Dr. Jelte Kelchtermans is a pediatric pulmonology attending at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) where he integrates genomic, environmental, and clinical data to investigate air pollution sensitivity. After obtaining his M.D. from the KULeuven in Belgium and completing both his pediatric residency and chief resident year at the University of Miami, he joined CHOP for his pediatric pulmonology fellowship. During his fellowship he combined his personal background in basic and clinical research with the expertise of both the Center for Applied Genomics and the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. His research is focused on how genetic and clinical variables shape air pollution sensitivity in pediatrics. His most recent work has demonstrated that specific genetic variants are associated with sensitivity to ambient air pollution in pediatric patients with asthma and highlighted the impact of air pollution exposure on bronchopulmonary dysplasia morbidity. Dr. Kelchtermans is an active member of the American Thoracic Society and is supported by a Parker B Francis fellowship.