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Sanjay Sethi

Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Respiratory infections and lung disease, especially in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung infections, such as bronchitis and pneumonia

Head shot of Sanjay Sethi, University at Buffalo lung disease and COPD expert.

Sanjay Sethi can discuss serious lung diseases and respiratory infections in the critically ill as well as the respiratory effects of smoking and vaping.

Considered one of the nation’s top chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) researchers, he has conducted pioneering research on bacterial infections in this disease and how to treat them. He has helped test and develop new therapeutics for COPD and served as a consultant on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines. 

CONTACT:

Sanjay Sethi, MD
Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Professor of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences, University at Buffalo
Medical Director of the Clinical Research Office, University at Buffalo

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