MarkElbertDeffebachMD

Pulmonology • Portland, OR

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Associate Professor, Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

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Office
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97239
Phone+1 503-494-1620
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Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1984 - 1987
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2001 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
The Chain of Adherence for Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Nodules after an Initial Radiologic Imaging Study: A Multisystem Observational Study.
Grady H Hedstrom, Elizabeth R Hooker, Matthew Howard, Sarah Shull, Sara E Golden, Mark E Deffebach, John D Gorman, Katherine Murphy, Angela Fabbrini, Anne C Melzer, Ch...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2022 Aug 1
13 citations
Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Prospective External and Temporal Validation of the HAL and HOMER Models
Gabriela Martinez-Zayas, Francisco A. Almeida, Lonny Yarmus, Daniel P Steinfort, Donald R. Lazarus, Michael Simoff, Timothy Saettele, Septimiu Murgu, Tarek Dammad, D. ...> ;Chest. 2021 Apr 28
18 citations
Longitudinal Health-related Quality of Life among Individuals Considering Treatment for Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Shannon M. Nugent, Sara E. Golden, Elizabeth R. Hooker, Donald R. Sullivan, Charles R. Thomas, Mark Deffebach, Mithran S. Sukumar, Paul H. Schipper, Brandon H. Tieu, D...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2020 Jul 31
9 citations
Patient-clinician communication among patients with stage I lung cancer.
Shannon M. Nugent, Sara E. Golden, Charles R. Thomas, Mark Deffebach, Mithran S. Sukumar, Paul H. Schipper, Brandon H. Tieu, Drew Moghanaki, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Christ...> ;Supportive Care in Cancer. 2018 May 1
8 citations
"It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be": a qualitative study of early stage non-small cell lung cancer patients after treatment.
Sara E. Golden, Charles R. Thomas, Mark Deffebach, Mithran S. Sukumar, Paul H. Schipper, Brandon H. Tieu, Andrew Y. Kee, Andrew C Tsen, Christopher G. Slatore> ;BMC Research Notes. 2017 Nov 29
Inaccuracies Describing Results of a Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project
Linda Humphrey, Mark Deffebach, David E. Midthun> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2017 Sep 1
11 citations
“Even if I Don’t Remember, I Feel Better”. A Qualitative Study of Patients with Early-Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Undergoing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy or Sur...
Sara E. Golden, Charles R. Thomas, Mark Deffebach, Mithran S. Sukumar, Paul H. Schipper, Brandon H. Tieu, Andrew Y. Kee, Andrew C Tsen, Christopher G. Slatore> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016 Aug 10
35 citations
Patient and Clinician Characteristics Associated with Adherence. A Cohort Study of Veterans with Incidental Pulmonary Nodules
Erika M. Moseson, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Sara E. Golden, David H. Au, John D. Gorman, Amber D. Laing, Mark Deffebach, Christopher G. Slatore> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016 May 4
12 citations
Lung Cancer Screening
Mark Deffebach, Linda Humphrey> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2015 Oct 1
3 citations
The impact of anatomic tumor location on inter-fraction tumor motion during lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
Katelyn M. Atkins, Yiyi Chen, D.A. Elliott, Tulsee S. Doshi, Sanja Ognjenovic, Arjun S. Vachhani, Monica Kishore, Steven L. Primack, Martin Fuss, Mark Deffebach, Charl...> ;Journal of Radiosurgery and SBRT. 2015 Jan 1
38 citations
Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy-guided fiducial markers for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy: Analysis of safety, feasibility, and interfraction stab...
Nima Nabavizadeh, Junan Zhang, D.A. Elliott, J. Tanyi, Charles R. Thomas, Martin Fuss, Mark Deffebach> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2014 Apr 1
10 citations
Screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography.
Linda Humphrey, Mark Deffebach, Miranda Pappas, Bernadette Zakher, Christopher G. Slatore> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2014 Feb 4
26 citations
Treatment Receipt and Outcomes among Lung Cancer Patients with Depression
Donald R. Sullivan, Linda Ganzini, J.P. Duckart, Ariel Lopez-Chavez, M.E. Deffebach, S.M. Thielke, Christopher G. Slatore> ;Clinical Oncology. 2014 Jan 1
397 citations
Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: A Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
Linda Humphrey, Mark Deffebach, Miranda Pappas, Christina Baumann, Kathryn A. Artis, Jennifer Priest Mitchell, Bernadette Zakher, Rongwei Fu, Christopher G. Slatore> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2013 Sep 17
Ground Glass Nodules: Just the Beginning
Mark Deffebach, Cristina Fuss> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2013 Mar 1
16 citations
Lung cancer stage at diagnosis: Individual associations in the prospective VITamins and lifestyle (VITAL) cohort.
Christopher G. Slatore, Michael K. Gould, David H. Au, Mark Deffebach, Emily White> ;BMC Cancer. 2011 Jun 7
13 citations
Mediastinal Infection After Ultrasound-guided Needle Aspiration.
Oleg S. Kouskov, Francisco A. Almeida, Georgie A. Eapen, Mateen Uzbeck, Mark E. Deffebach> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2010 Oct 1
22 citations
Use of a Clinical Pathway To Manage Unsuspected Radiographic Findings
William E. Holden, David M. Lewinsohn, Molly L. Osborne, Chris Griffin, Ann Spencer, Carol Duncan, Mark E. Deffebach> ;Chest. 2004 May 1
5 citations
The epidemiology and natural history of asthma: Outcomes and Treatment Regimens (TENOR) study.
Molly L. Osborne, Mark Deffebach> ;Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2004 Jan 1
35 citations
A human gene coding for a membrane-associated nucleic acid-binding protein
Don C. Siess, Colleen T. Vedder, Louise S. Merkens, Toshiko Tanaka, Alison C. Freed, Sharon L. McCoy, Michael Heinrich, Mark E. Deffebach, Robert M. Bennett, Steven H....> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2000 Oct 27
9 citations
Quantification of DNA binding to cell-surfaces by flow cytometry.
Sharon L. McCoy, Frances A. Hausman, Mark E. Deffebach, Antony C. Bakke, Louise S. Merkens, Robert M. Bennett, Steven H. Hefeneider> ;Journal of Immunological Methods. 2000 Jul 31
16 citations
Cigarette smoke induces genetic instability in airway epithelial cells by suppressing FANCD2 expression.
Laura E. Hays, D M Zodrow, J E Yates, M E Deffebach, David B. Jacoby, Susan B. Olson, J F Pankow, G C Bagby> ;British Journal of Cancer. 2008 May 13
Birefringence measurements of structural inhomogeneities in Rana pipiens rod outer segments.
Kaplan, M. W., Deffebach, M. E.> ;Biophys J. 1978 Jul
192 citations
Improvement in mood, physical symptoms, and function with nortriptyline for depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Soo Borson, Gwendolyn J. McDonald, Terence C. Gayle, M. E. Deffebach, S. Lakshminarayan, Craig VanTuinen> ;Psychosomatics. 1992 May 1
Tracheal vascular and smooth muscle responses to air temperature and humidity in dogs.
Salonen, R. O., Webber, S. E., Deffebach, M. E., Widdicombe, J. G.> ;J Appl Physiol. 1991 Jul
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Journal Articles

“It Wasn’t as Bad as I Thought It Would Be”: A Qualitative Study of Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients After Treatment
Mark E Deffebach, Christopher G Slatore, Mithran S Sukumar, Brandon H Tieu, Andrew Y Kee, Andrew C Tsen, Paul H Schipper, BioMed Central

Other

Screening for lung cancer
Deffebach ME, Humphrey L
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/screening-for-lung-cancer
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-21

Grant Support

Albumin Transport By The Tracheal EpitheliumNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993–1997
AIR Conditioning By The Trachea--Stimuli And MechanismsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993
AIR Conditioning By The Trachea--Stimuli And MechanismsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1989–1992
The Bronchial Circulation In Diffuse Lung InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1985

Hospital Affiliations

Portland HCSPortland, Oregon
OHSU HospitalPortland, Oregon