Dr. Washko is the Parker B. Francis Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School as well as the Associate Chief and head of research operations for the Mass General Brigham Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.  His career has spanned over 25 years of work in clinical trials and leveraging both imaging and data analytics to enhance the design and execution of therapeutic investigation.  His group leads multiple local, national and international investigations that leverage thoracic imaging focused on acute and chronic respiratory disease.  He is a member of the Fleischner Society and has been a leader in efforts to qualify imaging features as biomarkers by the FDA.  He has also dedicated much of his professional life to the development and success of people across all stages of their career.  For this work he has been recognized with numerous mentorship awards from both the American Thoracic Society and his own institution.