Moira L Aitken
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
University Of Washington Medical Ctr 1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA, 98195Rating
4/5
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Dr. Moira Aitken practices Pulmonology in Seattle, WA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Aitken 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
Univ. of Edinburgh (Scotland) 1978
The University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Medicine
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1987
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pseudomonal pericarditis complicating cystic fibrosis.
- Sputum induction as a research tool for sampling the airways of subjects with cystic fibrosis.
- The equivalence of compressor pressure-flow relationships with respect to jet nebulizer aerosolization characteristics.
- New and emerging therapies for pulmonary complications of cystic fibrosis.
- Malignant nerve-sheath tumor with divergent and glandular differentiation in a
- Effectiveness of screening examinations to detect unrecognized exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
- Adrenal insufficiency and testicular failure secondary to megestrol acetate therapy in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
- Developing cystic fibrosis lung transplant referral criteria using predictors of 2-year mortality.
- Effect of genotype on phenotype and mortality in cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study.
- Inflammatory and microbiologic markers in induced sputum after intravenous antibiotics in cystic fibrosis.
- The effect of pregnancy on survival in women with cystic fibrosis.
- Quality of life in adolescents with mild asthma.
- The role of allergy in manifestations of respiratory disease in adult cystic fibrosis.
- Recombinant human DNase inhalation in normal subjects and patients with cystic fibrosis. A phase 1 study.
- Inflammatory basis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
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Fellowships
- Univ of Washington
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Practice At University Of Washington Medical Ctr 1959 Ne Pacific St
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