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Cardiopulmonary Physiology, Inflammatory Response
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE; RESPIRATORY CARE. Expert has focused his research on the pathophysiology of respiratory disease and failure. He is also involved with organ blood flow, ventilator management techniques, critical care monitoring and treatment, oxygen delivery and consumption, and the…
Bioprosthesis, Cardiac Valves, Biocompatible Materials, Cardiovascular Diseases, Biomedical Eng.
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. Expert has expertise in biomedical engineering, particularly in the areas of prosthetics and implantable devices. HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; CARDIAC VALVE. The bulk of Expert's research has been related to heart valve prosthesis. His work has focused on the…
Chronic Respiratory Disease
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE THERAPY; ALLERGEN. Expert has over 25 years of experience as a clinical allergist specializing in chronic respiratory diseases. He is adept at the use of allergens, histamines and methacholine to document the triggers of…
Cardiothoracic Surgery, ECMO, SWOG, CPB, Ischemic and Valvular Heart Disease, Esophageal Cancer
EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO). Expert is an ECMO Program Director and has extensive experience with neonates, pediatric, and adult patient management. He has a longstanding interest in venovenous gas exchange. He helped develop the double lumen venovenous cannula. He is…
Molecular Biology, Molecular Pathology, Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology
Expert has expertise in the adaptation and development of molecular biological techniques to answer medical questions of human genetics, differential gene expression, diagnostics, epidemiology, and pathogenesis, particularly in regard to infectious agents and genetic diseases. The CGS is a multidisciplinary…
Cough Medicine, Smoke Effects on the Lungs, Vivo Assessment of Airway Clearance, etc.
Expert has expertise in mucus rheology, coughing and cough clearance. His research in mucology involves the study of airway surface fluid (ASF) and how it contributes to lung defense. ASF, the secretory product of the respiratory tract, is composed of…