Pulmonary Medicine

  • Pulmonary Medicine Research

    Several funded research programs exist within the Division of Pulmonary Medicine.

    Maninder Kalra examines the mechanism of upper airway obstruction during sleep in obese children. This research is extramurally and intramurally funded. It is multidisciplinary research that involves the Imaging Research Center, Obesity Center and Sleep Center.

    Raouf Amin examines the mechanism of blood pressure dysregulation and vascular pathology in children with sleep-disordered breathing. This research is NIH funded.

    Cori Daines codirects the pediatric section of the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutic Development Network at Cincinnati Children’s with Bruce Trapnell. These multicenter studies receive funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

    The basic science research has been led by William Hardie, who is examining mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis.

 
 
 
  • Contact Us

    For more information about the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation, call 513-636-7210 or email linda.dixon@cchmc.org. > Contact Us
 
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    Pulmonary Medicine Research

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    Row 1: J Crisalli, N Simakajornboon, B Chini, C Kercsmar, K McDowell

    Row 2: L Burns, P Boesch, C Torres-Silva, P Joseph, R Amin

    Row 3: N Gurbani, T Clegg, D Grossoehme, R Wood

    Row 4: S Madala, R Bokulic, W Hardie

  • Division Data Summary

    Research and Training Details
    Faculty21
    Joint Appointment Faculty4
    Research Fellows2
    Research Students8
    Support Personnel39
    Direct Annual Grant Support $1,582,789
    Direct Annual Industry Support $133,945
    Peer Reviewed Publications48
    Clinical Activities and Training
    Number of Clinical Staff58
    Number of Clinical Fellows9
    Number of Other Students7
    Inpatient Encounters1,796
    Outpatient Encounters7,518
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