Dynamics of Disease
Dr. Epler is an expert in the field of bronchiolar diseases and the interstitial lung diseases. He provides information to patients with these diseases and for their families.
Dynamics of Disease for Patients and Families
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, or BOOP, is an inflammation of the bronchioles (bronchiolitis) and surrounding tissue in the lungs. In most cases, the cause of BOOP is not known... LEARN MORE
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, is a general term for scarring, or fibrosis, in the lung and and is of unknown cause or idiopathic. In this disease, the scarring process is ongoing and progressive... LEARN MORE
Sarcoidosis is the development of small swirls of cells called granulomas that occur in the lungs and in other organs of the body. The cause of sarcoidosis is not known; however, this diagnosis is what is known as a "diagnosis of exclusion"... LEARN MORE
Dynamics of Disease Scientific Reviews
Dr. Epler has published numerous scientific articles about bronchiolar diseases and interstitial lung diseases. Here are links to articles posted on this site and links to other published work by Dr. Epler.
Scientific articles posted on this site:
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP), Gary R. Epler, M.D. (PMID: 11176728)
Bronchiolar Airway Disorders and Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Gary R. Epler, M.D.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Constrictive Bronchiolitis, Gary R. Epler, M.D.
Drug and Radiation Theory BOOP, Gary R. Epler, M.D.
Links to other scientific articles published by Dr. Epler:
1. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
Gary R. Epler, M.D., Thomas V. Colby, M.D., Theresa C. McLoud, M.D., Charles B. Carrington, M.D., and Edward A. Gaensler, M.D.
N Engl J Med 1985; 312:152-158 January 17, 1985
2. Epler GR, Colby TV. The Spectrum of bronchiolitis obliterans. Chest. 1983; 83(2): 161-162 (Thoracic Services, Boston University Medical Center; Department of Pathology, Stanford University. Palo Alto, California. PMID: 6822090).
3. Epler GR, Colby TV, McLoud TC, Carrington CB, Gaensler EA. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. N Engl J Med 1985; 312:152-158. (Thoracic Services, Boston University Medical Center; Department of Pathology, Stanford University. Palo Alto, California; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. PMID: 3965933).
4. Epler GR. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Arch Intern Med. 2001; 161(2): 158-164. (Harvard Medical School, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital. PMID: 11176728).
5. Epler GR. Drug-induced bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Clin Chest Med. 2004; 25(1): 89-94. (Harvard Medical School, Boston. PMID: 15062600).
6. Epler GR. Constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans: the fibrotic airway disorder. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2007;1(1):139-147. (Harvard Medical School, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital. Boston, Massachusetts. PMID: 20477273).
7. Epler GR. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP), 25 years: a variety of causes, but what are the treatment options? Expert Rev Respir Med. 2011 Jun;5(3):353-361. (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, USA. PMID: 21702658).
Other books and articles by Dr. Epler
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