Jonathan Puchalski, M.D., M.Ed.

Assistant Professor
Director, Thoracic Interventional Program

Educational Background

Medical School: Wright State University School of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University (Internal Medicine) and Columbus Children’s Hospital (Pediatrics)
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati (Adult pulmonary/critical care) and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Pediatric pulmonary)
Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Master's of Medical Education: University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Yale Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Program
• Yale Cancer Center Thoracic Interventional Program
• Minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of the chest: Interventional Pulmonology
• Advanced bronchoscopy: EBUS, EMN, Stents, Laser and other techniques
• Pleural disease
• Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP)
• Critical Care
• Bringing technology to pediatric pulmonary bronchoscopy
• Medical Education

Research Interests

• The use of new technology for diagnosing and treating lung and pleural diseases
• Diagnostic bronchoscopy: Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), Electromagnetic navigation (EMN), confocal microscopy (alveoloscopy), others
• Whole Lung Lavage for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP), and inhaled GM-CSF

Representative Publications

• Bronchoscopic Treatment of Peripheral Nodules. In Press.
• EBUS and GI Malignancies. In Press.
• Sakr, L., Puchalski, J., Gable, C., et al. Endotracheal Spindle Cell Lipoma Presenting as a Chronic Cough. Journal of Bronchology. 2009. 16: 105-107.
• Puchalski, J.T., Haas, A., Gillespie, C., Leh, S. and D. Sterman. Radiation-Induced Endobronchial Disease: A Proposed Spectrum of Injury. Chest. 2008. 134: p. 12002.
• Puchalski, J.T., Haas, A., Sterman, D., Cowan, S., Sakr, L., and Gillespie, G. Primary Treatment of Benign Obstructive Tracheobronchial Tumors by Electocautery. Chest. 2008. 134: p. 12001.
• Puchalski, J.T. The Need For and Development of PEDSEEK: A Pediatric Pulmonary Board Review Tool. 2008. Chest Session 2198.
• Puchalski, J., M. Reed and B. Trapnell. “Large Volume (>100 L) and Repeated Prone Positioning Improves Efficacy of Whole Lung Lavage in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP).” American Thoracic Society conference, 2008.
• Trapnell, B and J. Puchalski. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. McGraw Hill Medical. 2008. pp 1313-1321.
• Puchalski, J. PEDSEEK: The Pediatric Pulmonary Board Review Tool. Sponsored by the American College of Chest Physicians. 2009. www.pedseek.com.
• K. Uchida, MD, PhD, David C. Beck, MD, PhD, Takashi Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Pierre-Yves Berclaz, MD, PhD, Shuichi Abe, MD, PhD, Margaret K. Staudt, Brenna C. Carey, PhD, Marie-Dominique Filippi, PhD, Susan E. Wert, PhD, Lee A. Denson, MD, Jonathan T. Puchalski, MD, Diane M. Hauck, and Bruce C. Trapnell, MD. “GM- CSF Autoantibodies and Neutrophil Dysfunction in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis.” New England Journal of Medicine. 2007. 356(6): 567-579.

Contact

Campus Address
Department of Internal Medicine
P.O. Box 208057
New Haven, CT 06520-8057

E-mail
jonathan.puchalski@yale.edu

Phone
203-785-4931