NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE EXPERTS AT chest 2026

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) will hold their annual meeting from October 18 through 21 in Phoenix, Arizona. At CHEST 2026, pulmonary and critical care medicine experts come together to discuss leading-edge clinical insights to help educate the next era of chest medicine. View our presentation schedule below to discover the several Northwestern Medicine pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons attending and presenting at this year's CHEST annual meeting.

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

Date
​Time
Location
Session
Presenter
Sunday, October 18th
9:45 – 10:45 AM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center North Building Ballroom 120
Mastering Home Mechanical Ventilation in Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure for Adults and Pediatrics
Lisa F. Wolfe, MD
1:30 – 2:30 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center North Building 127 B
Pardon the Disruption: Interstitial Lung Disease
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Bradford C. Bemiss, MD
2:45 – 3:45 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center North Building 127 B
Controversial Takes in Lung Transplant: Never Have I Ever
Ankit Bharat, MD
2:45 – 3:45 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center North Building 223
Challenging Interstitial Lung Disease Cases
Bradford C. Bemiss, MD
4:00 – 5:00 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center West Building 207
Murray Kornfeld Presidential Honor Lecture

Presenting on: Sleep Medicine: A Stop on the Internet of Things
Lisa F. Wolfe, MD
Monday, October 19th
8:00 – 9:00 AM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center North Building 223
A Patient-Centered Approach to Management of Pleural Effusion
Momen M. Wahidi, MD​
8:00 – 11:00 AM (MST)​
Phoenix Convention Center North Building Ballroom 120
Mastering Home Mechanical Ventilation in Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure for Adults and Pediatrics
Lisa F. Wolfe, MD
9:15 – 10:15 AM (MST)
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Phoenix Convention Center North Building 127 B
Pardon the Disruption: Interventional Pulmonology
Momen M. Wahidi, MD​
10:20 – 10:50 AM (MST)​
Phoenix Convention Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 4A
Lung Pathology: Evolving Perspectives
Rubabin Tooba, MD​
11:00 – 12:00 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center West Building 104 B
Sleep Medicine Network Session
Lisa F. Wolfe, MD, and John M. Coleman, MD
12:30 – 1:15 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 3C
Exposure-Related Lung Diseases: Hold Your Breath
Bradford C. Bemiss, MD
2:35 – 3:05 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 1A
ILD With Atypical Presentation
Anthony J. Esposito, MD
3:15 – 4:15 PM (MST)
Phoenix Convention Center North Building 228 B
Demystifying Cystic Lung Diseases: A Practical Approach

Presenting on: Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: Beyond the Basics
Bradford C. Bemiss, MD
3:15 – 4:15 PM (MST)​​
Phoenix Convention Center North Building 126 B
A Year in Review: Updates in OSA

Presenting on: Pharmacologic Advancements in the Management of OSA
Lisa F. Wolfe, MD
3:15 – 4:15 PM (MST)​​​
Phoenix Convention Center North Building 121 B
Mastering the Art of Setting NIV: It's More Than Just 10/5!

Presenting on: NIV Basics and Overview
John M. Coleman, MD
Tuesday,
​October 20th
​8:00 – 9:00 AM (MST)
​Phoenix Convention Center North Building 122 B
Beyond Inhalers: COPD Exacerbation Risk Reduction

Presenting on: Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With COPD
​John M. Coleman, MD
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (MST)
​Phoenix Convention Center North Building Ballroom 120
Mastering Home Noninvasive Ventilation for the Pulmonary Patient (COPD/Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome)
​John M. Coleman, MD
​11:15 AM – 12:15 PM (MST)
​Phoenix Convention Center West Building 104 B
Diffuse Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Network Session
​Bradford C. Bemiss, MD
1:45 – 2:30 PM (MST)
​Phoenix Convention Center Exhibit Hall Rapid Fire Area 3C
Trends, Disparities, and Outcomes in Chronic Respiratory Disease
​Rubabin Tooba, MD​
​2:45 – 4:45 PM (MST)
​Phoenix Convention Center North Building Ballroom 120
Mastering Home Noninvasive Ventilation for the Pulmonary Patient (COPD/Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome)
​​John M. Coleman, MD
​4:00 – 5:00 PM (MST)
​Phoenix Convention Center North Building 128 B
Exploring Single and Combination Therapies in IPF: Better Together?

Presenting on: Exploring the Limits of Immunosuppression
​Anthony J. Esposito, MD
Wednesday,
​October 21st
​​8:00 – 9:00 AM (MST)
​Phoenix Convention Center North Building 127 B
Respiratory Management and Consideration in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases

Presenting on: Respiratory Evaluation and Diagnostic Testing in Progressive Neuromuscular Disease
​​​John M. Coleman, MD
3:30 – 4:30 PM (MST)
​Location: Phoenix Convention Center North Building 121 B
An Immersion in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia: 2026 Update

Presenting on: Diagnostic Approach
​Chiagozie I. Pickens, MD

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