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Co-Editors-in-Chief Dennis E. Doherty, MD Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Medical Director of Respiratory Care Services University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY Barry Make, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care University of Colorado School of Medicine Co-Director, COPD Program Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, CO Faculty and I. Lung Function Assessment Reuben M. Cherniack, MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine National Jewish Medical and Research Center University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, CO II. Evaluation of Dyspnea Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS Professor of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Division University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI III. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Dennis E. Doherty, MD, FCCP Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Medical Director of Respiratory Care Services University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, KY IV. Asthma Lanny Rosenwasser, MD Professor of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Dee Lyons/Missouri Endowed Chair in Pediatric Immunology Research, Allergy Immunology Division Childrens Mercy Hospital University of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, MO Christopher A. Bates, MD Pulmonary Department Colorado Permanente Medical College Denver, CO V. Bronchiectesis Loutfi S. Aboussouain, MD Associate Staff Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH James K. Stoller, MD, MS Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland, OH VI. Cystic Fibrosis Patrick A. Flume, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC VII. Lung Cancer Eric S. Bensadoun, MD Associate Professor Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, KY Edward A. Hirschowitz, MD Associate Professor Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, KY VIII. Pneumonia: Community-Acquired, Hospital-Acquired, Health Care-Associated, and Ventilator-Associated Arunabh Talwar, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine New York University School of Medicine Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and Interventional Bronchoscopy Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY Hans J. Lee, MD Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY Alan M. Fein, MD Professor of Medicine New York University School of Medicine Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine ProHEALTH Care Associates, LLP New York, NY IX. Tuberculosis and Environmental Mycobacterial Diseases of the Lungs Michael D. Iseman, MD Professor of Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, CO Shannon Kasperbauer, MD Instructor, Infectious Disease University of Colorado School of Medicine National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, CO X. Respiratory Infections in the Immunocompromised Host Mark B. Feinstein, MD Assistant Attending Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY Diane E. Stover, MD Head, Division of General Medicine Chief, Pulmonary Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY XI. Pulmonary Hypertension David B. Badesch, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Director Pulmonary Hypertension Center University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, CO XII. Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease Timothy A. Morris, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine University of California, San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA XIII. Occupational Lung Disease Ronald C. Balkissoon, MD Associate Professor Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division National Jewish Medical and Research Center and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, CO XIV. Pleural Disease Steven A. Sahn, MD Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC XV. Sleep Disorders Barbara A. Phillips, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, KY XVI. Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Acute Lung Injury Rolando Berger, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, KY David A. Adkins, MD Pulmonologist The Diagnostic Center Chattanooga, TN XVII. Chronic Respiratory Failure Enrique Fernandez, MD Professor of Medicine University of Colorado Denver, CO Barry Make, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care University of Colorado School of Medicine Co-Director, COPD Program Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, CO XVIII. Lung Transplantation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Maher A. Baz, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Florida Gainesville, FL Hassan Alnuaimat, MD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Florida Gainesville, FL XIX. Interstitial Lung Disease Gregory P. Cosgrove, MD Assistant Professor National Jewish Medical and Research Center University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, CO Kevin K. Brown, MD Director, Clinical Interstitial Lung Disease Program National Jewish Medical and Research Center University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, CO