Q&A With Adrian Shifren, MBBCh, FCCP

Interstitial Lung Disease Section Vice-Chair
CHEST member since 2015

April 23, 2024

Where do you work?
Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

What are your research interests?
Therapies for interstitial lung diseases (ILD).

What led you to join your Network?
I wanted to promote ILD awareness.

What achievements are you most proud of contributing to within your Network?
Mentoring fellows and promoting ILD as a pulmonary subspecialty.

How has being in a Network benefited your career and your experience as a CHEST member?
I have become more involved in the CHEST society and national and international pulmonary community in general.

What are your hobbies?
Traveling, photography, and spending time with my family.

What is something you cannot live without (after family and friends)?
Photography—it gives me time to reflect and see the world in new and different ways.

Is there anything else you'd like to share with your Network peers?
Join the Network leadership—you'll learn a lot and be able to give back to the pulmonary community.

MORE ABOUT DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE AND LUNG TRANSPLANT NETWORK »

JOIN THIS NETWORK »

Questions about this Network? Contact networks@chestnet.org.