Conditions Treated
- Bronchiolitis
- Chronic Cough
- COPD
- Dyspnea
- Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Diseases
Research Areas
- Acute Lung Injury
- Fibrosis
- Lung Inflammation
- Gender:
- Female
Education & Training
Education
- 1997-2001
- Creighton University, BS, Physicis
- 2001-2005
- Creighton University School of Medicine, MD
Residency
- 2005-2008
- Yale University, Internal Medicince Residency
Fellowship
- 2008-2011
- University of Colorado Denver, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Special Interests
Research Interests
My research interest is in the area of lung inflammation and repair. Specifically I am interested in the role of lung vasculature in repair mechanisms following acute inflammatory injury characterized by fibrosis. This includes studying angiogenesis and endothelial cell apoptosis over the course of inflammation and fibroproliferation in animal models of lung injury. I am also interested in the signaling mechanisms that drive vascular changes in the lung during the development of fibrosis including the role of distinct cell types such as macrophages and lymphoctyes.
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests are interstitial lung diseases and vascular lung diseases. I am also interested in critical care medicine, particularly the mangement of septic shock and ARDS.
Board Certification
2011: Critical Care Medicine
2010: Pulmonary Medicine
2008: Internal Medicine
Professional Memberships
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
