Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
Pulmonology
Dr. Dean Sheppard, MD
Doctor Dean Sheppard, MD is an expert in the field of Pulmonology. He attended Stony Brook University School of Medicine. He has 3 awards "Association of American Physicians", "Elected Member" and "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare". Dean Sheppard, MD is a published doctor. He has 21 papers published. The most current publication "Requirement for IL-13 independently of IL-4 in experimental asthma." He accepts Medicare.
Publications
- αSMA is an inconsistent marker of fibroblasts responsible for force dependent TGFβ activation or collagen production across multiple models of organ fibrosis.
- Innate Antiviral Host Defense Attenuates TGF-β Function through IRF3-Mediated Suppression of Smad Signaling.
- Excessive vascular sprouting underlies cerebral hemorrhage in mice lacking αVβ8-TGFβ signaling in the brain.
- The cell biology of Asthma.
- Targeting of αv integrin identifies a core molecular pathway that regulates fibrosis in several organs.
- Eosinophils secrete IL-4 to facilitate liver regeneration.
- Effective Treatment of Mouse Sepsis With an Inhibitory Antibody Targeting Integrin ?v?5*.
- Epistatic interactions between Tgfb1 and genetic loci, Tgfbm2 and Tgfbm3, determine susceptibility to an Asthmatic stimulus.
- Calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A modulates mucin secretion and airway smooth muscle contraction.
- Modulation of acute Lung injury by integrins.
- Spatiotemporally separated antigen uptake by alveolar dendritic cells and airway presentation to T cells in the Lung.
- Epithelial cells utilize cortical actin/myosin to activate latent TGF-β through integrin α(v)β(6)-dependent physical force.
- The integrin alpha9beta1 mediates adhesion to activated endothelial cells and transendothelial neutrophil migration through interaction with vascular cell adhesion mol...
- The integrin alpha v beta 6 binds and activates latent TGF beta 1: a mechanism for regulating Pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis.
- Regulated expression of the integrin alpha9beta1 in the epithelium of the developing human gut and in intestinal cell lines: relation with cell proliferation.
- Requirement for IL-13 independently of IL-4 in experimental Asthma.
- Expression of the human integrin beta6 subunit in alveolar type II cells and bronchiolar epithelial cells reverses Lung inflammation in beta6 knockout mice.
- Airway epithelial integrins: why so many?
- The integrin alphavbeta6 is critical for keratinocyte migration on both its known ligand, fibronectin, and on vitronectin.
- A novel peptide, PLAEIDGIELTY, for the targeting of alpha9beta1-integrins.
Schools
State University of New York Health Science Center At Stony Brook
University Wash Hosps
University Calif
Procedures Preformed
- Bronchoscopy
Conditions Treated
- Alkalosis
- Asthma
- Atelectasis
- Bronchiectasis
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Doctors Specialties
- Pulmonology
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- Select PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- LocalPlus
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Medicare MCR
- Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
Awards
- Association of American Physicians
- Elected Member
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
Education
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University of Washington -
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Hospital
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San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center -
UCSF Medical Center
Helpful Reviews
Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1649286899 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SHEPPARD |
| First Name Of The Provider | DEAN |
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