MahendraDamarlaMD

Pulmonology • Baltimore, MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Office
5501 Hopkins Bayview Cir
Rm 4B74
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone+1 410-550-0545

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2005 - 2009
St Elizabeth's Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2006 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Development of a preclinical model of ICU associated sleep fragmentation and effects on pneumonia recovery in mice.
Mahendra Damarla, Karthik Suresh, Linda Zheng, Kathleen Carino, Melissa Turner
American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2025-03-26
Physiological shear stress suppresses apoptosis in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells.
Simin Yan, Nicolas M Philip, Samuel T Murray, Xin Yun, Michael P Croglio
Physiological Reports. 2025-03-01
Studying the Pulmonary Endothelium in Health and Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.
Rebecca F Hough, Cristina M Alvira, Julie A Bastarache, Serpil C Erzurum, Wolfgang M Kuebler
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2024-10-01

Grant Support

Targeting Divergent Roles of Caspase 3 to Promote Endothelial Barrier RecoveryJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2024–2028
Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related ResearchJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2006–2028
Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related ResearchJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2006–2028
Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related ResearchJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2006–2028
MK2 and pulmonary hypertensionJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2021–2025
MAP Kinase Signaling In Apoptosis-Induced Ventilator-Associated Lung InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
Role Of MAP Kinase Signaling In Ventilator-Associated Lung InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2008

External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/mahendra-damarla