Dr. Rayan Ihle named CAMC Pulmonary Critical Care Division Chief

Rayan Ihle, MD FACP, has been named the CAMC Pulmonary Critical Care Division Chief. In this new role, Ihle will advance the strategic plan for the institution including recruitment, clinical operations, and academic endeavors.

Ihle is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus and has been instrumental in starting the Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship at the institution. She also serves on the WVU Promotion and Tenure Committee, the CAMC GME Committee, and as core faculty in the Internal Medicine residency.

In addition to teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, Dr. Ihle has been active in research serving on the Institution’s IRB, is a peer-reviewer for 4 journals, and has grant support for her research endeavors.

Clinically, Ihle is the Medical Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program and ECMO Services, supports the Clinical Integration Council as a subject matter expert, and serves on numerous hospital committees in pulmonary and critical care. She additionally serves the state on the WV Board of Respiratory Care, founded the state chapter of the Thoracic Society, and contributed to the WVDHHR development in Covid therapeutics protocols and allocation.