GeorgeHerbertCaugheyMD
Pulmonology • San Francisco, CAPleural Disease
Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
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Office
4150 Clement St
Veterans Affairs Medical Center 111d
San Francisco, CA 94121Phone+1 415-221-4810
Summary
- Dr. George Caughey, MD is a pulmonologist in San Francisco, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. He is affiliated with San Francisco VA Medical Center and is a Professor at UCSF School of Medicine.
Education & Training
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1983 - 2023- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1993
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 109 citationsCharacterization of Genes Encoding Known and Novel Human Mast Cell Tryptases on Chromosome 16p13.3Michele Pallaoro, Marlena S. Fejzo, Laleh Shayesteh, John L. Blount, George H. Caughey
The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1999-02-05 - 705 citationsInflammatory mast cells up-regulate angiogenesis during squamous epithelial carcinogenesisLisa M. Coussens, Wilfred W. Raymond, Gabriele Bergers, Marion Laig-Webster, Ole Behrendtsen
Genes & Development. 1999-06-01 - 92 citationsTryptase genetics and anaphylaxis.George H. Caughey
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2006-06-01
Press Mentions
Fungus Among UsFebruary 9th, 2019
Exposure to Common Environmental Bacteria May Be Source of Some Allergic InflammationJanuary 31st, 2012
Grant Support
- Roles Of Peptidases In Chronic Airway InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
- Evolving Microenvironments In Airway InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
- Administrative CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
- Proteases In Airway Remodeling And Host DefenseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2008
- Mechanisms Of Remodeling In Chronic Airway InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2008
- Human MAST Cell Chymase And Cathepsin G Expression In Airway InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2005
- Core A--Administration CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004
- Extracellular Proteases In Inflammatory Airway RemodelingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2003
- Cellular And Molecular Mechanisms Of Airway InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–1998
- Role Of MAST Cell Proteases In Airway InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–1998
- Amidine Inhibitors Of Lung MAST Cell TryptaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997
- Human Tryptase Gene ExpressionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–1997
- Regulation Function Of Airway ProteasesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986–1990
