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John O. Joerns, M.D.

  1. Critical Care Specialist
  2. Internist
  3. Transplant Pulmonologist

Dr. John Joerns is a transplant pulmonologist with our lung transplant team.

He sees patients with advanced lung diseases at every stage of transplant — from early consideration through all phases of post-transplant journey.

He also attends on the Medical ICU service.

  1. Advanced lung disease
  2. Transplant disorder
  3. Transplant rejection
  1. Airway management
  2. Bronchoscopy
  3. Central venous catheterization
  4. Chest tube placement
  5. Lumbar puncture
  6. Thoracentesis
  • Lung transplant recipients with telomere related disease
  • Particular interest in diagnosis and management of antibody mediated rejection/ donor specific antibodies.
  • Evolving immunosuppressant regimens for use in solid organ transplant
  • Trying to aid the community in conducting more clinical trials in lung transplantation
  • Pulmonary complications arising from HSCTs
  • Bedside point of care ultrasonography
  1. 2018
    Fellow - Pulmonary and Critical CareYale University
  2. 2015
    Residency - Internal MedicineWashington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  3. 2012
    MD - Doctor of MedicineUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston
  4. 2007
    BA - Political ScienceUniversity of St. Thomas, Houston, TX

Certifications

  1. 2018
    Critical Care MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. 2017
    Pulmonary DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. 2015
    Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2018
    UTSW Program Clinical Excellence AwardUT Southwestern Medical Center
  2. 2012
    Merck Manual Award for Outstanding Graduating Medical StudentsUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston
  3. 2007
    Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of St. Thomas

Professional memberships

  1. 2022 - present
    MemberIntenational Society for Heart and Lung Transplant
  2. 2018 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
  3. 2018 - present
    MemberELSO Extra Corporeal Life Support Organization
  4. 2018 - present
    MemberInternational Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
  5. 2018 - present
    MemberSociety of Critical Care Medicine
  6. 2015 - present
    MemberAmerican Thoracic Society
  7. 2014 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Chest Physicians

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