Guest bloggers are sharing their experiences of the ATS 2014 International Conference in San Diego through the ATS’s Facebook page , where all members and attendees are encouraged to connect online. Please “like” us to follow along and to post your photos and thoughts. This year’s guest bloggers are ATS Members in Transition and Training Committee members Monica Campo-Patino, MD; Humam Farah, MD; Jeremy Richards, MD; and Tanmay Panchabhai, MD.

Monica Campo-Patino

Dr. Campo-Patino is a senior fellow and acting instructor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her research interests are in finding new molecules and pathways involved in the host immune response to tuberculosis. “I look forward to ATS because after every meeting I walk away with new collaborations, knowledge, and motivation to continue doing my research,” Dr. Campo-Patino says.

Humam Farah

Dr. Farah, director of pulmonary, sleep, and clinical research at the Hannibal Clinic in Hannibal, MO, agrees: “The conference gives me the best opportunity to interact with the best minds in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine in the world. This will improve my knowledge and skills to be a better doctor for my patients,” he says.

Jeremy Richards

Dr. Richards, vice chair of the MITT Committee, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School where he teaches in the first-year physiology course and third-year case conference session. He also works clinically in the ICU at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. “The conference is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, develop new projects, and identify new opportunities for research, collaboration, and learning,” Dr. Richards says.

Tanmay Panchabhai

Dr. Panchabhai is a second-year pulmonary-critical care fellow at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. His research interests include studying outcomes in patients post-lung transplantation. “I look forward to ATS as it opens up new dimensions of knowledge and collaboration every year,” Dr. Panchabhai says. “This year in particular, I am excited and privileged to be able to attend the unique Fellows Track Symposium.” 

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