I am a Professor of Medicine specializing in lung transplantation and a patient-oriented researcher with formal training in epidemiology, biostatistics, and psychometrics. My research is founded on applying aging-related principles to study patient-centered outcomes in advanced lung disease and lung transplantation along three themes: 1) improving transplant candidate risk stratification by investigating frailty and body composition; 2) patient-centered outcomes, including functioning, disability, health-related quality of life, and survival; and 3) developing and validating novel surveys and measures of frailty for use in advanced lung disease and lung transplantation. I founded and now co-direct the UCSF Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant research program, a cross-departmental research cooperative of clinical, translational, and basic science investigators.

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