Laboratory of Rare Lung Diseases

William Russell, RPFT.

William Russell, RPFTPulmonary Testing Laboratory Manager,  Airways Biology Initiative
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Division
4th floor Andrew Mutch Building
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

(215) 662-9238
 (215) 243-4682
william.russell@uphs.upenn.edu

Education:
AAS, Respiratory Therapy- Community College of Pennsylvania
B.S.,  Temple University , Philadelphia, PA

Mr. Russell has served as a Clinical Research Manager at the Airways Biology Initiative since 2004.  Prior to this he served as both staff member and Clinical Specialist-Supervisor at the Pulmonary Diagnostics Laboratory of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected publications

  1. Sims MW, Musani AI, Sareli C, Russell W, McLaren WJ, Delaney PM, Litzky LA, Panettieri RA: A Pilot Study of the Feasibility of Confocal Endomicroscopy for Examination of the Human Airway. J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol 17(2): 126-30, April 2010.  Note: Sims & Musani are co-first authors.
  2.  National Lung Screening Trial Research Team; The National Lung Screening Trial: Overview and Study Design. Radiology 258:243-253, January 2011.  Note: Staff Team Member