The Public Advisory Roundtable (PAR) held their fall planning meeting, with honorary guest William J. Martin II, MD. During the meeting, the group discussed updates, outlined talks, and planned for PAR's 25th anniversary, which will be held in May 2026. Learn more: site.thoracic.org/advocacy-pat...

Research at @childrenscolo.bsky.social shows that ETI therapy significantly reduces airway and blood inflammation for people with #CysticFibrosis through 2.5 years of therapy. Learn how these advances are transforming lives! @childrensresearch.bsky.social, @kmess44.bsky.social, @cupaccm.bsky.social

Nominations are still open for the Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award. The award recognizes an outstanding woman who has made contributions in pulmonary, critical care, & sleep medicine, and will be presented at the #ATS2026 Women’s Forum. Nominations close Nov. 24: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...

Congrats to Stephanie Warnell, from @cupaccm.bsky.social our September Staff Elevation Award recipient! 🌟 Her peers praise her for her teamwork, reliability & uplifting spirit that inspires everyone around her. 👏

Congratulations to Marc Moss, MD! There aren’t enough characters to express what Dr. Moss’s leadership has meant to Critical Care Research, our patients, and the culture of our division. So we’ll simply say: thank you, Dr. Moss — and congratulations on this prestigious, well-deserved distinction.

The next CoPARC Seminar will be held virtually on November 18th from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. MST. Register at this link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Our fellows Chris, James, and Jackie had a blast competing in the @accpchest.bsky.social #ChestChallenge2025! The competition even featured a celebrity cameo by the world’s greatest PD, @tristanhuie.bsky.social ⭐️ @cupaccm.bsky.social @jameswykowski.bsky.social @jackiekercheval.bsky.social

We continue to be impressed by the work of our fellows @cupccmfellows.bsky.social, including Jackie Kercheval, MD; featured below. This award is decided by the residents, and it's touching to read some of their quotes. Congratulations to Dr. Kercheval on this well-deserved recognition.

Happy Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month! The ATS is highlighting some of its Latinx and Hispanic members to spotlight their stories & successes. Adali Martinez, MD, MPH, of UC San Francisco, explains how her heritage plays a role in her advocacy, as she addresses health disparities in medicine.

Our director of CCTSI Resources and Services, Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, of @cupediatrics.bsky.social, led a study showing how children's #immune responses to common viruses changed during and after #COVID-19 safety measures. #ResearchSky #InfectiousDisease @cudivofid.bsky.social

Amazing work done at Children's Colorado. Congrats on the well deserved recognition! Thank you for all you do for patient care.

Lets go Rapids! And lets go CU Anschutz Gastroenterology and Hepatology! Thank you to the faculty, trainees, and staff for all the hard work you do!

Lets go Broncos! and Lets go fellows at CU Anschutz Endocrinology. Thank you for all you do for patient care!

🍷 #Alcohol use in the U.S. recently hit a record low: just 54% of adults drink. Our K12 Program director, Ellen Burnham, MD, of @cupaccm.bsky.social and @cumedicalschool.bsky.social talks about factors that could be contributing to this shift.

In light of Paul Offit, MD, being fired from the FDA’s advisory committee on vaccines, as well as Florida’s decision to end school vaccine mandates, we are re-releasing this vital episode on the importance of vaccines featuring Dr. Offit and Tina Hartert, MD, MPH. Watch now: youtu.be/MnqHr4EIQFI

"Let’s take a moment to celebrate the contributions of our MICU and Outpatient APPs. Their dedication, clinical expertise, and compassionate care make a profound difference in the lives of patients and in the strength of our healthcare system." - Arun Kannappan, MD & Todd Bull, MD #NationalAPPWeek

We want to thank our amazing postdoctoral Researchers during national post doc week! Our division has over 20 postdocs and their dedication to advancing science, mentoring trainees, and driving innovation in research is deeply valued and appreciated. THANK YOU!

Andrea Sikora, PharmD, joins @drugtopics.bsky.social to discuss new ICU guidelines that formally recognize pharmacists as essential care team members. In this podcast, she shares how the guidelines could reshape pharmacy practice across health care. 🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/41ORE4e

Our Director/PI of Colorado Pulmonary-Alcohol Research Collaborative (CoPARC) Ellen Burnham, MD spoke to TIME regarding the downtrend in Alc Consumption in the US Colorado Pulmonary-Alcohol Research Collaborative time.com/7309499/alco...

If you want to check out some of Sue Gu, MD, MScPH work here is a great feature from ATS.

Our next virtual CoPARC seminars will feature Ilhem Powers Messaoudi, PhD and Mingxia Gu, MD, PhD. You can register at this link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Fernando Holguin, MD, MPH (Division Head) and Fernando (our puppy sound speaker) both were in attendance at the campus block party! Unfortunately, our Fernando puppy speaker does not have a Bsky at the moment. You can however add Dr. Fernando Holguin below! 👇

Terrific time at the annual Cu Anschutz @cuanschutz.bsky.social campus block party. We had a great time sharing what we do here at PACCM! Thank you to our booth volunteers, including our Division Head Dr. Holguin @ferholguinmd.bsky.social who came out to show folks how a bronchoscope works!

Wishing Dr. Jen Taylor-Cousar safe travels back to Colorado! Pleased to hear the committee conference went well and we are excited to see what they bring to ATS 2026! Thank you to all the ICC members!

🌟 Huge congrats to Yen-Rei Yu, MD, PhD, on her abstract presentation: "IL-17 Signaling in Human and Rodent Models of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)" 👏 @ats-pc.bsky.social

👏 We're thrilled to congratulate Dr. Claudia Mickael on her compelling abstract presentation: “CD301b⁺ cDC2s, but not Batf3⁺ cDC1s, Mediate Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension via Subset-Specific Activation Programs”. @ats-pc.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Karina Massad on presenting her impactful abstract: "Determining Distinct Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cell Phenotypes in PAH and COPD-PH" 👏🫁 @ats-pc.bsky.social

👏Congratulations to Dr. Susan Majka, for the Estelle B. Grover Memorial Lecture: Aging Impacts the Heterogeneity of Adult Pulmonary Vascular Progenitors & Angiogenesis in CLD @ats-pc.bsky.social

🥲What an incredible group of Researchers, Scientists and Clinicians. Our fellowship program continues to shine bright as the CO sun!🌞 @cupccmfellows.bsky.social

We can never say enough how proud we are of all the amazing work from our fellows. Join us in a warm, well deserved congratulations for Karina Mora Massad, MD 🎉🎉

Healing, discovery and hope happen when we dream and work in concert with each other. From restoring sound and sight to advancing brain health, #CUAnschutz is leading research that brings new hope to patients everywhere. ✨ Never dream alone. Discover more here: cuanschutz.edu/dreams

SAVE THE DATE! Our CLB summit is back, March 11th through March 13th, 2026 at the Broadmoor in CO Springs. We are excited to see folks for opportunities to connect and learn. Registration and accommodation information coming soon.

Our own Jackie Kercheval, MD @jackiekercheval.bsky.social was July Fellow of the Month. This award is from the residents to recognize and acknowledge the amazing teaching and support the fellows provide. Thank you Dr. Kercheval for your commitment to education! @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social

1st ➡️ 2nd year fellows checking in from the best roof view on campus!!! @ygracejung.bsky.social @cjmowry.bsky.social @marcosvfgarcia.bsky.social @cupaccm.bsky.social

Kudos to all the CCTSI leaders and faculty who were named in 5280 Magazine's Top Doctors of 2025! 🩺👏 CCTSI leaders who were named include our director @ronaldsokol.bsky.social of @cugastrohep.bsky.social and @chrisbakerbsky.bsky.social of @cupaccm.bsky.social, co-medical director of the peds CTRC.

Well said Dr. Holguin! Thank you and congratulations to these amazing Researchers!

Some of our GEMS students presented there end of session basic and transitional research. Wishing the students best of luck in their future endeavors.

We are very fortunate to have Meghan Althoff, MD, PhD on our team, she is an incredible researcher and we continue to be impressed by her work. Fun Fact: She also hosts our division ski day ⛷️. Thank you Dr. Althoff!

We are very excited to have a new class of fellows on campus and at our affiliate hospitals!

Fellows on the move! Travel safe all!

No IVC is too small for this Colorado PACCM crew to find after their time at the Iowa Midwest fellows critical care ultrasound symposium! 🔉🫀🫁 @jameswykowski.bsky.social @cjmowry.bsky.social @tristanhuie.bsky.social @cupaccm.bsky.social

Congratulations William (Bill) Vandivier, MD our next Hart Family Endowed Chair in Emphysema Research. Thank you for all you do for our division, research and your patients! 🎉

Important work by our own Neil Aggarwal, MD and Peter Sottile, MD. You can read more below 👇

Big news! Our division is now Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine (PACCM) — welcoming amazing new colleagues from Allergy, and Clinical Immunology. Excited for the innovation, collaboration, and growth ahead! 🌟

Please join us in welcoming our 2025–2026 Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine first year fellows! We're excited to have this outstanding group join our team and cant wait to see how they advance patient care, research, and education in our community. Welcome!!

📥 Conducting #chronic #disease research? Submit your abstract to present at the CU-CSU Summit poster session on August 13! The topic is Chronic Disease Frontiers: Colorado Approach to Causes, Prevention, and Treatment. buff.ly/aQO7QR1 @childrensresearch.bsky.social, @cu-psccm.bsky.social

Dr. Jason Mansoori and colleagues look at use of cognitive task analysis for examining how trainees make high-risk decisions. Full article linked below

Some well deserved recognition for Cheryl Loudd an important part of our Administrative Leadership. Thanks for everything you do Cheryl! 🎉

Nice ride Dr. Staab-Weijnitz! 🚲 Happy "bike to work" day all!

Neil Aggarwal, MD, of @cu-psccm.bsky.social is leading research supported by our Pragmatic EHR-Embedded Trials (PEET) Program to find the optimal oxygen level for ICU patients. Read about it here! #medsky #researchsky