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PCCSMP at UC San Diego Health #UCSDHealth. Our #PCCM fellowship is committed to training academic leaders & providing world class care, education, and research.
The Lung Tx team details a rare case of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) in a 33-year-old post-lung transplant patient. This highlights why we must consider HH in cases of liver dysfunction, even without a history of multiple transfusions. #meded #lungtransplant www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A rare case report of decompensated cirrhosis from hereditary hemochromatosis following lung transplant in a person with cystic fibrosis
A 33-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis following bilateral sequential cadaveric lung transplantation experienced prolonged intermittent liver enzyme…
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February 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
The Lung Tx team details a rare case of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) in a 33-year-old post-lung transplant patient. This highlights why we must consider HH in cases of liver dysfunction, even without a history of multiple transfusions. #meded #lungtransplant www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Neeta Thakur, MD, was in the third year of her NIH-funded research when her funding was cut. But she took on the administration, collaborating with other researchers on a lawsuit to restore the funding and finish the research. Learn more on the ATS Breathe Easy podcast: youtu.be/vxC882wdKW
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Neeta Thakur, MD, was in the third year of her NIH-funded research when her funding was cut. But she took on the administration, collaborating with other researchers on a lawsuit to restore the funding and finish the research. Learn more on the ATS Breathe Easy podcast: youtu.be/vxC882wdKW
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Effective communication isn’t scripted or intuitive. Health Architects design them — with preparation, curiosity, and humility—to bring trust and meaning back to medical practice.
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The Architecture of Communication: A Health Architect’s Framework
Overcoming Physician Burnout as Health Architects: Episode 28
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February 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Effective communication isn’t scripted or intuitive. Health Architects design them — with preparation, curiosity, and humility—to bring trust and meaning back to medical practice.
#burnout #wellness @atscommunity.bsky.social @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
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#burnout #wellness @atscommunity.bsky.social @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
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January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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🏆 HIGHLIGHTING ATS SCHOLAR MOST-READ ARTICLES OF 2025
Impact of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow Participation during Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
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Impact of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow Participation during Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
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Impact of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow Participation during Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy | ATS Scholar
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January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
🏆 HIGHLIGHTING ATS SCHOLAR MOST-READ ARTICLES OF 2025
Impact of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow Participation during Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
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Impact of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow Participation during Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
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🏆 HIGHLIGHTING ANNALS ATS MOST-READ ARTICLES OF 2025
Intermittent versus Daily Therapy for Noncavitary Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: An Open-Label Randomized Trial
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Intermittent versus Daily Therapy for Noncavitary Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: An Open-Label Randomized Trial
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January 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
🏆 HIGHLIGHTING ANNALS ATS MOST-READ ARTICLES OF 2025
Intermittent versus Daily Therapy for Noncavitary Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: An Open-Label Randomized Trial
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Intermittent versus Daily Therapy for Noncavitary Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: An Open-Label Randomized Trial
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On Thursday we welcome Dr. Robert Lentz to PCCSM&P Grand Rounds. #MedEd #PCCM #InterventionalPulmonology
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January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
On Thursday we welcome Dr. Robert Lentz to PCCSM&P Grand Rounds. #MedEd #PCCM #InterventionalPulmonology
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A school-based prevention program expanded across California is showing promising results in reducing youth tobacco use. New findings from UC San Diego researchers highlight how early, evidence-based education may be helping curb vaping and tobacco use. https://bit.ly/4bCv3gI
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
A school-based prevention program expanded across California is showing promising results in reducing youth tobacco use. New findings from UC San Diego researchers highlight how early, evidence-based education may be helping curb vaping and tobacco use. https://bit.ly/4bCv3gI
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Looking for ways to work smarter, not harder in 2026? The Operational Strategic Initiatives team shares practical tips and services designed to help you streamline processes and save time in the year ahead. 👉 https://bit.ly/3YJFmrU
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Looking for ways to work smarter, not harder in 2026? The Operational Strategic Initiatives team shares practical tips and services designed to help you streamline processes and save time in the year ahead. 👉 https://bit.ly/3YJFmrU
2025: A landmark year for @ucsdpccm Interventional Pulmonology.
🤝 Core: Generous collaboration. 🔬 Work: Pushing boundaries in Thoracic Oncology. 🎯 Goal: Patient-centered innovation.
A true team effort from all!
Check out our publications below! @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsdhealth.bsky.social
🤝 Core: Generous collaboration. 🔬 Work: Pushing boundaries in Thoracic Oncology. 🎯 Goal: Patient-centered innovation.
A true team effort from all!
Check out our publications below! @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsdhealth.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
2025: A landmark year for @ucsdpccm Interventional Pulmonology.
🤝 Core: Generous collaboration. 🔬 Work: Pushing boundaries in Thoracic Oncology. 🎯 Goal: Patient-centered innovation.
A true team effort from all!
Check out our publications below! @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsdhealth.bsky.social
🤝 Core: Generous collaboration. 🔬 Work: Pushing boundaries in Thoracic Oncology. 🎯 Goal: Patient-centered innovation.
A true team effort from all!
Check out our publications below! @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsdhealth.bsky.social
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I spoke with Dr. Andrea Austin about moral injury, burnout, gender bias, and toxic medical cultures — and how boundaries, values, and introspection help clinicians move from survival to agency and meaningful change.
#burnout #humanisminmedicine
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#burnout #humanisminmedicine
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A Conversation with a Physician Changemaker
Overcoming Physician Burnout as Health Architects: Episode 27
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January 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I spoke with Dr. Andrea Austin about moral injury, burnout, gender bias, and toxic medical cultures — and how boundaries, values, and introspection help clinicians move from survival to agency and meaningful change.
#burnout #humanisminmedicine
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#burnout #humanisminmedicine
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🚨 Flu surge in San Diego County! 🚨
Cases are spiking across SD County as a new H3N2 strain (Subclade K) becomes dominant, with the peak not expected until February.
Stay safe, San Diego:
😷 Mask up in crowds
🧼 Wash your hands often
💉 Get vaccinated
SD County play-by-play:
Cases are spiking across SD County as a new H3N2 strain (Subclade K) becomes dominant, with the peak not expected until February.
Stay safe, San Diego:
😷 Mask up in crowds
🧼 Wash your hands often
💉 Get vaccinated
SD County play-by-play:
www.sandiegocounty.gov
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
🚨 Flu surge in San Diego County! 🚨
Cases are spiking across SD County as a new H3N2 strain (Subclade K) becomes dominant, with the peak not expected until February.
Stay safe, San Diego:
😷 Mask up in crowds
🧼 Wash your hands often
💉 Get vaccinated
SD County play-by-play:
Cases are spiking across SD County as a new H3N2 strain (Subclade K) becomes dominant, with the peak not expected until February.
Stay safe, San Diego:
😷 Mask up in crowds
🧼 Wash your hands often
💉 Get vaccinated
SD County play-by-play:
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We're accepting late-breaking abstracts for #ATS2026! If you have new research, or are a federal government employee who could not submit an abstract because of the U.S. government shutdown, apply before 5 p.m., ET, Jan. 28, 2026.
Learn more: conference.thoracic.org/program/late...
Learn more: conference.thoracic.org/program/late...
January 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
We're accepting late-breaking abstracts for #ATS2026! If you have new research, or are a federal government employee who could not submit an abstract because of the U.S. government shutdown, apply before 5 p.m., ET, Jan. 28, 2026.
Learn more: conference.thoracic.org/program/late...
Learn more: conference.thoracic.org/program/late...
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The West Coast Health Alliance continues to recommend vaccination in alignment with the @AmerAcadPeds Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule. This schedule is based on strong evidence of vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... 1/5
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January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The West Coast Health Alliance continues to recommend vaccination in alignment with the @AmerAcadPeds Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule. This schedule is based on strong evidence of vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... 1/5
Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... 1/5
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In medicine, saying No often feels impossible — but think again: it may be the key to saving ourselves, by restoring agency, protecting our energy, and actually strengthening trust. Listen to hear how.
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#PhysicianLife #Burnout
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The Power of No: How Health Architects Reclaim Their Agency By Setting Limits.
Overcoming Physician Burnout as Health Architects: Episode 26
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December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In medicine, saying No often feels impossible — but think again: it may be the key to saving ourselves, by restoring agency, protecting our energy, and actually strengthening trust. Listen to hear how.
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#PhysicianLife #Burnout
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#PhysicianLife #Burnout
Happy New Year! PCCSM&P Grand Rounds is back this week! On Thursday we welcome Drs. Kim Kerr and Nick Kim to Grand Rounds. #MedEd #PCCM #CTPEH @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Happy New Year! PCCSM&P Grand Rounds is back this week! On Thursday we welcome Drs. Kim Kerr and Nick Kim to Grand Rounds. #MedEd #PCCM #CTPEH @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
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In my new STAT News OpEd, I write about losing two physician friends to illnesses I couldn’t treat — and the brutal lesson that followed:
We can’t fix all suffering. But we can sit with it.
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#compassion #resilience
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We can’t fix all suffering. But we can sit with it.
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#compassion #resilience
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When a doctor can’t heal his friends
“Medicine taught me how to treat disease, not how to sit with suffering”: A doctor reflects on what he learned from the loss of two friends.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In my new STAT News OpEd, I write about losing two physician friends to illnesses I couldn’t treat — and the brutal lesson that followed:
We can’t fix all suffering. But we can sit with it.
@atscommunity.bsky.social @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
#compassion #resilience
www.statnews.com/2025/12/11/d...
We can’t fix all suffering. But we can sit with it.
@atscommunity.bsky.social @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
#compassion #resilience
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Congrats to all of our fellows that passed their Pulmonary boards! Such a huge accomplishment!
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Congrats to all of our fellows that passed their Pulmonary boards! Such a huge accomplishment!
MATCHED! 🎉 HUGE welcome to our incoming class for the PCCM & IP Fellowship Programs!
We are profoundly honored you chose @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
We can't wait to train the next generation of leaders with you! 🫁🩺
See you soon! 👇
#MatchDay #PCCM #IP #MedEd @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
We are profoundly honored you chose @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
We can't wait to train the next generation of leaders with you! 🫁🩺
See you soon! 👇
#MatchDay #PCCM #IP #MedEd @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
MATCHED! 🎉 HUGE welcome to our incoming class for the PCCM & IP Fellowship Programs!
We are profoundly honored you chose @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
We can't wait to train the next generation of leaders with you! 🫁🩺
See you soon! 👇
#MatchDay #PCCM #IP #MedEd @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
We are profoundly honored you chose @ucsdpccm.bsky.social
We can't wait to train the next generation of leaders with you! 🫁🩺
See you soon! 👇
#MatchDay #PCCM #IP #MedEd @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
HUGE congrats to our outstanding FY3, Dr. Guille Jimenez! 🎉
We are incredibly proud to announce Guille has matched into the highly prestigious UC Davis Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program! 🐻🌙
This is a testament to your dedication and hard work. You earned it! Congrats, Gulle!
We are incredibly proud to announce Guille has matched into the highly prestigious UC Davis Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program! 🐻🌙
This is a testament to your dedication and hard work. You earned it! Congrats, Gulle!
December 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
HUGE congrats to our outstanding FY3, Dr. Guille Jimenez! 🎉
We are incredibly proud to announce Guille has matched into the highly prestigious UC Davis Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program! 🐻🌙
This is a testament to your dedication and hard work. You earned it! Congrats, Gulle!
We are incredibly proud to announce Guille has matched into the highly prestigious UC Davis Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program! 🐻🌙
This is a testament to your dedication and hard work. You earned it! Congrats, Gulle!
📢 Giving Tuesday: Support UC San Diego PCCSM&P Division!
We're #8 in the Nation for Pulmonology (U.S. News) & pioneering treatments with world-renowned faculty.
Help us save lives! ❤️ ➡️ pulmonary.ucsd.edu/give/index.h...
#PCCM #LungHealth #MedEd
We're #8 in the Nation for Pulmonology (U.S. News) & pioneering treatments with world-renowned faculty.
Help us save lives! ❤️ ➡️ pulmonary.ucsd.edu/give/index.h...
#PCCM #LungHealth #MedEd
Support the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, and Physiology
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December 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📢 Giving Tuesday: Support UC San Diego PCCSM&P Division!
We're #8 in the Nation for Pulmonology (U.S. News) & pioneering treatments with world-renowned faculty.
Help us save lives! ❤️ ➡️ pulmonary.ucsd.edu/give/index.h...
#PCCM #LungHealth #MedEd
We're #8 in the Nation for Pulmonology (U.S. News) & pioneering treatments with world-renowned faculty.
Help us save lives! ❤️ ➡️ pulmonary.ucsd.edu/give/index.h...
#PCCM #LungHealth #MedEd
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November is Native American Heritage Month! Annie Rusk, MD, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, talks about how she integrates Indigenous health methods into her research that seeks to improve respiratory health for Native people.
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month! Annie Rusk, MD, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, talks about how she integrates Indigenous health methods into her research that seeks to improve respiratory health for Native people.
That’s a wrap on today’s Department of Medicine Grand Rounds! 🎬 #MedEd Thank you to Dr. Bernie Sunwoo for the deep dive into Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. The discussion on why "One Size Does Not Fit All" regarding treatment phenotypes was incredibly valuable.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That’s a wrap on today’s Department of Medicine Grand Rounds! 🎬 #MedEd Thank you to Dr. Bernie Sunwoo for the deep dive into Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. The discussion on why "One Size Does Not Fit All" regarding treatment phenotypes was incredibly valuable.
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Congrats to Atul Malhotra, M.D.! Atul was named one of “Five Sleep Medicine Experts Revolutionizing Sleep Health” #Sleepmedicine #pccm #UCSD wrldbest.com/five-sleep-m...
Five Sleep Medicine Experts Revolutionizing Sleep Health
Each of these sleep medicine experts is revolutionizing our approach to healthcare and expanding their resources!
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November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Congrats to Atul Malhotra, M.D.! Atul was named one of “Five Sleep Medicine Experts Revolutionizing Sleep Health” #Sleepmedicine #pccm #UCSD wrldbest.com/five-sleep-m...
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM