Wisia Wedzicha

Jadwiga “Wisia” A. Wedzicha
Alma mater	Somerville College, Oxford
Awards	Helmholtz International Fellow Award
Scientific career
Institutions	Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry National Heart and Lung Institute

Jadwiga “Wisia” A. Wedzicha FMedSci is a British physician and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute. Her research has considered the causes and impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was elected as Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in 2013 and awarded the Helmholtz International Fellow Award.

Early life and education

Wedzicha studied medicine at Somerville College, Oxford. She completed her medical training at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Research and career

Wedzicha studied chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the role of infection in COPD exacerbations. Her research identified the significance of airway colonisation and infection in driving immune responses in the lung that contributes to disease progression in COPD. She has investigated clinical management of patients.

Wedzicha has served as Editor-in-Chief of Thorax, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and BioMed Central.

Select publications

• Amir Qaseem; Timothy J Wilt; Steven E Weinberger; et al. (2 August 2011). "Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society". Annals of Internal Medicine. 155 (3): 179. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-3-201108020-00008. ISSN 0003-4819. PMID 21810710. Wikidata Q22305324.
• Josephine V Lightowler; Jadwiga A Wedzicha; Mark W Elliott; Felix S F Ram (1 January 2003). "Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation to treat respiratory failure resulting from exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis". The BMJ. 326 (7382): 185. doi:10.1136/BMJ.326.7382.185. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 140272. PMID 12543832. Wikidata Q34451928.
• Bestall JC; Paul EA; Garrod R; Garnham R; Jones PW; Wedzicha JA (1 July 1999). "Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease". Thorax. 54 (7): 581–586. doi:10.1136/THX.54.7.581. ISSN 0040-6376. PMC 1745516. PMID 10377201. Wikidata Q35533189.