Age, comorbidity, race and gender differences in referral to a pulmonologist among patients with sarcoidosis at a large academic medical center
In our cohort of patients with an incident ICD diagnosis of sarcoidosis, Black males, White females, older adults, and adults with more comorbidities were less likely to be referred to pulmonary medicine. Referrals were associated with receiving recommended screening tests for cardiopulmonary disease. Given that pulmonary medicine manages the sarcoidosis clinic at our institution, our findings highlight the importance of considering the impact of sociodemographic factors on referral to a sarcoidosis specialist.
Authors
- Gennaro Di Tosto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-1925)
- John Odackal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4227-0653)
- Elliott D. Crouser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-6746)
- Ann Scheck McAlearney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9107-5419)
- Michelle Sharp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-2579)
- Laura J. Rush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-6885)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Lung Institute (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03889-2
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences