The 20 Best Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Doctors in The United States

Dr. Carolyn S. Calfee is a pulmonologist who cares for patients in UCSF's intensive care units. Calfee's research focuses on the causes and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Her projects include studying the biologic differences within ARDS and how to target those differences by personalizing treatment; the role of environmental exposure, including to cigarette smoke and air pollution, in susceptibility to lung injury; and novel treatments for ARDS. During the coronavirus pandemic, she led research at UCSF to investigate how the immune system responds to COVID and to test promising new treatments for COVID-19-associated ARDS. Calfee earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. At UCSF, she completed a residency in internal medicine, serving as chief resident, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. She also earned a master of advanced study degree in clinical research at UCSF. She joined the UCSF faculty in 2007 and is a member of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Dr. Calfee is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), COVID-19, Pneumonia, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Lung Transplant. Dr. Calfee is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and American Board Of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Disease.

Nuala Meyer is a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Meyer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Lung Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Meyer is board certified in Critical Care Medicine, 2008 and Pulmonary Disease, 2007. Dr. Meyer is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Sjoding is a member of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan. He received a degree in Biochemistry from Valparaiso University in Indiana, and a medical degree from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago.Dr. Sjoding’s health services research interests concern pulmonary and critical care and hospital medicine, with a focus on inpatient hospital quality measures and their unintended consequences, the epidemiology of critical illness, and methods for critical care delivery. He is also interested in leveraging “Big Data” to enhance critical care research and care, and health service research methods including the use of both clinical and large-scale administrative databases, statistical simulation, causal analysis, and multi-level modeling. Dr. Sjoding is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Cerebral Hypoxia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Pneumonia.

Lorraine Ware is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Ware is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Lung Transplant.

Julie Bastarache is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Bastarache is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, Cerebral Hypoxia, COVID-19, and Lung Transplant.

Jason Christie is a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Christie is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Cerebral Hypoxia, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Christie is board certified in Pulmonary Disease, 1999. Dr. Christie is currently accepting new patients.

Leopoldo Cancio is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Dr. Cancio is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Ear Barotrauma, Ogilvie Syndrome, Frostbite, and Endoscopy.

Catherine Hough is a Cardiologist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Portland,, Oregon. Dr. Hough is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses COVID-19, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Long Haul COVID, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Dr. Michael Matthay is a critical care specialist. He serves as UCSF's associate director of critical care medicine. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Matthay's research focuses on finding new ways to treat acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients, particularly those with sepsis (a condition in which the body has a potentially life-threating response to infection). His research has contributed to several major therapeutic advances over the past 20 years. Matthay earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Colorado Denver, where he also completed a fellowship in cardiovascular-pulmonary medicine. He completed a fellowship in pulmonary disease at UCSF and a cardiology fellowship at the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute. Matthay is passionate about medical education, and spends considerable time mentoring physicians and young faculty members to help them develop their careers in both patient care and academic medicine. In 2013, he received the UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, and in 2014, the American Thoracic Society awarded him the Trudeau Medal, given for lifelong contributions to research, teaching or patient care. Matthay is a member of the American Thoracic Society and Association of American Physicians. In his free time, he enjoys open-water swimming as a member of the San Francisco Dolphin Club, outdoor activities at Point Reyes National Seashore and playing baseball at the Boston Red Sox Fantasy Camp. Dr. Matthay is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, COVID-19, Lung Transplant, and Vagotomy. Dr. Matthay is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Disease and American Board Of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine.

Ognjen Gajic is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Emergency Medicine provider practicing medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Gajic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, Cerebral Hypoxia, and COVID-19. Dr. Gajic is currently accepting new patients.

David Christiani is a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Christiani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Asbestosis, and Lung Transplant.

John Marini is a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Marini is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pleural Effusion, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Pneumonia.

Ednan Bajwa is a Pulmonary Medicine provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bajwa is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Cerebral Hypoxia, Pneumonia, and Pulmonary Hypertension.

Mark Roeser is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Roeser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Double Outlet Right Ventricle, Truncus Arteriosus, Lung Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Roeser is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery, American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery), and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Roeser is currently accepting new patients.

Bhagat Aulakh is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Aulakh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Metastases, Emphysema, Bullae, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Aulakh is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and United Council For Neurologic Subspecialties.

. Dr. Adada is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Lung Nodules, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Adada is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

. Dr. Ebeo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 50 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Ebeo is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, and Pneumonia. Dr. Kim is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Jason Henderson is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He has been practicing medicine for over 23 years. Dr. Henderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

. Dr. Reddy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Hypertension, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Pneumonia, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Reddy is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.