Dr. Scott H Donaldson MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Scott Donaldson practices Pulmonology in Chapel Hill, NC. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Donaldson manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease- 2010
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine- 1999
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1993
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- CFTR regulation of ENaC.
- Mucociliary clearance as an outcome measure for cystic fibrosis clinical research.
- A2B adenosine receptors regulate the mucus clearance component of the lung's innate defense system.
- Safety and tolerability of inhaled hypertonic saline in young children with cystic fibrosis.
- SPLUNC1 regulates airway surface liquid volume by protecting ENaC from proteolytic cleavage.
- Cystic fibrosis lung disease starts in the small airways: can we treat it more effectively?
- Progress in cystic fibrosis and the CF Therapeutics Development Network.
- Comparison of 133 xenon ventilation equilibrium scan (XV) and 99m technetium transmission (TT) scan for use in regional lung analysis by 2D gamma scintigraphy in healthy and cystic fibrosis lungs.
- New pulmonary therapies directed at targets other than CFTR.
- Hypertonic saline for cystic fibrosis: worth its salt?
- Clinical mechanism of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator potentiator ivacaftor in G551D-mediated cystic fibrosis.
- Inhaled alpha1-proteinase inhibitor therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Infant lung function tests as endpoints in the ISIS multicenter clinical trial in cystic fibrosis.
- Hydrator Therapies for Chronic Bronchitis. Lessons from Cystic Fibrosis.
- Effects of inhaled high-molecular weight hyaluronan in inflammatory airway
Fellowships
- University of North Carolina, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, NC, USA 1996
- University of North Carolina, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine 1993
Dr. Scott H Donaldson MD's Practice location
Practice At 101 Manning Dr
101 Manning Dr -Chapel Hill, NC 27599Get Direction
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300 Meadowmont Village Circle -Chapel Hill, NC 27517Get Direction
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