65th Annual Chest Disease Conference Agenda

February 18 - 21, 2027

Schedule-at-a-Glance

  • February 18, 2027

    Registration & Reception: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Education Session: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • February 19, 2027

    Breakfast, Exhibits, & Education Session: 7:00 AM - 9:45 AM

    Education Session, Exhibits & Reception: 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  • February 20, 2027

    Breakfast, Exhibits, & Education Session: 7:00 AM - 9:45 AM

    Education Session, Exhibits & Reception: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • February 21, 2027

    Breakfast and Exhibits, & Education: 6:45 AM - 10:30 AM

    Adjourn until 2028: 10:30 AM

Invited Speakers

  • Dianna Howard, MD

  • Ryan Clay, MD

  • Nicholas Wysham, MD

  • Tanzira Zaman, M.D.

    Tanzira Zaman, MD

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  • Tijana Tuhy M.D.

    Tijana Tuhy MD

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  • Erica Lease, M.D.

    Erica Lease, MD

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  • Jennifer Dixon, M.D.

    Jennifer Dixon, MD

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  • Corey Fry, DNP

    Corey Fry, DNP

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  • Christina R. MacRosty, DO, FCCP

    Christina R. MacRosty, DO, FCCP

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  • Theodore Jennermann MD

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  • Erica Smith-Cohen, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC

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  • Samantha Paramore, DNP

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  • Bradley Petek, MD

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FULL AGENDA - 65th Annual Chest Disease Conference

Presented by the Oregon Thoracic Society

Thursday, February 18, 2027

6:00 – 7:00 pm - Registration

7:00 – 8:00 pm - Welcome Reception

8:00 – 9:00 pm - El Toro – Case Presentation Activity

Presenters: Ryan Clay, MD, and Dianna Howard, MD – Kaiser Permanente

9:00 -10:00 pm - Attendee Social Hour and Visit Poster

Friday, February 19, 2027

7:00 – 7:30 am - Continental Breakfast and Exhibits, X-ray cases review & submit

7:30 – 8:30 am - Presentation: PE/ RV failure

Presenter: Tijana Tuhy MD

8:30 – 8:45 am - Break and Exhibits

8:45 – 9:45 am - Presentation: IP - Pleural Disease

Presenter: Christina R. MacRosty, DO, FCCP

9:45 – 4:00 pm - Break

4:00 – 5:00 pm - Surgical Approach to dx/mgmt of Pleural Disease

Presenter: Jennifer Dixon, M.D.

5:00 – 5:30 pm - Reception and Exhibits

5:30 – 6:30 pm - Updates in Interstitial Lung Disease as the Treatments Continue to Expand

Presenter: Tanzira Zaman, MD

6:30 – 7:30 pm - Updates in Lung Transplantation: Considerations for Referral, Evaluation, and Listing

Presenter: Erica Lease, MD

Saturday, February 20, 2027

7:00 – 7:30 am - Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

7:30 – 8:30 am - Post-Transplant: Complications After Transplant

Presenter: Erica Lease, MD

8:30 – 8:45 am - Break and Exhibits

8:45 – 9:45 am - Considerations for Designing Clinical Trials in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Presenter: Tanzira Zaman, MD

9:45 – 3:00 pm - Break

3:00 – 3:45 pm - Happy Hour & OTS Business Meeting -

Note: All prospective OTS members are encouraged to attend. Learn more about getting involved in the OTS, as well as the latest news about engagement, leadership, and planning.

3:45 – 4:15 pm - Happy Hour & Exhibits

4:15 – 5:15 pm - X-ray Quiz

Presenter: Theodore Jennermann, MD

5:15 – 5:30 pm - Announcements

Presenter: Ethan Corcoran, MD, PhD, OTS President

5:30 – 6:00 pm - Critical Care Year in Review

Presenters: Manny Gonzalez, MD and Ryan Dunn, MD


Sunday, February 21, 2027

7:00 – 7:30 am - Breakfast, Exhibits, and Registration

7:30 – 8:30 am - CPET

Presenters: Bradley Petek, MD

8:30 - 8:45 am - Break and Exhibits

8:45 – 9:45 am - Panel Discussion: Enabling Advanced Practice in Critical Care: Onboarding, Team Building, and Structural Empowerment

Presenters: Corey Fry, DNP and Erica Smith-Cohen, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC and Samantha Paramore, DNP

9:45 -10:15 am - Pulmonary Year in Review

Presenters: Taylor Nguyen, MD and Abuzar Siraj, MD

10:15 -10:30 am - Final Announcements and Adjourn

Presenter: Ethan Corcoran, MD, PhD, OTS President

64th Annual Chest Disease Conference Registration

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