Ravi Kalhan MD

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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675 N Saint Clair StGalter 18-250Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-695-1800
Fax+1 312-695-4741

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Withdrawn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
NA
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Adverse pregnancy outcomes and lung function later in life: The CARDIA lung study.
Jing Gennie Wang, Laura A Colangelo, Rachel Meislin, Sadiya S Khan, Janet Catov
Respiratory Medicine. 2025-09-01
Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of COPD in Adults Younger than 50 Years of Age.
Alejandro A Diaz, Pallavi P Balte, MeiLan Han, Ravi Kalhan, Surya P Bhatt
NEJM Evidence. 2025-08-01
The Quest for Safe and Effective Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction-A Matter of Correct Scaffolding?
Christopher M Kapp, Ravi Kalhan
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025-07-01

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

Predicting Disease Risk and Improving Patient OutcomesMarch 7th, 2025
Novel Blood Test Predicts Risk of Severe Lung DiseaseOctober 14th, 2024
New Blood Test Predicts Risk for COPD and Severe Respiratory DiseasesSeptember 11th, 2024
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Grant Support

Transitions from Impaired Respiratory Health to Lung DiseaseNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2025
The American Lung Association (ALA) Lung Health CohortNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2019–2025
Genistein And Asthma PathogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006