Research Activities
The VAMC Pulmonary Section has a very active clinical research program funded through extramural grants. The research program largely focuses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with a goal of identifying effective therapies for patients suffering from this disease. As such, a large percent of the research effort is directed at implementing clinical trials of new therapies for patients with COPD (Drs. Niewoehner, Rice and Kunisaki). Additional areas of investigation include lung cancer, pulmonary nodules, and obstructive sleep apnea.
The efforts of our two full-time, experienced clinical research coordinators (Doris Stuber and Angela Fabbrini) aid in achieving the research mission of the section, along with those of our full-time research administrative assistant (Erin Myers). Their work is helped by an IRB-approved COPD patient database, and through the well-developed electronic medical record system of the VA.
The section also regularly collaborates with other research entities at the VAMC, including the VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, the VA Center for Epidemiological and Clinical Research, clinical investigators from other sections, and basic science labs at the VAMC.
Last updated 11/27/2007
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