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George R. Washko is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research mainly focuses on various aspects of pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with a significant emphasis on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The scientist's primary fields of study include medicine, with more specialized work in pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and epidemiology.

The main topics of their research are:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging

George R. Washko has published extensively, with articles appearing frequently in journals such as:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Radiology
  • Circulation
  • Respiratory Research

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Single-cell RNA-seq reveals ectopic and aberrant lung-resident cell populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis", 2020, Science Advances
  • "Towards the elimination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Lancet Commission", 2022, The Lancet
  • "Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline", 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 17 loci associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease", 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Airway-Occluding Mucus Plugs and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease", 2023, JAMA

Frequent co-authors collaborating with George R. Washko include:

  • Raúl San Jośe Estépar
  • Edwin K. Silverman
  • Elizabeth A. Regan
  • Pietro Nardelli
  • Farbod N. Rahaghi

Best Publications

  • Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD

    Richard K. Albert;Richard K. Albert;John Connett;William C. Bailey;Richard Casaburi

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes: the future of COPD.

    Mei Lan K. Han;Alvar Agusti;Peter M. Calverley;Bartolome R. Celli

  • Single-cell RNA-seq reveals ectopic and aberrant lung-resident cell populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

    Taylor S. Adams;Jonas C. Schupp;Sergio Poli;Ehab A. Ayaub

  • Lung Volumes and Emphysema in Smokers with Interstitial Lung Abnormalities

    George R. Washko;Gary M. Hunninghake;Isis E. Fernandez;Mizuki Nishino

  • Mitophagy-dependent necroptosis contributes to the pathogenesis of COPD

    Kenji Mizumura;Kenji Mizumura;Kenji Mizumura;Suzanne M. Cloonan;Suzanne M. Cloonan;Kiichi Nakahira;Kiichi Nakahira;Abhiram R. Bhashyam

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in the COPDGene Study: Associated Radiologic Phenotypes

    MeiLan K. Han;Ella A. Kazerooni;David A. Lynch;Lyrica X. Liu

  • Pulmonary arterial enlargement and acute exacerbations of COPD.

    J. Michael Wells;George R. Washko;Mei Lan K. Han;Naseer Abbas

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Research Questions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Bartolome R. Celli;Marc Decramer;Jadwiga A. Wedzicha;Kevin C. Wilson

  • Clinical and Radiologic Disease in Smokers With Normal Spirometry

    Elizabeth A. Regan;David A. Lynch;Douglas Curran-Everett;Jeffrey L. Curtis;Jeffrey L. Curtis

  • Simvastatin for the Prevention of Exacerbations in Moderate-to-Severe COPD

    G. J. Criner;John E Connett;S. D. Aaron;R. K. Albert

  • MUC5B Promoter Polymorphism and Interstitial Lung Abnormalities

    Gary M. Hunninghake;Hiroto Hatabu;Yuka Okajima;Wei Gao

  • Association Between Interstitial Lung Abnormalities and All-Cause Mortality

    Rachel K. Putman;Hiroto Hatabu;Tetsuro Araki;Gunnar Gudmundsson

  • Association between functional small airway disease and FEV1 decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Surya P. Bhatt;Xavier Soler;Xin Wang;Susan Murray

  • GOLD 2011 disease severity classification in COPDGene: a prospective cohort study.

    MeiLan K. Han;Hana Muellerova;Douglas Curran-Everett;Mark T. Dransfield

  • Histone deacetylase 6–mediated selective autophagy regulates COPD-associated cilia dysfunction

    Hilaire C. Lam;Hilaire C. Lam;Hilaire C. Lam;Suzanne M. Cloonan;Abhiram R. Bhashyam;Jeffery A. Haspel

  • Long-term exposure to traffic emissions and fine particulate matter and lung function decline in the Framingham heart study.

    Mary B. Rice;Petter L. Ljungman;Elissa H. Wilker;Kirsten S. Dorans

  • Role of the B-cell response in recovery of mice from primary influenza virus infection.

    Walter Gerhard;Krystyna Mozdzanowska;Michelle Furchner;George Washko

  • Acute Exacerbations and Lung Function Loss in Smokers with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Mark T. Dransfield;Mark T. Dransfield;Ken M. Kunisaki;Ken M. Kunisaki;Matthew J. Strand;Antonio Anzueto;Antonio Anzueto

  • Development and Progression of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in the Framingham Heart Study.

    Tetsuro Araki;Rachel K. Putman;Hiroto Hatabu;Wei Gao;Wei Gao

  • An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: research questions in COPD

    Bartolome R. Celli;Marc Decramer;Jadwiga A. Wedzicha;Kevin C. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin K. Silverman
Edwin K. Silverman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mark T. Dransfield
Mark T. Dransfield University of Alabama at Birmingham
MeiLan K. Han
MeiLan K. Han University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David A. Lynch
David A. Lynch Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
James D. Crapo
James D. Crapo National Jewish Health
Hiroto Hatabu
Hiroto Hatabu Brigham and Women's Hospital
John E. Hokanson
John E. Hokanson University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Barry J. Make
Barry J. Make National Jewish Health
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
George T. O'Connor
George T. O'Connor Boston University

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