Clinical Interests

Care of High Risk infants; pediatric patients with complex, long term medical problems

Research Interests

Roles and mechanisms whereby surfactant proteins A, B, D, Relm peptides and EGF-R signaling control lung infections, inflammation and responses to lung injury. Translational studies assessing processes to reduce the extent of lung injury and remodeling in neonates and adults.

BA: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1972.

PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1976.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1981.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1981-1984.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1984-1987 (Peter Dignan, Director).

Certifications: National Board of Medical Examiners, 7/1982;  American Board of Pediatrics, 5/1986; American Board of Medical Genetics, 6/1987.

Hassett DJ, Korfhagen TR, Irvin RT, Schurr MJ, Sauer K, Lau GW, Sutton MD, Yu H, Hoiby N. Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm infections in cystic fibrosis: insights into pathogenic processes and treatment strategies.Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2010 Feb;14(2):117-30. Review.

Le Cras TD, Korfhagen TR, Davidson C, Schmidt S, Fenchel M, Ikegami M, Whitsett JA, Hardie WD. Inhibition of PI3K by PX-866 prevents transforming growth factor-alpha-induced pulmonary fibrosis.Am J Pathol. 2010 Feb;176(2):679-86.

Chen G, Korfhagen TR, Xu Y, Kitzmiller J, Wert SE, Maeda Y, Gregorieff A, Clevers H, Whitsett JA. SPDEF is required for mouse pulmonary goblet cell differentiation and regulates a network of genes associated with mucus production.J Clin Invest. 2009 Oct;119(10):2914-24.

Deshmukh HS, McLachlan A, Atkinson JJ, Hardie WD, Korfhagen TR, Dietsch M, Liu Y, Di PY, Wesselkamper SC, Borchers MT, Leikauf GD. Matrix metalloproteinase-14 mediates a phenotypic shift in the airways to increase mucin production.Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Nov 1;180(9):834-45.

Glasser SW, Witt TL, Senft AP, Baatz JE, Folger D, Maxfield MD, Akinbi HT, Newton DA, Prows DR, Korfhagen TR. Surfactant protein C-deficient mice are susceptible to respiratory syncytial virus infection.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Jul;297(1):L64-72.

Korfhagen TR, Le Cras TD, Davidson CR, Schmidt SM, Ikegami M, Whitsett JA, Hardie WD. Rapamycin prevents transforming growth factor-alpha-induced pulmonary fibrosis.Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2009 Nov;41(5):562-72.

Kramer EL, Mushaben EM, Pastura PA, Acciani TH, Deutsch GH, Khurana Hershey GK, Korfhagen TR, Hardie WD, Whitsett JA, Le Cras TD. Early growth response-1 suppresses epidermal growth factor receptor-mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and lung remodeling in mice.Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2009 Oct;41(4):415-25.

Glasser SW, Senft AP, Whitsett JA, Maxfield MD, Ross GF, Richardson TR, Prows DR, Xu Y, Korfhagen TR. Macrophage dysfunction and susceptibility to pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in surfactant protein C-deficient mice.J Immunol. 2008 Jul 1;181(1):621-8.

Hardie WD, Davidson C, Ikegami M, Leikauf GD, Le Cras TD, Prestridge A, Whitsett JA, Korfhagen TR. EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors diminish transforming growth factor-alpha-induced pulmonary fibrosis.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2008 Jun;294(6):L1217-25.

Deshmukh HS, Shaver C, Case LM, Dietsch M, Wesselkamper SC, Hardie WD, Korfhagen TR, Corradi M, Nadel JA, Borchers MT, Leikauf GD. Acrolein-activated matrix metalloproteinase 9 contributes to persistent mucin production.Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2008 Apr;38(4):446-54.