Tim Lahm, MD, ATSF Make an Appointment Ask a Question Refer Patient Tim Lahm, MD, is a physician scientist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Lahm is in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and Department of Medicine. Professor Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Medicine 5280 Top Doctors 2022 Previously a 5280 Top Doctor America’s Top Doctors 2015 — Castle Connolly, Medical, Ltd. Recognized in America’s Top Doctors — Castle Connolly, Inc. Best Doctors in America® 2019-2020 — Best Doctors, Inc. Recognized in Best Doctors in America® — Best Doctors, Inc. America’s Top Doctors 2020 — Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. Email Profile Print Profile Overview Contact Info & Locations Patient Ratings & Comments Programs & Services Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (Adult) Pulmonary Hypertension Program Special Interests Dr. Lahm is a physician scientist in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine with a focus on the study of sexual dimorphisms in lung vascular remodeling and right ventricular (RV) adaptation in pulmonary hypertension (PH). The overall goal of his research is to identify novel therapeutic interventions for PH-induced RV and lung vascular dysfunction. In particular, he is interested in gender differences in PH and the role of sex hormones in PH and RV failure. His laboratory is studying mechanisms of how sex hormones such as 17β-estradiol affect lung and RV endothelial cell homeostasis as well as cardiomyocyte function during PH and RV failure development. A specific focus is on deciphering how estrogen receptor alpha promotes resilience to maladaptive RV remodeling by regulating angiogenesis, contractile signaling and inflammatory processes. Other areas of interest in the Lahm lab include studies of hypoxia-induced lung vascular and RV remodeling in the perinatal period and throughout the lifespan, neurohormonal signaling in the RV, exercise effects on RV function, and novel PH phenotypes in the veteran population. The Lahm lab recently expanded its studies of sexually dimorphic lung diseases to study androgen signaling in asthma and to identify mechanisms of how androgens modulate airway epithelial cell function. Dr. Lahm’s clinical interest is in PH, RV failure and lymphangioleiomyomatosis - conditions that exhibit significant gender biases and that disproportionally affect women. He is also passionate about critical care medicine and provides care to critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. See More View Publications Education Education 2000 University of Heidelberg Medical School, Heidelberg, Germany, MD Internships 2002 Department of Anesthesia and Department of Thoracic Surgery ; University of Heidelberg Medical School and Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Residency 2005 Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Internal Medicine Fellowship 2008 Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Awards & Recognition 2021: Chair, American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Circulation Assembly 2017: Program Committee Chair, American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Circulation Assembly 2017: Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award, Indiana University School of Medicine 2015: Catherine and Lowe Berger and Pauline L. Ford Investigator of Pulmonary Medicine, Indiana University, Department of Medicine 2015: Outstanding Young Investigator, Indiana University, Department of Medicine 2012: Gilead Sciences Research Scholars in PAH Award, Gilead, Inc. 2012: First place winner, Translational Research Posters, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC Research Day 2011: ASPIRE Young Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease Research, Pfizer, Inc. 2010: ATS/PHA/Pfizer Research Fellowship in PAH, ATS/Pulmonary Hypertension Association/Pfizer Board Certification Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Medicine Internal Medicine Professional Memberships 2017-Present: Alliance for Academic Medicine 2015-Present: American Heart Association 2013-Present: Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute 2009-Present: Pulmonary Hypertension Association 2007-Present: American Thoracic Society Website Information Lahm Lab Ask a Question through MyChart Sign in to your MyChart account to communicate with your care team, manage appointments, and more. Create an Account Contact Information Office: 877.225.5654 Patient Ratings The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our independent rating system, the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. 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