Dr. Njira L Lugogo M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1821 Hillandale Rd Suite 25a Durham NC, 27705About
Dr. Njira Lugogo practices Pulmonology in Durham, NC. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Lugogo 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
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 2001
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 2001
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Epidemiology of asthma.
- Genetic profiling and tailored therapy in asthma: are we there yet?
- S-nitrosoglutathione reductase: an important regulator in human asthma.
- Surfactant protein A is defective in abrogating inflammation in asthma.
- Obesity, metabolic dysregulation and oxidative stress in asthma.
- SHP-1 as a critical regulator of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced inflammation in human asthmatic airway epithelial cells.
- Mast cell TNF receptors regulate responses to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in surfactant protein A (SP-A)-/- mice.
- Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 and -2 in Interleukin-13-Suppressed Elastin in Airway Fibroblasts in Asthma.
- Correction notice for TNF-R on mast cells regulate airway responses to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
- Raising the Profile of Pulmonary Education for Physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
- Oral Glucocorticoid-Sparing Effect of Benralizumab in Severe Asthma.
Treatments
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Sarcoidosis
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