Derek Akio Uchida
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
100 N Medical Dr Salt Lake City UT, 84113About
Dr. Derek Uchida practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Uchida treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
Education and Training
Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca 1982
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Late presentation of double aortic arch in school-age children presumed to have asthma: the benefits of spirometry and examination of the flow-volume curve.
- Granulocytes and airway reactivity.
- Fluticasone propionate pharmacogenetics: CYP3A4*22 polymorphism and pediatric asthma control.
- Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin-1 by Insoluble Particulate Material and Association with Asthma.
- Characterization of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) Variant Activation by Coal Fly Ash Particles and Associations with Altered Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin-1 (TRPA1) Expression and Asthma.
- Chromatographic fractionation and characterization of the active platelet aggregation inhibitory factor from bromelain.
- Chromatographic fractionation and characterization of the active platelet aggregation inhibitory factor from bromelain.
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