Levine, Deborah JoSchool of Medicine |
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Professor of Medicine in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
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| 9/2014 - Present | Professor and Director of Inpatient and Outpatient Lung Transplantation, Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Center | University of Texas Health Science Center, Medicine, San Antonio, TX |
| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2003 | Clinical Fellowship | Lung Transplantation/Interventional Pulmonology | UTHSCSA San Antonio , TX |
| 2002 | Clinical Fellowship | Critical Care Medicine | UTHSCSA San Antonio , TX |
| 2001 | Clinical Fellowship | Pulmonary Disease | Good Samaritan/VAMC Phoenix , AZ |
| 1999 | Internship | Internal Medicine | Good Samaritan/VAMC Phoenix , AZ |
| 1996 | MD | Medicine | University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson , AZ |
| 1992 | MS | Pharmacology/Toxicology | University of Arizona/College of Medicine Tucson , AZ |
| 1991 | BS | Physiology | University of California Davis , CA |
Antibody Mediated Rejection - Lung Transplantation |
Critical Care Medicine- Critical Care Board certification and practice in the medical intensive care unit, transplant intensive care unit and surgical intensive care unit |
Internal Medicine- Boarded in internal medicine |
Interventional Pulmonology- Completed fellowship in interventional pulmonology including 2 week course in Heidelberg Germany |
Lung Transplantation- Lung transplant pulmonologist. Care for all aspects of lung transplant patient: ICU care, donor management, post-lung transplant care in and out of the hospital. |
Organ Donor Management in the ICU- Manage organ donors in the icu prior to procurement. This improves the number of donor numbers so we have increased donor organs for transplant recipients. |
Pulmonary Disease- Pulmonologist involved in clinical, research and teaching at UTHSCSA. |
Pulmonary Hypertension- Medical Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Center: Center has >200 patients I follow regularly. This center is the only one in South Texas and the third biggest center in Texas. |
Private |
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| Title | The role of C4D staining and donor specific antibodies in Lung Transplant Rejection: A Retrospective Chart Review to evaluate the role of C4D staining and histologic featurers of transplant trans-bronchial biopsies. |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 5/2008 - Present |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
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| Funding Agency | Emphasys, Inc. |
| Title | Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial - VENT |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 6/2008 - Present |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Goal: To relieve symptoms and improve quality of life of emphysema patients without surgical intervention Evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Emphasys Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT) |
| Funding Agency | Spiration Inc. |
| Title | A prospective randomized controlled multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the IBV valve system for the treatment of severe emphysema. |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 7/2005 - 1/2029 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | |
| Funding Agency | United Therapeutics |
| Title | ASPIRE: PAH study - A postmarketing observational study to assess respiratory tract adverse events in pulmonary arterial hypertension pstients treated with Tyvaso (Treprostinil) inhalation solution |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 5/2011 - 1/2029 |
| Role | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail | PAH study - A postmarketing observational study to assess respiratory tract adverse events in pulmonary arterial hypertension pstients treated with Tyvaso (Treprostinil) inhalation solution |
| Funding Agency | Co Therix Inc |
| Title | Registry to EValuate Early and Long-term Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disease Management (REVEAL Registry) |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 11/2010 - 1/2019 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Total funding amount and receipt dependent on participant enrollment. Approved for up to $187,500. Patients are enrolled and updates are done on a quarterly basis for 5 years. There is an annual meeting nationally for centers involved in this area. |
| Funding Agency | UHN Toronto |
| Title | A Multicenter, Multinational, Retrospective Review of Voriconazole Experience for the Prophylaxis against Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 10/2012 - Present |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
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