
Loretta Que MD
Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine
Professor, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
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279 Duke Medical CtrDurham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-681-8551
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Summary
- Dr. Loretta Que is a pulmonologist in Durham, NC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Duke University Hospital and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. She specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine and is experienced in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and general pulmonology.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 1996 - 2027
CT State Medical License 1992 - 1994
OH State Medical License 1990 - 1992
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease- American Board of Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy and Safety of Beta-adrenoceptor Inverse Agonist, Nadolol, in Mild Asthma
- Asthma L-Citrulline Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 05
- Contributing Factors in the Pathobiology of Airway Remodeling in Obesity Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 09
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Asthma in pregnancy: contemporary management.Rachel Meislin, Angela Bianco, Jing Gennie Wang, Elizabeth Kravitz, Jana Ponce
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2026-08-01 - Effect of PEEP mask on cough in patients with tracheobronchomalacia.Matthew McCravy, Lindsay Boole, Cynthia L Green, Samantha Morrison, Shweta Shrikant
BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2026-04-25 - Using hyperpolarised xenon-129 magnetic resonance imaging to investigate longitudinal effects of long COVID on pulmonary function.Ivina Mali, Mitchell Harrison, Bradie Frizzell, Mario Castro, Andrew McHorse
ERJ Open Research. 2026-03-01
Press Mentions
2022 Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients AnnouncedApril 5th, 2022
Coronavirus Weekly Need-to-Know: Diabetes Risk, Allergies, Sexual Dysfunction & MoreMarch 18th, 2022
Can COVID Cause Sexual Dysfunction? Here’s What Experts Know — and What They Don’tMarch 14th, 2022
Grant Support
- Oxidative Stress and Regional Airway Remodeling and Fibrosis in Obese AsthmaDUKE UNIVERSITY2020–2025
- SANDIA: Supplementing L-citrulline to overweight late Asthma oNset phenotypes to increase airway L-arginine/ADMA ratio and Improve Asthma controlUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2019–2025
- SANDIA: Supplementing L-citrulline to overweight late Asthma oNset phenotypes to increase airway L-arginine/ADMA ratio and Improve Asthma controlUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER2019–2025
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