Pulmonary Doctors / Pulmonologists near Hackensack, NJ

Biography: Dr. Kreniske conducts research on the clinical epidemiology of HIV-associated lung disease and tuberculosis in Tanzania. To date, Dr. Kreniske's work has included descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative research examining the social and biomedical factors which impact health in resource limited settings. Ultimately, Dr. Kreniske aims to predict and prevent chronic progressive cardiopulmonary disease among survivors of TB and people living with HIV. Dr. Kreniske's research is supported by the Stony Wold-Herbert Fund Fellowship. He attends clinically at the Weill Cornell Medical Center and the NYP-Lower Manhattan Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Graham's area of academic interest are the socioeconomic determinants of health that affect health system utilization among high-need/high-cost COPD patients. Healthcare disparities are inherently a political and social issue, prompting her current Master's degree studies in Health Policy and Economics to further aid her research approach and methodology. Her current projects include examining the attributable risk of social determinants of health on hospital readmission after COPD exacerbation, risk of transportation barriers on health outcomes, and a qualitative evaluation of hospital leadership stakeholder perspectives on the barriers to providing integrated care to COPD patients with comorbidities and social disadvantage.

Biography: Dr. Chou's research is focused on the role of the pulmonary lymphatics in acute lung injury, and specifically the role of the receptor PAR1 in lymphatic endothelial cells. Whereas the receptor PAR1 has demonstrated an inflammatory and detrimental role in lung injury in blood endothelial cells, his research has found a divergent and beneficial role of PAR1 in lymphatic endothelial cells in acute lung injury. Dr. Chou received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. He completed his medical training, residency training, and fellowship training at Weill Cornell, where he served as Chief Fellow. His research is supported by the Pulmonary T32 program, the Burroughs Wellcome Weill Cornell Physician-Scientist Program, and the Stony Wold-Herbert Grant.

Biography: Emily studied at the University of Pennsylvania where she obtained her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. She worked on the Cardiothoracic Surgery Step Down Unit at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical center for over 5 years as a Registered Nurse. She also has experience working in the ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic. While working in critical care, Emily obtained her Master's of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner Degree from Pace University and joined the Weill Cornell Pulmonary team in 2023.