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
- 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 - 227 citationsElevated basal serum tryptase identifies a multisystem disorder associated with increased TPSAB1 copy number.Jonathan J. Lyons, Xiaomin Yu, Jason D. Hughes, Quang T. Le, Ali Jamil
Nature Genetics. 2016-12-01 - 81 citationsNeutrophil histamine contributes to inflammation in mycoplasma pneumonia.Xiang Xu, Dongji Zhang, Hong Zhang, Paul J. Wolters, Nigel Killeen
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2006-12-25
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
