NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE EXPERTS AT CHEST 2025

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) held their annual meeting from October 19 through 22 in Chicago, Illinois at McCormick Place. At CHEST 2025, pulmonary and critical care medicine experts came together to discuss leading-edge clinical insights to help educate the next era of chest medicine. View our presentation schedule, pre-conference and post conference videos below to discover the several Northwestern Medicine pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons that attended and presented at this year's CHEST annual meeting.

post conference recap interview
​Bradford C. Bemiss, MD, MSCR, associate professor of ​Pulmonary and Critical Care

PRe-Conference interviews
Rubabin Tooba, MD, Pulmonologist
Bradford C. Bemiss, MD, MSCR, associate professor of ​Pulmonary and Critical Care
Dean P. Schraufnagel, MD, assistant professor of Thoracic Surgery
Christopher M. Kapp, MD, assistant professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

Lisa F. Wolfe, MD
​High-Flow Nasal Cannula Outpatient Therapy
​Sunday, October 19, 2025
2:45 - 3:45 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 353 C

Breaking News! New Coverage Guidelines for NIV in COPD
Monday, October 20, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
South Building 403 AB

New Bilevel PAP Reimbursement Criteria: Getting the Right Device
Monday, October 20, 2025
4:30 - 5:30 PM CDT
South Building 502

Optimizing Pressure Support in Neuromuscular Disease: Targets and Specific Adjustments
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
2:45 - 3:45 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 353 A
Bradford C. Bemiss, MD, MSCR
Clinical Care in Interstitial Lung Disease: Primer for New Providers
Sunday, October 19, 2025
9:45 - 10:45 AM CDT
Lakeside Center 352

Biopsy in Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Discussion
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
​Lakeside Center 450 A
Rubabin Tooba, MD
Allergic Encounters: Drug-Induced Emergencies
Monday, October 20, 2025
2:35 - 3:05 PM CDT
Lakeside Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 1A
Dean P. Schraufnagel, MD
​Pneumothorax and Persistent Air Leak: Insight From the New CHEST Guidelines
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
Lakeside Center 352

Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Defining the Role of Surgery
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
Lakeside Center 353 B
Samuel Kim, MD, FACS
AATS, CHEST, and STS Lung Cancer Guidelines
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
9:15 - 10:15 AM CDT
Lakeside Center 351
Jason L. Peng, MD
Hypoventilation Syndromes Across the Lifespan: A New Home Ventilation Population Needing Adult Care
​Wednesday, October 22, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
South Building 505

Hypoventilation Syndromes: Physiological Targets for Optimization
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
9:15 - 10:15 AM CDT
Lakeside Center 353 C

OTHER NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PRESENTERS

Sunday, October 19, 2025
Momen M. Wahidi, MD
The Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion: Tackling Management Challenges
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 541 A

Marc A. Sala, MD
Bronchiectasis and NTM Workshop - Bridging Our Knowledge for the Future: How to Provide the Best in Multidisciplinary Care
1:30 - 4:30 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 450 B
Monday, October 20, 2025
Richard G. Wunderink, MD
Opportunistic Pulmonary Infections and Their Mimics
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
South Building 503

John M. Coleman III, MD
Breaking News! New Coverage Guidelines for NIV in COPD
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
South Building 403 AB

Anthony J. Esposito, MD
SARD-ILD Management: Insights From Recent Clinical Guidelines
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
Lakeside Center 352

Anthony J. Esposito, MD
Occupational Lung Diseases
10:20 - 10:50 AM CDT
Lakeside Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 3D

John M. Coleman III, MD
In-Hospital Sleep Testing: A Pro-Con Debate
11:00 - 12:00 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 353 B

Momen M. Wahidi, MD
Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Strategies in the Age of Sublobar Resection
3:15 - 4:15 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 451 B

Anthony J. Esposito, MD
Interstitial Lung Abnormalities: Recognition and Risk Stratification
3:15 - 4:15 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 352

Christopher M. Kapp, MD
Management of the Ground Glass Opacity: A Multidisciplinary Interactive Session
3:15 - 4:15 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 353 B

Maanasi Samant, MD
Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERTs): Community Health Care Builds
4:30 - 5:30 PM CDT
South Building 501 B
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Catherine A. Gao, MD
How to Use AI in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Real Takeaways for Using AI in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT
Lakeside Center 450 B

Justin A. Fiala, MD
Mastering NIV: Beyond IPAP and EPAP
9:15 - 10:15 AM CDT
South Building 401 AB

John M. Coleman III, MD
Mastering NIV: Beyond IPAP and EPAP
9:15 - 10:15 AM CDT
South Building 401 AB

Anthony J. Esposito, MD
Innovations in Assessment and Treatment of Fibrosing Lung Diseases
10:20 - 11:05 AM CDT
Lakeside Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 3A

Catherine A. Gao, MD
AI: Cracking the Code in Innovations in Lung Nodule Risk and Diagnosis
1:45 - 2:30 PM CDT
Lakeside Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 2D

Christopher M. Kapp, MD
New Insights on Bronchoscopy
1:45 - 2:30 PM CDT
Lakeside Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 3C

Peter H. Sporn, MD
The Clinical Impact of Hypercapnia in Airway Diseases
2:15 - 3:15 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 451 A

Ruben J. Mylvaganam, MD
CTEPH: A Multidisciplinary Approach
4:00 - 5:00 PM CDT
Lakeside Center 353 A

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