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Member Information
Gregg Y. Lipschik, MD
Director, MICU, Philadelphia VAMC
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care Division, HUP
Office Phone: 215-823-4460
Office Fax: 215-823-4064
Email: lipschik@mail.med.upenn.edu
Website(s):
Education: MD 1980, State University of New York , Downstate
Keywords: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Pneumocystis, opportunitic infections, lung
Research and/or Clinical Interests:
Dr. Lipschik's laboratory studies the opportunistic pathogen, Pneumocystis carinii.
Summary:
Specific research interests include the pathogenesis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; molecular diagnosis and epidemiology of P. carinii infection; and Na metabolism in P. carinii.
Representative Publications:
Lipschik, G.Y., Treml, J.F., Moore , S.D. , Beers, M.F. 1998. Pneumocystis carinii glycoprotein A inhibits surfactant phospholipid secretion by alveolar type II cells. J. Inf. Dis. 177: 182-187.
Lipschik, G.Y., Treml, J.F., Moore , S.D. 1996. Pneumocystis carinii glycoprotein A stimulates interleukin-8 production and inflammatory cell activation in alveolar macrophages and cultured monocytes. J. Euk. Microbiol. 43:16S-17S.
Lipschik, G.Y., Doerfler, M., Kovacs, J.A., Travis, W.D., Andrawis, V.A., Lawrence, M.G., Dichter, J., Shelhamer, J.H. 1993. Leukotriene B4 and interleukin 8 in human immunodeficiency virus-related lung disease. Chest 104:763-769.
Lipschik, G.Y., Gill, Vee J., Lundgren, J.D., Andrawis, V.A., Nelson, N., Nielsen, J.O., Ognibene, F.P., Kovacs, J.A. 1992. Improved diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infection by polymerase chain reaction in induced sputum and blood. The Lancet 340:203-206.
