Anand Iyer, MD, MSPH
@anandiyermd.bsky.social
Associate Chief Medical Officer at UAB Medicine | Pulmonologist | #BeesonScholar | Creator: #pallipulm @pallipulm.bsky.social & #geripulm | Loves family, food, music, pets, sports, old trucks.
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So happy to contribute with the ATS Aging Group - PallCare SIG.
We need more pallcare in pulm disease!
@lindellko.bsky.social @anandiyermd.bsky.social
We need more pallcare in pulm disease!
@lindellko.bsky.social @anandiyermd.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
So happy to contribute with the ATS Aging Group - PallCare SIG.
We need more pallcare in pulm disease!
@lindellko.bsky.social @anandiyermd.bsky.social
We need more pallcare in pulm disease!
@lindellko.bsky.social @anandiyermd.bsky.social
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Check out the collaborative learning series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses, made by the ATS and CAPC. Earn CME! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social
Read more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
Read more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Check out the collaborative learning series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses, made by the ATS and CAPC. Earn CME! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social
Read more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
Read more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
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The ATS and CAPC are proud to introduce a new collaborative series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses. Earn CME! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social
Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The ATS and CAPC are proud to introduce a new collaborative series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses. Earn CME! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social
Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
Why even be over there still?
Yes, I miss my legacy verification and thousands of followers over in the upside down but wouldn’t touch that place with a 10ft pole.
It’s a mess.
Twitter refugees unite!
Yes, I miss my legacy verification and thousands of followers over in the upside down but wouldn’t touch that place with a 10ft pole.
It’s a mess.
Twitter refugees unite!
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why even be over there still?
Yes, I miss my legacy verification and thousands of followers over in the upside down but wouldn’t touch that place with a 10ft pole.
It’s a mess.
Twitter refugees unite!
Yes, I miss my legacy verification and thousands of followers over in the upside down but wouldn’t touch that place with a 10ft pole.
It’s a mess.
Twitter refugees unite!
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📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
June 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
One of my favorite figures to design with JAMA Internal Medicine!
Our person-centered framework to improve independence and quality of life with supplemental oxygen.
#pallipulm
#geripulm
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@angelasuen.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@ats-bshsr.bsky.social
Our person-centered framework to improve independence and quality of life with supplemental oxygen.
#pallipulm
#geripulm
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@angelasuen.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@ats-bshsr.bsky.social
This Narrative Review summarizes the evidence on outpatient supplemental oxygen therapy, demystifies the complex landscape, and proposes a person-centered framework to educate clinicians and empower patients.
https://ja.ma/45TVyve
https://ja.ma/45TVyve
June 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One of my favorite figures to design with JAMA Internal Medicine!
Our person-centered framework to improve independence and quality of life with supplemental oxygen.
#pallipulm
#geripulm
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@angelasuen.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@ats-bshsr.bsky.social
Our person-centered framework to improve independence and quality of life with supplemental oxygen.
#pallipulm
#geripulm
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@angelasuen.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@ats-bshsr.bsky.social
When I testified to the US Senate a few years ago, I said a lot of this, too.
AL will never expand Medicaid. Rural hospitals closing everywhere. Medicaid cuts hurt rural Rs the most.
I think lawmakers count on that subgroup not voting, not being able to vote, or voting against their self interest.
AL will never expand Medicaid. Rural hospitals closing everywhere. Medicaid cuts hurt rural Rs the most.
I think lawmakers count on that subgroup not voting, not being able to vote, or voting against their self interest.
In a new op-ed in The Hill with @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social, we discuss how Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid will most hurt Republican voters — not only taking away their insurance but endangering the stability of rural hospitals (which affects everyone!). thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When I testified to the US Senate a few years ago, I said a lot of this, too.
AL will never expand Medicaid. Rural hospitals closing everywhere. Medicaid cuts hurt rural Rs the most.
I think lawmakers count on that subgroup not voting, not being able to vote, or voting against their self interest.
AL will never expand Medicaid. Rural hospitals closing everywhere. Medicaid cuts hurt rural Rs the most.
I think lawmakers count on that subgroup not voting, not being able to vote, or voting against their self interest.
Hey #ATS2025, help us spread the word on our revolutionary person-centered framework on supplemental oxygen to improve wellbeing & independence for patients & families.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@jamainternalmed.com
@angelasuen.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@jamainternalmed.com
@angelasuen.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hey #ATS2025, help us spread the word on our revolutionary person-centered framework on supplemental oxygen to improve wellbeing & independence for patients & families.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@jamainternalmed.com
@angelasuen.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@atscommunity.bsky.social
@jamainternalmed.com
@angelasuen.bsky.social
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Earlier today, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh testified as a bipartisan witness before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, warning that without immediate action, the U.S. runs the risk of losing its position as a global leader in biomedical research and innovation.
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Earlier today, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh testified as a bipartisan witness before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, warning that without immediate action, the U.S. runs the risk of losing its position as a global leader in biomedical research and innovation.
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Check out "A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting" by my mentee, Angela Suen. This article explores strategies to enhance care for patients using supplemental oxygen, emphasizing personalized education and equipment selection to improve patient outcomes.
A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting
This Review proposes a person-centered framework to improve independence and quality of life for people using supplemental oxygen and summarizes supplemental oxygen evidence and landscape in the outpatient setting.
jamanetwork.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Check out "A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting" by my mentee, Angela Suen. This article explores strategies to enhance care for patients using supplemental oxygen, emphasizing personalized education and equipment selection to improve patient outcomes.
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"With Sadness and Resolve: Why I Resigned as Chief Medical Officer of an #NIH Institute and What Comes Next"
www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/... [open access @annalsats.bsky.social ]
Powerful essay, including resignation letter by Dr Josh Fessel in the tradition of
www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/... [open access @annalsats.bsky.social ]
Powerful essay, including resignation letter by Dr Josh Fessel in the tradition of
www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
With Sadness and Resolve: Why I Resigned as Chief Medical Officer of an NIH Institute and What Comes Next | Annals of the American Thoracic Society | Articles in Press
www.atsjournals.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"With Sadness and Resolve: Why I Resigned as Chief Medical Officer of an #NIH Institute and What Comes Next"
www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/... [open access @annalsats.bsky.social ]
Powerful essay, including resignation letter by Dr Josh Fessel in the tradition of
www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/... [open access @annalsats.bsky.social ]
Powerful essay, including resignation letter by Dr Josh Fessel in the tradition of
www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
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"A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting" (JAMA IM 2025) - "empowers patients, improves QOL, increases adherence, emphasizes safety, individualizes tx approaches, & weighs risks/benefits to prioritize patient/family goals" - jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
April 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting" (JAMA IM 2025) - "empowers patients, improves QOL, increases adherence, emphasizes safety, individualizes tx approaches, & weighs risks/benefits to prioritize patient/family goals" - jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Angela Suen, MD has published “A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting” in JAMA Internal Medicine. Explore the associated patient page for more insights and information. geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/angela-...
April 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Angela Suen, MD has published “A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting” in JAMA Internal Medicine. Explore the associated patient page for more insights and information. geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/angela-...
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Process of ordering supplemental oxygen and advising patients is very confusing. This outstanding review will teach physicians how to navigate the process and advocate for their patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting
This Review proposes a person-centered framework to improve independence and quality of life for people using supplemental oxygen and summarizes supplemental oxygen evidence and landscape in the outpa...
jamanetwork.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Process of ordering supplemental oxygen and advising patients is very confusing. This outstanding review will teach physicians how to navigate the process and advocate for their patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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So excited to partner with some amazing global experts and Lancet Respiratory
@billyrosaphd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social
@billyrosaphd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social
Privileged to work alongside a global team of #pallipulm experts on the next great @thelancet.bsky.social Commission on palliative care in serious respiratory illness.
Can’t wait to see what this amazing team accomplishes & the worldwide impact!
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@donsullivan.bsky.social
Can’t wait to see what this amazing team accomplishes & the worldwide impact!
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@donsullivan.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So excited to partner with some amazing global experts and Lancet Respiratory
@billyrosaphd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social
@billyrosaphd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social
Privileged to work alongside a global team of #pallipulm experts on the next great @thelancet.bsky.social Commission on palliative care in serious respiratory illness.
Can’t wait to see what this amazing team accomplishes & the worldwide impact!
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@donsullivan.bsky.social
Can’t wait to see what this amazing team accomplishes & the worldwide impact!
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@donsullivan.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Privileged to work alongside a global team of #pallipulm experts on the next great @thelancet.bsky.social Commission on palliative care in serious respiratory illness.
Can’t wait to see what this amazing team accomplishes & the worldwide impact!
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@donsullivan.bsky.social
Can’t wait to see what this amazing team accomplishes & the worldwide impact!
@pallipulm.bsky.social
@donsullivan.bsky.social
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Delighted 2 share @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social Commission I'm co-chairing w/@billyrosaphd.bsky.social
"palliative care integration in serious respiratory illness"
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40180521/
@anandiyermd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social @anne-marie-russell.bsky.social & so many more experts
"palliative care integration in serious respiratory illness"
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40180521/
@anandiyermd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social @anne-marie-russell.bsky.social & so many more experts
The weight of air: a Commission on palliative care integration in serious respiratory illness - PubMed
The weight of air: a Commission on palliative care integration in serious respiratory illness
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
April 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Delighted 2 share @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social Commission I'm co-chairing w/@billyrosaphd.bsky.social
"palliative care integration in serious respiratory illness"
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40180521/
@anandiyermd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social @anne-marie-russell.bsky.social & so many more experts
"palliative care integration in serious respiratory illness"
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40180521/
@anandiyermd.bsky.social @lindellko.bsky.social @anne-marie-russell.bsky.social & so many more experts
Doing anything science related during these times feels like we’re that dog saying, “It’s fine,” as the room around him is on fire. Come to find out his whole house is actually a dumpster fire, and that dumpster is floating away down a raging flood.
April 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Doing anything science related during these times feels like we’re that dog saying, “It’s fine,” as the room around him is on fire. Come to find out his whole house is actually a dumpster fire, and that dumpster is floating away down a raging flood.
I built a clinic for people with serious 🫁 disease who little to no insurance.
This week, I spent tons of time after clinic to get a Medicaid prior auth approved for 1 inhaler that has kept my patient with COPD stable.
I’ll go through the gauntlet for my patients, but why do I have to?!
This week, I spent tons of time after clinic to get a Medicaid prior auth approved for 1 inhaler that has kept my patient with COPD stable.
I’ll go through the gauntlet for my patients, but why do I have to?!
"For both patients and providers, prior authorization can feel like an unfair game they are designed to lose."
Honored to work w/ Dr @nathangray.bsky.social on a graphic op-ed out now @usatoday.com on how #PriorAuth can leave some patients literally dying in pain.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Honored to work w/ Dr @nathangray.bsky.social on a graphic op-ed out now @usatoday.com on how #PriorAuth can leave some patients literally dying in pain.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game | Opinion
Doctors trying to get patients necessary drugs and procedures stymied by health insurance prior authorization. It's not a game. It's life and death.
www.usatoday.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I built a clinic for people with serious 🫁 disease who little to no insurance.
This week, I spent tons of time after clinic to get a Medicaid prior auth approved for 1 inhaler that has kept my patient with COPD stable.
I’ll go through the gauntlet for my patients, but why do I have to?!
This week, I spent tons of time after clinic to get a Medicaid prior auth approved for 1 inhaler that has kept my patient with COPD stable.
I’ll go through the gauntlet for my patients, but why do I have to?!
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Putting my “Extubation Checklist” back out & into the @bsky.app ether.
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Putting my “Extubation Checklist” back out & into the @bsky.app ether.
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
Putting my “Extubation Checklist” back out & into the @bsky.app ether.
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Putting my “Extubation Checklist” back out & into the @bsky.app ether.
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
I have refined this MASCOTS tool over the years to help trainees identify frequently missed elements during extubation.
Welcome ongoing feedback!
@laxswamy.bsky.social
@criticalcaretime.bsky.social
@nickmark.bsky.social
Chaos and confusion are the goals, people.
January 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Chaos and confusion are the goals, people.
My family has worked primary care in the Deep South for decades & as a pulmonologist I help historically disadvantaged populations with lung disease.
Our area is the buckle of every chronic disease belt & converging racial/socioeconomic disparities & glaring gaps in healthcare access.
It’s tough.
Our area is the buckle of every chronic disease belt & converging racial/socioeconomic disparities & glaring gaps in healthcare access.
It’s tough.
The US Primary care physician shortage (county level) and marked geographic variation in health outcomes
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org
January 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My family has worked primary care in the Deep South for decades & as a pulmonologist I help historically disadvantaged populations with lung disease.
Our area is the buckle of every chronic disease belt & converging racial/socioeconomic disparities & glaring gaps in healthcare access.
It’s tough.
Our area is the buckle of every chronic disease belt & converging racial/socioeconomic disparities & glaring gaps in healthcare access.
It’s tough.
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Hey friends! Made a growing #BeesonScholar starter pack!
Message me and I can add you to the list!
Help me grow the community here on @bsky.app
go.bsky.app/QvWS6XT
Message me and I can add you to the list!
Help me grow the community here on @bsky.app
go.bsky.app/QvWS6XT
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Hey friends! Made a growing #BeesonScholar starter pack!
Message me and I can add you to the list!
Help me grow the community here on @bsky.app
go.bsky.app/QvWS6XT
Message me and I can add you to the list!
Help me grow the community here on @bsky.app
go.bsky.app/QvWS6XT
Clinically we see palliative care still not getting to all who need it & across the continuum, despite major calls to action.
We demonstrated that by comparing palliative care b/w COPD, IPF, & lung cancer.
Not disseminating.
journal.chestnet.org/article/S001...
@pallipulm.bsky.social #pallipulm
We demonstrated that by comparing palliative care b/w COPD, IPF, & lung cancer.
Not disseminating.
journal.chestnet.org/article/S001...
@pallipulm.bsky.social #pallipulm
December 21, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Clinically we see palliative care still not getting to all who need it & across the continuum, despite major calls to action.
We demonstrated that by comparing palliative care b/w COPD, IPF, & lung cancer.
Not disseminating.
journal.chestnet.org/article/S001...
@pallipulm.bsky.social #pallipulm
We demonstrated that by comparing palliative care b/w COPD, IPF, & lung cancer.
Not disseminating.
journal.chestnet.org/article/S001...
@pallipulm.bsky.social #pallipulm