Sean J. Callahan,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Sean is an assistant professor in pulmonary and critical care medicine. His clinical and research interests include care for patients with interstitial lung diseases. He sees patients at the Farmington and Sugarhouse pulmonary clinics.
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pulmonary |
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.8/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.8/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.8/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.8/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.8/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
February 06, 2022
FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Cakahan was very helpful he listened to all my concerns and addressed them completely. He made all future appointments information very clear and was very thorough with his explanations. I will really enjoy being his patient.
UofU Patient
February 06, 2022
FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
Wonderful treatment.
UofU Patient
December 26, 2021
FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
I have received great service from Dr Callahan in all of our visits
UofU Patient
November 07, 2021
FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Callhan was very helpful and spent a lot of time explaining and making sure I understood his explanations.
UofU Patient
October 15, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
He is the best!
UofU Patient
August 22, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
The only problem I had was the doctor was very persistent on me getting the covid vaccine. After me explaining that I'm not comfortable getting the vaccine. He kept trying to convince me and after me saying no the forth time. He seemed upset and when he left the door slammed behind him.
UofU Patient
August 22, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
Excellent pulmonologist
UofU Patient
August 20, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
Everything went very well
UofU Patient
July 02, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
This Dr saved my life. That puts him pretty high on my list of great people
UofU Patient
June 04, 2021
FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
The doctor gave very detailed explanations, making it clearer to understand our role in recovery.
UofU Patient
March 20, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
Dr Callahan is amazing. He's very knowledgeable and caring. He listened to my concerns and I never felt rushed.
UofU Patient
March 05, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
He is always willing to listen to my concerns and wishes
UofU Patient
January 02, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Callahan has been amazing. My issue is a bit complex, and together we are trying to figure it out. He is very responsive to my needs.
UofU Patient
October 27, 2020
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
The decision to return the home oxygen was made.
UofU Patient
September 15, 2020
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
Listened to my concerns and questions and gave good feedback.
UofU Patient
September 12, 2020
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
easy to understand doctor
UofU Patient
September 12, 2020
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER
Dr Callahan is very thorough and is s wonderful dr
UofU Patient
July 28, 2020
FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
Dr. Callahan was very helpful .
UofU Patient
July 18, 2020
FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
He would speak in doctor language and the dumb it down for me to understand. He knows how worried and concerned I have been with my lungs and he gave me a couple option plans of how to proceed. We made decisions together. I would 100% recommend him to all family and friends. awesome doctor.
Sean is an assistant professor in pulmonary and critical care medicine. His clinical and research interests include care for patients with interstitial lung diseases. He sees patients at the Farmington and Sugarhouse pulmonary clinics.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pulmonary |
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Virginia Health System Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Chief Fellow, 2018 |
| Fellowship | University of Virginia Health System Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow, 2017 |
| Residency | University of Michigan Health System Internal Medicine Resident, 2015 |
| Internship | University of Michigan Health System Internal Medicine Intern, 2013 |
| Professional Medical | University of Virginia School of Medicine Medicine M.D., 2012 |
| Undergraduate | University of Virginia Government and Biology B.A., 2007 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Aberegg SK, Callahan SJ (2021). Common things are common, but what is common? Incorporating probability information into differential diagnosis. J Eval Clin Pract.
- Callahan SJ, Lanspa MJ, Blagev DP (2021). Is COVID-19 masking the ongoing youth vaping crisis? Expert Rev Respir Med.
- Aberegg SK, Cirulis MM, Maddock SD, Freeman A, Keenan LM, Pirozzi CS, Raman SM, Schroeder J, Mann H, Callahan SJ (2020). Clinical, Bronchoscopic, and Imaging Findings of e-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury Among Patients Treated at an Academic Medical Center. JAMA Netw Open, 3(11), e2019176.
- Crotty Alexander LE, Ware LB, Calfee CS, Callahan SJ, Eissenberg T, Farver C, Goniewicz ML, Jaspers I, Kheradmand F, King TE, Jr, Meyer NJ, Mikheev VB, Shields PG, Shihadeh A, Strongin R, Tarran R (2021). E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-associated Lung Injury: Developing a Research Agenda. An NIH Workshop Report. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 202(6), 795-802.
- Aberegg SK, Maddock SD, Blagev DP, Callahan SJ (2020). Diagnosis of EVALI: General Approach and the Role of Bronchoscopy. Chest, 158(2), 820-827.
- Cirulis MM, Callahan SJ, Aberegg SK (2020). Marijuana Legislation and Electronic Cigarette- or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury: A Historical Perspective. JAMA Netw Open, 3(4), e202238.
- Evans ME, Twentyman E, Click ES, Goodman AB, Weissman DN, Kiernan E, Hocevar SA, Mikosz CA, Danielson M, Anderson KN, Ellington S, Lozier MJ, Pollack LA, Rose DA, Krishnasamy V, Jones CM, Briss P, King BA, Wiltz JL, Lung Injury Response Clinical Task Force, Lung Injury Response Clinical Working Group (2020). Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Professionals Evaluating and Caring for Patients with Suspected E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury and for Reducing the Risk for Rehospitalization and Death Following Hospital Discharge - United States, December 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 68(5152), 1189-1194.
- Jatlaoui TC, Wiltz JL, Kabbani S, Siegel DA, Koppaka R, Montandon M, Adkins SH, Weissman DN, Koumans EH, OHegarty M, OSullivan MC, Ritchey MD, Chatham-Stephens K, Kiernan EA, Layer M, Reagan-Steiner S, Legha JK, Shealy K, King BA, Jones CM, Baldwin GT, Rose DA, Delaney LJ, Briss P, Evans ME, Lung Injury Response Clinical Working Group (2019). Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers for Managing Patients with Suspected E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury - United States, November 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 68(46), 1081-1086.
- Lewis N, McCaffrey K, Sage K, Cheng CJ, Green J, Goldstein L, Campbell H, Ferrell D, Malan N, LaCross N, Maldonado A, Board A, Hanchey A, Harris D, Callahan S, Aberegg S, Risk I, Willardson S, Carter A, Nakashima A, Duncan J, Burnett C, Atkinson-Dunn R, Dunn A (2019). E-cigarette Use, or Vaping, Practices and Characteristics Among Persons with Associated Lung Injury - Utah, April-October 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 68(42), 953-956.
- Siegel DA, Jatlaoui TC, Koumans EH, Kiernan EA, Layer M, Cates JE, Kimball A, Weissman DN, Petersen EE, Reagan-Steiner S, Godfred-Cato S, Moulia D, Moritz E, Lehnert JD, Mitchko J, London J, Zaki SR, King BA, Jones CM, Patel A, Delman DM, Koppaka R, Lung Injury Response Clinical Working Group, Lung Injury Response EpidemiologySurveillance Group (2019). Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Evaluating and Caring for Patients with Suspected E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Associated Lung Injury - United States, October 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 68(41), 919-927.
- Perrine CG, Pickens CM, Boehmer TK, King BA, Jones CM, DeSisto CL, Duca LM, Lekiachvili A, Kenemer B, Shamout M, Landen MG, Lynfield R, Ghinai I, Heinzerling A, Lewis N, Pray IW, Tanz LJ, Patel A, Briss PA, Lung Injury Response EpidemiologySurveillance Group (2019). Characteristics of a Multistate Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping - United States, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 68(39), 860-864.
- Qing K, Tustison NJ, Mugler JP 3rd, Mata JF, Lin Z, Zhao L, Wang D, Feng X, Shin JY, Callahan SJ, Bergman MP, Ruppert K, Altes TA, Cassani JM, Shim YM (2018). Probing Changes in Lung Physiology in COPD Using CT, Perfusion MRI, and Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 MRI. Acad Radiol, 26(3), 326-334.
- Callahan SJ, Vranic A, Flors L, Hanley M, Stoler MH, Mehrad B (2019). Sporadic Obliterative Bronchiolitis: Case Series and Systematic Review of the Literature. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes, 3(1), 86-93.
- Callahan SJ, Pal K, Jones RM, Davis EM, Kadl A (2018). Temperature Control after Cardiac Arrest. When to Start? How Long? How Cold? Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 198(10), 1331-1333.
- Callahan S, Pal K, Gomez D, Stoler M, Mehrad B (2017). Two Siblings With Interstitial Lung Disease. Chest, 153(4), e75-e79.
- Papani R, Sharma G, Agarwal A, Callahan SJ, Chan WJ, Kuo YF, Shim YM, Mihalek AD, Duarte AG (2018). Validation of claims-based algorithms for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Circ, 8(2), 2045894018759246.
- Callahan SJ, Xia M, Murray S, Flaherty KR (2016). Clinical characteristics in patients with asymmetric idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Med, 119, 96-101.
- Vaughn VM, Callahan SJ, Pile J, Kazanjian P, Odden A (2016). Caught red-handed. J Hosp Med, 11(8), 583-6.
Review
- Hayes D Jr, Board A, Calfee C, Ellington S, Pollack LA, Kathuria H, Eakin MN, Weissman DN, Callahan SJ, Esper AM, Crotty Alexander LE, Sharma NS, Meyer NJ, Smith LS, Novosad S, Evans ME, Goodman AB, Click ES, Robinson RT, Ewart G, Twentyman E (2022). "Pulmonary and Critical Care Considerations for E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)". [Review]. Chest.
- Callahan SJ, Sturek JM, Richard RP (2019). Pulmonary Vasculitides. [Review]. Clin Pulm Med, 26(1), 10-17.
Case Report
- Werst D, Scarpato B, Callahan SJ, Scholand MB (2020). A 64-Year-Old Man With Multifocal Infiltrates. Chest, 159(3), e151-e154.
- Callahan SJ, Jones RM, Albon D, Mihalek AD (2017). A case of massive hemoptysis following transesophageal echocardiogram. Respir Med Case Rep, 21, 142-144.
Editorial
- Callahan SJ, Lanspa MJ, Blagev DP (2021). Is COVID-19 masking the ongoing youth vaping crisis? Expert Rev Respir Med, 15(9), 1089-1091.
- Brittain EL, Callahan SJ (2021). Finding Needles in a Haystack: Progress Toward Identifying Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With the Use of Administrative Data. Chest, 159(5), 1713-1714.
Letter
- Lanspa MJ, Blagev DP, Callahan SJ (2021). Use of e-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation. [Letter to the editor]. JAMA, 325(10), 1006.
- Callahan SJ, Harris D, Collingridge DS, Guidry DW, Dean NC, Lanspa MJ, Blagev DP (2020). Diagnosing EVALI in the Time of COVID-19. [Letter to the editor]. Chest, 158(5), 2034-2037.
- Callahan SJ (2019). Identifying "Real" Patients in the Real World. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 201(2), 256-257.
- Maddock SD, Cirulis MM, Callahan SJ, Keenan LM, Pirozzi CS, Raman SM, Aberegg SK (2019). Pulmonary Lipid-Laden Macrophages and Vaping. [Letter to the editor]. N Engl J Med, 381(15), 1488-1489.
- Callahan SJ, Papani R (2019). Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Too Complex for Physicians, Too Complex for ICD Diagnosis Codes. [Letter to the editor]. Chest, 155(5), 1077.