Dr. Andrew H Limper M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Andrew Limper practices Pulmonology in Rochester, MN. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Limper manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laboratory diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infections by PCR directed to genes encoding for mitochondrial 5S and 28S ribosomal RNA.
- Constrictive pericarditis and pleuropulmonary disease linked to ergot dopamine agonist therapy (cabergoline) for Parkinson's disease.
- Alveolar macrophage interactions with Pneumocystis carinii.
- Fungal beta-glucan can yield false-positive results with the limulus amebocyte lysate endotoxin assay.
- Characterization of the Cdc25 phosphatase in Pneumocystis carinii.
- Assembly of cell wall glucans by Pneumocystis carinii: characterization of the Gsc-1 subunit mediating beta-glucan synthesis.
- Beta-glucan from Pneumocystis carinii stimulates TNF alpha release from alveolar macrophages.
- Analysis of Pneumocystis carinii introns.
- Detection of TGF-beta in body fluids and tissues.
- Pneumocystis carinii uses a functional cdc13 B-type cyclin complex during its life cycle.
- Pulmonary Langerhans'-cell histiocytosis.
- Mechanisms of defence in the lung: lessons from Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
- Cell wall assembly by Pneumocystis carinii. Evidence for a unique gsc-1 subunit mediating beta -1,3-glucan deposition.
- Phosphatidylinositol kinase regulation of airway smooth muscle cell proliferation.
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- Resident - Research Fellowship: Washington University
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