Richard J Martin MD

  • Chairman, Department of Medicine
Phone
303-398-1847
Fax
303-270-2139
Email
martinr@njhealth.org
Gender
Male

Research Interests

My research interests are in the area of adult asthma, including airway inflammation, chronobiology and chronotherapy, nocturnal asthma, and the interaction of chronic infection with asthma and COPD.

Education & Training

Education

University of Michigan Medical School
MD, 1971

Residencies

Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
Medicine, 1974-1976
Good Samaritan Hospital (Phoenix, AZ)
Internship, 1971-1972

Fellowships

University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK)
Pulmonary, 1976-1978

Awards & Recognition

2007: Induction into the Colorado Pulmonary Hall of Fame

2003-2007: American College of Chest Physicians Distinguished Scholar Award

2003 to Present: Faculty of 1000 in Medicine Current Science, Inc.

2000: Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century International Biograhical Centre - Cambridge

Recent or Important Publications

Goleva E, Hauk PJ, Hall, CF, Liu AH, Riches D, Martin RJ, Leung D. Corticosteroid-resistant asthma is associated with classical antimicrobial activation of airway macrophages. J Allergy Clin Immunol 122: 550-559, 2008.

Wu Q, Martin RJ, LaFasto S, Efaw B, Rino JG, Harbeck RJ, Chu HW. Toll-like receptor 2 down-regulation in established mouse allergic lungs contributes to decreased mycoplasma clearance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:720-729, 2008.

Lazarus SC, Chinchilli VM, Rollings NJ, Boushey HA, Cherniack R, Craig TJ, Deykin A, DiMango E, Fish JE, Ford JG, Israel E, Kiley J, Kraft M, Lemanske RF, Leone F, Martin RJ, Pesola GR, Peters SP, Sorkness CA, Szefler SJ, Wechsler ME, Fahy JV for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institiute’s Asthma Clinical Research Network. Smoking Affects Response to Inhaled Corticosteroids or Leukotriene in Moderate Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175(8): 783-90, 2007.

Chu HW, Thaikoottathil, J, Rino JG, Zhang G, Wu Q, Moss T, Refaeli Y, Bowler R, Wenzel SE, Chen Z, Zdunek J, Breed R, Young R, Allaire E and Martin RJ. Function and regulation of SPLUNC1 protein in mycoplasma infection and allergic inflammation. J Immunol 179(6):3995-4002, 2007.

Martin RJ, Szefler SJ, King TS, Kraft M, Boushey HA, et al. The Predicting Response to Inhaled Corticosteroid Efficacy (PRICE) Trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol 119(1):73-80, 2007.

Curriculum Vitae

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