M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, Named Chief of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

On Sept. 1, 2026, Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, was appointed Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at UPMC. Dr. Drummond is a board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician whose clinical practice centers on chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) with a specific focus on alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a rare genetic cause of COPD.

Dr. Drummond recently served as professor of medicine, vice chief of outpatient services, medical co-director of the Pulmonary Specialty Clinics, and director of the Obstructive Lung Diseases Clinical and Translational Research Center in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Drummond brings his extensive expertise to the team at UPMC to further enhance research and patient care at the UPMC Comprehensive Lung Center for patients with pulmonary conditions.

Dr. Drummond earned his bachelor’s degree from Emory University, his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and a Master of Health Science in Clinical Research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed his internal medicine residency in the Osler Medical Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also served as Assistant Chief of Service, before completing fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins. He was on faculty at Johns Hopkins prior to his transition to the University of North Carolina ten years ago.

As a clinical and translational researcher, Dr. Drummond investigates how chronic lung disease develops in individuals who are at risk for, or already living with, COPD. Drawing on his expertise in epidemiology and clinical trial design, he studies the patterns and risk factors driving lung function decline in both smokers and people living with HIV. Dr. Drummond’s research portfolio includes NHLBI-funded studies examining how nasal mucosal immunity and the microbiome influence lung outcomes in individuals with COPD and people living with HIV. He also serves as co-PI of an NIH-funded U01 award in the multi-site Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study/Women’s Interagency HIV study Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) where he studies the long-term effects of smoking, HIV infection, and tobacco dependence on COPD-related outcomes.

The department also extends its sincere appreciation to Michael Donahoe, MD, for his exceptional leadership and service as interim chief throughout the national search process, as well as to the members of the search committee for their dedication and thoughtful engagement.

View Dr. Drummond’s full list of research publications here.