President’s Column

Hear about what President Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP, would like to accomplish throughout the next 12 months and learn what he needs from you.

CHEST President John Howington, MD, MBA, FCCP, hopes you will join him at CHEST 2025 as we come together to hear the latest advancements in the field and celebrate the remarkable milestone of 90 years of CHEST.

CHEST President John Howington, MD, MBA, FCCP, found his home within CHEST, and he hopes that you will too.

Dr. Howington aims to continue advancing CHEST’s mission to fight lung disease while also addressing clinician burnout.

As we enter summer, it’s hard to believe that we’re halfway through my presidency. Registration for CHEST 2024 (October 6 to 9) is now open, and October will be here before we know it. We’re thrilled to host the CHEST Annual Meeting in Boston for the first time ever and hope to see you there…

As the President of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), I have the privilege of regularly addressing CHEST members through a quarterly column where I can share updates and expand on topics that we hold in high regard. As such, I’d like to focus on the CHEST commitment to social responsibility and the work…

Starting January 1, 2024, current President-Elect John “Jack” D. Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP, will become the new President of CHEST. Dr. Buckley is a pulmonologist and critical care physician with an extensive background in education, and he has served on the Board of Regents for the College for 8 years collectively. Before Dr. Buckley steps…

As we find ourselves in November, on the heels of yet another exceptional CHEST Annual Meeting, I cannot help but use my last column as CHEST President to reflect on a year well spent. For the first time since CHEST 2011, when I was the Scientific Program Committee Vice Chair, I was able to return…