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Office
1124 West Carson Street
Room #213
Torrance, CA 90502Phone+1 424-571-7626Fax+1 888-426-7470
Summary
- Dr. William Stringer is a pulmonologist based in Torrance, CA, with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine. He completed his medical education at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, followed by extensive training in internal medicine and pulmonary/critical care disease at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. He is currently a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has held various roles at Harbor-UCLA including the Chairman of Internal Medicine from 2000 to 2015 and the Chief of the Pulmonary Division from 2019 to 2023. Dr Stringer is currently active in clinical trials research in a variety of diseases including COPD, Asthma, Long COVID, Heart Failure, and Interstitial lung disease. He is also active in clinical care at Harbor-UCLA and mentoring / administrative tasks at the Lundquist Institute. He is an expert in clinical Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) and Exercise Physiology. His recent publications have appeared in prominent journals such as the American Heart Journal, NEJM, and the Journal of Clinical Medicine and he has received accolades as one of the Best Doctors in America and multiple awards for his contributions to healthcare.
Education & Training
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1988 - 1991
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1987
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1984, MD
- University of CaliforniaSan Diego, California, Biochemistry , 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1985 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicinecritical care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America 2009-2010 2009
- Silver Knight Award National Management Association of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 2007
- Best Application of Technology Award Los Angeles County - 21st Annual Productivity and Quality Awards Program, 2007
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Clinical Trials
- Pilot Study of Tetomilast in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Associated With Emphysema Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
- Prostaglandin Inhibition for Emphysema Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
- The Effect of BEVESPI AEROSPHERE ® Therapy on Exercise Tolerance in COPD Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 27
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRationale and design of the PE-TRACT trial: A multicenter randomized trial to evaluate catheter-directed therapy for the treatment of intermediate-risk pulmonary embol...Akhilesh K Sista, Andrea B Troxel, Thaddeus Tarpey, Sameer Parpia, Samuel Z Goldhaber
American Heart Journal. 2025-03-01 - Two-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in long COVID post-exertional malaise diagnosis.Chiara Gattoni, Asghar Abbasi, Carrie Ferguson, Charles W Lanks, Thomas W Decato
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 2025-01-01 - 4 citationsBeyond Spirometry: Linking Wasted Ventilation to Exertional Dyspnea in the Initial Stages of COPD.J Alberto Neder, Giles Santyr, Brandon Zanette, Miranda Kirby, Marina Pourafkari
COPD. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- The CO2- O2 relationship reflects the rate of lactic acid accumulation during heavy constant work rate exercise.W.W. Stringer, K. Wasserman, and R.Casaburi, Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 72: 25-31
- Newly diagnosed profound hypoxia and pulmonary hypertension.J. Silflow, E. Yang, G. DiSibio, S. French, A. Mlikotic, and W.W. Stringer, Published in the UCLA Proceedings for Health Care
- Clinical relevance of changes in endurance time during constant high intensity exercise in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease.L. Puente-Maestu, F. Villar, J. de Miguel, S. Lucero, and W.W. Stringer, European Respiratory Journal: 34 (2)
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Arterial hydrogen ion regulation and the exercise hyperpnea.W. L. Beaver, K. Wasserman, W. W. Stringer, and R. Casaburi, Presented at the Oxford Conference, England
- Critical capillary PO2 and muscle capillary recruitment during exercise.30. K. Wasserman, W. W. Stringer and A. Koike, ATS/ALA Meeting, San Diego, California
- Left ventricle function effects on damping and control of breathing.X-G Sun and W.W. Stringer, Chest, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Lectures
- State of the Department of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.Department of Medicine Housestaff Retreat, Arrowhead, California
- A Brief History of Air.Department of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- Cardiovascular & Circulatory Responses to Dynamic Exercise.Respiratory Lecture Series, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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