Alvin V. Thomas, Jr., MD, FCCP
President-Elect, American College of Chest Physcians
Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, DC

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American College of Chest Physicians

Alvin V. Thomas, MD is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine at Howard University in Washington, DC. He is Chief of the Pulmonary Division at Howard and presently serves as Graduate Faculty Representative on the Howard University Board of Trustees. Dr. Thomas received his medical degree from Howard University and did his Internal Medicine Residency and Pulmonary Fellowship at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. His scholarly and research interests are in pulmonary vascular disease, particularly sickle cell acute chest syndrome and pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease. Dr. Thomas has been a member of the ACCP since 1973 and has been active in the ACCP leadership since 1998, serving on several committees, including the Continuing Education Committee. He was a Trustee of The CHEST Foundation (1999-2003), Chair of the ACCP Scientific Program and Abstracts Committee (2000-2001), and was Scientific Program Chair for CHEST 2002.