Featured Publications

2026

  • Alexander T, Falvo MJ, Wilhite DP, Osterholzer JJ, Richmond BW, Cassady SJ, Schneider DJ, Krefft S, Glick DR, Sotolongo AM, Hines SE, Arjomandi M. Comparative analysis of V˙O2 prediction equations using a novel web-based application: an illustrative example in formerly deployed military veterans. Front Physiol. 2026 Mar 12;17:1771831. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2026.1771831. PMID: 41907531; PMCID: PMC13017338..
  • Al-Garadi M, Davis S, Matheny M, Westerman D, Conger A, Richmond B, Lasko T, Ricket I, Paulin L, Brown J, Reeves R. Scalable Identification of Clinically Relevant Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Documents in Large-Scale Electronic Health Record Datasets With a Lightweight Natural Language Processing Model: Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR Med Inform 2026;14:e84326. DOI: 10.2196/84326.
  • Richmond BW, Alahmad B, Baird CP, Blanc PD, Ciminera P, Falvo MJ, Fan VS, Franklin M, Gutor SS, Hart JE, Hines SE, Hoisington A, Jaspers I, Jones KD, Kheradmand F, Krefft SD, Lewin-Smith MR, Maccarone JR, Osterholzer JJ, Polosukhin VV, Rabin AS, Redlich CA, Rose C, Savitz DA, Saers J, Sotolongo AM, Surolia R, Woskie SR, Zell-Baran L, Garshick E; American Thoracic Society Assembly on Environmental, Occupational and Population Health. Deployment-Related Respiratory Health: Bridging the Gap between Clinical and Epidemiological Associations and Disease Mechanisms An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 26:aaoag166. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag166. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42360728.

2025

  • Bell AJ, Masotti M, Ram S, Pappas G, Miller RF, Kazerooni EA, Hatt CR, Han MK, Richmond BW, Falvo MJ, Galban CJ, Osterholzer JJ. Use of quantitative CT chest imaging to derive and assess a radiographic phenotype of deployment-related constrictive bronchiolitis. Respir Res. 2025 May 21;26(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s12931-025-03269-8. PMID: 40399908.
  • Richmond BW, Lester MG, Lui V, Dusting J, Raju S, Snell GI, Blackburn JB, Douglas K, Miller RF, Siddharthan T, Fouras A. X-ray velocimetry provides temporally and spatially-resolved biomarkers of lung ventilation in small airways disease. Respir Res 26, 226 (2025).
  • Krishnan AR, Liu Y, Xu K, Kim ME, Remedios LW, Rudravaram G, Saunders AM, Richmond BW, Sandler KL, Maldonado F, Landman BA, Zuo L. Investigating the impact of kernel harmonization and deformable registration on inspiratory and expiratory chest CT images for people with COPD. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2025 Feb;13410:1341020. doi: 10.1117/12.3048827. Epub 2025 Apr 2. PMID: 41450848; PMCID: PMC12737799. 
  • Cassady SJ, Abitante TJ, Pappas GG, Alexander T, Falvo MJ; Post‐Deployment Cardiopulmonary Evaluation Network. Left ventricular concentric remodeling is highly common among veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and is associated with impaired exercise performance. Physiol Rep. 2025 Jul;13(13):e70445. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70445. PMID: 40631357; PMCID: PMC12238780.

2024

  • Blackburn JB, Tufenkjian TS, Liu Y, Nichols DS, Blackwell TS, Richmond BW. A Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Atlas of the COPD Distal Lung to Predict Cell-Cell Communication. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2024 Oct 2. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2024-0232LE. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39356793. GSE269390.
  • Richmond BW, Marshall CB, Blackburn JB, Tufenkjian TS, Lehmann BD, Han W, Newcomb D, Gutor SS, Hunt RP, Michell DL, Vickers KC, Polosukhin VV, Blackwell TS, Pietenpol JA. Loss of p73 Expression Contributes to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 15;209(2):153-163. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0503OC. PMID: 37931077; PMCID: PMC10806417. GSE240096.
  • Gutor SS, Richmond BW, Agrawal V, Brittain EL, Shaver CM, Wu P, Boyle TK, Mallugari RR, Douglas K, Piana RN, Johnson JE, Miller RF, Newman JH, Blackwell TS, Polosukhin VV. Pulmonary vascular disease in Veterans with post-deployment respiratory syndrome. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2024 Jul-Aug;71:107640. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2024.107640. Epub 2024 Apr 9. PMID: 38604505.
  • Gutor SS, Salinas RI, Nichols DS, Bazzano JMR, Han W, Gokey JJ, Vasiukov G, West JD, Newcomb DC, Dikalova AE, Richmond BW, Dikalov SI, Blackwell TS, Polosukhin VV. Repetitive sulfur dioxide exposure in mice models post-deployment respiratory syndrome. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 May 1;326(5):L539-L550. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00239.2023. Epub 2024 Feb 27. PMID: 38410870; PMCID: PMC11380962.

2022

  • Blackburn JB, Schaff JA, Gutor S, Du RH, Nichols D, Sherrill T, Gutierrez AJ, Xin MK, Wickersham N, Zhang Y, Holtzman MJ, Ware LB, Banovich NE, Kropski JA, Blackwell TS, Richmond BW. Secretory Cells Are the Primary Source of pIgR in Small Airways. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 Sep;67(3):334-345. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2021-0548OC. PMID: 35687143; PMCID: PMC9447142. GSE196341.
  • Gutor SS, Richmond BW, Du RH, Wu P, Lee JW, Ware LB, Shaver CM, Novitskiy SV, Johnson JE, Newman JH, Rennard SI, Miller RF, Blackwell TS, Polosukhin VV. Characterization of Immunopathology and Small Airway Remodeling in Constrictive Bronchiolitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Aug 1;206(3):260-270. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2133OC. PMID: 35550018; PMCID: PMC9890264.

2021

  • Polosukhin VV, Gutor SS, Du RH, Richmond BW, Massion PP, Wu P, Cates JM, Sandler KL, Rennard SI, Blackwell TS. Small airway determinants of airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax. 2021 Nov;76(11):1079-1088. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216037. Epub 2021 Apr 7. PMID: 33827979; PMCID: PMC8526883.
  • Gutor SS, Richmond BW, Du RH, Wu P, Sandler KL, MacKinnon G, Brittain EL, Lee JW, Ware LB, Loyd JE, Johnson JE, Miller RF, Newman JH, Rennard SI, Blackwell TS, Polosukhin VV. Postdeployment Respiratory Syndrome in Soldiers With Chronic Exertional Dyspnea. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 Dec 1;45(12):1587-1596. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001757. PMID: 34081035; PMCID: PMC8585675.