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Office
9000 Stony Point Pkwy
Richmond, VA 23235Phone+1 804-560-8921Fax+1 804-560-8992
Education & Training
University of Edinburg Medical SchoolClass of 1988
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2019 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2001 - 2021
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2009
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Piezo2 Is a Key Mechanoreceptor in Lung Fibrosis that Drives Myofibroblast Differentiation.Margaret A T Freeberg, Sarah V Camus, Valentina Robila, Apostolos Perelas, Thomas H Thatcher
The American Journal of Pathology. 2025-04-01 - Ablation of LRP6 in alpha-smooth muscle actin-expressing cells abrogates lung inflammation and fibrosis upon bleomycin-induced lung injury.Eun-Ah Sung, Mikhail G Dozmorov, SuJeong Song, Theingi Aung, Min Hee Park
FEBS Letters. 2025-01-28 - Pioneering Research Driving Progress toward a Cure for Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD): Introduction to theSpecial Issue on ILD (Part 2).Anna J Podolanczuk, Toby M Maher, Wonder P Drake, Patricia J Sime, Oliver Eickelberg
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-08-15
Press Mentions
Study Identifies Novel Pathway with Potential to Slow the Progression of Pulmonary FibrosisMarch 25th, 2025- Persistent Pandemics: Alum Lung Researcher Studies Long-Term Impacts for Global HealthMarch 16th, 2023
- VCU to Create Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic HealthDecember 13th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Novel oral small molecules for progressive pulmonary fibrosisNOVOMEDIX, INC.2024–2025
- Role Of The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor In Lung InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2012
- Pathways To FibrosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2009
- Modulation Of Silica-Induced Pulmonary FibrosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2009
- TGFB And Gene Therapy In Silica Induced Lung FibrosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2005
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