Meet the 2025 Winner: Silpa Krefft, MD, MPH
Dr. Silpa Krefft is an occupational pulmonologist and critical care physician. She completed training in Internal Medicine at Boston University Medical Center and then subsequently completed Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship and Occupational Medicine training at the University of Colorado. She joined the faculty in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at National Jewish Health in Denver, CO in 2016 as well as the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado in 2017 where her practice includes evaluation and management of general pulmonary and critical care medicine as well as occupational and environmental lung diseases. Her primary clinical and research interests include exposure-related lung disease with a particular focus on deployment-related respiratory diseases in military service members who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Other research interests include assessing occupational and environmental exposure risk for lung cancer in veterans and also investigation of noninvasive markers of exposure-related lung disease with a specific focus on pulmonary physiology testing techniques.
Description
This award is given to a primary EOPH member with exemplary support and commitment to the EOPH mission and with recognized contributions to the assembly in the areas of research, improving public health, teaching, mentoring, and/or service (not necessarily leadership). Individuals eligible for consideration are within 10 years from completion of postdoctoral training. Nominations of diverse candidates (by gender, race/ethnicity, country, area of focus and primary occupation) are highly encouraged.
Criteria
- Within 10 years of having completed postdoctoral or clinical training, excluding time off for personal circumstances (i.e. Assistant Professor or equivalent)
- EOPH Assembly Member (primary)
- Significant contributions to the assembly in the areas of research, improving public health, teaching, mentoring, and/or service (not necessarily leadership).
Note: Award nominations will be carried over for 3 years and the Planning Committee may choose to move nominees to a different award category for optimal review.