These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society
Alina Blazer, MD, MSc, FRCPC
University of Toronto- Toronto Western Hospital
Abstract Title: Excess Healthcare Utilization and Mortality in Younger Adults with COPD Compared to Those Without COPD
Christopher Chesley, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Differences in Intensive Care Unit Triage for Racial and Ethnic Minorities with Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure
Sukarn Chokkara, BA
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Arielle Elmaleh-Sachs, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Are Race and Ethnicity Necessary to Define 'Normal' Lung Function? The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Lung Study
Elizabeth Johnson, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
Abstract Title: Primary Care Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism Managed Without Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Eduardo Nunez, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Invasive Procedures and Associated Complications Following Initial Lung Cancer Screening in a National Cohort of Veterans
Ava Wilson, MS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Increased Bone and Muscle Measures Derived from Chest CT Are Markers of Improved Quality of Life, Function, and Survival in COPD
Cherng-Horng Wu, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Abstract Title: Impact of Insurance Stability on Racial Disparities in Hospitalizations for COPD