Dr. Lewis J Wesselius M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
13400 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale AZ, 85259About
Dr. Lewis Wesselius practices Pulmonology in Scottsdale, AZ. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Wesselius 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 Wales in Great Britain 1974
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pulmonary complications of cancer therapy.
- Effects of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta on iron metabolism by A549 cells and influence on cytotoxicity.
- Increased concentrations of iron and isoferritins in the lower respiratory tract of patients with stable cystic fibrosis.
- Iron is a regulatory component of human IL-1beta production. Support for regional variability in the lung.
- Influence of cigarette smoking on crocidolite-induced ferritin release by human alveolar macrophages.
- Increased lower respiratory tract iron concentrations in alkaloidal ("crack") cocaine users.
- Effects of hypoxia and nitric oxide on ferritin content of alveolar cells.
- Cadmium accumulation and detoxification by alveolar macrophages of cigarette smokers.
- Pulmonary complications of cancer therapy.
- A case of gait unsteadiness--an atypical manifestation of an unusual disease.
- Arterial oxygen desaturation during gastrointestinal endoscopy.
- Attributes Influencing the Selection of Fellowship Programs by Pulmonary and Critical Care Applicants: A Pilot Study.
- Alveolar macrophage proliferation in situ after thoracic irradiation of rats.
- Effect of bronchial brush size on cell recovery.
- Clinical uses of bronchoscopic lung lavage.
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