CHEST 2025
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Radiologists, pulmonologists to discuss identification of interstitial lung abnormalitiesJoe Mammarappallil, MD, PhD, will chair a Monday afternoon session on the recognition and risk stratification of ILAs, including how to differentiate imaging red herrings from findings that point toward progressive fibrosis. 
 
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Panel to explore how age, hormones, and other factors impact severe asthmaAmik Sodhi, MBBS, FCCP, will present during a Monday morning session on severe asthma across the lifespan, including the impact of hormones and major life events marked by hormonal changes. 
 
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90 for 90 Travel Grants: Honoring our legacy by investing in early career cliniciansAs CHEST celebrates its 90th anniversary, the organization has provided travel grants for 90 early career clinicians to attend CHEST 2025 in Chicago and connect with the larger pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine community. 
 
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Hear what’s happening Monday at CHEST 2025Listen to our latest podcast episode for a preview of Monday’s schedule from CHEST 2025 Scientific Program Committee Chair Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP, and her guest, Council of Networks Chair Deborah Jo Levine, MD, MS, FCCP. 
 
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90th anniversary sessions to reflect on past, present, and future of fieldNichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR, FCCP, and five other CHEST experts will chair special sessions about 90 years of progress in mechanical ventilation, TB, lung cancer, diffuse lung disease, respiratory vaccines, and asthma. 
 
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Session to demonstrate how veterinary insights can advance human respiratory careChristopher Carroll, MD, FCCP, will chair a Monday session on how veterinary medicine can help enhance the understanding of respiratory diseases in humans, inform best practices for human respiratory care, and promote innovative research. 
 
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Discussion to examine sublobar resection for early-stage lung cancerMuhammad S. Ali, MD, MS, FCCP, will chair a Monday afternoon panel session on strategies for early-stage lung cancer in the age of sublobar resection. 
 
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Journal authors, editors to highlight timely, impactful research across CHEST® portfolioCHEST® Pulmonary Editor in Chief Matthew Miles, MD, MEd, FCCP, other editors, and authors will highlight recent research from CHEST’s three journals during a Monday morning session. 
 
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Panel to outline growing impact of climate change in critical careStephanie Maximous, MD, MS, will chair a Sunday morning session on climate change’s growing encroachments in critical illness and acute conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, and asthma exacerbations. 
 
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Speakers to discuss crucial distinctions of familial, sporadic ILDsMary Beth Scholand, MD, FCCP, will serve as co-chair of a Sunday afternoon session on current practices in assessing familial and sporadic ILD patients with telomere measurements and genetic testing. 
 












