CharlesWAtwoodMD
Pulmonology • Pittsburgh, PACritical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Office
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
University Drive (111SU)
Pittsburgh, PA 15240Phone+1 412-360-6823Fax+1 412-360-6316
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
AL State Medical License 1989 - 1991
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Clinical Trials
- Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
- DECAMP-1: Diagnosis and Surveillance of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 152 citationsNoninferiority of functional outcome in ambulatory management of obstructive sleep apnea.Samuel T. Kuna, Indira Gurubhagavatula, Greg Maislin, Sakhena Hin, Kathryn C. Hartwig
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2011-05-01 - 83 citationsThe coordination of breathing and swallowing in Parkinson's disease.Roxann Diez Gross, Charles W. Atwood, Sheryl B. Ross, Kimberly A. Eichhorn, Joan W. Olszewski
Dysphagia. 2008-06-01 - 22 citationsReducing aerosol dispersion by High Flow Therapy in COVID-19: High Resolution Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Particle Behavior during High Velocity Nasal ...Scott Leonard, Wayne Strasser, Jessica S. Whittle, Leonithas I. Volakis, Ronald J. DeBellis
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open. 2020-05-29
Lectures
- National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC): 2013 Annual MeetingNational Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care(NAMDRC), San Diego, California - 3/21/2013
- Sleep Medicine 2012American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Phoenix, Arizona - 1/26/2012
Other
- Pharmacologic treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adultsAtwood CW
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pharmacologic-treatment-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-09
Press Mentions
GRAIL’s Galleri Test Shows Promising Results in Early Cancer Detection for U.S. VeteransOctober 24th, 2024- New Blood Test for Cancer Open to Veterans in the Pittsburgh AreaJune 3rd, 2022
- GRAIL Announces Collaboration with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Health Foundation to Evaluate Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection TestMay 31st, 2022
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