Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Welcome to the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Our mission is to:
- Deliver world-class clinical care to patients with allergic diseases, pulmonary conditions, and critical illness through employing a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach
- Lead in the development of cutting-edge, patient-focused research that extends from basic discoveries to clinical implementation
- Provide state-of-the-art education and training to inspire and nurture the next generation of leaders in allergy and immunology, pulmonary and critical care medicine, and interventional pulmonology
At the forefront of clinical care and research
The Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is at the forefront of essential research in the field of respiratory diseases and provides robust clinical and research training.
Division faculty member provide high-quality clinical care across a wide spectrum of diseases, helping patients manage conditions ranging from mild allergies to chronic lung disease. Faculty practice in a number of clinical care settings within the Vanderbilt Lung Institute.
Director, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine
Jonathan Kropski, MD, Professor of Medicine and holder of the Rudy W. Jacobson Chair in Pulmonary Medicine, is a physician-scientist with strong interest in interstitial lung diseases. His biomedical research interests include investigating the genetic basis of interstitial lung diseases and the molecular mechanisms underlying lung injury, repair and fibrosis.