Respiratory Exchange

About Respiratory Exchange

A Cleveland Clinic podcast exploring timely and timeless clinical and leadership topics in the disciplines of pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, allergy/immunology, infectious disease and related areas. Hosted by Raed Dweik, MD, MBA, Chair of the Respiratory Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

Publisher

Clevleand Clinic Respiratory Institute

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Nov 2021

Latest episode

28 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jul 2026

   Risk Assessment & Mitigation of Perioperative Pulmonary Complications

   In this episode of Respiratory Exchange, Dr. Preethi Patel joins Dr. Daniel Culver to discuss preoperative pulmonary evaluation and its critical role in surgical outcomes. They explore why pulmonary complications are more common than cardiac events, key patient and procedural risk factors, and how thoughtful risk assessment can guide perioperative care. The conversation highlights practical tools, optimization strategies, and multidisciplinary approaches to reduce complications and improve re...

2. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Recognizing and Managing Telomere Biology Disorders

   Telomere biology disorders are increasingly recognized as drivers of pulmonary fibrosis, bone marrow failure, liver disease, and other age-related conditions. In this episode of Respiratory Exchange, Dr. Daniel Culver is joined by Dr. Brian Southern and Dr. Hetty Carraway to explore the clinical clues, diagnostic testing, genetic implications, and multidisciplinary management of short telomere syndromes. They discuss who should be tested, the role of genetic screening, transplant consideratio...

3. 

   29 May 2026

   Highlights from the 2026 ATS Conference

   Host Daniel Culver, DO, is joined by Cleveland Clinic pulmonologists Rachel Scheraga, MD, and Vickram Tejwani, MD, for a recap of the 2026 American Thoracic Society Conference (ATS). They discuss key scientific and clinical highlights, including support for early-career investigators, ATS NOW, advances in lung microenvironment research, emerging airway disease therapies targeting IL-33, and promising pulmonary fibrosis data. The conversation also explores how collaboration, technology, and te...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

187,441,722

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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