Leading Lung Disease Epidemiologist Named Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
PITTSBURGH, July 30 – Juan Carlos Celedón, M.D., Dr.P.H., internationally recognized for his research into genetic and environmental factors that influence lung disease including asthma and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, has been appointed chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC . Dr. Celedón also is a professor in the School of Medicine and in the Department of Human Genetics in the Graduate School of Public Health,