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Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

Aquinas College

1978, Milton, MA

Medical School

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

1981, East Lansing, MI

Internship

Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital

1982, Grand Rapids, MI

Internship

Pediatrics

Columbus Children's Hospital

1983, Columbus, OH

Residency

Pediatrics

Columbus Children's Hospital

1985, Columbus, OH

Fellowship

Pediatric Pulmonary

University of Florida College of Medicine

1989, Gainesville, FL

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (General)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pulmonology)

Publications

  1. Pulmonary and Radiographic Findings in Pediatric Type 1 Laryngeal Cleft. Laryngoscope. 2025 Apr 14. View Abstract

  2. Cardiac Comorbidity and Exercise Intolerance in Bilateral Lung Transplant Recipients Followed at a Pediatric Center. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Oct 17. View Abstract

  3. Smooth muscle Cxcl12 activation is associated with vascular remodeling in flow-induced pulmonary hypertension. bioRxiv. 2024 Sep 10. View Abstract

  4. Pediatric Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Recent Advances and Challenges. Clin Chest Med. 2024 Sep; 45(3):761-769. View Abstract

  5. The IPTA Nashville consensus conference on post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplantation in children: IV-consensus guidelines for the management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders in children and adolescents. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Aug; 28(5):e14781. View Abstract

  6. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor is a T cell-negative costimulatory molecule. Cell Metab. 2024 Jun 04; 36(6):1302-1319.e12. View Abstract

  7. Disparities in Healthcare Utilization: An Analysis of Disease Specific and Patient Level Factors in a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Clinic. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Oct; 59(10):161569. View Abstract

  8. Outcomes of surgical treatment of tracheobronchomalacia in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jul; 59(7):1922-1931. View Abstract

  9. Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Long-Term Survivors of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. J Pediatr. 2024 Aug; 271:114034. View Abstract

  10. Gastrointestinal complications in pediatric lung transplant recipients: Incidence, risk factors, and effects on patient outcomes. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Feb; 28(1):e14665. View Abstract

  11. Erratum to IL-33 mediates Pseudomonas induced airway fibrogenesis and is associated with CLAD. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Mar; 43(3):527. View Abstract

  12. Primary Posterior Tracheopexy at Time of Esophageal Atresia Repair Significantly Reduces Respiratory Morbidity. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan; 59(1):10-17. View Abstract

  13. The IPTA Nashville Consensus Conference on Post-Transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplantation in children: III - Consensus guidelines for Epstein-Barr virus load and other biomarker monitoring. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 02; 28(1):e14471. View Abstract

  14. Pericytes Contribute to Flow-induced Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2023 06; 68(6):705-708. View Abstract

  15. A novel ex vivo tracheobronchomalacia model for airway stent testing and in vivo model refinement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 09; 166(3):679-687.e1. View Abstract

  16. Long-Term Functional Outcomes at 1-Year After Hospital Discharge in Critically Ill Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 08 01; 24(8):e372-e381. View Abstract

  17. The IPTA Nashville consensus conference on Post-Transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplantation in children: II-consensus guidelines for prevention. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 02; 28(1):e14350. View Abstract

  18. IL-33 mediates Pseudomonas induced airway fibrogenesis and is associated with CLAD. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 01; 42(1):53-63. View Abstract

  19. Pneumatosis intestinalis after thoracic organ transplantation in children: A case series and review of the literature. Clin Transplant. 2022 06; 36(6):e14654. View Abstract

  20. Auto-inflammation and auto-immunity pathways are associated with emergence of BOS in pediatric lung transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 06; 26(4):e14247. View Abstract

  21. Recovery of right ventricular function after bilateral lung transplantation for pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 06; 26(4):e14236. View Abstract

  22. Risk Factors for Bile Aspiration and its Impact on Clinical Outcomes. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2021 12 07; 12(12):e00434. View Abstract

  23. Blocking hyaluronan synthesis alleviates acute lung allograft rejection. JCI Insight. 2021 11 22; 6(22). View Abstract

  24. CTOTC-08: A multicenter randomized controlled trial of rituximab induction to reduce antibody development and improve outcomes in pediatric lung transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2022 01; 22(1):230-244. View Abstract

  25. High altitude simulation testing in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb; 57(2):195-198. View Abstract

  26. Precision Cut Lung Slices as an Efficient Tool for Ex vivo Pulmonary Vessel Structure and Contractility Studies. J Vis Exp. 2021 05 24; (171). View Abstract

  27. miR-21 antagonism reprograms macrophage metabolism and abrogates chronic allograft vasculopathy. Am J Transplant. 2021 10; 21(10):3280-3295. View Abstract

  28. Cystic fibrosis foundation consensus statements for the care of cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 07; 40(7):539-556. View Abstract

  29. Remote intervention engagement and outcomes in the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation in Children consortium multisite trial. Am J Transplant. 2021 09; 21(9):3112-3122. View Abstract

  30. N-myc-interactor mediates microbiome induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition and is associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 06; 40(6):447-457. View Abstract

  31. The impact of gastrointestinal dysmotility on the aerodigestive microbiome of pediatric lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 03; 40(3):210-219. View Abstract

  32. Pediatric lung transplant: Correlation of pretransplant condition with post-transplant outcomes. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 03; 25(2):e13889. View Abstract

  33. Epidemiology and persistence of rhinovirus in pediatric lung transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Dec; 22(6):e13422. View Abstract

  34. FK506 induces lung lymphatic endothelial cell senescence and downregulates LYVE-1 expression, with associated decreased hyaluronan uptake. Mol Med. 2020 07 31; 26(1):75. View Abstract

  35. When to consider a posterolateral descending aortopexy in addition to a posterior tracheopexy for the surgical treatment of symptomatic tracheobronchomalacia. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Dec; 55(12):2682-2689. View Abstract

  36. Current evaluation and management of plastic bronchitis in the pediatric population. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Mar; 130:109799. View Abstract

  37. Mitochondrial transplantation enhances murine lung viability and recovery after ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2020 01 01; 318(1):L78-L88. View Abstract

  38. Medical Deferred Action - Living on Borrowed Time. N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 24; 381(17):1601-1603. View Abstract

  39. Absence of evidence that respiratory viral infections influence pediatric lung transplantation outcomes: Results of the CTOTC-03 study. Am J Transplant. 2019 12; 19(12):3284-3298. View Abstract

  40. Notch-1 Inhibition Promotes Immune Regulation in Transplantation Via Regulatory T Cell-Dependent Mechanisms. Circulation. 2019 09 09; 140(10):846-863. View Abstract

  41. Treatment of severe persistent asthma with IL-6 receptor blockade. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 May - Jun; 7(5):1639-1642.e4. View Abstract

  42. Mitochondrial transplantation prolongs cold ischemia time in murine heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 01; 38(1):92-99. View Abstract

  43. Purinergic P2X4 receptors and mitochondrial ATP production regulate T cell migration. J Clin Invest. 2018 08 01; 128(8):3583-3594. View Abstract

  44. P2X7R mutation disrupts the NLRP3-mediated Th program and predicts poor cardiac allograft outcomes. J Clin Invest. 2018 08 01; 128(8):3490-3503. View Abstract

  45. RNAi-mediated reduction of hepatic Tmprss6 diminishes anemia and secondary iron overload in a splenectomized mouse model of ß-thalassemia intermedia. Am J Hematol. 2018 Jun; 93(6):745-750. View Abstract

  46. Descending Aortopexy and Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia and Left Mainstem Bronchomalacia. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; 31(3):479-485. View Abstract

  47. Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia Associated with Esophageal Atresia (EA): Primary Treatment at the Time of Initial EA Repair versus Secondary Treatment. Front Surg. 2017; 4:80. View Abstract

  48. Anellovirus loads are associated with outcomes in pediatric lung transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2018 02; 22(1). View Abstract

  49. Risk and outcomes of pulmonary fungal infection after pediatric lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2017 Nov; 31(11). View Abstract

  50. Lymphatic Vessels: The Next Frontier in Lung Transplant. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Sep; 14(Supplement_3):S226-S232. View Abstract

  51. Epstein-Barr viral loads do not predict post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric lung transplant recipients: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Sep; 21(6). View Abstract

  52. Transplant center volume and outcomes in lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. Transpl Int. 2017 Apr; 30(4):371-377. View Abstract

  53. Impact of gastroesophageal reflux and delayed gastric emptying on pediatric lung transplant outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Aug; 36(8):854-861. View Abstract

  54. Outcomes of mechanical support in a pediatric lung transplant center. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017 03; 52(3):360-366. View Abstract

  55. Paracorporeal lung assist device in infants and toddlers: Coming of age? Pediatr Transplant. 2016 Mar; 20(2):191-3. View Abstract

  56. Broader Geographic Sharing of Pediatric Donor Lungs Improves Pediatric Access to Transplant. Am J Transplant. 2016 Mar; 16(3):930-7. View Abstract

  57. Therapeutic lymphangiogenesis ameliorates established acute lung allograft rejection. J Clin Invest. 2015 Nov 02; 125(11):4255-68. View Abstract

  58. Official American Thoracic Society technical standards: flexible airway endoscopy in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 May 01; 191(9):1066-80. View Abstract

  59. The Ashwell-Morell receptor regulates hepatic thrombopoietin production via JAK2-STAT3 signaling. Nat Med. 2015 Jan; 21(1):47-54. View Abstract

  60. Inhibition of the purinergic pathway prolongs mouse lung allograft survival. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2014 Aug; 51(2):300-10. View Abstract

  61. The purinergic system in allotransplantation. Am J Transplant. 2014 Mar; 14(3):507-14. View Abstract

  62. Identification of dedifferentiation and redevelopment phases during postpneumonectomy lung growth. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2013 Oct 15; 305(8):L542-54. View Abstract

  63. Endothelial indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase protects against development of pulmonary hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Aug 15; 188(4):482-91. View Abstract

  64. Long-term heart transplant survival by targeting the ionotropic purinergic receptor P2X7. Circulation. 2013 Jan 29; 127(4):463-75. View Abstract

  65. Lung transplantation in children following bone marrow transplantation: a multi-center experience. Pediatr Transplant. 2013 May; 17(3):231-6. View Abstract

  66. Inhibitory effects of pirfenidone on dendritic cells and lung allograft rejection. Transplantation. 2012 Jul 27; 94(2):114-22. View Abstract

  67. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and metabolites protect murine lung allografts and impair the calcium mobilization of T cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2012 Oct; 47(4):405-16. View Abstract

  68. Induction therapy with antithymocyte globulin before reperfusion. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Oct; 90(4):1110-4; discussion 1114-5. View Abstract

  69. Neonatal respiratory failure due to a novel mutation in the surfactant protein C gene. J Perinatol. 2010 Feb; 30(2):151-3. View Abstract

  70. Minimal acute rejection in pediatric lung transplantation--does it matter? Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Jun; 14(4):534-9. View Abstract

  71. Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin decreases the risk of cytomegalovirus infection but not disease after pediatric lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Oct; 28(10):1050-6. View Abstract

  72. Pirfenidone inhibits T-cell activation, proliferation, cytokine and chemokine production, and host alloresponses. Transplantation. 2009 Aug 15; 88(3):330-8. View Abstract

  73. Reduced cytotoxic function of effector CD8+ T cells is responsible for indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-dependent immune suppression. J Immunol. 2009 Jul 15; 183(2):1022-31. View Abstract

  74. The risk, prevention, and outcome of cytomegalovirus after pediatric lung transplantation. Transplantation. 2009 May 27; 87(10):1541-8. View Abstract

  75. Respiratory viral infections within one year after pediatric lung transplant. Transpl Infect Dis. 2009 Aug; 11(4):304-12. View Abstract

  76. Increased mortality after pulmonary fungal infection within the first year after pediatric lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Jun; 27(6):655-61. View Abstract

  77. Lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis--primum non nocere? N Engl J Med. 2007 Nov 22; 357(21):2186-8. View Abstract

  78. Nonviral gene delivery with indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase targeting pulmonary endothelium protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Transplant. 2007 Oct; 7(10):2291-300. View Abstract

  79. Posttransplant monitoring of pediatric lung transplant recipients. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2007 Jun; 19(3):321-6. View Abstract

  80. Applications of Sleeping Beauty transposons for nonviral gene therapy. IUBMB Life. 2007 Jun; 59(6):374-9. View Abstract

  81. American Society of Transplantation executive summary on pediatric lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2007 Feb; 7(2):285-92. View Abstract

  82. Sleeping Beauty-mediated eNOS gene therapy attenuates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. FASEB J. 2006 Dec; 20(14):2594-6. View Abstract

  83. Sleeping Beauty-based gene therapy with indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibits lung allograft fibrosis. FASEB J. 2006 Nov; 20(13):2384-6. View Abstract

  84. Bone marrow stem cells as a vehicle for delivery of heme oxygenase-1 gene. Stem Cells Dev. 2006 Feb; 15(1):79-86. View Abstract

  85. Heme oxygenase-1 mediates the protective effects of rapamycin in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension. Lab Invest. 2006 Jan; 86(1):62-71. View Abstract

  86. Novel action of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase attenuating acute lung allograft injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Mar 01; 173(5):566-72. View Abstract

  87. Pirfenidone inhibits obliterative airway disease in mouse tracheal allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Oct; 24(10):1577-85. View Abstract

  88. Pirfenidone inhibits inflammatory responses and ameliorates allograft injury in a rat lung transplant model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Sep; 130(3):852-8. View Abstract

  89. Bone marrow-derived stem-cell repopulation contributes minimally to the Type II pneumocyte pool in transplanted human lungs. Transplantation. 2005 Jul 27; 80(2):206-12. View Abstract

  90. Pirfenidone inhibits lung allograft fibrosis through L-arginine-arginase pathway. Am J Transplant. 2005 Jun; 5(6):1256-63. View Abstract

  91. The use of multiple transbronchial biopsies as the standard approach to evaluate lung allograft rejection. Pediatr Transplant. 2004 Aug; 8(4):322-8. View Abstract

  92. Role of transbronchial biopsies in pediatric lung diseases. Chest. 2004 Jul; 126(1):273-80. View Abstract

  93. Heme oxygenase-1 expression in human lungs with cystic fibrosis and cytoprotective effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Sep 15; 170(6):633-40. View Abstract

  94. Heme-oxygenase-1 expression correlates with severity of acute cellular rejection in lung transplantation. J Am Coll Surg. 2004 Jun; 198(6):945-52. View Abstract

  95. Graft protective effects of heme oxygenase 1 in mouse tracheal transplant-related obliterative bronchiolitis. Transplantation. 2003 Aug 27; 76(4):650-6. View Abstract

  96. A cis-acting region regulates oxidized lipid-mediated induction of the human heme oxygenase-1 gene in endothelial cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2003 Aug 01; 23(8):1416-22. View Abstract

  97. Toxic serum trough concentrations after administration of nebulized tobramycin. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Apr; 23(4):543-5. View Abstract

  98. Rapamycin induces heme oxygenase-1 in human pulmonary vascular cells: implications in the antiproliferative response to rapamycin. Circulation. 2003 Feb 18; 107(6):911-6. View Abstract

  99. Resistance to hyperoxia with heme oxygenase-1 disruption: role of iron. Free Radic Biol Med. 2003 Jan 01; 34(1):124-33. View Abstract

  100. Increased expression of heme oxygenase-1 in human lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Oct; 21(10):1120-6. View Abstract

  101. Analysis of early deaths after isolated lung transplantation. Chest. 2001 Jul; 120(1):225-32. View Abstract

  102. Geneticin induces endogenous heme oxygenase-1 expression: implication in transfection studies. Anal Biochem. 2001 Feb 15; 289(2):303-5. View Abstract

  103. Smad7-dependent regulation of heme oxygenase-1 by transforming growth factor-beta in human renal epithelial cells. J Biol Chem. 2000 Dec 29; 275(52):40904-9. View Abstract

  104. Heme oxygenase-1 gene ablation or expression modulates cisplatin-induced renal tubular apoptosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2000 May; 278(5):F726-36. View Abstract

  105. Transcriptional regulation and structural organization of the human cytosolic phospholipase A(2) gene. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2000 Apr; 278(4):L649-57. View Abstract

  106. Iron regulates hyperoxia-dependent human heme oxygenase 1 gene expression in pulmonary endothelial cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1999 Apr; 20(4):797-804. View Abstract

  107. Linoleyl hydroperoxide transcriptionally upregulates heme oxygenase-1 gene expression in human renal epithelial and aortic endothelial cells. J Am Soc Nephrol. 1998 Nov; 9(11):1990-7. View Abstract

  108. Thrombin regulation of endothelin-1 gene in isolated human pulmonary endothelial cells. Chest. 1998 Jul; 114(1 Suppl):63S-64S. View Abstract

  109. Thrombin regulation of endothelin-1 gene in isolated human pulmonary endothelial cells. Am J Physiol. 1998 05; 274(5):L854-63. View Abstract

  110. Identification of urokinase as a hyperoxia-inducible gene. Mol Genet Metab. 1998 Apr; 63(4):295-301. View Abstract

  111. Hyperoxia-responsive proteins in rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells. Am J Physiol. 1996 Apr; 270(4 Pt 1):L517-25. View Abstract

  112. Effects of vasoactive and inflammatory mediators on endothelin-1 expression in pulmonary endothelial cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1995 May; 12(5):503-12. View Abstract

  113. Endothelin-1 expression in myenteric neurons cultured from rat small intestine. Regul Pept. 1995 Jan 26; 55(2):167-77. View Abstract

  114. Isolation and maintenance of human pulmonary artery endothelial cells in culture isolated from transplant donors. Am J Physiol. 1994 Oct; 267(4 Pt 1):L406-13. View Abstract

  115. Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA levels by LPS, INF-gamma, TGF-beta, and IL-10 in murine macrophage cell lines and rat peritoneal macrophages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1994 Apr 15; 200(1):126-34. View Abstract

  116. Regulation of endothelin-1 expression in normal and transfected endothelial cells. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 1993; 22 Suppl 8:S38-41. View Abstract

  117. Regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase: IL-1 and TNF induction in pulmonary artery and microvascular endothelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Oct 15; 188(1):453-62. View Abstract

  118. Rat copper/zinc superoxide dismutase gene: isolation, characterization, and species comparison. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Jul 31; 186(2):936-43. View Abstract

  119. Multiple mRNA species generated by alternate polyadenylation from the rat manganese superoxide dismutase gene. Nucleic Acids Res. 1992 Jun 25; 20(12):2985-90. View Abstract

  120. Regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase in porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells. Am J Physiol. 1991 Jun; 260(6 Pt 1):L444-9. View Abstract

  121. Regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase by lipopolysaccharide, interleukin-1, and tumor necrosis factor. Role in the acute inflammatory response. J Biol Chem. 1990 Feb 15; 265(5):2856-64. View Abstract
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