Respiratory Exchange
A Cleveland Clinic podcast exploring timely and timeless clinical and leadership topics in the disciplines of pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, allergy/immunology, infectious disease and related areas. Hosted by Raed Dweik, MD, MBA, Chair of the Respiratory Institute at Cleveland Clinic.
Respiratory Exchange
Highlights from the 2026 ATS Conference
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Clevleand Clinic Respiratory Institute
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Host Daniel Culver, DO, is joined by Cleveland Clinic pulmonologists Rachel Scheraga, MD, and Vickram Tejwani, MD, for a recap of the 2026 American Thoracic Society Conference (ATS). They discuss key scientific and clinical highlights, including support for early-career investigators, ATS NOW, advances in lung microenvironment research, emerging airway disease therapies targeting IL-33, and promising pulmonary fibrosis data. The conversation also explores how collaboration, technology, and team-based science are reshaping respiratory research and what the future of major medical meetings may look like.