Serpil Erzurum, MD
Pulmonology
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Age Groups Seen
- Adult
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Serpil Erzurum
Biography
Serpil Erzurum is Executive Vice President and Cleveland Clinic’s Chief Research and Academic Officer and Chair of the Lerner Research Institute. Dr. Erzurum focuses on strategic growth of enterprise-wide medical and scientific education programs; clinical, basic and translational research; and technology development to deliver the most innovative care to patients.
A practicing pulmonologist and active scientist, Dr. Erzurum holds the Alfred Lerner Memorial Chair in Innovative Biomedical Research. Her scientific contributions and leadership in pulmonary research have led to diagnostic and therapeutic advances in lung diseases and helped to identify human physiologic adaptive responses to high-altitude hypoxia. She has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and has been the principal investigator on more than 20 federal grants, including multi-investigator program project grants and network trials. She is also a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Erzurum has earned numerous awards, including the prestigious MERIT award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and Association of American Physicians (AAP), where she served as president from 2017-2018. She has also served as chair of the Pulmonary Disease Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). Because of her work in advancing the careers of women in medicine and science, Dr. Erzurum was honored with the Elizabeth Rich Award from the American Thoracic Society.
Dr. Erzurum earned her medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and completed residency training in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed fellowship training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and postdoctoral training at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Fellowship: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1992
- Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1990
- Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, 1986
- Medical Education: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 1983
Board Certifications
- Pulmonary Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1990
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986
Professional Highlights
- Alfred Lerner Memorial Chair in Innovation Biomedical Research, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
- Chair, Allergy, Immunology, and Inflammation, American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Additional Training
Certifications:
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine- Pulmonary Disease
- Internal Medicine- Critical Care Medicine
Awards
- The Elizabeth Rich Award in recognition for efforts on behalf of women in the American Thoracic Society
- Association of American Physicians (AAP), Elected Member
- American Society For Clinical Investigation (ASCI), Elected Member
- Henry D. McIntosh Outstanding Resident Award, Department Of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Memberships
Innovations & Patents
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Research & Publications
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Industry Relationships
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