Contact Information

MGH Adult Pulmonary Genetics

Phone: 617-726-1721

    Overview

    The MGH Adult Pulmonary Genetics Clinic offers genetic testing and counseling for genetic variations contributing to lung and respiratory diseases.

    Diseases Addressed:

    • Atypical cystic fibrosis
    • Cystic lung diseases (Birt-Hogg-Dubé, LAM, Lipoid pneumonia, Langerhans cell histiocytosis)
    • Familial interstitial lung disease
    • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
    • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    • Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
    • Primary ciliary dyskinesia
    • Pulmonary hypertension
    • Recurrent sinopulmonary infection
    • Sarcoidosis
    • Telomere Length

    Referral Instructions: EPIC Referral Code: REF1256, select “Pulmonary Associates,” select Pulm Genetics Clinic

    Note: This clinic is a fully virtual service

    Team Members

    • Laura Brenner, MD

      • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
      • Department of Medicine

    • Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD

      • Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Harvard Medical School
      • Attending Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
      • Group Leader, Center for Genomic Medicine

    • Christopher Richards, MD

      • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
      • Department of Medicine