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GR Scott Budinger, MD serves as Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where he holds the Ernest S. Bazley Professorship of Airway Diseases. He is also Director of the Simpson Querrey Lung Institute for Translational Science (SQLIFTS) and Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Cell & Developmental Biology.
Dr. Budinger's educational background includes a BS from Northwestern University (1985), MD from University of Illinois, Chicago (1989), Internal Medicine residency at University of Chicago Hospitals (1992), and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine fellowship at University of Chicago Hospitals (1995). He is board certified in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
His research focuses on understanding why older people are at increased risk for poor outcomes after pneumonia, with particular emphasis on mitochondrial function in lung diseases, aging lungs, and mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. The Budinger Lab uses data from ICU patients to generate hypotheses, which are then tested using animal and cellular models with the goal of identifying therapies to improve lung health in elderly pneumonia survivors.
Analysis of Dr. Budinger's recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on the intersection of mitochondrial biology, aging, and lung disease, with increasing application of machine learning approaches to analyze electronic health records for disease detection and outcome prediction. His work spans basic molecular mechanisms to clinical applications, particularly in interstitial lung disease, systemic sclerosis complications, and post-COVID respiratory conditions.
Among his notable honors are:
- Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Disease (2016)
- ASCI Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (2013)
- Deputy Editor of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2010-2015)
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Northwestern University Department of Medicine (2003)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society Membership (1988)
Dr. Budinger maintains active leadership roles including Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the American Thoracic Society (2016-present) and has served as President of the Chicago Thoracic Society (2006-2007). His lab collaborates extensively with researchers across Northwestern and external institutions, focusing on translational approaches to lung disease. The Simpson Querrey Lung Institute for Translational Science, which he directs, represents a major institutional commitment to advancing lung research, education, and patient care at Northwestern Medicine.
