Press Releases

Michelle Ng Gong, MD, MS, ATSF today added president of the American Thoracic Society to her long list of accomplishments. The announcement came on the heels of the Plenary Session at the ATS 2026 International Conference. Dr. Gong succeeds Raed Dweik, MD, MBA, ATSF.

The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Kambez H. Benam, DPhil, was awarded the 2026 Research Innovation and Translational Achievement Award. This award celebrates his outstanding work at the University of Pittsburgh.

The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Charles G. Irvin, PhD, ATSF, has received the 2026 Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal, the ATS’s highest honor. This award celebrates his outstanding work at the University of Vermont.

The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Payam Nahid, MD, MPH, has received the 2026 World Lung Health Award. This award celebrates his outstanding work at the University of California, San Francisco.

The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Marc Peters-Golden, MD, has received the 2026 J. Burns Amberson Lecture. This honor celebrates his outstanding work at the University of Michigan.

The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Lynn F. Reinke, PhD, ATSF, has received the J. Randall Curtis Humanism Award. This award celebrates her outstanding work at the University of Utah.

The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD, has received a 2026 Public Service Award. This honor celebrates her outstanding work at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

A once-nightly oral pill helped control obstructive sleep apnea in a large, phase 3 clinical trial presented at the 2026 ATS International Conference.

The American Thoracic Society expanded access to its educational content, leveraging AI to bring personalized learning to pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine professionals.

The New York City Housing Authority developed Mold Busters, a mold-removal program, in response to a 2013 class-action lawsuit filed by residents suffering from asthma due to mold in their apartments. New research presented at the ATS 2026 International Conference shows that the program results in nearly 2,800 fewer asthma-related emergency department visits annually.