Conditions Treated
- Autoimmune Lung Diseases
- Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Diseases
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
Research Areas
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Patient-reported outcome measures
- Quality of Life
- Gender:
- Male
Education & Training
Education
- 1996
- Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO
- 2004
- Stanford University, MS (Epi)
Residency
- 1996-1997
- Ohio University/Grandview Hospital
- 1997-2000
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
- 2000-2003
- Stanford University, Pulmonary and Critical Care
- 2003-2004
- Stanford University, Research Fellow
Special Interests
Clinical Interests
My clinical interest is in evaluating and caring for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) of any cause. Aryeh Fischer, MD (Division of Rheumatology and Co-Director of the Autoimmune Lung Center) and I co-run a clinical research lab whose goal is to explore interesting and important clinical questions regarding ILD, including ILD related to connective tissue disease. The global focus of my individual research program is on how patients live with and experience ILD, how we assess that experience, and how we, as caretakers, might improve quality of life in patients suffering from ILD. I have a particular interest in developing and investigating so-called patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in ILD. These are instruments designed to capture patients' perceptions of what life is like with ILD and are used to assess whether and how therapeutic interventions affect patients.
Board Certification
Pulmonary Diseases
Critical Care Medicine
Teaching or Professional Positions
2011-Present: Associate Professor, National Jewish Health
2011-Present: Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado
2003-2005: Clinical Instructor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University
Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
Professional Memberships
American College of Chest Physicians
American Thoracic Society
Awards & Recognition
2008: Nomination, Clinician of the Year, National Jewish Health
2005: Faculty Teaching Award, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford Scool of Medicine
2000: Senior Medical Resident of the Year, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1997: Internal Medicine Fast Track Intern of the Year, Grandview Hospital
Publications
Swigris JJ, Wamboldt FS, Behr J, du Bois R, King, Jr. TE, Raghu G, Brown KK. The six-minute walk in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: longitudinal changes and minimum important difference. Thorax 2010;65:173-177 PMID: 19996335
Swigris JJ, Brown KK, Behr J, du Bois R, King, Jr. TE, Raghu G, Wamboldt FS. The SF-36 and SGRQ: validity and first look at minimum important differences in IPF. Respir Med 2010;104:296-304 PMID: 19815403
Raghu G, King, Jr. TE, Behr J, Brown KK, du Bois RM, Leconte I, Roux S, Swigris JJ. Quality of life and dyspnoea in patients treated with bosentan for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BUILD-1). Eur Respir J 2010;35:118-123 PMID: 19679600
Yorke J, Jones PW, Swigris JJ. Development and Validity Testing of an IPF-Specific Verstion of the SGRQ. Thorax 2010;65:921-926 PMID: 20861296
Swigris JJ, Wilson SR, Green KE, Brown KK, Wamboldt FS. Development of the ATAQ-IPF: a tool to assess quality of life in IPF. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2010;8:77 PMID: 20673370
