
Tejaswini Kulkarni MD
Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease
Associate Professor Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
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1717 6th Ave SBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816
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Summary
- Dr. Tejaswini Kulkarni is a pulmonologist based in Birmingham, AL, with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases, and Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease. She completed her fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Alabama Medical Center and her residency in Internal Medicine at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama Hospital and has expertise in interstitial lung diseases, particularly those associated with connective tissue diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Kulkarni has authored several publications in reputable journals on topics related to pulmonary fibrosis. Additionally, she is currently principal investigator/ co-investigator on clinical trials studying new therapeutics for pulmonary fibrosis.
Education & Training
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Bangalore Medical CollegeClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 2013 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2010 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealtheLife and PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Study of TTI-101 in Participants With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Start of enrollment: 2023 May 15
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reply to Sun et al.: Interpreting benefit in ELEVATE-IPF.Toby M Maher, Mark J Hamblin, Camilla S Graham, Tejaswini Kulkarni
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026-09-01 - Deupirfenidone compared with pirfenidone and placebo in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (ELEVATE-IPF): a phase 2b randomized placebo-controlled trial.Toby M Maher, Mark J Hamblin, Won-Il Choi, Amy Hajari Case, Ioannis P Tomos
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026-08-01 - 1 citationsInhaled LTI-03 for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomized dose escalation study.Philip L Molyneaux, Nikhil A Hirani, Collin C K Chia, Tejaswini Kulkarni, Tanzira Zaman
Nature Communications. 2026-07-31
Authored Content
- An Update in Progressive Pulmonary FibrosisOctober 2022
Press Mentions
PureTech Presents New Phase 2b Analyses Demonstrating Consistent Safety and Efficacy of Deupirfenidone in Older Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), a Historically Undertreated GroupOctober 22nd, 2025
PureTech Showcases Differentiated Development Strategy, Including New Patient Preference Insights, and Spotlights Phase 2b Data Positioning Deupirfenidone as a Potential New Standard of Care in IPFAugust 21st, 2025
PureTech Showcases Differentiated Development Strategy, Including New Patient Preference Insights, and Spotlights Phase 2b Data Positioning Deupirfenidone as a Potential New Standard of Care in IPFAugust 21st, 2025
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