George Belecanech, MD

Board Eligible in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (2024)

My primary area of clinical activity is in the diagnosis, evaluation and advancement of the management of pulmonary hypertension, a blood vessel disorder of the lungs which leads to right-sided heart failure and multi-system organ failure. During my fellowship, I was awarded an F32 mentored grant to study the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in endothelial cells in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension. In my time on faculty at Jefferson, I will focus on caring for patients with pulmonary hypertension and participation in clinical trials. I also have an active interest in interstitial lung disease, a spectrum of lung disorders often associated with inflammatory diseases and environmental exposures. Finally, on the inpatient side of clinical medicine, I am passionate about critical care and respiratory failure – particularly in the mitigation of ventilator-induced lung injury, teaching ventilator physiology to trainees and, most importantly, compassionate care of the ICU patient and family.