Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

In a review of patient records, Jad Kebbe, MD, found that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder admitted to the intensive care unit and treated with mechanical ventilation had higher sedation requirements. “Their care should incorporate proper awareness of their PTSD, with particular attention to their sedation regimen,” said Kebbe, a fellow in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.

Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, discusses the best predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.

The low-tech Lung Flute improves quality of life for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with chronic bronchitis, a new study led by Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor of medicine and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, confirms.

Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor of medicine and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, who has researched the lung flute, says this new treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease uses sound waves to help clear mucus.

Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and chair of medicine, says the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus — future home of the University at Buffalo's new medical school — is attractive to students who are looking to decide where they are going to practice in the future. Ali A. El Solh, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and interim chief of staff at the VA Western New York Healthcare System, comments that tele-health is growing, especially in rural areas.

Along with his colleagues, Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor of medicine and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, has revealed that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experience more respiratory symptoms when their lungs are colonized by bacteria, even without an acute exacerbation.

Expertscape ranked two UB experts in the Department of Medicine among the best in their fields: Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair, was recognized for research in implantable defibrillators; Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine — as well as UB — ranked high for expertise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

UB researchers including Timothy F. Murphy, MD, Sanjay Sethi, MD, and Michael Buck, PhD, are studying and detailing the mechanisms that allow non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae to infect and survive in the airways of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

In recognition of his expertise and knowledge in the research and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor of medicine and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, has been named one of the nation’s top five COPD experts by Expertscape.com.

Sanjay Sethi, MD, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, comments on a study showing that dose counters on rescue inhalers reduce emergency department visits. “In my well-controlled, compliant patients who are using inhalers without dose counters, I would not change their treatment just to include a dose counter,” he says.

M. Jeffery Mador, MD, associate professor of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, explains that “metabolites that are built up in the brain when its working during the day might be effectively removed when you sleep. And if you don't sleep… then they may damage the brain, leading to worse brain function as you get older.”

Eric Ten Brock, MD, professor of medicine, says poor sleep habits often develop early in life, but help is available for insomnia and other common problems.

JAMA editorial co-author Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor and chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, discusses the challenges of preventive therapies for COPD.

In their JAMA editorial, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine faculty members Sanjay Sethi, MD, professor and chief, and M. Jeffery Mador, MD, associate professor, urged using both clinical and biomarker measures when assessing risk for COPD exacerbations.

The prescribed instrument that uses sound waves effectively clears mucus in the lungs, says Sanjay Sethi, MD, chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.