Robert A Wise MD

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases

Professor of Medicine, Instructor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

5501 Hopkins Bayview CircleAllergy & Asthma Center, 2nd FloorBaltimore, MD 21224
Phone+1 410-550-5864
Fax+1 410-367-2376

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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1977 - 1979
University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1971
Dartmouth Medical SchoolB.M.S., Cum Laude, 1967 - 1969

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Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License Current
MD State Medical License 2019 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Johns Hopkins University Women's Sponsorship Award Johns Hopkins Women's Task Force, 2018
Nair Lifetime Achievement Award in COPD American Thoracic Society, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2017

Clinical Trials

Efficacy of Losartan in Preventing Progression of COPD
COMPLETED
PHASE4
Broccoli Sprout Extracts Trial to See if NRF2 is Enhanced by Sulforaphane Treatment in Patients With COPD
COMPLETED
PHASE2
Long-acting Beta Agonist Step Down Study
COMPLETED
PHASE4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Metabolomic profiling reveals distinct and shared biology in COPD and IPF.
Aldric Rosario, Nicole Prince, Shariq Madha-Krause, Sharon M Lutz, Julian E Hecker
Metabolomics. 2026-08-22
Respiratory Adverse Events of Weight-Loss Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Lijuan Zeng, Celeste Zinmon-Htet, Tsegaye Hundie, Shanshan Lin, Sheriza N Baksh
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-07-21
Z-scores for Spirometry Interpretation: Implications for Classifying Impairments in Lung Function.
J Henry Brems, Sarath Raju, Nirupama Putcha, Ashraf Fawzy, Nadia N Hansel
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-06-09

Journal Articles

Treatment Effects of ff/umec/vi vs ff/vi and umec/vi in Reversible and Nonreversible Copd Patients: Analyses of the Impact Study
Robert Wise, MD, Chest
Association Between Functional Small Airways Disease and FEV Decline in COPD
Bhatt SP, Soler X, Wang X, Murray S, Anzueto AR, Beaty TH, Boriek AM, Casaburi R, Criner GJ, Diaz AA, Dransfield MT, Curran-Everett D, Galban CJ, Hoffman EA, Hogg JC, ..., Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2016
Clinical Significance of Symptoms in Smokers with Preserved Pulmonary Function
Woodruff PG, Barr RG, Bleecker E, Christenson SA, Couper D, Curtis JL, Gouskova NA, Hansel NN, Hoffman EA, Kanner RE, Kleerup E, Lazarus SC, Martinez FJ, Paine R,3rd, ..., N Engl J Med, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders
Chapter: Chapter 42: Course and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Drummond MB, Wise RAEditors: Grippi, J. Elias, J. Fishman, R. Kotloff, A Pack, R Senior, M Siegel.McGraw-Hill, New York, NY2015
Asthma Comorbidities, Coexisting Conditions, and Differential Diagnosis
Chapter: Other Pulmonary Abnormalities – Coexisting and Differential Diagnosis
Page 139 - 147Wise RA, Brigham EPEditors: Lockey RF, Ledford DK.Oxford University Press2014
The Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review
Chapter: Pulmonary Function Testing
Page 141 - 144Wise RA, McCormack MCEditors: Ashar BH, Miller RG, Sisson SD.Elsevier, Baltimore, MDEdition 4th,2012

Abstracts/Posters

Workshop Executive Summary Report: Post-resuscitative and initial Utility in Life Saving Efforts (PULSE)
Weil MH, Becker L, Budinger T, Kern K, Nichol G, Shechter I, Traystman R, Wiedemann H, Wise R, Weisfeldt M and Sopko G, Circulation, Lansdowne Resort and Conference Center, Leesburg, VA, 1/1/2001
Concomitant inhaled corticosteroid and PRN bronchodilator use
Schiller K, V Santopietro, R Wise, C Rand, M Simmons, ATS Annual Scientific Meeting, 1/1/2001
Validation of a metered-dose inhaler adherence scale
Schiller K, V Santopietro, R Wise, C Rand, C Demuro-Mercon, ATS Annual Scientific Meeting, 1/1/2001

Other

Comprehensive Management of COPD
VHAtv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U8-5rTh80g
1/1/2014
Co-morbidities in COPD, Peer-to-peer podcast

www.circulatecme.org
1/1/2010
COPD with sleep disturbance, including sleep apnea. Virtual case reviews

www.circulatecme.org
1/1/2009