Dr. Timothy Duane Starner MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Timothy Starner practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Starner 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
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine 1995
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Lysozyme secretion by submucosal glands protects the airway from bacterial infection.
- Modulation of airway inflammation by Haemophilus influenzae isolates associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation.
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa rugose small-colony variants have adaptations that likely promote persistence in the cystic fibrosis lung.
- Tracheomalacia is associated with lower FEV1 and Pseudomonas acquisition in children with CF.
- Growth of preschool age children receiving daily inhaled corticosteroids.
- Neonates with cystic fibrosis have a reduced nasal liquid pH; a small pilot study.
- Assessment of clinical response to ivacaftor with lung clearance index in cystic fibrosis patients with a G551D-CFTR mutation and preserved spirometry: a randomised controlled trial.
- Multiple-Breath Washout as a Lung Function Test in Cystic Fibrosis. A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Workshop Report.
- Development of an in vitro colonization model to investigate Staphylococcus aureus interactions with airway epithelia.
- Implementation of cystic fibrosis clinical pathways improved physician adherence to care guidelines.
Treatments
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Cystic Fibrosis (cf)
Fellowships
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA Pediatric Pulmonary
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