Robert Browning

Dr. Robert Browning is a physician scientist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, specializing in Interventional Pulmonology. He is affiliated with the Murtha Cancer Center Research Program and Surgery departments, focusing on lung cancer and COPD research. His career spans military aviation and medicine, culminating in leadership roles like Chief of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

• Education:
  • Undergraduate: Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Dr. Browning's research interests center on Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Cancer, and COPD, with funded protocols exploring tumor microenvironment dynamics and bronchoscopy innovations. His work spans clinical applications, molecular diagnostics, and military health systems.

Recent publications highlight trends in lung cancer epidemiology (2025), bronchoscopy techniques (2024), and gene expression in pulmonary fibrosis (2023). Key subfields include integrin signaling, airway remodeling, and biomarker development.

Dr. Browning leads the first Department of Defense interventional pulmonology program and collaborates internationally on lung cancer subtypes and tumor microenvironment characteristics. His work involves partnerships with institutions like Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Thorax Clinic in Heidelberg, Germany.