The department received the highest amount of NIH funding across all similar departments in the country in 2020 — totaling more than $15 million — and the number of papers published by faculty increased by 27% in 2020 compared with 2019.

In the midst of responding to the pandemic, faculty and staff members innovated in the area of patient care.

Breathing issues are not yet over for some patients who have recovered from COVID-19: those with laryngeal or tracheal damage from prolonged intubation and those with tracheotomies.