Gerard Jerry Criner MD, FACP, FACCP

Dr. Gerard Criner received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Criner's clinical specialties include advanced lung diseases, airway disorders, COPD, interstitial lung disease, lung volume reduction, and lung transplantation. In 2015 he became the founding chair of the Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Criner has extensive experience in conducting, designing, and leading multicenter trials for the past 25 years. He has been involved in multiple NIH steering committees, ad hoc technical panels, and work groups over the past 20 years. He has also developed several multicentered trials with industry that includes the use of lung coils (PneumRX), tissue glue (AERIS), and endobronchial valves to reduce hyperinflation in emphysema (LIBERATE, Pulmonx). Dr. Criner has been recognized as part of the Best Doctors in America®, Pulmonary Medicine; Critical Care Medicine in 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020