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Summary
- Dr. Leonard Deftos, MD is an endocrinologist in San Diego, California. He is a Professor at UCSD School of Medicine.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1966- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Transitional Year, 1964 - 1965
University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1964
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 30 citationsParathyroid hormone related-protein promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in prostate cancer.Weg M. Ongkeko, Doug W. Burton, Alan Kiang, Eric L. Abhold, Selena Z. Kuo
Plos One. 2014-01-22 - 5 citationsDeletion of the Gene Encoding Calcitonin and Calcitonin Gene–Related Peptide α Does Not Affect the Outcome of Severe Infection in MiceMichael J. Tuvim, Cecilia G. Clement, Eileen Su Chen Huang, Gilbert J. Cote, Scott E. Evans
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2013-07-01 - 14 citationsHypercalcemia in Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: Expression of Parathyroid Hormone–Related Peptide Is Characteristic of Granulomatous InflammationJoshua Fierer, Douglas Burton, Parviz Haghighi, Leonard J. Deftos
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2012-06-05
Press Mentions
- Characterization of FGFR Signaling in Prostate Cancer Stem Cells and Inhibition via TKI TreatmentJanuary 5th, 2021
