David Nachum Cornfield MD
Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Diseases
Professor, Stanford University
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770 Welch RdSuite 350Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-5227
Fax+1 650-498-5560
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Education & Training
University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1989 - 1992
Children’s Mercy HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2022
MN State Medical License 1993 - 2006
CO State Medical License 1989 - 1993
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Identifying Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Zonation From Single-Cell Transcriptomics.Stefanie N Sveiven, Carsten Knutsen, Fabio Zanini, David N Cornfield, Cristina M Alvira
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2026-08-06 - A Pilot Program to Engage, Retain, and Train Physicians as Scientists: Creating and Sustaining a Discovery-Driven Community.Tina A Solvik, Alexandra M Schnoes, Thi A Nguyen, Shannon L Behrman, Elie Maksoud
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2026-07-01 - Stabilizing and strengthening the US physician-scientist faculty workforce in academic medicine: a proposed institutional framework.Christopher S Williams, Megan Allen, Paige Cooper-Byas, John Hawley, Louis J Muglia
JCI Insight. 2026-06-22
Press Mentions
Pediatric Pulmonologist Carol Conrad Dies at 63January 14th, 2025- Soaring RSV Cases Continue to Overwhelm HospitalsNovember 18th, 2022
- Bay Area Children's Hospitals Strained as RSV Surge ArrivesOctober 27th, 2022
Grant Support
- Pericytes and postnatal alveolarization: Role of hypoxia inducible factorsSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2026
- Stanford Training Program in Lung BiologySTANFORD UNIVERSITY2016–2026
- Postnatal Lung Development: Mechanisms Of Molecular And Vascular DevelopmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
- Developmental Regulation Of O2 Sensing In The LungNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2009
- Molecular Regulation Of Pulmonary Vascular Kca ChannelsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
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