CHEST Journal Podcasts

Luke Andrea, MD, and Patrick J. Coppler, PA-C, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the use of CT and point-of-care ultrasound imaging to identify acute pathologic features that change postarrest management after in-hospital cardiac arrest. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.02.023 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST c...

Mathias Baumann Melberg, MD, and Eirik Qvigstad, MD, PhD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the effect of targeting mild hypercapnia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on right ventricular function.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.11.017 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique,...

CHEST July 2026, Volume 170, Issue 1 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST July 2026 issue, including an analysis of the association between inhaling marijuana and asthma attacks, an exploration of the efficacy and safety of ensifentrine in Chinese patients with COPD, and more.  Moderator:    Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FC...

Stephanie Lee, PharmD, and Isabel A. Mangaoang, PharmD, join CHEST® Critical Care Podcast Moderator Gretchen Sacha, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, to discuss their research into the sedation gap that can occur in patients who are critically ill and undergoing bedside procedural paralysis.  This episode is part of a new series exploring articles published in our open access journal CHEST Critical Care.  BRID...

Jacqueline M. Kruser, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss her research into the extent to which ICU care delivery is associated with patient priorities as reported in real time by their surrogate decision-makers.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.01.028 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, and d...

Albina Tyker, MD, and Kerri A. Johannson, MD, MPH, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss their research into the association between recovery time from exertional desaturation following a 6-minute walk test with disease severity and progression in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.023 Disclaimer: The purpose o...

Shota Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Takayuki Niitsu, MD; and Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss their research into the current efficacy and safety profile of antiinflammatory therapies for bronchiectasis.   DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.035 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critiq...

CHEST June 2026, Volume 169, Issue 6 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST June 2026 issue, including an exploration of management and long-term outcomes of persistent tachypnea of infancy across European countries, an investigation into accelerometer-derived measures of daily physical activity in pulmonary arterial hy...

Originally aired: May 14, 2026  Lilit A. Sargsyan, MD, FCCP, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, to discuss her Exhalations article, “My Voice,” and how her journey of self-advocacy while navigating a cancer diagnosis and her experience of immigrating to Russia and the United States influence her ability to empathize with and advocate for her patients.  This episode is pa...

Luis F. Reyes, MD, PhD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss his research into the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among patients with nosocomial respiratory infections in the ICU. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.033 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, and discussion. All articles have unde...

Valerie Dehondt, PharmD, and Lies Lahousse, PharmD, PhD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss their research into the association between long-term proton pump inhibitor use and exacerbation risk in patients with chronic obstructive airway diseases.    DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.01.002 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content...

CHEST May 2026, Volume 169, Issue 5 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST May 2026 issue, including an analysis of interactive pathways of key prognostic factors in severe asthma, an investigation of the long-term safety and efficacy of proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation in OSA, and more.  Moderator:    Peter Mazzo...

Eduardo Solbes, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss his research into the variation in full MIST2 regimen dosing of intrapleural enzyme therapy across 21 hospitals in adults hospitalized with complicated parapneumonic effusion of empyema.   DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.11.042 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through...

CHEST April 2026, Volume 169, Issue 4 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST April 2026 issue, including an exploration of inspiratory effort and dynamic transpulmonary driving pressure in extremely preterm infants undergoing noninvasive ventilation, an investigation of comparative outcomes and side effects of immunosup...

Aaron M. Pulsipher, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss his research into the dose-response relationship between adjunctive corticosteroids and outcomes in adult patients with non-HIV Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.10.036 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique,...

CHEST March 2026, Volume 169, Issue 3       CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST March 2026 issue, including an investigation into a specialist dietary intervention in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease experiencing weight loss, an examination of the impact of dual cannabis and tobacco smoking in young p...

Authors Herng Lee Tan, MSc, and Judith Ju Ming Wong, MBBCh, BAO, and editorialist Vicent Modesto i Alapont, MD, PhD, join CHEST® Critical Care Podcast Moderator Dan Fein, MD, to discuss their research into the impact of mechanical power normalized to predicted body weight on outcomes in pediatric ARDS.  This episode is part of a new series exploring articles published in our open access journal CH...

Karen J. Wernli, PhD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research into additional health communication to improve patient knowledge of lung cancer screening timeliness.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.07.4111 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, and discussion. All articles have undergone pe...

Hemang Yadav, MBBS, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss his research into the magnitude and determinants of diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide intersession variability in routine clinical practice and evidence-based thresholds that can guide interpretation of serial measurements. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.09.006 Disclaimer: The purpose of this act...

James Cheng Chung Wei, MD, PhD, and Po-Cheng Shih, MD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss their research into the comparative effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab and rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease.   DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.09.009 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reac...

CHEST February 2026, Volume 169, Issue 2       CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST February 2026 issue, including an examination of the association between culture conversion and mortality in patients with Mycobacterium abscessus complex pulmonary disease, an investigation of the comparative effectiveness of tocilizu...

Originally aired: January 28, 2026   Avraham Z. Cooper, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, to discuss his Exhalations article, “The Mountain,” and explore his relationship with his late father, a physician with a photographic memory, and how his complicated relationship with his father’s legacy has inspired him to become the physician that he is today. This episode i...

Bettia Celestin, MD, and Francois Haddad, MD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the reliability of a fully automated deep learning workflow in echocardiography when assessing pulmonary hypertension.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.06.052 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, an...

CHEST January 2026, Volume 169, Issue 1       CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST January 2026 issue, including an exploration of intermittent asthma and risk of severe exacerbation in children, an examination of the use of ceftriaxone to prevent early-onset pneumonia in patients following out-of-hospital cardiac arr...

Kristen R. Mathias, MD, MHS, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research into the ways patients with sarcoidosis describe their experiences with the disease, how they are impacted by uncertainty around sarcoidosis management, and the challenges they face in receiving care.   DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.06.025 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expa...