IsabelLVirella-LowellMD

Pediatric Pulmonology • Birmingham, AL

Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonology, Pediatric Asthma Pulmonology

Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham / Children’s of Alabama

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Office
1600 7th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-638-9583

Summary

Dr. Isabel Virella-Lowell is a pediatric pulmonologist in Birmingham, AL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Alabama Hospital and Children's of Alabama. She received her medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Portuguese and Spanish. She specializes in cystic fibrosis pulmonology and pediatric asthma pulmonology and is experienced in cystic fibrosis, pediatric asthma, pediatric pneumonia, healthcare quality, and telemedicine.

Education & Training

University of FloridaFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1998 - 2001
University of FloridaResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1995
Duke UniversityBS, Psychology, 1991

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2015 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2003 - 2017
FL State Medical License 2001 - 2005
GA State Medical License 1997 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors in America 2009
Elected member of Society for Pediatric Research 2007
Henry A. Kokomoor Award for Outstanding Clinical Fellow in the Department of Peds 2000

Clinical Trials

G551D Observational Study- Expanded to Additional Genotypes and Extended for Long Therm Follow up (GOAL-e2) Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Assessing effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection of equipment and environmental surfaces in cystic fibrosis clinics using an ATP assay.
Marianne S Muhlebach, Thomas Shields, Kushal K Shah, Maria Ansar, Isabel Virella-Lowell
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024-10-23
1 citations
Two-bronchoscope technique for cryoextraction: An alternative approach for the removal of endobronchial thrombi in children.
Ryne Simpson, Isabel Virella-Lowell, Hitesh Batra, Guillermo Beltran Ale
Pediatric Pulmonology. 2022-10-01
11 citations
Age-related heterogeneity in dental caries and associated risk factors in individuals with cystic fibrosis ages 6-20 years: A pilot study.
Donald L. Chi, Margaret Rosenfeld, Lloyd Mancl, Whasun O. Chung, Richard B. Presland
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2018-07-10

Journal Articles

IL-10 delivery by adeno-associated vector attenuates inflammation in mice with Pseudomonas pneumonia
S Morrow Buff #, H Yu, J McCall, S Caldwell #, T Ferkol, T Flotte, and I Virella-Lowell, Gene Therapy Gene Ther, 5/1/2010
Loss of induction of acid sphingomyelinase is associated with persistent pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis
H Yu, Y Zeidan, B Wu, T Flotte, Y Hannun, and I Virella-Lowell, Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 1/23/2009
Oral instillation with Surfactant Phospholipid: A reliable Alternative to Intra- tracheal Injection in Mice Studies
H Yu, SM Buff#, JE Baatz, and I Virella-Lowell, Laboratory Animals, 1/1/2008
Hurricane preparedness for the patient with cystic fibrosis
Flume PA, Gray S, Bowman CM, Kerrigan C, Lester M, Virella- Lowell I, Am J Nurs, 1/1/2005
Effects of CFTR, Interleukin-10 (IL-10), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa On Gene Expression Profiles in a CF Bronchial Epithelial Cell Line
Isabel Virella-Lowell, Barry Liu , Cecilia Lopez , Pedro Cruz , Chris Muller#, Henry V. Baker, and Terence R. Flotte, Mol Ther, 1/1/2004
Inhibition of Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus (rAAV) Transduction by Bronchial Secretions From Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Isabel Virella-Lowell, Amy Poirier, Kye A. Chesnut, Mark Brantly, and Terence R. Flotte, Gene Ther, 1/1/2000
Anti-modified LDL antibodies and LDL-containing immune complexes in well-controlled IDDM patients and healthy controls
Marina Mironova, G. Virella, Isabel Virella-Lowell and Maria F. Lopes-Virella, Clin Immuno Immunopath, 1/1/1997
Anti-oxidized low-density lipoprotein antibodies in patients with coronary heart disease and normal healthy volunteers
G. Virella, Isabel Virella, R.B. Leman, M.B. Pryor, and Maria F. Lopes-Virella, Int. J. Clin. Lab. Res., 1/1/1993
Immunosuppressive effects of fish oil in normal human volunteers: correlation with the in vitro effects of eicosapentanoic acid on human lymphocytes
G. Virella, K. Fourspring, B. Hyman, R. Haskill-Stroud, L. Long, I. Virella*, M. LaVia, A.J. Gross, M. Lopes-Virella, Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, 1/1/1991
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Grant Support

Anti-Inflammatory Gene Therapy For Cystic FibrosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2005
Anti-Inflammatory Gene Therapy For Cystic FibrosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2002

Committees

Member, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Newborn Screening Quality Improvement Commitee 2012 - Present
Consultant, MUSC Institutional Biosafety Committee 2011 - Present
Member, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Development Network Protocol Review Committee 2010 - Present
member, MUSC INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 2010 - Present
Member, MUSC Pediatric Medical Student Curriculum Committee 2009 - Present
Member, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Newborn Screening Committee 2009 - 2011