SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACT AWARDS
Alfred Soffer Research Awards
Presented abstracts will be judged by session moderators, and award recipients will be selected for their outstanding original scientific research. Finalists will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and the quality of their oral presentation. This award is named in honor of Alfred Soffer, MD, Master FCCP, who was Editor in Chief of the journal CHEST® from 1968 to 1993, and Executive Director of CHEST from 1969 to 1992.
Young Investigator Awards
Investigators who are enrolled in a training or fellowship program or who have completed a fellowship program within 5 years prior to CHEST 2022 are eligible for Young Investigator Awards.
Presenters will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and presentation. Recipients will be selected by judges from the Scientific Presentations and Awards Committee for their outstanding original scientific research.
Top Rapid Fire Abstract Award
Awards are granted to two presenters from all the rapid fire sessions at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
Top Rapid Fire Case Report Award
Awards are granted to one presenter in each rapid fire oral case report session at the CHEST Annual Meeting for outstanding original scientific research and presentation
ALFRED SOFFER RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS
Palak Rath, MD
A Sense Of Urgency: Boarding Of Critical Care Medicine Patients In The ED
Syed Nazeer Mahmood, MD
Quantifying The Risk For Overtreatment And Undertreatment Of Severe Community Onset Pneumonia
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS
Anusha Devarajan, MD, MBBS
Pneumomediastinum And Pneumothorax In COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Matched Case-Control Study
Marjan Islam, MD
Thoracic Ultrasound In COVID-19: Use Of Lung And Diaphragm Ultrasound In Evaluating Dyspnea In Survivors Of Critical Illness From COVID-19 Pneumonia In A Post-ICU Clinic
Aaron St Laurent, MD
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Respiratory Profiles From Real-World Registry Data: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
ABSTRACT RAPID FIRE WINNERS
Andrew J.O. Davis, MD
Early Gas Exchange Parameters Not Associated With Survival In COVID-19-Associated ARDS Patients Requiring Prolonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Benjamin Emmanuel
Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Severe Asthma Who Had Or Had Not Initiated Biologic Therapy: Results From The CLEAR Study
CASE REPORT SESSION WINNERS
Sathya Alekhya Bukkuri
Smarca4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor: A Rare Thoracic Malignancy
Zachary A. Banbury, MD
Fungal Aortitis In A Patient For Whom Blood Transfusion Is Not An Option: A Rare But Potentially Fatal Complication Of Aortic Valve Replacement
Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, MD
Respiratory Distress After Potentially Fatal Aspirin Overdose: When To Intubate?
Lisa Hayes
Systemic Epstein-Barr Virus-Related T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Rare Cause Of Dyspnea And Pulmonary Infiltrates In An Immunocompetent Adult
Mohammed Alsaggaf, MBBS
Calcium Oxalate Deposition In Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Cheyenne Snavely
Traffic Jam In The Vasculature: A Case Of Pulmonary Leukostasis
Clarissa Smith, MD
Talcoma In Lung Cancer Screening: A Rare Benign Cause Of PET Scan Avidity
Nitin Gupta, MD
The Clue Is In The Blood Gas: A Rare Manifestation Of Lactic Acidosis
Moses Hayrabedian, MD
A Century-Old Infection Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Of Diffuse Histoplasmosis
Gabriel R. Schroeder, MD
A Case Of Wind-Instrument Associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Fizza Sajid, DO
Leaping From Lush Tropical Environments To The L-Train: A Case Of Severe Leptospirosis In New York City
Krista R. Dollar, MD
Looking Past The Ground Glass: It Was Only Skin Deep
Konstantin Golubykh, MD
Point-Of-Care Ultrasound In The Timely Diagnosis Of Colonic Necrosis
Arsal Tharwani
Abdominal Compression In End-Stage Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Improves Respiratory Compliance