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Center for Interstitial Lung Disease

Michael P. Mohning

Dr. Michael Mohning is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist who treats patients with all types of interstitial lung disease.



Special Interests


Clinical Interests:

My clinical interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and in complex pulmonary and exercise physiology.

Research Interests:

I serve as a principal investigator and sub-investigator on various ILD clinical trials.

Education


Education

2004 - 2008
University of Minnesota Medical School, MD

Residency

2011 - 2012
University of Colorado, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
2008 - 2011
University of Colorado, Resident, Internal Medicine

Fellowship

2015 - 2016
University of Colorado, Research Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
2012 - 2015
University of Colorado, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Awards & Recognition


2014-2016: National Research Service Award, NIH, NHLBI
2015: Selected for Eleventh Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators' Forum, Atlanta GA

Board Certification


2011: Internal Medicine
2014: Pulmonary Medicine
2015: Critical Care Medicine

Professional Memberships


American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians

Publications


Chumpagern W, Spagnolo P, Ratanawatkul P, Mohning MP, Fernández Pérez ER. Prognostic value of ventilatory efficiency in hypersensitivity pneumonitis. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2026 Jul 9;13(1). doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2026-004221. PubMed PMID: 42425739; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13358302.

Pryor JB, Solomon JJ, Swigris JJ, Bang TJ, Fuentealba A, Keith R, Mohning MP, Koslow M, Fernández Pérez ER, Huie TJ, Cooley J, Fratelli C, Lynch DA, Yunt ZX, Kastsianok L. Peridiaphragmatic inflammation and fibrosis in myositis associated interstitial lung disease; a case series. Respir Med Res. 2026 May;89:101219. doi: 10.1016/j.resmer.2025.101219. Epub 2025 Oct 27. PubMed PMID: 41285096.

Koslow M, Baraghoshi D, Swigris JJ, Brown KK, Fernández Pérez ER, Huie TJ, Keith RC, Mohning MP, Solomon JJ, Yunt ZX, Manco G, Lynch DA, Humphries SM. One-Year Change in Quantitative Computed Tomography Is Associated with Meaningful Outcomes in Fibrotic Lung Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Oct;211(10):1775-1784. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202503-0535OC. PubMed PMID: 40824122.

Schott CA, Mohning MP, Cooley JC. Emerging Concepts in Therapeutic Interventions for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Aug;46(4):347-365. doi: 10.1055/a-2651-1937. Epub 2025 Jul 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 40633816; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12615049.

Mohning MP, Krefft SD. Use of Spirometry in Pulmonary Function Evaluation. Clin Chest Med. 2025 Sep;46(3):401-412. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2025.04.001. Epub 2025 Jul 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 40769588.

Academic Affiliations


Assistant Professor, University of Colorado