LauraL.(Melendres)KothMD

Pulmonology • San Francisco, CA

Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine

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Office
400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-2961

Fax+1 415-353-2568

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Genomic Research in Sarcoidosis Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Completed
Genomic Research in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Completed
Use of CXCL9 as a Biomarker of Acthar Efficacy Start of enrollment: 2022 Nov 03
Recruiting
Phase 4
Risk Indicators of Sarcoidosis Evolution-Unified Protocol Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 10
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Trends in All-Cause Mortality Among US Veterans With Sarcoidosis, 2004-2022.
Mohamed I Seedahmed, Mohamed T Albirair, Aaron D Baugh, Walid F Gellad, S Mehdi Nouraie
Chest. 2024-11-07
Understanding the Added Value of High-Resolution CT Beyond Chest X-Ray in Determining Extent of Physiologic Impairment.
Bryan S Benn, William L Lippitt, Isabel Cortopassi, G K Balasubramani, Eduardo J Mortani Barbosa Jr
Chest. 2024-11-01
5 citations
Discovery of Two Novel Immunoepitopes and Development of a Peptide-based Sarcoidosis Immunoassay.
Changya Peng, Jaya Talreja, Brennen Steinbauer, Kazuhiko Shinki, Laura L Koth
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-10-01

Lectures

Update in Interstitial Lung Disease: Diagnosis and Management
University of California, San Francisco, California - 5/5/2012

Grant Support

Genomic Phenotyping And Mechanisms In Sarcoidosis And AATNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2012
Immunophenotyping And Lymphocyte Effector Functions In SarcoidosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010
Effector Function Of Natural Killer T (NKT) Cells In SarcoidosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2010
MCP-1 And TGFB In Macrophage Activation And EmphysemaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2007