Ngoc Ly, MD, MPH

HS Clinical Professor
Project Director
M_PEDS-PULMONOLOGY

Ngoc P. Ly, MD, MPH is Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology, Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutic Development Network (TDN) Research Center, co-Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center, and Director of the Asthma Program at the University of California, San Francisco.

Ly is a pediatric pulmonologist with clinical and research interests in asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), exercise testing and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BDP). She is a lead investigator on several cystic fibrosis and asthma clinical research projects and trials, including those funded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and TDN, National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Health (NIH).

Ly is the program director of the HRSA Maternal and Child Health Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC) at UCSF. The purpose of the PPC is to improve the health status of infants, children, and adolescents with chronic respiratory conditions, sleep issues, and other related special health care needs through graduate and post-graduate level interdisciplinary training of health professionals and through working within collaborative systems that promote family-centered care, public health practices, and cultural competence to address health disparities and expand access to care.

Ly is devoted to mentoring students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty.

Publications

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Pediatric Pulmonary Workforce: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Stephenson N, Forno E, Laguna TA, Lovinsky-Desir S, Moore PE, Sheares BJ, Kazmerski TM, Udoko MN, Lypson ML, Harding LRW, Wilkes DS, Adair DJ, Afolabi F, Balasubramaniam V, Ale GJB, Castner LM, Ghera P, Heras A, Jordan K, Ly NP, Martinez-Fernandez TM, Mishra PE, Narang I, Palla JB, Rivera-Sanchez YM, Tapia IE, Toprak D, Torres-Silva CA, Cohen RT

PrecISE: Precision Medicine in Severe Asthma: An adaptive platform trial with biomarker ascertainment.

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Israel E, Denlinger LC, Bacharier LB, LaVange LM, Moore WC, Peters MC, Georas SN, Wright RJ, Mauger DT, Noel P, Akuthota P, Bach J, Bleecker ER, Cardet JC, Carr TF, Castro M, Cinelli A, Comhair SAA, Covar RA, Alexander LC, DiMango EA, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Fajt ML, Gaston BM, Hoffman EA, Holguin F, Jackson DJ, Jain S, Jarjour NN, Ji Y, Kenyon NJ, Kosorok MR, Kraft M, Krishnan JA, Kumar R, Liu AH, Liu MC, Ly NP, Marquis MA, Martinez FD, Moy JN, O'Neal WK, Ortega VE, Peden DB, Phipatanakul W, Ross K, Smith LJ, Szefler SJ, Teague WG, Tulchinsky AF, Vijayanand P, Wechsler ME, Wenzel SE, White SR, Zeki AA, Ivanova A

The precision interventions for severe and/or exacerbation-prone asthma (PrecISE) adaptive platform trial: statistical considerations.

Journal of biopharmaceutical statistics

Ivanova A, Israel E, LaVange LM, Peters MC, Denlinger LC, Moore WC, Bacharier LB, Marquis MA, Gotman NM, Kosorok MR, Tomlinson C, Mauger DT, Georas SN, Wright RJ, Noel P, Rosner GL, Akuthota P, Billheimer D, Bleecker ER, Cardet JC, Castro M, DiMango EA, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Fajt ML, Gaston BM, Holguin F, Jain S, Kenyon NJ, Krishnan JA, Kraft M, Kumar R, Liu MC, Ly NP, Moy JN, Phipatanakul W, Ross K, Smith LJ, Szefler SJ, Teague WG, Wechsler ME, Wenzel SE, White SR

Severe asthma during childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal study.

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Ross KR, Gupta R, DeBoer MD, Zein J, Phillips BR, Mauger DT, Li C, Myers RE, Phipatanakul W, Fitzpatrick AM, Ly NP, Bacharier LB, Jackson DJ, Celedón JC, Larkin A, Israel E, Levy B, Fahy JV, Castro M, Bleecker ER, Meyers D, Moore WC, Wenzel SE, Jarjour NN, Erzurum SC, Teague WG, Gaston B

Challenges in assessing the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids for severe wheezing episodes in preschool children.

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Guilbert TW, Bacharier LB, Mauger DT, Phipatanakul W, Szefler SJ, Boehmer S, Beigelman A, Fitzpatrick AM, Jackson DJ, Baxi SN, Benson M, Burnham CD, Cabana MD, Castro M, Chmiel JF, Covar R, Daines M, Gaffin JM, Gentile DA, Holguin F, Israel E, Kelly HW, Lazarus SC, Lemanske RF, Ly N, Meade K, Morgan W, Moy J, Olin JT, Peters SP, Pongracic JA, Raissy HH, Ross K, Sheehan WJ, Sorkness C, Teague WG, Thyne S, Martinez FD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's AsthmaNet

Quintupling Inhaled Glucocorticoids to Prevent Childhood Asthma Exacerbations.

The New England journal of medicine

Jackson DJ, Bacharier LB, Mauger DT, Boehmer S, Beigelman A, Chmiel JF, Fitzpatrick AM, Gaffin JM, Morgan WJ, Peters SP, Phipatanakul W, Sheehan WJ, Cabana MD, Holguin F, Martinez FD, Pongracic JA, Baxi SN, Benson M, Blake K, Covar R, Gentile DA, Israel E, Krishnan JA, Kumar HV, Lang JE, Lazarus SC, Lima JJ, Long D, Ly N, Marbin J, Moy JN, Myers RE, Olin JT, Raissy HH, Robison RG, Ross K, Sorkness CA, Lemanske RF, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute AsthmaNet

Baseline Features of the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP III) Cohort: Differences with Age.

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice

Teague WG, Phillips BR, Fahy JV, Wenzel SE, Fitzpatrick AM, Moore WC, Hastie AT, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Peters SP, Castro M, Coverstone AM, Bacharier LB, Ly NP, Peters MC, Denlinger LC, Ramratnam S, Sorkness RL, Gaston BM, Erzurum SC, Comhair SAA, Myers RE, Zein J, DeBoer MD, Irani AM, Israel E, Levy B, Cardet JC, Phipatanakul W, Gaffin JM, Holguin F, Fajt ML, Aujla SJ, Mauger DT, Jarjour NN

Effects of Age and Disease Severity on Systemic Corticosteroid Responses in Asthma.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

Phipatanakul W, Mauger DT, Sorkness RL, Gaffin JM, Holguin F, Woodruff PG, Ly NP, Bacharier LB, Bhakta NR, Moore WC, Bleecker ER, Hastie AT, Meyers DA, Castro M, Fahy JV, Fitzpatrick AM, Gaston BM, Jarjour NN, Levy BD, Peters SP, Teague WG, Fajt M, Wenzel SE, Erzurum SC, Israel E, Severe Asthma Research Program

Inflammatory and Comorbid Features of Patients with Severe Asthma and Frequent Exacerbations.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

Denlinger LC, Phillips BR, Ramratnam S, Ross K, Bhakta NR, Cardet JC, Castro M, Peters SP, Phipatanakul W, Aujla S, Bacharier LB, Bleecker ER, Comhair SA, Coverstone A, DeBoer M, Erzurum SC, Fain SB, Fajt M, Fitzpatrick AM, Gaffin J, Gaston B, Hastie AT, Hawkins GA, Holguin F, Irani AM, Israel E, Levy BD, Ly N, Meyers DA, Moore WC, Myers R, Opina MT, Peters MC, Schiebler ML, Sorkness RL, Teague WG, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Mauger DT, Fahy JV, Jarjour NN, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Severe Asthma Research Program-3 Investigators

Individualized therapy for persistent asthma in young children.

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Fitzpatrick AM, Jackson DJ, Mauger DT, Boehmer SJ, Phipatanakul W, Sheehan WJ, Moy JN, Paul IM, Bacharier LB, Cabana MD, Covar R, Holguin F, Lemanske RF, Martinez FD, Pongracic JA, Beigelman A, Baxi SN, Benson M, Blake K, Chmiel JF, Daines CL, Daines MO, Gaffin JM, Gentile DA, Gower WA, Israel E, Kumar HV, Lang JE, Lazarus SC, Lima JJ, Ly N, Marbin J, Morgan W, Myers RE, Olin JT, Peters SP, Raissy HH, Robison RG, Ross K, Sorkness CA, Thyne SM, Szefler SJ, NIH/NHLBI AsthmaNet

Acetaminophen versus Ibuprofen in Young Children with Mild Persistent Asthma.

The New England journal of medicine

Sheehan WJ, Mauger DT, Paul IM, Moy JN, Boehmer SJ, Szefler SJ, Fitzpatrick AM, Jackson DJ, Bacharier LB, Cabana MD, Covar R, Holguin F, Lemanske RF, Martinez FD, Pongracic JA, Beigelman A, Baxi SN, Benson M, Blake K, Chmiel JF, Daines CL, Daines MO, Gaffin JM, Gentile DA, Gower WA, Israel E, Kumar HV, Lang JE, Lazarus SC, Lima JJ, Ly N, Marbin J, Morgan WJ, Myers RE, Olin JT, Peters SP, Raissy HH, Robison RG, Ross K, Sorkness CA, Thyne SM, Wechsler ME, Phipatanakul W, NIH/NHLBI AsthmaNet

Early Administration of Azithromycin and Prevention of Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Preschool Children With a History of Such Illnesses: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA

Bacharier LB, Guilbert TW, Mauger DT, Boehmer S, Beigelman A, Fitzpatrick AM, Jackson DJ, Baxi SN, Benson M, Burnham CD, Cabana M, Castro M, Chmiel JF, Covar R, Daines M, Gaffin JM, Gentile DA, Holguin F, Israel E, Kelly HW, Lazarus SC, Lemanske RF, Ly N, Meade K, Morgan W, Moy J, Olin T, Peters SP, Phipatanakul W, Pongracic JA, Raissy HH, Ross K, Sheehan WJ, Sorkness C, Szefler SJ, Teague WG, Thyne S, Martinez FD

Reply.

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Ngoc P. Ly, Augusto Litonjua, Diane R. Gold, Juan C. Celedón