Dr. Mark Steven Pian M.D.
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
8110 Birmingham Way San Diego CA, 92123About
Dr. Mark Pian practices Pediatric Pulmonology in San Diego, CA. Dr. Pian treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
Education and Training
University of California 1982
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The utility of a portable recording device for screening of obstructive sleep apnea in obese adolescents.
- Interactive Palliative and End-of-Life Care Modules for Pediatric Residents.
- Positive correlation between cytosolic free calcium and surfactant secretion in cultured rat alveolar type II cells.
- Evidence for G beta gamma-mediated cross-talk in primary cultures of lung alveolar cells. Pertussis toxin-sensitive production of cAMP.
- Activation of G proteins may inhibit or stimulate surfactant secretion in rat alveolar type II cells.
- Maintenance of the differentiated type II cell phenotype by culture with an apical air surface.
- Lipoprotein-stimulated surfactant secretion in alveolar type II cells: mediation by heterotrimeric G proteins.
Treatments
- Cystic Fibrosis (cf)
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