Overview
Dr. George R. Washko, Jr. is a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). He is also an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary disease at BWH. He is board certified in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease.Dr. Washko is a National Institutes of Health-funded investigator in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), specifically focusing his work in imaging and quantitative image analysis. As the regional principal investigator on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s COPD clinical research network, he is researching therapies for the prevention and treatment of COPD. He has written over 140 peer-reviewed publications, is the recipient of the Parker B. Francis fellowship and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation.
Dr. Washko is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 357 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 215 articles in the study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
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Locations
15 Francis Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Washko isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- EmphysemaDr. Washko isDistinguished. Learn about Emphysema.
- Interstitial Lung DiseaseDr. Washko isDistinguished. Learn about Interstitial Lung Disease.
- Advanced
- BronchiectasisDr. Washko isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- BronchitisDr. Washko isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchitis.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Washko isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Washko isAdvanced. Learn about Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Washko isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Pulmonary HypertensionDr. Washko isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Experienced
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Washko isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- AsthmaDr. Washko isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Washko isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD)
- Lung AdenocarcinomaDr. Washko isExperienced. Learn about Lung Adenocarcinoma.