Posts by Peggy S. Lai, MD, MPH
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Supplemental Oxygen Alters the Airway Microbiome in Cystic Fibrosis
Using a validated ex vivo model of airway microbial communities, Peggy S. Lai, MD, MPH, Jacob Vieira, BS, and colleagues showed that oxygen supplementation in people with cystic fibrosis may decrease the absolute abundance of certain anaerobes in the airway microbiome while being tolerated by typical lung pathogens.
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Prolonged Prone Ventilation Decreases COVID-19 Mortality
Research at Massachusetts General Hospital demonstrates that prolonged prone positioning during mechanical ventilation decreases COVID-19-related mortality.
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Differences in Measuring Endotoxin Explains Contradictory Results on Lung Health Effects
Molly Wolf, MD, and Peggy S. Lai, MD, MPH, of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, explain that common methods of quantifying microbial exposure have inherent limitations, which probably explain the contradictory evidence on whether microbial exposure harms lung health.
Biography
Peggy S. Lai, MD, MPH, is a physician-scientist in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital provides comprehensive care for the full range of respiratory conditions and diseases.