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606 E Valerio St
Santa Barbara, CA 93103Phone+1 650-996-5321
Summary
- Dr. Ralph Zitnik, MD is a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California and Connecticut.
Education & Training
- Bridgeport Hospital/Yale UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1987 - 1990
- Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1984, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- CT State Medical License 1986 - 2023
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 613 citationsVagus nerve stimulation inhibits cytokine production and attenuates disease severity in rheumatoid arthritisF. A. Koopman, Sangeeta S. Chavan, Sanda Miljko, Simeon Grazio, Sekib Sokolovic
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2016-07-19 - 132 citationsNeurostimulation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway ameliorates disease in rat collagen-induced arthritis.Yaakov A. Levine, F. A. Koopman, Michael A. Faltys, April S. Caravaca, Alison Bendele
Plos One. 2014-08-11 - 14 citationsNeuroimmune Modulation Through Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Inflammatory Activity in Crohn's Disease Patients: A Prospective Open-label Study.Geert D'Haens, Michael Eberhardson, Zeljko Cabrijan, Silvio Danese, Remco van den Berg
Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. 2023-12-30