Mary Elizabeth Strek, MD

Director, Respiratory Clinical Research Program

Director, Pulmonary Medicine Service

Co-director, ILD Program

Associate Director, Adult CF Center

Transcriptomic Profiling of Long COVID in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients Reveals Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation.
Transcriptomic Profiling of Long COVID in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients Reveals Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2025 Apr 30.
PMID: 40305670

Proteomic Biomarkers of Survival in Non-IPF Interstitial Lung Disease.
Proteomic Biomarkers of Survival in Non-IPF Interstitial Lung Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Apr 10.
PMID: 40208180

Genome-wide association study of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis susceptibility using clinically-curated European-ancestry datasets.
Genome-wide association study of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis susceptibility using clinically-curated European-ancestry datasets. medRxiv. 2025 Feb 02.
PMID: 39974050

Quantitative CT Scan Analysis in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease.
Quantitative CT Scan Analysis in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease. Chest. 2025 May; 167(5):1428-1439.
PMID: 39528110

Clinical Course of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Clinical Course of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2024 Dec; 6(12):836-845.
PMID: 39243209

Biological Age, Chronological Age, and Survival in Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Causal Mediation Analysis.
Biological Age, Chronological Age, and Survival in Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Causal Mediation Analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Sep 01; 210(5):639-647.
PMID: 38843133

Molecular Endotypes of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Latent Class Analysis of Two Multicenter Observational Cohorts.
Molecular Endotypes of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Latent Class Analysis of Two Multicenter Observational Cohorts. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Aug 15; 210(4):455-464.
PMID: 38913573

Machine Learning of Plasma Proteomics Classifies Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease.
Machine Learning of Plasma Proteomics Classifies Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Aug 15; 210(4):444-454.
PMID: 38422478

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis on Thin-Section Chest CT Scans: Diagnostic Performance of the ATS/JRS/ALAT versus ACCP Imaging Guidelines.
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis on Thin-Section Chest CT Scans: Diagnostic Performance of the ATS/JRS/ALAT versus ACCP Imaging Guidelines. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2024 Aug; 6(4):e230068.
PMID: 38990131

Phage Immunoprecipitation-Sequencing Reveals CDHR5 Autoantibodies in Select Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease.
Phage Immunoprecipitation-Sequencing Reveals CDHR5 Autoantibodies in Select Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2024 Sep; 6(9):568-580.
PMID: 38952015

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Castle Connolly "Top Doctor" Award
University of Chicago
2014

Arthur H. Rubenstein Department of Medicine Mentoring Award
University of Chicago
2013 - 2014

Biological Sciences Division Senior Mentoring Award
University of Chicago
2013 - 2014

Parker B. Francis Fellowship Award
University of Chicago
1990 - 1993

James B. Angell Scholar
University of Michigan
1980