Larry L. Schulman, MD, is Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, and Attending Physician, The NY Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York. He is also Medical Director of Quality Assurance, The NY Presbyterian Hospital. He received his B.A. from Cornell University, and M.D. from State University of New York, Downstate. He trained in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine at Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. He is board certified from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Medicine. Honors include Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Distinction in all subjects (Cornell University) Alpha Omega Alpha, CumLaude (SUNY-Downstate) Winthrop-Breon/American College of Chest Physicians, Young Scholar Award Parker B. Francis, Research Fellowship of the Puritan-Bennett Foundation William H. Dock Master Teacher Award. Professional interests include general lung disease, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, cough, pneumonia, lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, lung transplantation.