Research
William W. Stringer, MD, FCCP is an experienced physician-scientist with extensive expertise in pulmonary medicine, patient care, clinical trials, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and administration of medical and research organizations. His longstanding interest is in exercise physiology and exercise rehabilitation having been trained by Dr. Karlman Wasserman and Brian Whipp. Dr. Stringer studies a variety of chronic diseases including COPD, heart failure, asthma, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, heart failure, and Long COVID.
Biography
As an investigator at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Stringer contributes to numerous NIH, DOD, investigator initiated, and industry-sponsored clinical trials centered on exercise testing and rehabilitation. Dr Stringer works with a fantastic group of investigators (MDs and PhDs) in the NIH-funded Chronic Disease Clinical Research Center (CDCRC) using advanced biological and physiological testing techniques.
The team has an exceptional track record of subject recruitment, trial execution, and academic productivity, particularly among diverse populations. Dr. Stringer’s current collaborative efforts include innovative investigations into the role of extracellular vesicles in COPD and Long COVID as well as interests in immunology mechanisms related to exercise. In this capacity, he oversees rehabilitation programs, spearheads recruitment efforts, and contributes to data analysis and publication. His role extends to current NIH projects such as PETRACT and RECOVER-ENERGIZE, as well as studies sponsored by Pharmaceutical companies and various foundations. He is most interested in improving the outcomes in patients with chronic diseases.
Dr. Stringer was a prior Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA for 15 years as well as the past president of the California Thoracic Society. He is currently the Medical Director of the CDCRC and has been recognized as a Distinguished Educator by the American College of Chest Physicians. In his multiple academic medicine roles, including clinician, medical educator, administrator, and physician scientist, he has trained generations of medical professionals for clinical care delivery, research, quality improvement, and administrative roles.