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H. Ari Jaffe, MD


H. Ari Jaffe, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Pulmonary Division, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

Howard.Jaffe@va.gov




Campus Address
920-N CSB
840 South Wood Street (MC 719)
Chicago, Illinois 60612

Campus Phone
(312) 996-3820

Clinical & Research Interests
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in homozygotes and symptomatic heterozygotes, COPD, interstitial lung disease including novel therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and anti-TNF antibody strategies in sarcoidosis, alternate strategies for sedation in ventilated patients

Clinical Services
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy including diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including argon-plasma and cryo intraluminal ablation, stent placements
Pulmonary function testing
Bronchoprovocational testing
Outpatient pulmonary diagnostic and therapeutic clinics
Critical Care Medicine

Clinic Schedule
Wed: 1 pm-5 pm

Professional Background
2000-present
Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago

1993-2000
Assistant Professor, Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine and Department of Genetics
University of Illinois at Chicago

1986-1993
Senior Staff Fellow, Division of Intramural Research
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD

1977-1979
National Cancer Institute Summer Research Associate and Toxicology Technician and Phlebotomist
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

1976-1977
Research Technician, Department of Immunoparasitology, Naval Medical Research Institute and Department of Medicine
Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

1975-1976
Tissue Culture Technician, Department of Pharmacology
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC


Education and Training
1975 BA Biology University of Rochester, Rochester NY
1981 MD Georgetown University Medical School
1981-1984 Intern, Junior and Senior Resident, Osler Medical Service, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1984-1986 Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD


Personal Interests
Married and father of 2 sons, active member of Congregation Beth Shalom, avid reader.

 

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