David M Systrom, MD

Dr. David M. Systrom is a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

He received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School (now known as Geisel School of Medicine). He then completed a residency in internal medicine at Emory University Hospital, followed by a fellowship in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease.

An active investigator and director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiopulmonary laboratory, Dr. Systrom regularly publishes research examining pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary vascular disease, right heart failure and thromboembolic disease. He has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications, has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association, and has been named to the annual list of the Best Doctors in America. Dr. Systrom is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the American Heart Association and the American Physiological Society. He has special expertise in the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in ME/CFS and Long Covid and is conducting clinical trials investigating the same

Education & Training

• Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, 1986
• Residency: Emory University, Internal Medicine, 1982
• Internship: Emory Univ. Hosp., Internal Medicine, 1980
• Medical Education: Dartmouth Medical School, 1979

Board Certifications

• Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Languages Spoken

• English

Age Group Treated

• Adults