FACULTY

Antonio R. Anzueto, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas; Chief of the Pulmonary Section and Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio; and Medical Director of the Respiratory Therapy Department at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital. Dr. Anzueto earned his medical degree from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and completed his internships and residencies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He has been published in such peer-reviewed journals as the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, CHEST, and the Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society.

Sanjay Sethi, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and the Western New York VA HealthCare System in Buffalo. Dr. Sethi received his medical degree from the Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. He continued his medical training by serving an internship in internal medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Sethi's research interests include COPD and respiratory tract bacterial infection. He serves on the Program Committee of the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Sethi is board certified in internal medicine.

Donald P. Tashkin, MD, is Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Tashkin received his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center and a Public Health Service academic fellowship in chest disease and pulmonary physiology. Dr. Tashkin has been a guest editor for the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, CHEST, European Respiratory Journal, Thorax, New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He is on the editorial board of CHEST, Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory Research, and Emerging Trends in Asthma Management. Dr. Tashkin has received the Trudeau Society of Los Angeles Lifetime Achievement Award and the American Lung Association of California Gold Medal for meritorious service in the campaign against lung disease. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians, and is a member of the American Thoracic Society, among other professional societies.