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Co-Program Leader, Inhalation Technology

BACKGROUND

José G. Venegas, PhD, brings the bioengineering and pulmonary physiology perspectives required for success in Inhalation Technology. He currently is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia (Bioengineering), Harvard Medical School, and at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care. His research career has been devoted to studying underlying physiologic mechanisms in ARDS, COPD and asthma and developing imaging methods for quantitative assessment of pulmonary inflammation, ventilation, perfusion, intrapulmonary shunts, gas trapping and aerosol deposition. These capabilities will be critical in assessing effectiveness and optimizing the new technologies developed in the Inhalation Technology Program.