Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Faculty

Ravi P. Nayak, M.D., FCCP
James B. and Ethel D. Miller Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Interim Chairman and Professor of Medicine Internal Medicine
Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
Joseph Espiritu, M.D., MSPH, FCCP, FAASM
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, SLUCare Sleep Disorders Center

Christopher Barrios, M.D.
Associate Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
Assistant Professor
Edward Charbek, M.D.
Associate Director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor
Zafar Jamkhana, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Ghassan Kamel, M.D. FCCP

Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
John Mwangi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Soophia Naydenov, M.D., FCCP
Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory
Stephen B. Osmon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Setu Patolia, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Director, Interventional Pulmonary Services
Director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program
David Stoeckel, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services
Patricia Dettenmeier, DNP
Assistant Professor
Gwen Pendleton, R.N.
Cystic Fibrosis Nurse Coordinator
Traci Waller, R.N., BSN
Pulmonary Hypertension Nurse Coordinator

Affiliated Faculty

Rita M. Heuertz, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science
Research Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Andrew J. Lechner, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological Science
Professor of Internal Medicine
Gregg L. Ruppel, M.Ed.
Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine
Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological Science
Research Associate Professor of Internal Medicine