Department Of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

Department of Medicine

School of Medicine

Welcome to the University of California San Francisco's Pulmonary & Critical Care Division Website.

The mission of the Pulmonary Division today is to continue to provide comprehensive medical care for the community, to develop innovative research aimed at elucidating basic mechanisms of disease, and to translate its research activities into both new clinical initiatives and a rich training environment for the next generation of academic physician scientists. Although the Pulmonary Division has one overall mission, it is inherently multi-dimensional. The Division is comprised of three hospital sites, each of which emphasize different aspects of care for patients with lung disease. The Division is also intricately linked to the Cardiovascular Research Institute and the Immunology Program on the Parnassus campus and the Lung Biology Center on the San Francisco General Hospital campus. The 42 Division faculty have diverse interests and expertise. This Web site highlights these important elements of the Division and hopefully facilitates communication and information access for patients, practicing physicians, scientists, and trainees interested in a career in pulmonary medicine.

Upcoming Division Events

	MONDAY, JANUARY 23 Pulmonary Grand Rounds- 4pm, Parnassus - Room S-214 Presenter: Ryan Kern Title: The Emerging Role of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in Lung Transplantation Educational Objectives: * Understand the principles of human ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) * Become familiar with the current clinical data using EVLP prior to transplant * Learn how this model is being used in a pre-clinical setting to improve donor lungs by pharmacologic and molecular therapies. Moderator: Lorri Leard Pulmonary Research Conference - 5pm, Parnassus - Room S-214 Presenter: Luke Davis (Faculty) Title: The Risks and Benefits of Empiric Treatment for Tuberculosis in a Low-Income Country Presenter: Allison Landman (McMahon Lab) Title: Identifying Tumor-Initiating Cells in BRAFV600E Initiated Lung Tremors Moderator: Hal Collard WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 SFGH Chest Clinic Journal Club - 8-9AM, SFGH 1M A weekly didactic session with presentations by faculty discussing aspects of diagnosis and management of chronic pulmonary disease. Presenter: Lou Lehman Article: CPAP For the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea N Engl J Med 2011 365;24 San Francisco General Hospital Chest Conference – 12-1pm, SFGH 5K3 Presenters: Archana Jayakumar, Kelly Sweerus Discussant: Laurence Huang VA Noon Conference/Journal Club - 12-1pm, VAMC-SF, BUILDING 203, RM 3A-27 Article: T. Bivona et al. FAS and NF-kappaB signalling modulate dependence of lung cancers on mutant EGFR. Nature 2011;471:523-526. Discussant: Jennifer Caswell FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 Pulmonary Physiology Seminar - 8-9:30AM, Parnassus HSE 1303 Presenter: Steve Hays Title: Lung Transplant Please visit The APF Lab website at http://pulmonary.ucsf.edu/links/index.html for more information on the physiology seminar. This site is password protected. Please contact Terry Shelton at 476-1297 for access. ILD Conference - 2:30-4PM, Parnassus M989 A weekly case-based conference with rheumatology, pulmonary radiology, and pathology. Participants are welcome to bring difficult cases. (Please contact Hal Collard with changes and submissions: hal.collard@ucsf.edu)

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