Michael Emmet O'brien
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
3459 5th Ave Upmc Muh Nw628 Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Dr. Michael O'brien practices Pulmonology in Pittsburgh, PA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. O'brien 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intracystic papillary carcinoma in a male as a rare presentation of breast cancer: a case report and literature review.
- Increased outer arm and core fucose residues on the N-glycans of mutated alpha-1 antitrypsin protein from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficient individuals.
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin augmentation therapy corrects accelerated neutrophil apoptosis in deficient individuals.
- The effect of the decoy molecule PA401 on CXCL8 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with cystic fibrosis.
- The impact of smoke exposure on the clinical phenotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in Ireland: exploiting a national registry to understand a rare disease.
- The BLT1 Inhibitory Function of α-1 Antitrypsin Augmentation Therapy Disrupts Leukotriene B4 Neutrophil Signaling.
- Proteomic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from lung cancer patients using label-free mass spectrometry.
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