Rafael L. Perez , M.D.

Rafael L. Perez , M.D. Professor of Medicine University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center 401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310 Louisville, KY 40202 502-852-5841 - Academic Office 502-813-6500 - Patient Appointments

Clinical Expertise

Interstitial Lung Disease; Sarcoidosis; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Lung Mass/Adenopathy

Education and Training

• American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine / Pulmonary Disease

Education and Training

• Medical School: University of Tennessee

• Residency: Wright State University

• Fellowship: Emory University

Recent Publications

• El-Kersh K, Perez RL, Smith JS, Fraig M. Smoking-related interstitial fibrosis (SRIF) and pulmonary hypertension. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Mar 11;2013. doi:pii: bcr2013008970. 10.1136/bcr-2013-008970. PubMed PMID: 23483063.

• Rawasia WF, Chaddha U, El-Kersh K, Perez RL. Dyspnoea and the ovaries: a rare  presentation of Krukenberg tumour. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Feb 1;2013. doi:pii: bcr2012008302. 10.1136/bcr-2012-008302. PubMed PMID: 23378553.

• Smith JS, Gorbett D, Mueller J, Perez R, Daniels CJ. Pulmonary Hypertension and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis-A Dastardly Duo. Am J Med Sci. 2013 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23313949.

• Fioret D, Perez RL, Roman J. Management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Med Sci. 2011 Jun;341(6):450-3. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31821fbdbc. PubMed PMID: 21613933.

• Fioret D, Perez RL, Perez T, Roman J. A case of progressive lung fibrosis. Am J Med Sci. 2011 Jun;341(6):428-30. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31821a9d52. PubMed PMID: 21613928.

• Perez RL, Kimani AP, King TE Jr, Aguayo SM, Roman J; Emory Interstitial Lung Disease Center. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid D dimer levels are higher and more prevalent in black patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis. Respiration. 2007;74(3):297-303. Epub 2006 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 16534178.

• Perez RL. Interstitial lung disease: causes, treatment, and prevention. Ethn Dis. 2005 Spring;15(2 Suppl 2):S45-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 15822838.

• Nguyen M, Varma V, Perez R, Schuster DM. CT with histopathologic correlation of FDG uptake in a patient with pulmonary granuloma and pleural plaque caused by remote talc pleurodesis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004 Jan;182(1):92-4. PubMed PMID:  14684519.

• Perez RL, Rivera-Marrero CA, Roman J. Pulmonary granulomatous inflammation: From sarcoidosis to tuberculosis. Semin Respir Infect. 2003 Mar;18(1):23-32. Review. PubMed PMID: 12652451.

• Roman J, Perez RL. COPD in VA hospitals. Clin Cornerstone. 2003;5(1):37-44. PubMed PMID: 12739310.