Dr. Marianne S Muhlebach MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Marianne Muhlebach practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Muhlebach 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
Univ Wien - Austria
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Pulmonology
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- 2005
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Endotoxin activity and inflammatory markers in the airways of young patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Cytokine secretion by cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells.
- Quantitative cytokine gene expression in CF airway.
- Attenuation of host defense function of lung phagocytes in young cystic fibrosis patients.
- Different expression ratio of S100A8/A9 and S100A12 in acute and chronic lung diseases.
- Detection of anaerobic bacteria in high numbers in sputum from patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Respiratory manifestations in mucopolysaccharidoses.
- Review: Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA in cystic fibrosis.
- Bronchoscopy and airway management in patients with mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS).
- Iron accumulates in the lavage and explanted lungs of cystic fibrosis patients.
- Relationship of sleep to pulmonary function in mucopolysaccharidosis II.
- Interventions for the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people with cystic fibrosis.
- Antibiotic resistance in Prevotella species isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular typing of MRSA in cystic fibrosis.
- Serum metabolomics indicate altered cellular energy metabolism in children with cystic fibrosis.
Awards
- Junior Faculty Development Award, University NC Chapel Hill 2007
- Henry Christian Award, American Federation for Medical Research 2005
- UNC Research Grant (sinus disease), University NC Chapel Hill 2002
- Outstanding Academic Performance, 1984
- Junior Faculty Development Award, 2007
- AFMR Henry Christian Award 2005
- Fellowship Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1998-2000
Professional Memberships
- Member European Cystic Fibrosis Society
- Member Austrian Society of Medicine
- Member Floyd Denny Society
- Member European Respiratory Society
- Member American Thoracic Society
- Member North Carolina Medical Society
Fellowships
- UNC Hospitals, Pediatric Pulmonary, NC, USA 2000
- University Children's Hospital Geneva, Pediatrics, GE, Switzerland 1996
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Pediatric Pulmonology 1996
Experience & Accolades
- Assistant Professor 2001 - 2007 Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Associate Professor2007 - 2014 Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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