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Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Faculty and Staff

Meet the faculty and staff in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. 

Leadership
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Ravi P. Nayak, M.D.

James B. and Ethel D. Miller Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
Professor

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Faculty
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Christopher Barrios, M.D.

Assistant professor
Associate director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program

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Edward Charbek, M.D.

Assistant professor
Associate director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program

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Patricia Dettenmeier, DNP

Assistant professor

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Joseph Espiritu, M.D.

Professor
Medical director, SLUCare Sleep Disorders Center

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Zafar Jamkhana, M.D.

Assistant professor
Medical director, Medical Intensive Care Unit

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Ghassan Kamel, M.D.

Assistant professor
Associate director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Associate director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

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John Mwangi, M.D.

Assistant professor
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program

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Soophia Naydenov, M.D.

Assistant professor
Medical director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory


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Stephen B. Osmon, M.D.

Assistant professor
Director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program
Director, interventional pulmonary services


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Setu Patolia, M.D.

Assistant professor
Director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program
Director, interventional pulmonary services

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David Stoeckel, M.D.

Assistant professor
Medical director, respiratory care services

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Nurse Coordinators
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Gwen Pendleton

Cystic fibrosis nurse coordinator


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Traci Waller

Pulmonary hypertension nurse coordinator


Affiliated Faculty
  • Rita M. Heuertz, Ph.D.
    Professor, clinical laboratory science
    Research associate professor, internal medicine
  • Andrew J. Lechner, Ph.D.
    Professor, pharmacological and physiological science, and internal medicine
  • Gregg L. Ruppel
    Ajunct professor, internal medicine
  • Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
    Associate professor, pharmacological and physiological science
    Research associate professor, internal medicine