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Respiratory Medicine Fellowship Program

Our fellowship program is aimed at training physicians and scientists in respiratory diseases, lung biology and physiology. The Section of Respiratory Medicine is presently composed of six full time and one part time faculty members. In addition to clinical training, our fellowship program has a special emphasis on teaching and research in a rich research environment created by the faculty in the section and the Department. Fellows have at least two-thirds of their time protected for research and have during the 3-year period didactic courses in Statistics, experimental design, scientific and grant writing and state-of-the art methodologies in basic research tailored to their own interests and needs.

Clinical and Research Training

The clinical arm of Respiratory Medicine has special emphasis on the care of patients with asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease of prematurity, sleep disorders and a host of other acute and chronic conditions. Included in the clinical rotations is one month in the Pediatric ICU; other rotations may include Adult Pulmonology and Anesthesia, rendering the clinical experience of a pulmonary fellow broad-based and of the highest quality. A clinical research program, mostly involved with applied sleep physiology and cystic fibrosis, has been very active. We have special interests in cystic fibrosis, asthma and sleep-related phenomena such as upper airway obstruction, sleep hypoventilation syndromes, sleep apnea, obesity-associated hypoventilation and apnea and bradycardia of prematurity. Respiratory Medicine has a strong research arm with several major research thrusts, addressing questions of clinical and fundamental importance at both cellular/molecular and applied levels. Each of our full time faculty member has his/her research interest in our own laboratories, making the research environment very productive, enjoyable and stimulating.

Request for Application

An application form can be requested by sending a letter or email to:

Alia Bazzy-Asaad, M.D.
Associate Professor
Chief, Section of Respiratory Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street, Fitkin 510
New Haven, CT 06520-8064

Telephone: 203-785-2480
Fax: 203-785-6337
Email: Alia.Bazzy-Asaad@yale.edu

Respiratory Medicine Seminars and Conferences

Respiratory Medicine Fellows

Current postdoctoral fellows in the Section of Respiratory Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and the name of the institution from which they received their degree are listed below. In addition, projects of fellows in the research phase of their training are listed.

Neal Nakra, M.D.
3rd Year Fellow
University of Texas - San Antonio
Research project: The effect of treating obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP on insulin resistance in children with metabolic syndrome.

Deniz Kesebir, M.D.
2nd year Fellow
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies
Research project: Identification of new viruses as respiratory pathogens in children.

Natalie Hayes, D.O.
1st year Fellow
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Research project: Effects of airway clearance on lung health in cystic fibrosis.