Victor J. Thannickal, MD

Title

Chair, Department of Medicine

Specialty/Subspecialty

CriticalCare

Clinical Interest(s)

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and fibrotic lung diseases

Research Interest(s)

• Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
• Fibrotic lung diseases
• Acute lung injury and adult respiratory distress syndrome
• Aging
• Regenerative Medicine

Current / Former SSCI Roles

Fellow of the SSCI since 2012, Councilor from 2021-2025, Publications Committee, Development Committee, Tinsley Harrison Scholars Committee, and Chair of the Program Committee.

Publications

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Victor+J.+Thannickal%2C+MD

About Victor J. Thannickal, MD

Dr. Thannickal is Professor of Medicine and the Harry B. Greenberg Chair in the Department of Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Thannickal’s research is focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung repair and regeneration. The clinical impact of his work is evidenced by current and emerging anti-fibrotic therapies in pre-clinical/clinical development, including inhibitors of NOX4, FAK, MRTF-A/ROCK, and BRD4. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles with an h-index over 100 (Google Scholar). His research program has been funded by the NIH and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Thannickal is an elected member of American Association of Physicians and the American Clinical and Climatological Association. He is the recipient of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments. He currently serves on multiple Editorial Boards, including the Journal of Clinical Investigation; he is Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.