Dr. Thomas H Sisson MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1500 East Medical Center Dr 3rd Floor Taubman Ct Ann Arbor MI, 48109Rating
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Dr. Thomas Sisson practices Pulmonology in Ann Arbor, MI. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Sisson 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.
Education and Training
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1992
University of Michigan Medical School 1992
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 impairs alveolar epithelial repair by binding to vitronectin.
- Mice deficient in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 have improved skeletal muscle regeneration.
- Monocyte urokinase-type plasminogen activator up-regulation reduces thrombus size in a model of venous thrombosis.
- Macrophage-specific expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator promotes skeletal muscle regeneration.
- The vitronectin-binding function of PAI-1 exacerbates lung fibrosis in mice.
- Survivin expression induced by endothelin-1 promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis.
- PAI-1 promotes the accumulation of exudate macrophages and worsens pulmonary fibrosis following type II alveolar epithelial cell injury.
- Implicating exudate macrophages and Ly-6C(high) monocytes in CCR2-dependent lung fibrosis following gene-targeted alveolar injury.
- Animal models of fibrotic lung disease.
- Streptococcus pneumoniae triggers progression of pulmonary fibrosis through pneumolysin.
- Matriptase, Protease-activated Receptor 2, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Further Evidence for Signaling Pathway Redundancy in this Difficult-to-Treat Disease?
- The vitronectin RGD motif regulates TGF-β-induced alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis.
- The influence of MCAT and GPA preadmission academic metrics on interview scores.
Fellowships
- Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System 1998
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