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Scott McCall, MD, PhD
May 20, 2025

Lung researchers at VUMC win prestigious fellowships

They are Scott McCall, MD, PhD, instructor in Medicine, and Kevin Seitz, MD, MSc, assistant professor of Medicine.

By Bill Snyder
Medical diagram titled “IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS” comparing healthy alveoli with pulmonary fibrosis, showing thickened alveolar walls and impaired gas exchange; inset illustrates oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
January 8, 2025

Study suggests a new way to treat incurable lung disease

IPF is one of the most common forms of pulmonary fibrosis, an interstitial lung disease characterized by the progressive accumulation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the epithelial lining of the airways.

By Bill Snyder
Stylized front-view anatomical illustration of the human torso showing the lungs and branching airways highlighted in yellow and orange within a translucent purple chest.
December 6, 2018

Team spots clue to rare lung and kidney diseases

Pulmonary-renal syndrome (PRS) refers to a group of rare but potentially fatal conditions that nearly always are caused by a misguided attack by the body’s immune system on the lungs and kidneys. Coughing up blood and blood in the urine are telltale signs.

By Bill Snyder