Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pulmonology
Dr. Frank C. Sciurba, MD
Frank Sciurba is an expert in the field of Pulmonology. He graduated from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is ranked 10/19 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 1 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Frank Sciurba is a published doctor as well. He has 80 publications published. The latest was: Integrative phenotyping framework (iPF): integrative clustering of multiple omics data identifies novel lung disease subphenotypes. He is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Obesity and extent of Emphysema depicted at CT.
- Older Adults with Chronic Lung Disease Report Less Limitation Compared to Younger Adults with Similar Lung Function Impairment.
- Assessment of microRNA differential expression and detection in multiplexed small RNA sequencing data.
- Biomechanical properties of the skin in cutis laxa.
- Relationship of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
- Simvastatin for the Prevention of Exacerbations in Moderate-to-Severe COPD.
- Direct assessment of lung function in COPD using CT densitometric measures.
- C-X-C Motif Chemokine 13 (CXCL13) is a Prognostic Biomarker of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Cluster analysis in the COPDGene study identifies subtypes of smokers with distinct patterns of airway disease and emphysema.
- Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization is associated with enhanced Th1 inflammatory gene expression in lungs of humans with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Bidirectional elastic image registration using B-spline affine transformation.
- Plasma B lymphocyte stimulator and B cell differentiation in idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis patients.
- The COPD Biomarker Qualification Consortium (CBQC).
- A combinatorial F box protein directed pathway controls TRAF adaptor stability to regulate inflammation.
- Optimal threshold in CT quantification of Emphysema.
- Assessment of lung volume collapsibility in Chronic obstructive lung disease patients using CT.
- Factors to inform clinicians about the end of life in severe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMPs) Levels Do Not Predict Disease Severity or Progression in Emphysema.
- Contributors to diffusion impairment in HIV-infected persons.
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients With Antibodies to Heat Shock Protein 70 Have Poor Prognoses.
- Optimizing the 6-min walk test as a measure of exercise capacity in COPD.
- Computerized identification of airway wall in CT examinations using a 3D active surface evolution approach.
- Three-dimensional airway tree architecture and Pulmonary function.
- Long-term comparative immunogenicity of protein conjugate and free polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- CardioPulmonary function in individuals with HIV infection in the antiretroviral therapy era.
- Asthma diagnosis and airway bronchodilator response in HIV-infected patients.
- Outcomes of Non-invasive Ventilation for Acute Exacerbations of COPD in the United States, 1998-2008.
- Distribution of Pneumocystis jirovecii in lungs from colonized COPD patients.
- Endothelial Chronic Destructive Pulmonary Disease (E-CDPD): Is Endothelial Apoptosis a Subphenotype or Prequel to COPD?
- Quantitative Computed Tomography Analysis, Airflow Obstruction, and Lung Cancer in the Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study.
- Radiographic Emphysema Predicts Low Bone Mineral Density in a Tobacco-exposed Cohort.
- A differential geometric approach to automated segmentation of human airway tree.
- The HLA class II Allele DRB1*1501 is over-represented in patients with idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis.
- Elevated N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated with Mortality in Tobacco Smokers Independent of Airflow Obstruction.
- Pulmonary function abnormalities in HIV-infected patients during the current antiretroviral therapy era.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes: the future of COPD.
- Computerized assessment of Pulmonary fissure integrity using high resolution CT.
- Persistent pneumocystis colonization leads to the development of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a nonhuman primate model of AIDS.
- Identification of early interstitial lung disease in smokers from the COPDGene Study.
- Airway obstruction is increased in pneumocystis-colonized human immunodeficiency virus-infected outpatients.
- A Computational geometry approach to automated Pulmonary fissure segmentation in CT examinations.
- Comorbidities, patient knowledge, and disease management in a national sample of patients with COPD.
- Peripheral T cell functions correlate with the severity of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- The influence of radiographic phenotype and smoking status on peripheral blood biomarker patterns in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in HIV-infected subjects in the HAART era.
- Association of radiographic Emphysema and airflow obstruction with lung cancer.
- Relationship of pneumocystis antibody response to severity of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- A unique spirometric phenotype in COPD.
- Computed tomographic-based quantification of emphysema and correlation to Pulmonary function and mechanics.
- Pneumocystis: a novel pathogen in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
- Autoantibodies in patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Egr-1 regulates autophagy in cigarette smoke-induced Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- COPD phenotypes: the answers are in the noise.
- Optimal protocol selection for cardioPulmonary exercise testing in severe COPD.
- Survival after lung volume reduction in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: insights from small airway pathology.
- Genetic determinants of Emphysema distribution in the national Emphysema treatment trial.
- Automated detection and quantitative assessment of Pulmonary airways depicted on CT images.
- Activity monitoring and energy expenditure in COPD patients: a validation study.
- Use of endobronchial valves for native lung hyperinflation associated with respiratory failure in a single-lung transplant recipient for Emphysema.
- Computerized estimation of the Lung volume removed during Lung volume reduction surgery.
- Altered T-cell phenotypes in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Relationship between pathologic characteristics of peripheral airways and outcome after lung volume reduction surgery in severe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Genetic association analysis of functional impairment in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Physician and patient perceptions in COPD: the COPD Resource Network Needs Assessment Survey.
- Improvements in symptom-limited exercise performance over 8 h with once-daily tiotropium in patients with COPD.
- Emerging concepts in outcome assessment for COPD clinical trials.
- Comprehensive gene expression profiles reveal pathways related to the pathogenesis of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Association of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity and Pneumocystis colonization.
- Physiologic similarities and differences between COPD and Asthma.
- Size and morphology of the trachea before and after Lung volume reduction surgery.
- The nature of small-airway obstruction in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Medical management of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Automated Lung segmentation in X-ray computed tomography: development and evaluation of a heuristic threshold-based scheme.
- Exercise maintenance following Pulmonary rehabilitation: effect of distractive stimuli.
- Autoreactivity to glucose regulated protein 78 links Emphysema and osteoporosis in smokers.
- Paired inspiratory-expiratory chest CT scans to assess for small airways disease in COPD.
- Pulmonary Fissure Integrity and Collateral Ventilation in COPD Patients.
- Impact of emphysema heterogeneity on Pulmonary function.
- Integrative phenotyping framework (iPF): integrative clustering of multiple omics data identifies novel lung Disease subphenotypes.
Schools
U Of Chgo Div Of Bio Sci Pritzker Sch Of Med
University Of Pittsburgh
Conditions Treated
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
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Doctors Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Hospital
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UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1285609545 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SCIURBA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | FRANK | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 152133403 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Pulmonary Disease | |
| Total Claim Count | 364.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
Helpful Reviews
Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1285609545 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SCIURBA |
| First Name Of The Provider | FRANK |
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