Igor Barjaktarevic, MD, PhD, is a critical care physician and intensivist at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, where he serves as Director of Bedside Ultrasound and Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Intensive Care Units. He is also Medical Director of the COPD Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he leads clinical and research initiatives in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
Featured Expert: Igor Barjaktarevic, MD, PhD| July 6, 2026
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease, meaning it typically worsens over time. The rate of progression varies from person to person,...
