Mark Alan Schmetz MD
Radiologist | Diagnostic Radiology
1661 Soquel Dr Building G Santa Cruz CA, 95065About
Dr. Mark Schmetz is a radiologist practicing in Santa Cruz, CA. Dr. Schmetz specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
Education and Training
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1988
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quantitation of activation of the human terminal complement pathway by ELISA.
- Lipopolysaccharide size and distribution determine serum resistance in Salmonella montevideo.
- Multimeric C9 within C5b-9 is required for inner membrane damage to Escherichia coli J5 during complement killing.
- Multimeric complement component C9 is necessary for killing of Escherichia coli J5 by terminal attack complex C5b-9.
- IgG bearing covalently bound C3b has enhanced bactericidal activity for Escherichia coli 0111.
- Mechanism of bacterial resistance to complement-mediated killing: inserted C5b-9 correlates with killing for Escherichia coli O111B4 varying in O-antigen capsule and O-polysaccharide coverage of lipid A core oligosaccharide.
- Percutaneous biliary stents for palliation of hilar malignancies.
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