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Respiratory Medicine Fellowship Program

Our fellowship program is aimed at training physicians and scientists in respiratory diseases, lung biology and physiology. The Section of Respiratory Medicine is presently composed of six full time and one part time faculty members. In addition to clinical training, our fellowship program has a special emphasis on teaching and research in a rich research environment created by the faculty in the section and the Department. Fellows have at least two-thirds of their time protected for research and have during the 3-year period didactic courses in Statistics, experimental design, scientific and grant writing and state-of-the art methodologies in basic research tailored to their own interests and needs.

Clinical and Research Training

The clinical arm of Respiratory Medicine has special emphasis on the care of patients with asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease of prematurity, sleep disorders and a host of other acute and chronic conditions. A clinical rotation in the Pediatric ICU is required, and elective rotations in adult Pulmonology or Anesthesia are encouraged, rendering the clinical experience of a pulmonary fellow broad-based and of the highest quality. A clinical research program, mostly involved with applied sleep physiology, has been very active. We have special interests in cystic fibrosis, asthma and sleep-related phenomena such as upper airway obstruction, sleep hypoventilation syndromes, sleep apnea, obesity-associated hypoventilation and apnea and bradycardia of prematurity. Respiratory Medicine has a strong research arm and will have a special emphasis on teaching and research. We have currently several major research thrusts, addressing questions of clinical and fundamental importance at both cellular/molecular and applied levels. Each of our full time faculty member has his/her research interest in our own laboratories, making the research environment very productive, enjoyable and stimulating.

Request for Application

An application form can be requested by sending a letter or email to:

Alia Bazzy-Asaad, M.D.
Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Respiratory Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street, Fitkin 510
New Haven, CT 06520-8064

Telephone: 203-785-2480
Fax: 203-785-6337
Email: Alia.Bazzy-Asaad@yale.edu

Respiratory Medicine Seminars and Conferences

Cystic Fibrosis Management Conference
Tuesday 12:30 - 1:00 pm
Pediatric Specialty Center Conference room

Pediatric Respiratory Medicine Research in Progress
Thursday 12:00 - 1:00 pm
LMP 2075

Section of Respiratory Medicine Conference
Every Friday
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
LMP 2075

Pediatric Asthma Conference, combined with Pediatric Allergy
3rd Friday of the month
CH 201, 2nd floor Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Combined ICU and Respiratory Medicine conference
1st and 4th Friday of the month
12:00 - 1:00pm
Trask room, 3rd floor, LMP 3

Respiratory Medicine Fellows

Current postdoctoral fellows in the Section of Respiratory Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and the name of the institution from which they received their degree are listed below. In addition, projects of fellows in the research phase of their training are listed.

Elif Dokmeci, M.D.
3rd year Fellow
Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Research project: The role of EBI3 in T cell differentiation

Neal Nakra, M.D.
2nd Year Fellow
Unversity of Texas - San Antonio
Research project: The effect of treating obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP on insulin resistance in children with metabolic syndrome

Deniz Kesebir, M.D.
1st year Fellow
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies

Katharine Kevill, M.D.
Latest Graduate of this program
Duke University School of Medicine
Research project: The role of MIF in the development of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn