Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program Make an Appointment Refer a Patient Ask a Question Make an Appointment Refer a Patient Ask a Question Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a broad category of lung diseases that includes more than 130 disorders characterized by scarring (i.e. "fibrosis") and / or inflammation of the lungs. Interstitial Lung Disease Center The National Jewish Health Interstitial Lung Disease Center for Patient Care, Education, Discovery and Innovation is one of the largest interstitial lung disease (ILD) centers in the country. We evaluate and treat thousands of patients each year. Our team of lung specialists partner with patients and their caregivers to develop customized, comprehensive care plans based on the latest research and treatment options. Our goal is to help our patients live full and active lives. Getting the Right Diagnosis for ILD Interstitial Lung Disease can take on many forms. Figuring out if a patient has ILD, and which form, can be challenging. Our team of specialists has a deep understanding of ILD and vast experience diagnosing and treating patients with this complex condition. By integrating clinical information, data generated by our world-class Pulmonary Physiology Services and our Institute for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, we are able to accurately diagnose every type of ILD. Our Mission The mission of the National Jewish Health Interstitial Lung Disease Center for Patient Care, Education, Discovery and Innovation is to: Diagnose and treat patients with (ILD), in any of its many forms Partner with ILD patients and their loved-ones to develop and oversee comprehensive care plans focused on improving their quality of life Educate the community at large about this complex group of lung disorders Train the next generations of ILD experts how to diagnose ILD and compassionately care for ILD patients Partner with investigators inside National Jewish Health, across the nation and around the world in the use of cutting-edge technologies and innovative research methods aimed at improving understanding of how ILD develops and why it progresses Discover interventions aimed at it improving how patients with ILD feel and function in their daily live Learn more about ILD. Conditions We Treat At National Jewish Health, we diagnose and treat all forms of ILD, including: Alveolar hemorrhage syndromes (e.g., idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage) Fibro-inflammatory airways diseases (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans and follicular bronchiolitis) Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (see hypereosinophilic syndromes) Connective tissue or autoimmune disease-related ILD (e.g., ILD related to Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma), Dermato/polymyositis, Sjӧgren’s syndrome, Mixed connective tissue disease, inflammatory bowel disease) Cryptogenic (or known-cause) organizing pneumonia (COP or OP) Familial pulmonary fibrosis Granulomatous interstitial lung disease (e.g., sarcoidosis, GLILD or Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease) Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (e.g., Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, acute interstitial pneumonia, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, respiratory bronchiolitis ILD, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis Pulmonary Langerhan’s cell histiocytosis (formerly Eosinophilic granuloma or Histiocytosis X of the lung) Systemic vasculitis (e.g., ANCA-associated vasculitis including Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis) or Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Churg Strauss syndrome)) ILD Research We offer every patient we see the opportunity to participate in research. We believe the path to discovery in ILD involves partnering with patients to advance understanding of ILD, including its epidemiology, natural history, prognosis and treatment. Our team of researchers is committed to studying ILD from every angle using multiple innovative approaches. Together, with our patient research participants, we will continue to blaze new trails of discovery and innovation in ILD. Doctors Katherine Rosen, RN, MSN, ANP-C + × Katherine Rosen, RN, MSN, ANP-C Katherine Rosen, RN, is a nurse practitioner at National Jewish Health. Ms. Rosen is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Nurse Practitioner Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Zulma X. Yunt, MD + × Zulma X. Yunt, MD Zulma X. Yunt, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Yunt is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Joshua J. Solomon, MD + × Joshua J. Solomon, MD Joshua J. Solomon, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Solomon is in the Section of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine. Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program Associate Professor Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section of Critical Care Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Jeff Swigris, DO, MS + × Jeff Swigris, DO, MS Jeff Swigris, DO, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Swigris is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Professor Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Gregory P. Downey, MD + × Gregory P. Downey, MD Gregory P. Downey, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Downey serves as the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs in the Department of Medicine. Professor Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Stephen K. Frankel, MD, FCCM, FCCP + × Stephen K. Frankel, MD, FCCM, FCCP Stephen K. Frankel, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Frankel serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Affairs. Executive Vice President, Clinical Affairs Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Evans Fernández, MD, MS + × Evans Fernández, MD, MS Evans Fernández, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Fernández Pérez is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Associate Professor Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Matthew Koslow, MD + × Matthew Koslow, MD Matthew Koslow, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Koslow is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Assistant Professor Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Kevin K. Brown, MD + × Kevin K. Brown, MD Kevin K. Brown, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Brown serves as Chair of the Department of Medicine. Chair, Department of Medicine Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Rebecca C. Keith, MD + × Rebecca C. Keith, MD Rebecca C. Keith, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Keith is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Associate Professor Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Interstitial Lung Disease Program Autoimmune Lung Center View Full Profile Make an Appointment Tristan J. Huie, MD + × Tristan J. Huie, MD Tristan J. Huie, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Huie is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Associate Professor Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Richard T. Meehan, MD, FACP + × Richard T. Meehan, MD, FACP Richard T. Meehan, MD, is a rheumatologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Meehan is in the Division of Rheumatology and Department of Medicine. Professor, Department of Medicine Division of Rheumatology Co-Director, Post-Deployment Lung Health Center Autoimmune Lung Center View Full Profile Make an Appointment Amy O'Connell, MS, CCC-SLP + × Amy O'Connell, MS, CCC-SLP Amy O'Connell is a speech-language pathologist at National Jewish Health. Ms. O'Connell is a Supervisor in Rehabilitation Services. Speech-Language Pathologist Supervisor, Rehabilitation Services Rehabilitation Services View Full Profile Joseph Cooley, DO + × Joseph Cooley, DO Joseph Cooley, DO, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Cooley is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine. Instructor Interstitial Lung Disease Program Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine View Full Profile Make an Appointment Michael P. Mohning, MD + × Michael P. Mohning, MD Michael P. Mohning, MD, is a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Mohning is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Interstitial Lung Disease Program View Full Profile Make an Appointment View all (15) doctors specializing in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program Find a Doctor Clinical Trials Biomarkers & Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Progression COPD Patient Knowledge Creating Asthma Measurements through the MORRE Study Healthy Adults Needed for Beryllium Disease Study Identifying Characteristics and Patterns of Asthma Investigational Gene Therapy for Adults with CF Lung Injury from Military Deployment Mineral Dust & Lung Disease New Trial Medication for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension PrecISE Severe Asthma Interventions Predict and Prevent Lung Disease Predicting ILD from Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Pulmonary Fibrosis & Genetic Factors REGAIN Study to Understand Asthma Skin, Airway & Esophageal Epithelial Barriers in Youth Reasons to Choose National Jewish Health The leading respiratory hospital in the nation and the only one devoted fully to the treatment of respiratory and related illnesses Ranked #1 or #2 in Pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report for 26 consecutive years Ranked in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation by HCAHPS Physicians consistently recognized among the best in the nation by multiple services, including Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly Among the top 6% of organizations funded for research by the NIH, providing patients access to hundreds of active clinical trials 124-year history of focus on care, research and education serving patients from around the world with lung, heart, immune and related disorders Make an Appointment Life Gets Back on the Green Even over the phone, Michael Brown’s voice is a hypodermic of pure energy. Indeed, the first word neurologist Jinny Tavee, MD, uses to describe him these days is “ebullient.” But it wasn’t always this way. Read More View All Patient Stories
Reasons to Choose National Jewish Health The leading respiratory hospital in the nation and the only one devoted fully to the treatment of respiratory and related illnesses Ranked #1 or #2 in Pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report for 26 consecutive years Ranked in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation by HCAHPS Physicians consistently recognized among the best in the nation by multiple services, including Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly Among the top 6% of organizations funded for research by the NIH, providing patients access to hundreds of active clinical trials 124-year history of focus on care, research and education serving patients from around the world with lung, heart, immune and related disorders Make an Appointment
Life Gets Back on the Green Even over the phone, Michael Brown’s voice is a hypodermic of pure energy. Indeed, the first word neurologist Jinny Tavee, MD, uses to describe him these days is “ebullient.” But it wasn’t always this way. Read More View All Patient Stories