Abstract
Dr. Diette is Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University. He is a pulmonologist with a practice devoted to the care of patients with obstructive lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Dr. Diette's current research focuses on identifying environmental causes of obstructive lung diseases, the role of diet in the development of asthma, as well as understanding and reducing disparities in the health of racial and ethnic minorities. Dr. Diette received his undergraduate degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, his Doctor of Medicine degree from Temple University, and his Master's degree in epidemiology from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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