Dr. Baldomero is an Assistant Professor and early-career investigator who has expertise in COPD research. Her research interest is in improving COPD outcomes by optimizing management, reducing health disparities, and improving access to care. She is a University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2 scholar and an affiliated researcher at the Minneapolis VA Center of Care Delivery and Outcomes Research (CCDOR), a VA Center of Innovation. The aim of her current research is to evaluate the disparities in COPD management among patients receiving care in rural vs. urban settings using the national VA dataset and qualitative research methods. She was a recipient of the 14th Annual Respiratory Young Investigators’ Scholarship Award, an American Thoracic Society Abstract Scholarship Award, and the Minneapolis VA Zieve Research Award. She is an active member of the American Thoracic Society with leadership roles in the Clinical Problems Programming Committee and Assembly Apprenticeship Program. Dr. Baldomero was accepted into the 2021-2022 Health Equity Leadership & Mentoring Program at the University of Minnesota.

Current Trainees: Camille Robichaux, MD and Alex Zanotto, MD (fellows)

Selected Recent Publications:

• MacDonald DM, Kunisaki KM, Wilt TJ, Baldomero AK. Serum bilirubin and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review. BMC Pulm Med. 2021 Jan 20;21(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01395-9. PubMed PMID: 33472602; PMC7816373.

• Baldomero AK, Melzer AC, Greer N, Majeski BN, MacDonald R, Linskens EJ, Wilt TJ. Effectiveness and Harms of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen for Acute Respiratory Failure: An Evidence Report for a Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 Apr 27. PMID: 33900793; PMCID: PMC8292205.

• Baldomero AK, Kunisaki KM, Connett J, Pilon A, Wendt CH. Club Cell Secretory Protein (CCSP) is Reduced in Hospitalized Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2020;15:2461-2464. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S264937. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 33116461; PMCID: PMC7553259.

• Baldomero AK, Wendt CH, Petersen A, Gaeckle NT, Han MK, Kunisaki KM. Impact of gastroesophageal reflux on longitudinal lung function and quantitative computed tomography in the COPDGene cohort. Respir Res. 2020 Aug 3;21(1):203. doi: 10.1186/s12931-020-01469-y. PubMed PMID: 32746820; PMCID: PMC7397645.

• Baldomero AK, Wendt C, Petersen A, Gaeckle N, Han M, Kunisaki K. Impact of gastroesophageal reflux on longitudinal lung function and quantitative computed tomography in the COPDGene cohort. Respiratory Research. 2020-8-; 21(1):-. doi: 10.1186/s12931-020-01469-y.

• Gaeckle NT, Pragman AA, Pendleton KM, Baldomero AK, Criner GJ. The Oral-Lung Axis: The Impact of Oral Health on Lung Health. Respir Care. 2020 Aug;65(8):1211-1220. doi: 10.4187/respcare.07332. Epub 2020 Mar 10. Review. PMID: 32156792.

• Baldomero AK, Siddiqui M, Lo CY, Petersen A, Pragman AA, Connett JE, Kunisaki KM, Wendt CH. The relationship between oral health and COPD exacerbations. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2019;14:881-892. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S194991. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31114185; PMCID: PMC6497835.