RaviKalhanMD

Pulmonology • Chicago, IL

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor of Medicine-Pulmonary and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School

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Office
675 N Saint Clair St
Galter 18-250
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-695-1800

Fax+1 312-695-4741
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Education & Training

Northwestern University Settlement AssociationM.S., Clinical Investigation, 2004 - 2006
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2003 - 2006
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2000
Brown UniversityA.B., History, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Public Health Visionary Award Repiratory Health Association, 2012
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Outstanding Teaching Recognition, Scientific Basis of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2009
Excellence in Teaching Award Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2008-2009
Centocor Scholar Award Midwestern Region of the American Federation for Medical Research, 2006
Lewis J. Smith Outstanding Pulmonary Fellow Northwestern University, 2005
Young Investigator Award CHEST Foundation, 2002
Dean’s Prize, Irwin Lepow Research Day Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2000
Joseph S. Silber Research Fellowship American Cancer Society, Ohio Chapter, 1997
Judge Alfred E. Joslin Award Brown University, 1996
Swearer Center for Public Service Community Leadership Award Brown University, 1996
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Clinical Trials

Modification of Asthma With Soy Isoflavone Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Impact of Salmeterol-Fluticasone on Sleep in Patients With COPD Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Lung Volume Reduction Coil Treatment in Patients With Emphysema (RENEW) Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Lung Function Decline and Disease Risk From Young Adulthood to Middle Age Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Completed
American Lung Association (ALA) Lung Health Cohort Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 29
Recruiting
An Observational Study of Beta-Blocker Use in Patients With COPD and Acute MI Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 28
Completed
Video Telehealth Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Reduce Hospital Readmission in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Start of enrollment: 2022 Jun 28
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Utility of peripheral protein biomarkers for the prediction of incident interstitial features: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.
Samuel Ash, Bina Choi, Ruben San Jose Estepar, Victor Castro, Nicholas Enzer, Gabrielle Liu, Russell Bowler, Raul San Jose Estepar, Tracy J Doyle, Ravi Kalhan, David O...> ;BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 2024 Mar 14
Associations of a plant-centered diet and lung function across early to mid-adulthood: The CARDIA Lung Study.
Robert C Wharton, Jing Gennie Wang, Yuni Choi, Elliot Eisenberg, Mariah K Jackson, Corrine Hanson, Bian Liu, George R Washko, Ravi Kalhan, David R Jacobs, Sonali Bose> ;Respiratory Research. 2024 Mar 11
Proteomic Biomarkers of Quantitative Interstitial Abnormalities in COPDGene and CARDIA Lung Study.
Choi, B., Liu, G., Sheng, Q., Amancherla, K., Perry, A., Huang, X., San José Estépar, R., Ash, S., Guan, W., Jacobs, D., Martinez, F., Rosas, I., Bowler, R., Kropski, ...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024 Jan 29
Associations Between Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Exacerbation Risk in BLOCK-COPD.
Sharon X Ling, Erika S Helgeson, Helen Voelker, Wassim W Labaki, Daniel Meza, Oisin O'Corragain, Jennifer Y So, Gerard J Criner, MeiLan K Han, Ravi Kalhan, Robert M Re...> ;Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. 2024 Jan 25
1 citations
Sustained Clinical Benefits of Spiration Valve System in Patients with Severe Emphysema: 24-Month Follow-Up of EMPROVE.
Gerard J Criner, Jorge M Mallea, Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, Ashutosh Sachdeva, Ravi Kalhan, Christopher A Hergott, Donald R Lazarus, Richard A Mularski, Karel Calero, Michae...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2024 Feb 1
A Plant-Centered Diet is Inversely Associated With Radiographic Emphysema: Findings from the CARDIA Lung Study.
Mariah K Jackson, Yuni Choi, Elliot Eisenberg, Corrine Hanson, Ann Wang, Jing Gennie Wang, George R Washko, Samuel Ash, Raul San Jose Estepar, Gabrielle Liu, James M S...> ;Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. 2024 Mar 26
Associations between GrimAge acceleration and pulmonary function in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.
Brian T Joyce, Xuefen Chen, Tao Gao, Yinan Zheng, Drew R Nannini, Lei Liu, Benjamin E Henkle, Ravi Kalhan, George Washko, Ken M Kunisaki, Bharat Thyagarajan, Douglas E...> ;Epigenomics. 2023 Jul 1
"It's a cause I believe in": factors motivating participation and engagement in longitudinal, respiratory-focused research studies.
Andrew J Synn, Katherine E Menson, Mercedes R Carnethon, Ravi Kalhan, Elizabeth A Sugar, George R Washko, Robert A Wise, Michelle N Eakin> ;BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2023 Aug 4
Low-Normal FVC Trajectory Starting in Early Adulthood and Risk of Future Interstitial Abnormalities.
Gabrielle Y Liu, Laura A Colangelo, Raul San Jose Estepar, Anthony J Esposito, Samuel Y Ash, Bina Choi, David R Jacobs Jr, Mercedes R Carnethon, George R Washko, Ravi ...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023 Oct 1
Investigating Associations of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Lung Function Decline, and Airway Obstruction.
Bonnie K Patchen, Pallavi Balte, Traci M Bartz, R Graham Barr, Myriam Fornage, Mariaelisa Graff, David R Jacobs Jr, Ravi Kalhan, Rozenn N Lemaitre, George O'Connor, Br...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023 Oct 15
Leveraging Omics to Predict Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations: The "Immunome".
Francesca Polverino, Ravi Kalhan> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023 Aug 1
8 citations
Multidisciplinary Center Care for Long COVID Syndrome-A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Joseph Bailey, Bianca Lavelle, Janet Miller, Millenia Jimenez, Patrick H Lim, Zachary S Orban, Jeffrey R Clark, Ria Tomar, Amy Ludwig, Sareen T Ali, Grace K Lank, Alli...> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2023 May 22
Development of a targeted behavioral treatment for smoking cessation among individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Amanda R Mathew, Elizabeth F Avery, Chelsea Cox, Patrick Nwanah, Ravi Kalhan, Brian Hitsman, Lynda H Powell> ;Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2023 Dec 1
Computed tomography measure of lung injury and future interstitial features: the CARDIA Lung Study.
Gabrielle Y Liu, Laura A Colangelo, Samuel Y Ash, Raul San Jose Estepar, David R Jacobs, Bharat Thyagarajan, J Michael Wells, Rachel K Putman, Bina Choi, Christopher S...> ;ERJ Open Research. 2023 May 1
Associations of a Plant-centered Diet and Lung Function Decline across Early to Mid-Adulthood: The CARDIA Lung Study.
Robert Wharton, Jing Gennie Wang, Yuni Choi, Elliot Eisenberg, Mariah K Jackson, Corrine Hanson, Bian Liu, George R Washko, Ravi Kalhan, David R Jacobs, Sonali Bose> ;Research Square. 2023 Apr 26
Pushing (for) GOLD.
Mark Dransfield, Ravi Kalhan, Daiana Stolz> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 2023 Apr 1
5 citations
Investigating associations of omega-3 fatty acids, lung function decline, and airway obstruction.
Bonnie K Patchen, Palavi Balte, Traci M Bartz, R Graham Barr, Myriam Fornage, Mariaelisa Graff, David R Jacobs Jr, Ravi Kalhan, Rozenn N Lemaitre, George O'Connor, Bru...> ;Medrxiv. 2023 Jan 18
26 citations
Bronchodilators in Tobacco-Exposed Persons with Symptoms and Preserved Lung Function.
MeiLan K Han, Wen Ye, Di Wang, Emily White, Mehrdad Arjomandi, Igor Z Barjaktarevic, Stacey-Ann Brown, Russell G Buhr, Alejandro P Comellas, Christopher B Cooper, Gera...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2022 Sep 29
1 citations
Roflumilast May Increase Risk of Exacerbations When Used to Treat Poorly Controlled Asthma in People with Obesity.
Anne E Dixon, Loretta G Que, Ravi Kalhan, Mark T Dransfield, Linda Rogers, Lynn B Gerald, Monica Kraft, Jerry A Krishnan, Olivia Johnson, Heather Hazucha, Gem Roy, Jan...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2023 Feb 1
16 citations
Time-Dependent Risk of Cardiovascular Events Following an Exacerbation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Post Hoc Analysis From the IMPACT Trial.
Mark T Dransfield, Gerard J Criner, David M G Halpin, MeiLan K Han, Benjamin Hartley, Ravi Kalhan, Peter Lange, David A Lipson, Fernando J Martinez, Dawn Midwinter, Da...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Sep 20
131 citations
Towards the elimination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Lancet Commission.
Daiana Stolz, Takudzwa Mkorombindo, Desiree M Schumann, Alvar Agusti, Samuel Y Ash, Mona Bafadhel, Chunxue Bai, James D Chalmers, Gerard J Criner, Shyamali C Dharmage,...> ;Lancet. 2022 Sep 17
6 citations
Comparing Racial Differences in Emphysema Prevalence Among Adults With Normal Spirometry: A Secondary Data Analysis of the CARDIA Lung Study.
Gabrielle Y Liu, Sadiya S Khan, Laura A Colangelo, Daniel Meza, George R Washko, Peter H S Sporn, David R Jacobs Jr, Mark T Dransfield, Mercedes R Carnethon, Ravi Kalhan> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2022 Aug 1
3 citations
Quantitative Interstitial Abnormality Progression and Outcomes in the Genetic Epidemiology of COPD and Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study Cohorts.
Bina Choi, Najma Adan, Tracy J Doyle, Ruben San José Estépar, Rola Harmouche, Stephen M Humphries, Matthew Moll, Michael H Cho, Rachel K Putman, Gary M Hunninghake, Ra...> ;Chest. 2023 Jan 1
Care Fragmentation Is Associated with Increased Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in a U.S. Urban Care Setting.
Karen C Young, Daniel A Meza, Basil Khuder, Sharon R Rosenberg, Gabrielle Y Liu, Jacqueline M Kruser, Paul A Reyfman, Ravi Kalhan> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2022 Oct 15
2 citations
Lung function impairment and risk of incident heart failure: the NHLBI Pooled Cohorts Study.
Christina M Eckhardt, Pallavi P Balte, Robert Graham Barr, Alain G Bertoni, Surya P Bhatt, Michael Cuttica, Patricia A Cassano, Paolo Chaves, David Couper, David R Jac...> ;European Heart Journal. 2022 Jun 14
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Journal Articles

Lung spirometry and diffusion capacity are decreased in patients with type 2 diabetes
Klein OL, Kalhan R, Williams MV, Tipping M, Lee J, and Smith LJ, Diabet Med, 1/1/2012
Cigarette smoking and airway wall thickness on CT scan in a multi-ethnic cohort: The MESA Lung Study
Donohue KM, Hoffman EA, Baumhauer H, Guo J, Budoff M, Austin JH, Kalhan R, Kawut S, Tracy R, and Barr RG, Respir Med, 1/1/2012
Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Rosenberg SR and Kalhan R, Transl Res, 1/1/2012
Barriers to Adherence to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines by Primary Care Physicians
Salinas GD, Williamson JD, Kalhan R, Thomashow B, Scheckermann, JL, Walsh J, Abdolrasulnia M, and Foster JA, Int J Chron Obstruct Pulm Dis, 1/1/2011
Association of Circulating Adhesion Molecules with Lung Function
Thyagarajan B, Smith LJ, Barr RG, Gross MD, Kalhan R, and Jacobs DR, Chest, 1/1/2009
Potential Reasons Why Physicians Underuse Lung Protective Ventilation: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Physician Documentation
Mikkelsen ME, Dedhiya P, Kalhan R, Gallop R, Lanken PN, Fuchs BD, Resp Care, 1/1/2008
A 23 Year Old Woman with Sudden Onset Dyspnea and Chest Pain Penetrating to the Back
Kwon J, Blum MG, and Kalhan R, Chest, 1/1/2008
The Emerging Role of Systemic Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Tran B and Kalhan R, Clin Pulm Med, 1/1/2008
A 48 Year Old Woman with Skin Lesions, Renal Masses, and Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Kalhan R, Yeldandi AY, and Jain M, Chest, 1/1/2007
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Press Mentions

No Plans to Ban Gas Stoves, but Health Concerns RemainJanuary 11th, 2023
Experts Call for Non-Biased Lung Disease TestOctober 18th, 2022
Lung Disease Tests Are Failing Black Patients, Studies Show. Experts Are Calling for ChangeOctober 12th, 2022
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