CURRICULUM VITAE. Medical School: ( ) Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY M.D., 1976 (Member of A.O.A. Honor Medical Society)

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE DATE: February 15, 2012 PERSONAL DATA Name: Chun K. Yip, M.D. EDUCATION -- ACADEMIC TRAINING College: ( ) St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY B.S. in Biology, 1972 (Magna Cum Laude) Medical School: ( ) Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY M.D., 1976 (Member of A.O.A. Honor Medical Society) Licensure: (July 1977) New York State License No TRAINEESHIP -- POST GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING Columbia - Presbyterian Medical Center Internal Medicine Internship and Residency New York University - Bellevue Hospital Center Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship BOARD QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION July 1, 1977 September 12, 1979 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 1

2 November 13, 1984 Diplomate, Pulmonary Disease Subspecialty Board PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES A.O.A. Honor Medical Society American Thoracic Society American Medical Association American College of Physicians American College of Chest Physicians Chinese American Medical Society New York State Thoracic Society (Trudeau Society) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Columbia University Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Columbia University Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Present Columbia University Clinical Professor of Medicine HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS Presbyterian Hospital Assistant Attending Physician New York-Presbyterian Hospital Associate Attending Physician 2002 Present New York-Presbyterian Hospital Attending Physician 2

3 HONORS Duns Scotus Honor Society (College) A.O.A. Honor Medical Society Fellow of American College of Physicians Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians Member of Board of Directors of Chinese American Medical Society ( ) Honorary Member of Chinese American Medical Society Scientific Award, Chinese American Medical Society, 2005 Member of Board of Directors of Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York City (2007 Present) Chairperson of Medical and Dental Advisory Committee, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York City (2007 Present) Member of Medical and Dental Advisory Committee, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York City (2005 Present) President of Society of the Alumni of The Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York (2005) Ewig Clinical Education Fund Award for Outstanding Teaching, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, 2006 One of The Best Doctors in New York in Pulmonary Disease, New York Magazine, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2008 Distinguished Practitioner Award, Society of Practitioners of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2009 DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Resident Selection Committee -- Department of Medicine, Columbia University ( ) Faculty Council of the Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University ( ) Executive Committee, Department of Medicine, Columbia University ( ) Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center ( ) TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENT: Consulting Attending in Pulmonary Consult Service, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia (1981 Present) 3

4 PAST: Attending in Inpatient General Medical Service, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia (1981 Present) Annual Fellows Lecture Series, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Columbia University Preceptor in Second Year Medical Student Pathophysiology course (Pulmonary section), Columbia University ( ) Preceptor in Third Year Medical Student Medicine Clerkship, Columbia University Attending in AIDS-Tuberculosis Service, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Attending in Medical Intensive Care Unit, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia House Staff Lecture Series, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Chief of Service Attending in Hospitalist Service, Department of Medicine Attending in House Staff Morning Report, Department of Medicine Participation in 4 th Year Medical Student Advanced Physical Diagnosis Elective, Columbia University MISCELLANEOUS Co-Investigator in the NIH National Emphysema Treatment Trial Clinical Trial ( ) Co-Investigator in Combivent Respimat Trial ( ) Co-Investigator in Lung Reduction Study Registry Protocol (2003 Present) Co-Investigator in Emphasys Medical Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT) ( ) Co-Investigator in EASE (Exhale Drug-Eluting Stent in Homogeneous Emphysema) Study ( ) Co-Investigator in Spiration Clinical Trial (2009 Present) Participation in the Intern Mentoring Program, Department of Medicine Participation in the Columbia Asian Organization Medical Student Mentoring Program, Columbia University Volunteer Physician in Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, NY (2005 Present) Participation in Chinese Radio Talk Show for Public Education on Lung Cancer (2008, 2009, 2010) Listed in How to Find The Best Doctors: New York Metro Area, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Listed in Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Listed in New York Super Doctors, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 PUBLICATIONS Original Peer-reviewed Publications 4

5 Yip, C.K., Epstein, H., Goldring, R.M.: Relationship of Functional Residual Capacity to Static Pulmonary Mechanics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am. J. Med. Sci. 287 (3): 3-6, 1984 Peterson, M.W., Austin, J.H.M., Yip, C.K., McManus, R.P., Jaretzki, A., III: CT Findings in Transdiaphragmatic Empyema Necessitatis Due to Tuberculosis. J. of Computer Assisted Tomography 11 (4): , July/August, 1987 Grewal, R.G., Yip, C.K.: Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration and Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst. Thorax 49: , 1994 Becker, M.D., Berkman, Y.M., Austin, J.H.M., Mun, I.K., Romney, B.M., Rozenshtein, A., Jellen, P.A., Yip, C.K., Thomashow, B., Ginsburg, M.E.: Lung Volumes before and after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Quantitative CT Analysis. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 157: , 1998 Lederer, D.J, Thomashow, B.M., Ginsburg, M.E., Austin, J.H.M., Bartels, M.N., Yip, C.K., Jellen, P.A., Brogan, F.L., Kawut, S.M., Maxfield, R.A., DiMango, A.M., Simonelli, P.F., Gorenstein, L.A., Pearson, G.D.N., Sonett, J.R.: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Pulmonary Emphysema: Improvement in the Body Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity Index after 1 Year. J. Thorac. Cardiovaxc. Surg. 133 (6): , 2007 Ginsburg, M.E., Thomashow, B.M., Yip, C.K., DiMango, A.M., Maxfield, R.A., Bartels, M.N., Jellen, P., Bulman, W.A., Lederer, M.D., Brogan, F.L., Gorenstein, L.A., Sonett, J.R.: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Using the NETT Selection Criteria. Ann. Thoracic Surg. 91: , 2011 Contributions to Peer-reviewed Publications not Cited by Authorship National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Rationale and Design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A Prospective Randomized Trial of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 118: , 1999 National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Rationale and Design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A Prospective Randomized Trial of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Chest 116: , 1999 National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Rationale and Design of the National emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A Prospective Randomized Trial of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. J. Cardiopulm. Rehabil. 20: 24-36,

6 Ramsey, S., Sullivan, S., Kaplan, R., Wood, D., Chiang, Y., Wagner, J., for the NETT Research Group: Economic Analysis of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery as Part of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 71: , 2001 National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Patients at High Risk of Death after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. N. Engl. J. Med. 345: , 2001 Scharf, S.M., Iqbal, M., Keller, C., Criner, G., Lee, S., Fessler, H.E., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) Research Group: Hemodynamic Characterization of Patients with Severe Emphysema. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 166: , 2002 Mohsenifar, Z., Lee, S.M., Diaz, P., Criner, G., Sciurba, F., Ginsburg, M., Wise, R.A., for the NETT Research Group: Single-breath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide: A Predictor of PAO2, Maximum Work Rate, and Walking Distance in Patients with Emphysema. Chest 123: , 2003 National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Cost Effectiveness of Lung-Volume- Reduction Surgery for Patients with Severe Emphysema. N. Engl. J. Med. 348: , 2003 National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: A Randomized Trial Comparing Lung-Volume-Reduction Surgery with Medical Therapy for Severe Emphysema. N. Engl. J. Med. 348: , 2003 Sciurba, F., Criner, G.J., Lee, S.M., Mohsenifar, Z., Shade, D., Slivka, W., Wise, R.A., for the NETT Research Group: Six-minute Walk Distance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Reproducibility and Effect of Walking Course Layout and Length. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 167: , 2003 National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Safety and Efficacy of Medial Sternotomy Versus Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 127: , 2004 Lee, S.M., Wise, R., Sternberg, A.L., Tonascia, J., Piantadosi, S., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Methodologic Issues in Terminating Enrollment of a Subgroup of Patients in a Multicenter Randomized Trial. Clinical Trials 1: , 2004 Kaplan, R.M., Ries, A.L., Reilly, J., Mohsenifar, Z., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Measurement of Health-related Quality of Life in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. Chest 126: , 2004 Ries, A.L., Make, B.J., Lee, S.M., Krasna, M.J., Bartels, M., Crouch, R., Fishman, A.P., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: The Effects of Pulmonary 6

7 Rehabilitation in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. Chest 128: , 2005 Krachman, S.L., Chatila, W., Martin, U.J., Nugent, T., Crocetti, J., Gaughan, J., Criner, G.J., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Effects of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Sleep Quality and Nocturnal Gas Exchange in Patients with Severe Emphysema. Chest 128: , 2005 Naunheim, K.S., et al. for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Predictors of Perative Mortality and Cardiopulmonary Morbidity in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.; 131: 43-53, 2006 Herpel, L.B., Kanner, R.E., Lee, S.M., Fessler, H.E., Sciurba, F.C., Connett, J.E., and Wise, R.A., for the Lung Health Study Research Group and the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Variability of Spirometry in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results from Two Clinical Trials. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 173: , 2006 Martinez, F.J., et al for the NETT Research Group: Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Emphysema and Severe Airflow Obstruction. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med; 173: , 2006 Chatila, W.M., Hoffman, E.A., Gaughan, J.G., Robinswood, G.B., Criner, G.J., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Advanced Emphysema in African-American and White Patients: Do Differences Exist? Chest 130: , 2006 DeCamp, M.M., Blackstone, E.H., Naunheim, K.S., Krasna, M.J., Wood, D.E., Meli, Y.M., McKenna, R.J., for the NETT Research Group: Patient and Surgical Factors Influencing Air Leak After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Lessons Learned From the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 82: , 2006 Naunheim, K.S., et al: Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients Receiving Lung Volume Reduction Surgery versus Medical Therapy for Severe Emphysema by the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group. Ann. Thorac Surg.; 82: , 2006 Stoller, J.K., Gildea, T.R., Ries, A.L., Meli, Y.M., and Karafa, M.T., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Patients with Emphysema and alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. Ann. Thorac. Surg.; 83: , 2007 Ramsey, S.D., Shroyer, A.L., Sullivan, S.D., and Wood, D.E.: Updated Evaluation Of the Cost-Effectiveness of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Chest; 131: ,

8 Fan, V.S., Ramsey, S.D., Make, B.J., and Martinez, F.J.: Physiologic Variables and Functional Status Independently Predict COPD Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits In Patients With Severe COPD. COPD: Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; 4: 29-39, 2007 Martinez, F.J., Curtis, J.L., Sciurba, F., Mumford, J., Giardino, N.D., Weinmann, G., Kazerooni, E., Murray, S., Criner, G.J., Sin, D.D., Hogg, J., Ries, A.L., Han, M., Fishman, A.P., Make, B., Hoffman, E.A., Mohsenifar, Z., and Wise, R., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Sex Differences in Severe Pulmonary Emphysema. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 176: , 2007 Criner, G.J., Scharf, S.M., Falk, J.A., Gaughan, J.P., Sternberg, A.L., Patel, N.B., Fessler, H.E., Minai, O.A., and Fishman, A.P., for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Resting Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Severe Emphysema. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 176: , 2007 Fisher, M.R., Criner, G.j., Fishman, A.P., Hassoun, P.M., Minai, O.A., Scharf, S.M., and Fessler, H.E. for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) Research Group: Estimating Pulmonary Artery Pressures by Echocardiography in Patients with Emphysema. Eur. Respir. J.; 30: , 2007 Fan, V.S., Ramsey, S.D., Giardino, N.D., Make, B.J., et al, for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) Research Group: Sex, Depression, and Risk of Hospitalization and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Arch. Intern. Med.; 167 (2): , 2007 Falk, J.A., Martin, U.J., Scharf, S., and Criner, G.J.: Lung Elastic Recoil Does Not Correlate with Pulmonary Hemodynamic in Severe Emphysema. Chest; 132: , 2007 Washko, G.R., Fan, V.S., Ramsey, S.D., Mohsenifar, Z., Martinez, F., Make, B.J., et al, for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: The Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 177: , 2008 Brown, C.D., Sciurba, F.C., Criner, G.J., Shade, D.M., and Wise, R.A.: Exercise Testing in Severe Emphysema: Association with Quality of Life and Lung Function. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; 5: , 2008 Fan, V.S., Giardino, N.D., Blough, D.K., Kaplan, R.M., Ramsey, S.C., and the NETT Research Group: Costs of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Predictors of Adherence in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; 5; ,

9 Drummond, M.B., Blackford, A.L., Benditt, J.O., Make, B.J., Sciurba, F.C., McCormick, M.C., Martinez, F.J., Fessler, H.E., Fishman, A.P., and Wise, R.A., for the NETT Investigators: Continuous Oxygen Use in Nonhypoxemic Emphysema Patients Identifies a High-risk Subset of Patients. Chest; 134: , 2008 Martinez, F.J., Han, M.K., Andrei, A-C, Wise, R., Murray, S., Curtis, J.L., et al, for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Longitudinal Change in the BODE Index Predicts Mortality in Severe Emphysema. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 178: , 2008 Snyder, M.L., Goss, C.H., Neradilek, B., Polissar, N.L., Mosenifar, Z., Wise, R.A., et al, for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Changes in Arterial Oxygenation and Self-Reported Oxygen Use after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 178: : 2008 Washko, G.R., Criner, G.J., Mohsenifar, Z., Sciurba, F.C., Sharafkhaneh, A., Make, B.J., Hoffman, E.A., Reilly, J.J., for the NETT Research Group: Computed Tomographicbased Quantification of Emphysema and Correlation to Pulmonary Function and Mechanics. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 5: , 2008 Blough, D.K., Ramsey, S., Sullivan, S.D., and Yusen, R., for the NETT Research Group: The Impact of Using Different Imputation Methods for Missing Quality of Life Scores on the Estimation of the Cost-effectiveness of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Health Economics; 18: , 2009 Books and Chapters Yip, C.K.: Medical Management of Emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: Argenziano, M., Ginsburg, M. E., ed. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. New Jersey: The Humana Press Inc p Abstracts (Partial List) Argenziano, M., Moazami, N., Thomashow, B., Edsall, J., Yip, C.K., Prager, K.M., Jellen, P.A., Gorenstein, L.A., Rose, E.A., Steinglass, K.M., Ginsburg, M.E.: Volume Reduction Pneumectomy Is Not Contraindicated in Emphysema with Severe Hypercapnia. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 153: A266, (Abstract) Argenziano, M., Moazami, N., Thomashow, B., Edsall, J., Yip, C.K., Prager, K.M., Jellen, P.A., Gorenstein, L.A., Rose, E.A., Steinglass, K.M., Ginsburg, M.E., Delphin, E.S.: Anesthetic Management in Volume Reduction Pneumectomy for Severe Emphysema. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 153: A268, (Abstract) 9

10 Becker, M.D., Berkmen, Y.M., Mun, I.K., Rozenshtein, A., Romney, B.M., Thomashow, B., Yip, C.K., Edsall, J., Austin, J.H.M., Ginsburg, M.E.: Pneumectomy for Severe Pulmonary Emphysema: Quantitative CT Assessment of Changes in Lung Volumes and Severity of Emphysema. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 153: A268, (Abstract) DeRose, J.J., Argenziano, M., El-amir, N., Moazami, N., Thomashow, B., Edsall, J., Yip, C., Prager, K.M., Jellen, P.A., Gorenstein, L.A., Steinglass, K.M., Ginsburg, M.E.: Volume Reduction Pneumectomy Allows Resection of Thoracic Tumors in Patients with Severe Emphysema. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 153: A318, (Abstract) DiMango, A.M., Simonelli, P.F., Argenziano, M., Gorenstein, L.A., Steinglass, K.M., Ginsburg, M.E., Yip, C., Prager, K.M., Thomashow, B., Edsall, J.: Spirometry and Exercise Tolerance Are Significantly Improved in Patients Who Undergo Volume Reduction Pneumectomy for Advanced Emphysema. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 153: A449, (Abstract) Simonelli, P.F., Thomashow, B., Yip, C.K., DiMango, A., Lignelli, A., Fawwaz, R., Van Heertum, R., Jellen, P.A., DeRose, J.J., Argenziano, M., Ginsburg, M.E.: Lung Volume Reduction and Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Resectional Surgery in Patients with Advanced Emphysema: Positron Emission Tomography May Improve Patient Selection. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 155: A606, (Abstract) Ajayi, T., Maxfield, R., Yip, C.K., Edsall, J., Austin, J., Pearson, G., Schluger, N.W.: The Significance of MAC Infection in Patients with Bronchiectasis. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 159: A903, (Abstract) Lederer, D.J., Sonett, J.R., Jellen, P.A., Bartels, M.N., Yip, C.K., DiMango, A.M., Maxfield, R.A., Austin, J.H.M., Brogan, F.L., Simonelli, P.F., Ginsburg, M.E., Thomashow, B.M.: Pre-Operative Exercise Capacity Predicts Improved BODE Index One Year after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS). Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. Abstract Issue: A851, 2006 (Abstract) PRESENTATIONS (Partial List) Yip, C.K., Epstein, H., Goldring, R.M: Correlation between Functional Residual Capacity and Static Pulmonary Mechanics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of American Thoracic Society, Wilmington, Delaware, September

11 Yip, C.K.: Diagnosis: Think TB, Clinical Aspect. Presented as part of an educational course for practicing physicians, entitled, Tuberculosis Resurgence and Response: Impact on the Chinese Community. Co-sponsored by New York City Department of Health Bureau of Tuberculosis Control and Chinese American Medical Society and Chinese Community Physicians Association, New York, New York, September Yip, C.K.: Management of Asthma in Adult. Presented as part of an educational course for the Chinese Community. Sponsored by New York Downtown Hospital and Glaxo Pharmaceutical Company, New York, New York, December Yip, C.K.: Shortness of Breath: Etiology and Treatment. Presented as part of a health talk series for the Chinese Community. Sponsored by Oxford Health Plans, New York, New York, November Yip, C.K.: Management of Patients with Advanced Lung Disease. Presented at the Semiannual Scientific Meeting of the Chinese American Medical Society, New York, New York, May Yip, C.K.: Caring for Chinese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Presented as part of a panel discussion on COPD held at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, September Yip, C.K.: Workshop on Management of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions and Empyema. Presented in the Second Annual Conference on Advances in Pulmonary Medicine: Classic Problems 21 st Century Solutions. Sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, December Yip, C.K.: Current Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Presented as an educational seminar to the community primary care physicians, New York, New York, October Yip, C.K.: Workshop on Medical and Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. Presented in the Third Annual Conference on Advances in Pulmonary Medicine: Classic Problems 21 st Century Solutions. Sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, December Yip, C.K.: COPD: State of the Art. Presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Health Problems Related to the Chinese American in North America, New York, New York, May Yip, C.K.: Emphysema/COPD Education of Medical Students at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Presented in the Symposium: Emphysema/COPD: Meeting the Challenges of Educating Medical and Healthcare Professionals held at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, May

12 Yip, C.K.: Preoperative Pulmonary Assessment for Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery. Presented in the 6 th Annual Conference on Advances in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Classic Problems 21 st Century Solutions. Sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, December Yip, C.K.: A New Approach to the Vanishing Lung. Presented as the Scientific Award Lecture at the Chinese American Medical Society Annual Scientific Meeting, New York, New York, October Yip, C.K.: Meet the Professor Sessions: Pre-operative Assessment of Patients with Lung Disease. Presented in the 8 th Annual Conference on Pulmonary Medicine for the Primary Care Practitioner: Classic Problems 21 st Century Solutions. Sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, November Yip, C.K.: 2010 Update on Tuberculosis. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Chinese American Medical Society, New York, New York, October,