francis C. Cordova; Nathaniel Marchetti; Roh Yanagida; Kewal Krishan; Yoshiya Toyoda; Gerard J. Criner

Impact of Single vs Bilateral Lung Transplantation on Survival in COPD Patients at a High-volume Center (# P1260)
Rachel N. Criner; Francis C. Cordova; Nathaniel Marchetti; Roh Yanagida; Kewal Krishan; Yoshiya Toyoda; Gerard J. Criner

Impact of Single vs Bilateral Lung Transplantation on Wait Time to Lung Transplantation in Propensity-matched Patients With COPD (# P1261)
Rachel N. Criner, Francis C. Cordova, Nathaniel Marchetti, Roh Yanagida, Kewal Krishan, Yoshiya Toyoda, Gerard J. Criner

Impact of Single vs. Bilateral Lung Transplantation on Length of Stay for Transplantation Hospitalization in Patients With COPD at a High-volume Center (# P1262)
Rachel N. Criner, Francis C. Cordova, Nathaniel Marchetti, Roh Yanagida, Kewal Krishan, Yoshiya Toyoda, Gerard J. Criner

Predictors and Outcomes of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Lung Transplantation (# P1265)
Isam Albaba, Zehra Dhanani, Rebeccah Overton, Fatima Anjum

Assessing the Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Lung Transplantation: Risks and Benefits (# P1267)
Zehra Dhanani, Ishani Shah, Fatima Anjum

Evaluating Bronchoscopy Strategies in Lung Transplant Recipients: Impact on Acute Cellular Rejection and Transplant Outcomes (# P1268)
Zehra Dhanani, Justin Nathan, Emma Oskar, Fatima Anjum

Elevations in Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Occur Independently of Primary Graft Dysfunction, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Serostatus, and CMV Viremia in Lung Transplant Recipients (# P1272)
Michael Goulet, Ahmad Raza, Huaquing Zhao, Rachel N. Criner, Francis C. Cordova

Does Donor-derived Infection Increase the Risk of Lung Allograft Rejection (# P1278)
Ahmad Raza, Rachel N. Criner, Kartik V. Shenoy, Zhao Huaqing, Yoshiya Toyoda, Roh Yanagida, Gerard J. Criner, Francis C. Cordova


Session A57: LATE BREAKING ABSTRACTS IN CLINICAL PROBLEMS

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Risk Factors for the Development of Pleural Effusions in Patients Undergoing Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) (Poster Board # P1023)
Robert W. Dejoy, Stephen Dachert, Ashwin B. Karanam, Fatima Ahsan, Gerard J. Criner

Comparing Long Term Effectiveness of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in COPD Patients With and Without Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency - A Matched Case-Control Study (Poster Board # P1018)
Michael J. Nicholson, Isam Albaba, Omar Al Omari, Gerard J. Criner


Session A59: CASE REPORTS IN OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

The Importance of Asking a Thorough Social History; A Case of Aluminum Pneumoconiosis (Poster Board # P745)
Taylor Caton, Jay Mark. Pescatore, Gerard J. Criner


Session A69: EMERGING MOLECULAR PATHWAYS IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND PULMONARY INFLAMMATION

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Extreme Molecular Elevations of Donor-derived Cell-free DNA in Lung Transplant Recipients: Exploring the Unknown (Poster Board # P375)
Alonso Jose Marquez, Omar Al Omari, Zehra Dhanani, Fatima Anjum

Exploring Cell-free DNA Association With Different Intra-alveolar Injury Patterns of the Lung Allograft Standardized Histological Analysis (LASHA) Protocol Among Transplant Recipients (Poster Board # P376)
Omar Al Omari, Alonso Jose Marquez, Zehra Dhanani, Fatima Anjum


Session A74: FIBROTIC LUNG DISEASE REVISITED

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Combination Antifibrotic and Immunosuppressive Therapy for Myositis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (Poster Board # P860)
Anugya Mittal, Pooja Saiganesh, Stephen Dachert, Shameek Gayen, Aamir Ajmeri


MEET THE EXPERT: MTE10 ANSWERING DIFFICULT CLINICAL QUESTIONS IN MANAGEMENT OF SARCOIDOSIS

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Ticketed Educational event featuring faculty presenter, Rohit Gupta, MBBS, FCCP


Session A102: PHYSIOLOGY AND IMAGING IN AIRWAY DISEASE

2:15 PM – 4:15 PM

What Is the Best Physiological Marker of Success Following Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in Patients With Advanced Emphysema and Hyperinflation: FEV1 vs. RV/TLC (Poster Board # 210)
Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas, Nicole Patlakh, Karan Patel, Gerard J. Criner

Monday, May 19, 2025

Session B14: FROM INFLAMMATION TO INFECTION: EXPLORING BREAKTHROUGHS IN AIRWAYS DISEASE

Late-Breaking Mini Symposium

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Results From Airflow-3: Randomized, Double Blind, Sham Controlled Study of Targeted Lung Denervation in Patients With COPD
Gerard J. Criner, Dirk-Jan J. Slebos, Richard Daniel. Sue, Surya P. Bhatt, Christian Ghattas, Charlie Strange, Bruno Degano, Nicolas Guibert, Arschang Valipour, Stephan Eisenmann, Jose De Cardenas, Charles-Hugo Marquette, Jose Soto Soto, Frank C. Sciurba, Pallav L. Shah


Session B29: AIRWAY AND ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL RESPONSES: FROM INJURY MECHANISMS TO REGENERATIVE POTENTIAL

9:15 - 11:15 AM

Activated CGAS-STING Signaling in Alveolar Type 2 Cells in Elderly Smokers (Poster Board # 220)
Beata Kosmider, Chih-Ru Lin, Hassan Hayek, Hannah Simborio, Loukmane Karim, Ying Tian, Temple University SB Sudhir Bolla Temple University NM Nathaniel Marchetti, Gerard J. Criner, Karim Bahmed


Session B36: REPAIR MY BROKEN LUNGS

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Diagnosis and Practice Patterns in Myositis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease in an Underserved Academic Center (Poster Board # P549)
Anugya Mittal, Pooja Saiganesh, Stephen Dachert, Shameek Gayen, Aamir Ajmeri


Session B52: HOT TOPICS IN COPD

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Impact of Heterogenous vs Homogenous Emphysema on Changes in FEV1 Post Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (Poster Board # P280)
Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas, Nicole Patlakh, Karan Patel, Gerard J. Criner

Improvements in St George's Respiratory Questionnaire Domain Scores With Tezepelumab Versus Placebo in Patients With Moderate to Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results From the Phase 2a COURSE Study (Poster Board (# P281)
Gerard J. Criner, Geoffrey L. Chupp, Meilan K. Han, Nicole L. Martin, Nestor A. Molfino, Christopher S. Ambrose, Navreet S. Sindhwani, Sandhia S. Ponnarambil

Reduction of Systemic Glucocorticoid Utilization in COPD Patients After Initiation of Biologics in a Real-world Population (Poster Board # P291)
Truong-An Andrew. Ho, Anugya Mittal, Stephen Dachert, Gerard J. Criner


Session B53: ADVANCES IN INTERVENTIONAL PULMONARY AND PLEURAL DISEASE

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Percentage of Patients Requiring Revision of BLVR: When and Why (Poster Board # P596)
Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas Nicole Patlakh, Gerard J. Criner

Percentage of Patients With Fissure Integrity >80% by HRCT Referred to BLVR With Evidence of Collateral Ventilation (Poster Board # P597)
Nathaniel Marchetti, Jiji Thomas Nicole Patlakh, Karan Patel, Gerard J. Criner

Pneumothorax From Neck Vein Access Attempts in Patients Who Use Intravenous Drugs (Poster Board # P606)
Truong-An Andrew. Ho, Parth Rali


Session B61: YERBA BUENA: AI-DRIVEN DIAGNOSTICS AND PROGNOSTIC MODELS AND OUTCOMES IN PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Analysis of Patients With COPD and Pulmonary Hypertension (COPD-PH) Phenotypes Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Software of CT Chest Imaging (Poster Board # P657)
Ahmad Raza, Shameek Gayen

Diagnostic Accuracy of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Quantitative CT Scan Software in Differentiating Various Phenotypes of COPD-PH (Poster Board # P658)
Ahmad Raza, Shameek Gayen

On Behalf of Temple Lung PVD Program: Comparing the Use of Modified Early Warning Score and National Early Warning Score to Predict Intervention in Patients With Intermediate High-risk Pulmonary Embolisms (Poster Board # P669)
Anugya Mittal, Seyedmohammad Pourshahid, Kyle Santerian, Sheila E. Weaver, Riyaz Bashir, Vladimir Lakhter, Joseph N. Panaro, Lijo C. Illipparambil Mario Naranjo Tovar, Shameek Gayen, Parth Rali

Exploring Risk Stratification in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism Detected by Artificial Intelligence (Poster Board # P670)
Emma Oskar, Justin Nathan,Parth Rali, Samantha Pettigrew


Session B62: NORTH BEACH: ADVANCES IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS AND HEMODYNAMICS

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Adherence of Echocardiography to European Society of Cardiology Guidelines in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism: Opportunities to Enhance Diagnostic Efficacy (Poster Board # P691)
Kaitlynn Motley, Krunal Patel, Parth Rali


Session B65: LOST IN MARKET STREET: CLOTS, HEARTS, AND PRESSURE: NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PE, PH AND RV DYSFUNCTION CASE REPORTS

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Silent Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism in COVID 19 (Poster Board # P760)
Shaival V. Sharma, Samantha Pettigrew


Session B70: DEFINING RISK AND RESPONSE: TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCE IN PNEUMONIA DYSFUNCTION CASE REPORTS

9:15 AM – 4:15 PM

Assessing the Correlation Between Neutropenia and Complications Post Bronchoscopy in Hematologic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients (Poster Board # P377)
Matthew Reeve, Anugya Mittal, Andrew Gangemi, Matthew John. Bittner


Session B77: COMPLICATIONS IN LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Sirolimus as a Therapeutic Strategy to Mitigate Recurrent Bronchoscopic Interventions in Lung Transplant Recipients With Airway Stenosis (Poster Board # P340)
Matthew J. Bittner, Zehra Dhanani, Ishani Shah, Fatima Anjum


Session B80-3: UNMASKING THE SHADOWS: RARE AND ATYPICAL PRESENTATIONS OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

Sirolimus as a Therapeutic Strategy to Mitigate Recurrent Bronchoscopic Interventions in Lung Transplant Recipients With Airway Stenosis (Poster Board # P340)
Matthew J. Bittner, Zehra Dhanani, Ishani Shah, Fatima Anjum

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Session C14: STRENGTHENING YOUR "-ABS": CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS FOR INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASE

Mini Symposium

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Mepolizumab in Patients with COPD: Results from the MATINEE Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial
Gerard J. Criner, Henrik Watz, Frank C. Sciurba, Erika Penz, Mona Bafadhel, Jeff Min, Stefanie Kolterer, Bhabita Mayer, Fernando J. Martinez


Session C26: SMOKE, HEAT, AND HEALTH: LUNG DISEASE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRES

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM

RAPiD: Rapid Abstract Poster Discussion Session

Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Healthcare Utilization in a Single Quaternary Care Center in the Northeast United States (Poster Board # 409)
Michael Goulet, Lily Deng, Annika Sundlof, Avani Gandhi, Juan Ball, Ashwin B. Karanam, Kartik V. Shenoy


Session C29: READING BETWEEN THE LINES IN INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Race/Ethnicity Differences in Clinical Outcomes of Myositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (Poster Board # 916)
Pooja Saiganesh, Anugya Mittal, Stephen Dachert, Shameek Gayen, Aamir Ajmeri


Session C36: ICU PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: POLICIES, PHARMACOLOGY, AND EDUCATION

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

A Peer-Led Rapid Response Curriculum Improves Confidence and Clinical Decision Making Among Internal Medicine Residents (Poster Board # P570)
Deepika Potarazu, Kyle Santerian, Kaitlynn Motley, Rachel Strock, Jillian Hall, Emma Oskar, Stephanie Tittaferrante, Dharmini Shah Pandya, Aamir Ajmeri


Session C42: ARDS AND ARDS MIMICS: RECOGNITION, MANAGEMENT, AND ECMO

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

A Unique Case of Unilateral Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) in a Lung Transplant Recipient (Poster Board # P935)
Justin Nathan, Tyler Russeth, Rachel Strock, Daniel Salerno


Session C43: CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE: HLH, CYTOKINE STORMS, AND AUTOIMMUNE CHAOS

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Rare and Devastating: Navigating a Case of Microscopic Polyangiitis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Shock, Acute Renal Failure, and Thrombosis (Poster Board # P853)
Matthew Reeves, Ashwin B. Karanam, Shir Levanon, Nicole Yoon, Mandi Liu


Session C49: WHAT'S NEW IN COPD PHENOTYPING AND MANAGEMENT

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Tracheal Indices as a Screening Tool for Markers of Hyperinflation in At-risk Patients (Poster Board # P905)
Tyler Russeth, Rachel Strock, Stephen Dachert, Daniel Salerno


Session C56: MARINA: FROM DIAGNOSIS TO INTERVENTION: SHAPING PULMONARY EMBOLISM OUTCOMES

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Anticoagulation Use in Septic Pulmonary Embolism: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Insights From a National Inpatient Analysis (Poster Board # P1367)
Hye Sung Kim, Krunal Patel, Rohit Gupta, Parth Rali


Session C58: GOLDEN GATE: BRIDGING THE GAPS AND EMERGING TRENDS IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN ILD

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

The Difference in Survival Between Different Phenotypes of Patients With COPD and Pulmonary Hypertension (COPD-PH) (Poster Board # P1405)
Ahmad Raza, Shameek Gayen


Session C62: TELEGRAPH HILL- UNVEILING THE FUTURE: LATE-BREAKING RESEARCH ON PULMONARY VASCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Trends in Management and Short-Term Outcomes of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism and Hemodynamic Instability: Baseline Characteristics, Treatment Decisions, and Clinical Outcomes (Poster Board # P511)
Robert W. Dejoy, Parth Rali, David Jimenez, Mads Dam. Lyhne, Behnood Bikdeli, Pablo Demelo Rodriguez, Manuel Monreal


Session C67: MICROBIAL THREATS IN FOCUS: TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL INSIGHTS INTO RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTIONS AND METAGENOMICS

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Latent Class Analysis of COVID-19 Infection: Phenotyping Using Clinical Data and CT Chest (Poster Board # P1547)
Jensen Galvis, Olivia Alexandra. Schanz, Jay Mark. Pescatore, Tyler Russeth, Samuel Peterson, Xiaoning Lu, Huaqing Zhao, Daniel Salerno


Session C68: CASE INSIGHTS INTO NON-TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIONS

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Alcaligenes Faeacalis: An Uncommon Culprit in Cavitary Lung Lesions (Poster Board # P1604)
Matthew Viggiano, Si Li, David R. Manoff


Session C80-2 DECODING RARE PULMONARY LYMPHOMAS AND HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES

9:15 AM - 4:15 PM

Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Presenting as Dysphagia and Respiratory Symptoms (Poster Board # P170)
Erin Pomerantz, Michael Goulet DO, Gilbert E. D’Alonzo


Session C104 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF LUNG HEALTH AND DISEASE

2:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Clearing the Air: Exploring Smoking Cessation in Patients With Airflow Obstruction in Urban-dwelling Black/African American Patients (Poster Board # 403)
Emma Oskar, Justin Nathan, Alvin Chung, Truong-An Andrew. Ho, Andrew Gangemi, Grace Ma, Freda Patterson, Aditi Satti

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Session D17 MITOCHONDRIAL AND EPITHELIAL DYNAMICS IN CHRONIC AND ACUTE LUNG DISEASE

Mini Symposium

8:15 AM – 10:15 AM

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired DNA Damage Repair Through PICT1 Dysregulation in Alveolar Type II Cells in Emphysema
Karim Bahmed, Hannah Simborio, Hassan Hayek, John Elrod, Sudhir Bolla, Gerard J. Criner, Nathaniel Marchetti, Beata Kosmider


Session D28 FISHERMAN'S WHARF: CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: TRENDS, TREATMENTS, AND OUTCOMES

Poster Discussion Session

8:15 AM – 10:15 AM

Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy Is Associated With Improved Survival in COPD-PH With Pulmonary Vascular Predominance (Poster Board # 503)
Jay M. Pescatore, Taylor Caton, Mario Naranjo Tovar, Gerard J. Criner, Shameek Gayen

Influence of Expedited Mechanical Thrombectomy on Outcomes in Intermediate-risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients: FLASH Registry Insights (Poster Board # 520)
Krunal Patel, Parth Rali