John H. Newman, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
Session Chair
Pathology and Current Therapy
Dr. Newman is currently Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and the Elsa S. Hanigan Chair in Pulmonary Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He also sits on the NIH NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel-K23, K24, K25 Study Section, Ad Hoc. After completing a three-year fellowship in pulmonary medicine at the University of Colorado Medical School and a one year research fellowship at the Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratory at the University of Colorado, Dr. Newman joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, moving from assistant professor in 1979 to associate professor in 1983 to full professor in 1991. From 1995-2003, Dr. Newman was Chief of Medical Service for the Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center and from 1997-1998 he served as the Interim Chairman of Vanderbilt University’s Department of Medicine.
Dr. Newman earned his undergraduate degree in biology at Harvard College and his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. He interned for one year followed by a two year Assistant Residency in Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. From 1973-1974, Dr. Newman was a Senior Assistant Resident in Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Between 1974 and 1976, Dr. Newman served in the United States Army Medical Corps., 43rd MASH, Ouijongbu, Korea and Ft. Carson, Colorado.
Co-author of more than one hundred and twenty peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Newman currently holds NIH grants in the areas of genetic and environmental pathogenesis of PPH and cancer chemopreventive agents. He has recently completed two other NIH research projects involving pulmonary hypertension and pathophysiology of the pulmonary microcirculation. He has received numerous honors and awards including the Scientific Leadership Award, Pulmonary Circulation Assembly, American Thoracic Society in 2004.