AmitGaggarMDPhD
Pulmonology • Birmingham, ALAsthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Pleural Disease
Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine Director, Program in Airway Biology
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Office
422 Tinsley Harrison Tower
1900 University Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35244Phone+1 205-934-4304Fax+1 205-933-4497- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2003 - 2006- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 2002 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Clinical Trials
- Trial of Doxycycline to Reduce Sputum MMP-9 Activity in Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
- Vitamin D for Enhancing the Immune System in Cystic Fibrosis (DISC Study) Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Neutrophil elastase-dependent cleavage of LTA4H alters its aminopeptidase activity in cystic fibrosis.Xin Xu, Jin-Dong Li, Todd J Green, Landon Wilson, Kristopher Genschmer, Derek Russell, J Edwin Blalock, Amit Gaggar> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 2024 Mar 1
- Spatial Transcriptomics Resolve an Emphysema-Specific Lymphoid Follicle B Cell Signature in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Joselyn Rojas-Quintero, Scott A Ochsner, Felicia New, Prajan Divakar, Chen Xi Yang, Tianshi David Wu, Jerid Robinson, Darshan Shimoga Chandrashekar, Nicholas E Banovic...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024 Jan 1
- 1 citationsSpatial Transcriptomics Resolve an Emphysema-specific Lymphoid Follicle B Cell Signature in COPD.Rojas-Quintero, J., Ochsner, S., New, F., Divakar, P., Yang, C., Wu, T., Robinson, J., Shimoga Chandrashekar, D., Banovich, N., Rosas, I., Sauler, M., Kheradmand, F., ...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023 Dec 8
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Journal Articles
- Vitamin D for the Immune System in Cystic Fibrosis (DISC): A Double-Blind, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical TrialAmit Gaggar, MD, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Press Mentions
COVID-19: Bacterial Co-Infection Is a Major Risk Factor for Death, ICU Admission and Mechanical VentilationFebruary 28th, 2023- COVID Cases Among Children Drop Despite Lagging Vaccination RatesFebruary 15th, 2022
- Just How Bad Is It to Be in ICU with COVID? Far More Miserable Than People Realize, Experts SayFebruary 15th, 2022
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Grant Support
- A Novel Proteolytic System Of Pulmonary InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
Hospital Affiliations
Birmingham VA Medical CenterBirmingham, Alabama
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, Alabama
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