Faculty

Peter J Leary

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

206-685-2484

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2018
Master Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2013
MD Medicine (MD), Johns Hopkins University, 2005

Contact

206-685-2484

University of Washington Medicine
UW Medical Center, BB-1245 Box 356522
Seattle, WA 98195
WA

Bio

Peter Leary is the Director of the Pulmonary Vascular Disease program, a board-certified pulmonologist, and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. His research is focused on identifying and targeting mechanisms that contribute to pulmonary hypertension and heart failure.

 

Research Interests

His research interests include heart failure, right ventricular adaptation, pulmonary vascular disease and epidemiology.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Lung Injury After Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for CTEPH: Histopathologic Findings and Management Implications.
(2026 Jul)
Pulm Circ 16(3): e70390
Steinberg ZL, Krishnan T, Barros LM, Buber J, Smith KD, Mulligan MS, Leary PJ, Rayner SG

Expert Consensus to Explore the Definition and Characterization of Methamphetamine-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Key Treatment Considerations.
(2026 Jun)
CHEST Pulm 4(2): 100232
Zamanian R, Leary PJ, Sargent T, Kingrey J, Lopez D, Adhia AD, Doad G, Sandros M, Stone M, Bridge D, Perry R, Enstone A, Perrett L, Smith H, Kim NH

Altitude-Associated Hemodynamic Alterations: Analysis from the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking.
(2026 Jul 14)
Ann Am Thorac Soc
Houston BA, Kundu S, Garry J, Freiberg M, Leary PJ, Lahm T, Levine BD, Waldo SW, Tedford RJ, Brittain EL

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Antagonist Therapy for Migraine: A Case Series.
(2026 Jun)
Chest 169(6): e175-e179
Lu K, Barros LM, Murinova N, Buber J, Leary PJ, Rayner SG

A Metabolomics Roadmap to Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension.
(2026 May 22)
Circ Res 138(11): e328512
Pi H, Gharib SA, Leary PJ

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