FrankCSciurbaMD

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Tenured Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Dr. Frank Sciurba is a pulmonologist in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in Personalized approaches to COPD and Emphysema, and pulmonary rehabilitation and is experienced in pulmonary function testing, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, device and biologic intervention in copd, and clinical trials and translational research in copd.

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1986 - 1988
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1984
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1982

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011

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STAR Has Better Discrimination for Mortality than ERS/ATS Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severity Classification.
Surya P Bhatt, Arie Nakhmani, Spyridon Fortis, Matthew J Strand, Edwin K Silverman
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-12-01
A Ramped Treadmlll Protocol Exercise Test Identifies Higher Ambulatory Oxygen Needs in IPF and COPD.
Kristopher P Clark, Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, Kathleen O Lindell, Kevin F Gibson, Frank C Sciurba
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2024-11-20
Interpretable machine learning uncovers epithelial transcriptional rewiring and a role for Gelsolin in COPD.
Justin Sui, Hanxi Xiao, Ugonna Mbaekwe, Nai-Chun Ting, Kaley Murday
JCI Insight. 2024-11-08

PRE-PROOF Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation PRE-PROOFDecember 22nd, 2022
COPD Community: Where to Find SupportJanuary 28th, 2021
Managing Chronic Lung Diseases During the PandemicApril 29th, 2020
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Peripheral Markers Of Phenotypic Heterogeneity In COPDNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2012
Molecular And Cellular Determinants Of Disease Heterogeneity In COPDNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2012
ClinicalNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2012
AdministrativeNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2012
Lung Genomics Research ConsortiumNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010
Lung Genomics Research ConsortiumNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
UnknownNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
COPD Clinical Research NetworkNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2007
Lung Tissue Research Consortium (Ltrc): Clinical CenterNational Center For Research Resources2005
Feasibility Of Retinoid Therapy For Emphysema (FORTE)National Center For Research Resources2004
Feasibility Studies On Retinoid Treatment In EmphysemaDivision Of Lung Diseases1999–2000