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Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Expert, M.D., F.A.C.S., is board certified in otolaryngology as well as facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. He is also board certified and fellowship-trained facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He received his MD from Rush Medical College in 1998 and completed…
Pulmonary and Critical Care Clinical Medicine
Expert is a busy clinical pulmonary physician who treats many patients with pulmonary diseases. He has been board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Diseases for nearly 20 years. He reads pulmonary function tests regularly, and…
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Interventional Bronchoscopy, Renal Replacement Therapy
Expert is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, and critical care. He is the medical director of critical care in a large community hospital with active cardiothoracic surgery, trauma and neurosurgery programs. They have 42 critical care beds. Their…
Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, Drug Development, Product Liability, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutical Patents
Expert worked in pharmacological research concerning opiate analgesics. The objective of the research was to find an anti-diarrheal drug with minimal analgesic and addiction potential. In particular, he led the research team that discovered and developed nufenoxole, an antidiarrheal drug.…
Virology, Anti-infectives, Gene Therapy, Bioterrorism Research
He has extensive experience in the development and use of viral vectors for gene transfer and in particular has worked with both adenovirus and AAV vector delivery systems. His work with adenovirus vectors included some of the earliest research focused…
Immunology, Vaccine Research
Expert is an internationally recognized expert in mucosal immunology. He has published more than 70 papers and reviews in several prestigious scientific journals. He is best known for experimentally establishing (with continuing research) the concept of a common mucosal immunologic…
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…
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…