National Organization Honors Duke Pulmonogist With Highest Honor

Dallas, TX (January 15, 2008) – The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), a 42,000-member national association for respiratory therapists, honored Neil R. MacIntyre, MD, with its highest honor at its recent International Respiratory Congress held in Orlando , FL.

Dr. MacIntyre received the Jimmy A. Young Medal, recognizing his long-time service to both the association and the respiratory care profession, where he has supported respiratory therapists in their efforts to care for people with asthma, COPD, and other lung conditions. In addition to serving as medical director of the state-of-the-art respiratory care department at Duke University Medical Center in Durham , NC , Dr. MacIntyre is a well known respiratory researcher, with hundreds of publications on mechanical ventilation and other pulmonary topics in scientific and medical journals.

He has also served as a member of the AARC's Board of Medical Advisors and is currently a trustee of the American Respiratory Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the AARC. He serves as an associate editor of Respiratory Care , the premier science journal in the respiratory care profession, published by the AARC, as well.

“Combined with his contributions to the literature in mechanical ventilation, aerosol therapy, pulmonary function, and consensus documents, Dr. MacIntyre is easily one of the most accomplished clinical scientists to receive the award,” says Richard Branson, RRT, a fellow AARC member and associate editor at Respiratory Care.

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RRT stands for Registered Respiratory Therapist

About the AARC

The American Association for Respiratory Care, headquartered in Dallas , is a professional association of respiratory therapists that focuses primarily on respiratory therapy education and research. The organization's goals are to ensure that respiratory patients receive safe and effective care from qualified professionals as well as supporting respiratory health care providers. The association continues to advocate on behalf of pulmonary patients for appropriate access to respiratory services provided by qualified professionals. Further information about the AARC and how to become a respiratory therapist are available at www.AARC.org .

For Immediate Release
Contact: Beth Binkley
binkley@aarc.org