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Kevin R. Flaherty is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and is active in the field of medical research with a focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research contributions span over 250 publications, primarily within the broader field of medicine.

Their work is concentrated in several subfields, including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and pathology and forensic medicine. The main research topics addressed by Kevin R. Flaherty include interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis and beryllium toxicity research, medical imaging and pathology studies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, occupational and environmental lung diseases, pulmonary hypertension research and treatments, and respiratory and cough-related research.

Kevin R. Flaherty has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles in leading medical journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (14 publications)
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society (12 publications)
  • CHEST Journal (10 publications)
  • Respiratory Research (7 publications)
  • European Respiratory Journal (6 publications)

Collaborative work involves frequent coauthors such as Lisa Lancaster, Fernando J. Martínez, Imre Noth, Vincent Cottin, and Mary E. Strek. The count of joint publications with these colleagues ranges from 19 to 25.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Kevin R. Flaherty include:

  • "Nintedanib in patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases-subgroup analyses by interstitial lung disease diagnosis in the INBUILD trial: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial," 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: an expert group consensus statement," 2022, European Respiratory Journal
  • "Syndrome of Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema: An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Research Statement," 2022, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of pirfenidone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study," 2022, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Expert consensus on the management of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease," 2023, Respiratory Research

Best Publications

  • An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Statement: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management

    Ganesh Raghu;Harold R. Collard;Jim J. Egan;Fernando J. Martinez

  • Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    Luca Richeldi;Roland M. du Bois;Ganesh Raghu;Arata Azuma

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Update of the International Multidisciplinary Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

    William D. Travis;Ulrich Costabel;David M. Hansell;Talmadge E. King

  • Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline.

    Ganesh Raghu;Martine Remy-Jardin;Jeffrey L. Myers;Luca Richeldi

  • Nintedanib in Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases

    Kevin R Flaherty;Athol U Wells;Kevin K Brown

  • Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Harold R. Collard;Bethany B. Moore;Kevin R. Flaherty;Kevin K. Brown

  • Efficacy of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

    Luca Richeldi;Ulrich Costabel;Moises Selman;Dong Soon Kim

  • Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An International Working Group Report

    Collard Hr;Ryerson Cj;Corte Tj;Jenkins G

  • Histopathologic variability in usual and nonspecific interstitial pneumonias.

    Kevin R. Flaherty;William D. Travis;Thomas V. Colby;Galen B. Toews

  • Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: what is the effect of a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis?

    Kevin R. Flaherty;Talmadge E. King;Ganesh Raghu;Joseph P. Lynch

  • The Clinical Course of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Fernando J. Martinez;Sharon Safrin;Derek Weycker;Karen M. Starko

  • A controlled trial of sildenafil in advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    David A Zisman;Marvin Schwarz;Kevin J Anstrom

  • Prognostic Value of Desaturation during a 6-Minute Walk Test in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia

    Vibha N. Lama;Kevin R. Flaherty;Galen B. Toews;Thomas V. Colby

  • Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia: Report of an American thoracic society project

    William D. Travis;Gary Hunninghake;Talmadge E. King;David A. Lynch

  • Radiological versus histological diagnosis in UIP and NSIP: survival implications

    Kevin R. Flaherty;E. L. Thwaite;Ella A. Kazerooni;Barry H. Gross

  • Prognostic implications of physiologic and radiographic changes in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

    Kevin R. Flaherty;Jeanette A. Mumford;Susan Murray;Ella A. Kazerooni

  • A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Warfarin in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Imre Noth;Kevin J. Anstrom;Sara Bristol Calvert;Joao de Andrade

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Prognostic value of changes in physiology and six-minute-walk test

    Kevin R. Flaherty;Adin Cristian Andrei;Susan Murray;Chris Fraley

  • The Spitzer Space Telescope Survey of the Orion A and B Molecular Clouds. I. A Census of Dusty Young Stellar Objects and a Study of Their Mid-infrared Variability

    S. T. Megeath;R. Gutermuth;J. Muzerolle;E. Kryukova

  • Clinical significance of histological classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

    K.R. Flaherty;G.B. Toews;W.D. Travis;T.V. Colby

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Kevin K. Brown
Kevin K. Brown National Jewish Health
Ganesh Raghu
Ganesh Raghu University of Washington
Galen B. Toews
Galen B. Toews University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Luca Richeldi
Luca Richeldi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Ella A. Kazerooni
Ella A. Kazerooni University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Athol U. Wells
Athol U. Wells Imperial College London
Eric S. White
Eric S. White University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeffrey L. Myers
Jeffrey L. Myers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Vincent Cottin
Vincent Cottin Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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