Positions
- Professor and Vice Chair for Research
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Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
- Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research
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Director, Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CTRID)
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Education
- MD from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- 07/1988 - Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Residency at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Of Medicine
- 02/1992 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Of Medicine
- 07/1993 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Fellowship at University Of Missouri-Columbia
- 07/1995 - Columbia, Missouri, United States
- PhD from University Of Missouri-Columbia School Of Medicine
- 07/1998 - Columbia, Missouri, United States
Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Professional Interests
- Microvascular inflammation, platelets, microvascular thrombosis
Professional Statement
Research in my laboratory aims to understand the mechanisms responsible for microvascular dysfunction in inflammation. Microvascular dysfunction contributes to disease severity in critically ill patients (i.e., sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, reperfusion injury, etc), and there is a lack of specific treatment for these abnormalities. Over the past decade, my research has focused on the role of platelets in the microcirculation in inflammation, based on increasing evidence that platelets are key mediators of inflammation. We are studying the mechanisms linking inflammation and microvascular thrombosis in experimental sepsis and the role of platelets in the response to epithelial injury. I am also committed to promoting collaborative research and mentoring of early career investigators in the Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CTRID).
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