Pulmonary and Critical Care: Faculty

Training:
Medical School - New York University School of Medicine. NY, NY. 1970-1975, Ph.D. in Physiology. NYU School of Medicine. NY, NY. 1975.
Residency - Internal Medicine, University of Rochester. Rochester, NY. 1975-1977
Fellowship - Pulmonary / Environmental Physiology, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD. 1977-1980

Board Certifications:
Pulmonary Medicine, 1982
Critical Care Medicine, 1987, 1997, 2007

Professional Appointments:
Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1980.
Chief, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine. October 1996
Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Program
Founding Editor, Journal of Aerosol Medicine

Interests:
Lung mechanics, aerosols, mucociliary clearance, regional ventilation

Ongoing Research Projects:
Aerosolized antibiotics in mechanically ventilated patients
Oral clearance in the elderly and nosocomial infection
Aerosolized cyclosporine for rejection in lung transplant patients
Aerosolized delivery of drugs to TB patients
Development of measurement techniques for human aerosol delivery systems
Aerosolized Interferon Gamma for treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Aerosolized treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Medical School: Cairo University College of Medicine. Cairo, Egypt. 1990
Residency : Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. 1997-2000
Fellowships : Pulmonary and Critical Care, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook NY.

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 2000
Pulmonary Medicine, 2003
Critical Care Medicine, 2004
Sleep Medicine, 2005

Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 2006
Staff physician at the VAMC- North port, NY. Since 2004

Interests:
Sleep disordered breathing, functional somatic syndromes and upper airway pressure- flow dynamics during sleep

Ongoing Research Projects:
VA Career Development Grant "Inspiratory Flow limitation during sleep in Gulf War Syndrome patients and the effect of CPAP"

Training:
Medical School - Jefferson Medical College. Philadelphia, PA. 1986-1990
Residency - Medicine, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. NY, NY. 1990-1993
Fellowship - Critical Care, National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD. 1994-1996
Fellowship - Pulmonary, Bellevue Hospital/NYU Medical Center. NY, NY. 1996-1998

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 1994, 2005
Critical Care, 1997, 2005
Pulmonary Medicine 1998, 2005

Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1998.
Interventional Pulmonologist, Lung Cancer Evaluation Center, Stony Brook University Hospital

Interests:
Modes of ventilation, Respiratory mechanics, Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Ongoing Research Projects:
Diagnosis and Therapy of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Hemodynamic monitoring
Sedation in ICU
Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Training:
Medical School – Krasnoyarsk Medical School, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 1981-1987.
Fellowship – General Surgery, Krasnoyarsk Medical School, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 1987-1989.
Ph.D. in Medicine and Surgery - Krasnoyarsk Medical School, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 1989-1992.
Residency – Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center. Long Branch, NJ.1996-1999.
Fellowship – Pulmonary/Critical Care, SUNY-Stony Brook. Stony Brook, NY. 1999-2002.

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 1999
Pulmonary Diseases, 2001
Critical Care , 2002
Sleep Medicine, 2005

Professional Appointments:
Attending Physician, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Northport VAMC, Northport, NY. Since 2002.
Clinical Instructor in Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 2002.

Interests:
Sleep disordered breathing. Community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonia. COPD.

Ongoing Research Projects:
Noninvasive detection of respiratory efforts during sleep disordered breathing conditions.

Training:
Medical School: State University of New York at Syracuse, MD 1990
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Hospitals, 1990-1993
Masters in Public Health: University of Washington School of Public Health, 1996
Fellowship: Pulmonary, Occupational and Critical Care Medicine-University of Washington, Seattle 1993-1997
NIH Research Fellowship: Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 1997-1998

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Occupational Medicine

Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook
Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Public Health, SUNY at Stony Brook

Interests:
Occupational and Environmental Lung disease,
Asthma
Lung Disease and Overweight patients,
Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU

Training:
Medical School - NYU School of Medicine. NY, NY. 1957-1961
Residency - Medicine, NYU Medical Division / Bellevue Hospital. NY, NY. 1961-1963
Research Associate - NIH National Heart Institute. Bethesda, MD. 1963-1965
Visiting Lecturer In Physiology - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 1963-1965
Pulmonary Fellowship, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1965-1967
Research Associate - Cardiovascular Institute, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. 1967-1969
Lecturer in Physiology, University of Chicago

Professional Appointments:
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1996.

Interests:
Hypoxia, Asthma, Sleep breathing disorders, control of breathing

Ongoing Activities:
Determinants of the ventilatory response to hypoxia
Brain stem mechanisms mediating hypoxic ventilatory response and depression

Training:
Medical School - Cairo University College of Medicine. Cairo, Egypt. 1982
Residency - Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital / Yale University Medical Center. Waterbury, CT. 1982-1985
Fellowship -Pulmonary/Critical Care, University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, OK. 1985-1987

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 1985
Pulmonary Medicine, 1988
Critical Care Medicine, 1989, 1999

Professional Appointments:
Professor of Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1991.
Chief, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Northport VAMC. Northport, NY.
Director, Intensive Care Unit, Northport VAMC. Northport, NY.
Program Director Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the Northport VAMC

Ongoing Research Projects:
Role of matrix metalloproteinases in lung injury and inflammation

Training:
Residency - Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center. Brooklyn, NY. 1979-1982
Fellowship - Pulmonary/Critical Care, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD. 1982-1986

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Sleep Medicine

Professional Appointments:
Associate Professor of Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1987.
Attending Physician, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Northport
Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program, Stony Brook Medical Center
Director, Respiratory Care - DVA Medical Center, Northport VA. Northport, NY.

Interests:
Sleep apnea, upper airway resistance syndrome, upper airway pressure-flow relationships during sleep (in health and disease).

Ongoing Research Projects:
Study of inspiratory airflow dynamics during sleep in patients with functional somatic syndromes
Investigating new methods for quantifying inspiratory effort during polysomnography

Residency - Metropolitan Hospital Program, New York Medical College, New York, NY. 1997-2000

Fellowship - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 2000-2003

Cardiovascular effects of sleep-related breathing disorders, upper airway resistance

Training:
Medical School - University College Dublin. Dublin, Ireland. 1977-1983
Residency - Internal Medicine, Dublin/Drogheda, Ireland 1983-1989
Fellowship - Pulmonary/Critical Care, SUNY-Stony Brook. Stony Brook, NY. 1989-1993

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Critical Care Medicine

Professional Appointments:
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1999.
Clinical Program Head, Respiratory Clinical Research. Glaxo-Wellcome Inc. Research Triangle, NC. 1997-1999
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Miami. Miami, FL. 1993-1997
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, University Hospital at SUNY-Stony Brook

Interests:
Asthma, COPD, Ventilator associated respiratory infection, Disorders of mucociliary function

Ongoing Research Projects:
Effects of mining dust on cellular function
World Trade Center associated repiratory disorders
Aerosol delivery systems
Ventilator associated respiratory infection

Training:
TrainingMedical School - SUNY-Stony Brook. Stony Brook, NY. 1975-1979
Residency - Internal Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Stony Brook, NY. 1979-1982
Fellowship - Pulmonary / Critical Care. Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT. 1982-1985

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 1982
Pulmonary Medicine, 1985
Critical Care, 1989, 2008

Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1991.
Director, Respiratory Care Unit. University Hospital at SUNY-Stony Brook
Director, Respiratory Care Unit. Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center. Commack, NY

Interests:
Nosocomial pneumonia, Aerosolized anitibiotics in mechanically ventilated patients, Bacterial resistance in the ICU, Oral clearance
Ongoing Research Projects
Aerosolized antibiotics in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients
Pharmaceutical clinical trials of antibiotics for respiratory infection
Antimicrobial resistance in the ICU

Training:
Fellowship - Pulmonary Medicine. Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, 1968-69. Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 1969-70

Professional Appointments:
Professor of Clinical Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1970.

Interests:
History of Tuberculosis and other pulmonary diseases, Medical use of amulets, History of medicine as reflected on medals.

Training:
Medical School - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 1975-1979, M.D.
Residency - Internal Medicine, Baltimore City Hospital, 1979-1982
Fellowship - Pulmonary/Critical Care, University of California, San Diego, CA. 1982-1985

Board Certifications:
Medicine ,1984
Pulmonary Medicine, 1986, 1998
Critical Care Medicine, 1988. 1998

Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook, since October 2001.
Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital at SUNY-Stony Brook

Director, Pulmonary Medicine, HaEmek Medical Ctr. Afula, Israel. 1992-2001
Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University Hospital. Philadelphia, PA. Faculty member 1988-1992
Instructor in Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA. 1985-1988

Ongoing Research Projects:
Sedation in the ICU: Our recent research findings on the use of a "co-sedative" regimen in the MICU has paved the way for other projects that will include: studies on the pharmacodynamics of ICU sedation, the use BIS (EEG-index) technology to monitor sedative therapy and new algorithms for medical sedation in the ICU.

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP): A prospective study is underway to study whether surveillance mini-BAL airway cultures can improve antibiotic use and clinical outcomes in VAP. We are collecting a large database on VAP subjects, which will enable us to explore a variety of unanswered questions in the microbiology and natural history of VAP.

End-of-Life and Palliative ICU Care: We are evaluating a new standardized tool that is aimed at enhancing communication between physicians and family members early in the course of the patient's critical illness. The effect of this tool on indices of palliative care and resource utilization is being studied.

Training:
Residency - Internal Medicine. University Hospital. Cairo, Egypt. NYU-Bellevue Medical Center. NY, NY.
Fellowship - Cardiology, NYU-Bellevue Medical Center. NY, NY. 1955-1957
Fellowship - Pulmonary, Johns Hopkins Medical School. Baltimore, MD. 1957-1958
Visiting Scientist, Karolinka Institute. Stockholm, Sweden. 1968-1970

Professional Appointments:
Professor of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics, SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty member since 1991.
Professor, Graduate Program in Pharmacology, SUNY-Stony Brook.
Assistant Chief of Staff, Research and Development, Northport VAMC.

Interests:
Acute lung injury (ARDS) with special reference to mechanisms and prevention; Cell injury/cell death; Asthma; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and related peptides. Alzheimer's disease; Teaching.

Ongoing Research Projects:
Apoptosis in acute lung injury
Estrogen protection of the lung
VIP and glutamate in airway inflammation and asthma
Clinical trial of VIP in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

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Paul Strachan, M.D.

Training:
Medical School - SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (Downstate),

Brooklyn, NY. 1995-1999

Residency - Internal Medicine. Long Island Jewish Medical Center,

New Hyde Park, NY. 1999-2002
Fellowship - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,

Long Island Jewish Medical Center,

New Hyde Park, NY. 2003-2006

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 2002
Pulmonary Medicine, 2005
Critical Care Medicine, 2006

Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center School of Medicine. Faculty member since 2006

Interests:
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

E-mail: paul.strachan@stonybrook.edu

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