Revised 9/4/2025                                                                                                                               

CURRICULUM VITAE

Katherine E. Cox-Flaherty, MD, ScM

Business Address                                            Inova Pulmonology

3289 Woodburn Road

Suite 350

Annandale, VA 2203

Business Telephone                                        703.641.8616

Business Fax                                                   703.641.9468

E-mail Address                                               [email protected]

EDUCATION

Undergraduate                                               James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Major: Biology, Bachelor of Science   

Honors Received: Subject Area Honors in Biology

August 2006 – May 2010

Medical School                                                                                               George Washington University School of Medicine,

Washington D.C.

Degree:  Doctor of Medicine

August 2010 – May 2014

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Residency                                                        Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,                                                               The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Internal Medicine Residency

Medical Education Track

                                                                        July 2014 – June 2017

Fellowship                                                       Brown University, Providence, RI

                                                                        Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

Chief Fellow

                                                                        July 2018 – June 2021

Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI

                                                                        Masters in Clinical and Translational Research (ScM)

                                                                        September 2021 – May 2023

                                                                        Brown University, Providence, RI

Post-doctoral Fellowship

Brown Respiratory Research Training Program

NIH T32 HL134625

July 2021 – April 2023 

POSTGRADUATE HONORS AND AWARDS

James Madison University 2009                      Judith Ramsey Hoffman Science & Mathematics

Scholarship

James Madison University 2009                      Tri-Beta Honors Biology Society Outstanding Junior

Award

GWU School of Medicine 2014                       American Thyroid Association Trainee Poster Winner

GWU School of Medicine 2014                       Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society

GWU School of Medicine 2014                       Phillip S. Birnbaum Award in Primary Care

Brown University 2020                                    Chief Fellow, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship

Brown Warren Alpert Medical School 2021    Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award

Providence Veterans Administration 2022       Veterans Administration Research Day Poster Winner

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND BOARD CERTIFICATION

2017                                                                ABIM Board Certified: Internal Medicine

2017                                                                Medical license, New York

2021                                                                ABIM Board Certified: Pulmonary Medicine

2021                                                                Medical license, Rhode Island

2022                                                                ABIM Board Certified: Critical Care Medicine

2023                                                                ACLS and BLS Certified

2023                                                                Medical license, Virginia

PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Thoracic Society (Pulmonary Circulation)

Society of Critical Care Medicine

CHEST

Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS                              

July 2017 – June 2018                                     Columbia University Medical Center

Instructor of Medicine

Division of Hospital Medicine

April 2023 – September 2023                          Brown University

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

April 2024 – Current                                       University of Virginia, School of Medicine

                                                                        Assistant Professor of Medical Education

                                                                        Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

June 2017 – June 2018      Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY

                                         Instructor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine

July 2021 – April 2023     Rhode Island Hospital & Brown Medicine, Providence, RI

Attending Physician in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine         

April 2023 – September 2023     Rhode Island Hospital & Brown Medicine, Providence, RI

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

October 2023  – Current           INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Annandale, VA

Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

May 2022 – Present          American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Circulation Web Committee

• One of four members. Lead a pulmonary hypertension focused podcast via ATS Breathe Easy. Maintain the ATS PC Twitter account and website.

May 2023 – Present          Women in Pulmonary Vascular Disease Work Group

May 2023 – Present          American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Circulation Program Committee    

• Reviewed ATS abstracts for the 2024 ATS PC program.
• Reviewing Programming and ATS abstract submissions for the 2025 PC program.

OTHER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

July 2015 – July 2016     Resident Wellness Group Leader

    Internal Medicine Residency, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

• Led a resident-run group that focused on enhancing resident wellness. Coordinated monthly residency-wide meetings.

July 2016 – June 2017      Mount Sinai Internal Medicine Essentials

     Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

• Coordinated resident submissions to an educational website that reviews landmark articles to promote evidence-based practice.

July 2020 – June 2021      Chief Fellow

                                          Brown Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

• Created schedules for pulmonary and critical care fellows, involved in curricular changes as a part of the Fellowship Steering Committee, provided a liaison between fellows and division leadership.

January 2023 – July 2023  Brown Medical Student Pulmonary Course Co-Chair Elect

• Chosen to co-direct the course beginning in the fall of 2024 and was involved in leadership meetings as a part of the transition

May 2024 2023 – Current  Director for Visiting Fellows for INOVA Pulmonary Elective

• Coordinating the INOVA pulmonary fellowship elective.

OTHER COMMITTEES

Peer Reviewer                  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

                                        Pulmonary Circulation

9/2020-9/2022                Brown University PCCM Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion    Committee

9/2021-10/2022              Brown University PCCM Fellowship Recruitment. Participated in interviewing applicants and in rank list discussions.

PUBLICATIONS LIST        

ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

1. Cocks Eschler D, Javanmard P, Cox K, Geer E. 2018. Prolactinoma through the female life cycle. Endocrine. 59(1):16-29. PMID: 29177641.
2. Cox K, Harkin T. Quality Improvement Initiative in Bronchoscopy: Inspired by the AQuIRE Program. 2018. Am J of Respir Crit Care Med.195:A1657.
3. Cox K, Banerjee D. 2019. Acute renal failure in critically ill patients: current evidence-based practices. RI Med J. 102(10):22-25. PMID: 31795529.
4. Cox-Flaherty K, Gartman EJ. Sleep disorders in neuromuscular diseases – adaption in care provision due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021. (InTouch Respiratory Medicine, Online Only).
5. Cox-Flaherty K, Braza J, Princiotto A, Ventetuolo CE, Harrington EO. 2021. Commercial human pulmonary artery endothelial cells have in-vitro behavior which varies by sex. Am J of Respir Crit Care Med. 2023:A3639.
6. Banerjee D, Nassikas NJ, Singh P, Andrea SB, Zhang A, Aswad Y, Singh N, Walsh SR, Cox-Flaherty K, Carter J, Sharkey KM. 2022. Implementation of an anti-racism curriculum in PCCSM: feasibility and preliminary efficacy. ATS Sch. 3(3):433-448. PMID: 36312797.
7. Sodhi A, Cox-Flaherty K, Greer MK, Lat TI, Gao Y, Polineni D, Pisani MA, Bourjeily G, Glassberg MK, D’Ambrosio C. 2022. Sex and gender in lung diseases and sleep disorders: a state-of-the-art review: part 2. CHEST. S0012-3692)22)03896-X. PMID: 36183784.
8. Cox-Flaherty K, Braza J, Princiotto A, Guarino B, Ventetuolo CE, Harrington EO. 2022. Commercial human pulmonary artery endothelial cells have in-vitro behavior which varies by sex. Pulm Circ. 12(4):e12165. PMID: 36484057.
9. Cox-Flaherty K, Moutchia J, Krowka M, Al-Naamani N, Fallon MB, Kawut SM, Ventetuolo CE. 2023. Six- minute walk distance predicts outcomes in liver transplant candidates. Liver Transpl. 29(5):521-530. PMID: 36691988.
10. Johnson S*, Sommer N*, Cox-Flaherty K*, Weissmann N, Ventetuolo CE, Maron BA. 2023. Pulmonary Hypertension: A Contemporary Review. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 208(5): 528-548. PMID: 37450768 *denotes co-first author.
11. Singh N, Carsten Eickhoff, Garcia-Agundez A, Bertone P, Paudel SS, Tambe DT, Litzky LA, Cox-Flaherty K, Klinger JR, Monaghan SF, Mullin CJ, Pereira M, Walsh T, Whittenhall M, Stevens T, Harrington EO, Ventetuolo CE. 2023. Transcriptional profiles of pulmonary artery endothelial cells in pulmonary hypertension. Sci Rep. 13(1):22534. PMID: 38110438.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Zhou Y, Cox-Flaherty K, Klinger JR. Pulmonary hypertension in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Interstitial Lung Disease. Pulmonary Vascular Disorders. Ed. Carbone RG, Puppo F, Tapson VF. Nova Science Publishers. 2021. Ch 9: p175.

ABSTRACTS

2. Cox K, Brown J. Microinjection Technique for Gaining Access to the Raphe Pallidus of Sprague Dawley Rats. James Madison University Annual BioSymposium, Harrisonburg, VA, 2008.

3. Cox K, Brown J. Role of Brainstem Serotonin in Mediation of the Thermoregulatory Response to Hypoxic Stress. James Madison University Annual BioSymposium, Harrisonburg, VA, 2010.

4. Cox K, Stagnero-Green A. Maternal Graves ’ disease and Neonatal Developmental Hip Dysplasia. 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2013. (Trainee Poster Winner)

5. Cox K, Harkin T. Quality Improvement Initiative in Bronchoscopy: Inspired by the AQuIRE Program. American Thoracic Society International Conference. Washington DC, 2017.
6. Yee D, Cangemi R, Osler B, Cox K, Vayntrub Y, Mullin CJ. Profound Shock from Metformin-Induced Lactic Acidosis in a Patient with End Stage Liver Disease and Hepatic Encephalopathy. American Thoracic Society International Conference. 2020.
7. Cox-Flaherty K, Moutchia J, Krowka M, Al-Naamani N, Fallon MB, Kawut SM, Ventetuolo CE. Six-minute walk distance predicts outcomes in liver transplant candidates. ATS May 2022, Brown Research Day, Thematic Poster Presentation.
8. Cox-Flaherty K, Baird G, DiGregorio R, Klinger JR, Mullin CJ, Pereira M, Schmitz N, Singh N, Whittenhall M, Harrington EO, Ventetuolo CE. Human pulmonary artery endothelial cell culture success rates from routine right heart catheterizations. ATS May 2022, Brown Research Day, VA Research Day [poster award winner] Thematic Poster Presentation.
9. Millio G, Singh J, Cox-Flaherty K, Klinger JR, Singh N, Kamel A, Mullin C, Ventetuolo CE. Sex-Based Difference is Pulmonary Embolism Severity. ATS May 2024. (Submitted)

GRANTS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT     

UNIVERSITY TEACHING, ADVISING and MENTORING ROLES     

6/2011 – 12/2011        MicroThalamus Club Leader

George Washington University School of Medicine

• Led review sessions on histology and conducted mock practicals for first year medical students.

9/2013 – 5/2014          Practice of Medicine as Medical Educator

George Washington University School of Medicine

• Completed training in adult learning theory and applied teaching techniques in didactic sessions for preclinical medical students.

7/2015 – 6/2016            Medical Education Track

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

• Reviewed principles of adult learning theory and led medical student case-based learning sessions.

7/2018 – 6/2021             Medical Student Chest Radiology Teaching

Brown University Medical School

• Led medical student small groups and taught basics of chest radiography.

1/2019 – 1/2020            Brown ICU Resident Handbook

• Along with two other fellows, created a comprehensive handbook covering important topics in critical care medicine to reference before and during their ICU rotation.

9/2020-9/2022            Medical Student Pulmonary Physiology Teaching

Brown University Medical School

• Led bi-weekly medical student physiology small groups as a complementary part of their month- long pulmonary course.

9/2020-9/2022            Lecturer, Brown University Medical School

• Formal lectures to medical students on VTE

9/2020-9/2022            Teaching Attending, Brown University Medical School

• Brown Chest Conference annually
• Lectures to Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows annually
• Medical Intensive Care Unit teaching rounds for fellows and house staff
• Pulmonary consult teaching round to fellows and house staff

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

INVITED PRESENTATIONS: REGIONAL

1. Lecturer, Cox K. Gastroesophageal Reflux and IPF. Providence, RI, Citywide Chest Conference. October 2018.
2. Lecturer, Cox K. LABA-LAMA versus ICS-LABA for Stable COPD. Providence, RI, Citywide Chest Conference. January 2019.
3. Lecturer, Cox K. Radiation Induced Lung Injury: Identifying Risk Factors and Managing Disease. Providence, RI, Citywide Chest Conference. May 2019.
4. Lecturer, Cox-Flaherty K. Enteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients on Vasopressors. Providence, RI, Citywide Chest Conference. January 2020.
5. Lecturer, Cox-Flaherty K. Pulmonary Hypertension and Pregnancy: Time to Panic. Providence, RI, Citywide Chest Conference. February 2020.
6. Lecturer, Cox-Flaherty K. Treatment of PH-ILD: More than Just Hot Air? Providence, RI, Citywide Chest Conference. October 2020.
7. Lecturer, Cox-Flaherty. Pulmonary Embolism. Warren Alpert Brown Medical School Pulmonary Course Lecture. September 2021.
8. Lecturer, Cox-Flaherty K. Post-Acute COVID-19. Providence, RI, Citywide Chest Conference. September 2021.
9. Lecturer, Abassi A, Cox-Flaherty K. Research Ethics: Mentorship Throughout Your Career. Brown Basic & Translational Research Program. Providence RI. June 2022, June 2023.
10. Lecturer, Cox-Flaherty K. How to Give a Scientific Talk. Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Core Curriculum. Providence, RI. August 2022, August 2023.
11. Panelist, Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Genetics in Pulmonary Hypertension. Boston MA, August 2023.