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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center508 Fulton StDurham, NC 27705
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Summary
- Dr. Michael Fessler, MD is a pulmonologist in Durham, North Carolina. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina and Colorado.
Education & Training
University of ColoradoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2000 - 2007
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- (Inter)feron the Reaper: New Insights on an Old Cytokine in Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia.Prashant Rai, Michael B Fessler
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2025-02-07 - 3 citationsTissue-Resident Alveolar Macrophages Reduce Ozone-induced Inflammation via MerTK-mediated Efferocytosis.Marissa A Guttenberg, Aaron T Vose, Anastasiya Birukova, Kaitlyn Lewars, R Ian Cumming
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2024-06-01 - 3 citationsMeta-Analysis of COVID-19 BAL Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Alveolar Epithelial Transitions and Unique Alveolar Epithelial Cell Fates.Peer W F Karmaus, Aleksandra Tata, Julie M Meacham, Frank Day, David Thrower
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2023-12-01
Press Mentions
UDP-Glucose and P2Y14 Receptor Amplify Allergen-Induced Airway EosinophiliaApril 1st, 2021
New Drugs Aim to Disarm the Immune System’s ‘Atomic Bomb’ CellsMarch 5th, 2020
Fessler Wins First NIEHS Intramural Research AwardNovember 30th, 2016
Grant Support
- Cell Signaling of Host DefenseNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCESPresent
- Investigation of the therapeutic potential of oxysterols in SARS-CoV-2 infectionNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCESPresent
- Investigation of the therapeutic potential of oxysterols in SARS-CoV-2 infectionNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCESPresent
- Cell Signaling of Host DefenseNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCESPresent
