News & Announcements
Upcoming Sarcoidosis Conferences
Mark your calendars for the following upcoming sarcoidosis conferences.
CHEST 2024
Boston, Massachusetts
October 6 to 9, 2024
Please plan to attend the upcoming CHEST 2024 conference in Boston Massachusetts, October 6 to 9, 2024
WASOG 2024
Taj Hotel & Convention Centre, Agra, India
November 14 to 17, 2024
Overview: The congress planning committee has put together an outstanding program that includes topics covering the range of challenging clinical issues in sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary vasculopathy. There is abundant content is the program that will be of great interest to those practicing in some or all of these areas, as well as cutting-edge clinical science. WASOG meetings have emerged as the major world-wide meeting devoted to sarcoidosis and interstitial lung disease, complementing the international ICLAF meetings devoted to basic and translational science.
WASOG/AASOG 2025
Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
October 21 to 25, 2025
Archived News
AASOG 2024
The Americas Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (AASOG) 2024 conference held at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD from August 15 to 16, 2024 focused on leveraging multi-disciplinary care, research, and education to improve patient outcomes, reduce health disparities, and advance disease understanding in sarcoidosis.
Our very own Dr. Obi co-moderated the session on “Teamwork makes the Dreamwork”. Dr. Obi was also honored with the AASOG Emerging Leader Award for her outstanding achievements and enduring impact on advancing research and improving outcomes for patients with sarcoidosis. (George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. August 15, 2024).
The ECU Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence was well represeted at the 2024 ATS International Conference in San Diego, CA (May 19 – 23, 2024)
An East Carolina University clinic is gaining international recognition for its efforts to tackle a bedeviling systemic inflammatory disease that affects an unusually high number of people in eastern North Carolina.
Dr. Obi presenting Fibrosis in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis as part of the session on Current and Evolving Strategies for the Management of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis (Session C81) – The Marriott Marquis, San Diego Marina, CA. May 19, 2024.
Poster Presentation by Dr. Praful Schroff (PGY5) highlighting some of the diagnostic complexities of sarcoidosis.
ECU clinic a ‘Global Center of Excellence’ in treatment of inflammatory disease
An East Carolina University clinic is gaining international recognition for its efforts to tackle a bedeviling systemic inflammatory disease that affects an unusually high number of people in eastern North Carolina.
In Memorium
ECU Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence is built on the shoulders of giants.
Yash P. Kataria, MD, DTCD, Hons, WALES, : DT M&H, LIV, MRCP, EDIN, FRCP, FCCP, FACP,
(1936–2022)
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Founded ECU Sarcoidosis Clinic
Dr. Kataria was a world class researcher and the first pulmonologist in eastern North Carolina (1978). He pioneered early research in sarcoidosis, established the sarcoidosis clinic at ECU, and was instrumental to ensuring its early success. Following his arrival from Ohio State University to Greenville, NC, Dr. Kataria built up the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine rising from Section Head of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine to Chair of the Department of Medicine. He will always be remembered as a world class researcher who was dedicated to caring for sarcoidosis patients in eastern North Carolina.