Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: COPD, IPF, and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Clinician's Dilemma

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Puget Sound ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Science Center ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Transplant Program

On October 9, 2013, a group of experts met by telephone to discuss PH in the setting of COPD and IPF. The group consisting of guest editor of this issue Jeffrey Edelman, MD, Head, Lung Transplant Program VA Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington; Deborah J. Levine, MD, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; James Klinger, MD, Director, Rhode Island Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Center; and Robert Schilz, DO, PhD, Director of Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Lung Transplantation, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center; provided perspective and insight into how clinicians can approach these patients most effectively.

scholarly journals Roundtable: Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure in the ICU: Tackling Difficult Issues

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-207
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Right Heart Failure ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
Science Center ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
Texas Health

A group of thought leaders in management of pulmonary hypertension gathered by phone on January 27, 2015 to discuss their approach to difficult issues encountered when PAH and RV-failure patients are in the ICU. Read on to learn their perspective as guest editor Deborah Levine, MD, medical director of the PH Center at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio moderates a discussion among Jeffrey Sager, MD, director of the Cottage Pulmonary Hypertension Center in Santa Barbara, California; Stephen Mathai, MD, MHS, assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University and member of the pulmonary hypertension program; and Todd Bull, MD, director of the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program at the University of Colorado and member of the pulmonary and critical care and cardiology sections.

Assisting Pulmonary Hypertension Patients and Families With Treatment Decisions

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Karen Frutiger ◽  
Martha Kingman ◽  
Abby Poms ◽  
Glenna Traiger
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Program Manager ◽  
Nurse Coordinator ◽  
Duke University ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

To complement this issue's theme, “Living With Pulmonary Hypertension,” a discussion on assisting patients with therapy decisions was led by guest editor Glenna Traiger, RN, MSN, Pulmonary Hypertension CNS, University of California, Los Angeles. The panelists included Karen Frutiger, RN, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, University of Rochester Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Program, Rochester, NY; Martha Kingman, Nurse Practitioner, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; and Abby Poms, RRT, Duke University Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program Manager, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

PH and Left Heart Disease: Defining the Clinical Dilemma

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Myung H. Park ◽  
Rene Alvarez ◽  
Teresa De Marco ◽  
Ivan Robbins ◽  
Marc Semigran
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
Cardiac Transplant ◽  
Transplant Program ◽  
School Of Medicine

A panel of experts convened by telephone on April 20, 2011 to discuss their experiences and recommendations regarding diagnosis and management of patients with Group 2 PH. The conversation was facilitated by Myung Park, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Division of Cardiology at University of Maryland School of Medicine and guest editor of this issue. The participants were Rene Alvarez, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, Advanced Heart Failure/Pulmonary Hypertension Outreach Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Teresa De Marco, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program and Director, Heart Transplantation, University of California San Francisco Medical Center; Marc Semigran, MD, Medical Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and Ivan Robbins, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director, Lung Transplant Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

scholarly journals A multicenter study of IgA nephropathy in children. A report of the Southwest Pediatric Nephrology Study Group11Southwest Pediatric Nephrology Study Group (SPNSG, Central Office, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas): Director, Ronald J. Hogg; Pathology co-ordinators, Fred Silva, Pat Walker, Arthur G. Weinberg; Clinical co-ordinators, Shane Roy, Luther Travis, Jim Wenzl; Statistician, Joan Reisch; SPNSG Centers and individuals participating in this study: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Phillip Berry, Edith Hawkins, L. Leighton Hill, Sami Sanjad; Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Frank Boineau, John Lewy, Pat Walker; University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Watson Arnold, A. R. Kalderon; University of Colorado, Denver, Stephen Guggenheim, Gary Lum; University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Henry Krous, James Matson, Jim Wenzl; University of Tennessee, Memphis, William Murphy, Shane Roy, Bruder Stapleton; University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, Billy S. Arant, Jr., Edwin H. Eigenbrodt, Mark Houser, Ruben Meyer, H. Leslie Moore, Joan Reisch, Fred Silva, Arthur G. Weinberg; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Eileen Brewer, Susan B. Conley, Regina Verani; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Ben Brouhard, Tito Cavallo, Alok Kalia, Srinivasan Rajaraman, Luther Travis; preparation of this study and manuscript, Ronald J. Hogg, Fred Silva.

1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-652 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Pediatric Nephrology ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Center ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
University Of Tennessee ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Texas Health ◽  
Health Science Center

Pulmonary Hypertension and Lung Transplantation

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Deborah Jo Levine ◽  
Myung Park ◽  
Marc de Perrot ◽  
Reda Girgis
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Johns Hopkins Hospital ◽  
Science Center ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Maryland School ◽  
Texas Health

A discussion on current practice, challenges, and emerging opportunities in lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension patients was led by guest editor Deborah Jo Levine, MD, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Joining her were Marc de Perrot, MD, a thoracic surgeon at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Reda Girgis, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; and Myung Park, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

News and Announcements

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 490-492
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Health Science ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Science Center ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Oncology Nurse ◽  
Texas Health ◽  
Health Science Center ◽  
The University

CHIDREN's HOSPITAL DAY: Sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, October 2. For information contact: Dr. Carden Johnston, 1601 6th Avenue, 9outh, Birmingham, Alabama 35233. PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY: Children's Medical Center of Dallas, in cooperation with the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas (Southwestern Medical School), will present The Keener Robinson Moseley Pediatric Oncology Conference, October 10, 1975. Guest speakers will include Doctors Joseph Simone, Charles Pratt, and Miss Andi Wood, Oncology Nurse Practitioner.

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