Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program
MGH-BIDMC Harvard

Alison Witkin, MD

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Alison Witkin, MD

Associate Program Director

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Area of Expertise: Medical Education, or Academic Clinical Medicine

Academic Interests

Dr. Witkin’s clinical and research interests focus on patients with pulmonary hypertension and she is the associate director of the MGH Pulmonary Hypertension and Thromboendarterectomy Program. She has a particular interest in both acute and chronic thromboembolic disease. She is a member of the MGH Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) and serves on the board of trustees for the National PERT Consortium.  She also directs the ECMO program for the Medical Intensive Care Unit.

Awards and Recognition

Board of Directors, National PERT Consortium

 

More information can be found on Dr. Witkin's Harvard Catalyst Profile.

+Current Projects

  • Analyzing CTEPH pathology results to see if they predict hemodynamic outcomes
  • Use of CPET in patients with pulmonary hypertension
  • Use of CPET in patients with history of pulmonary embolism and residual dyspnea