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.

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

Christopher Barrios, M.D.
Assistant professor
Associate director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program

Edward Charbek, M.D.
Assistant professor
Associate director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program

Patricia Dettenmeier, DNP
Assistant professor

Joseph Espiritu, M.D.
Professor
Medical director, SLUCare Sleep Disorders Center

Zafar Jamkhana, M.D.
Assistant professor
Medical director, Medical Intensive Care Unit

Ghassan Kamel, M.D.
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.
Assistant professor
Medical director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory

Stephen B. Osmon, M.D.
Assistant professor
Director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program
Director, interventional pulmonary services

Setu Patolia, M.D.
Assistant professor
Director, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Fellowship Program
Director, interventional pulmonary services

David Stoeckel, M.D.
Assistant professor
Medical director, respiratory care services

Gwen Pendleton
Cystic fibrosis nurse coordinator

Traci Waller
Pulmonary hypertension nurse coordinator
- 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