MichaelJosephLafeminaMD
Pulmonology • San Rafael, CACritical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease
Senior Physician, The Permanente Medical Group
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Office
99 Montecillo Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903Phone+1 415-444-2891Fax+1 415-444-2343- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Michael Lafemina is a pulmonologist in American Canyon, CA and is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and has been in practice 14 years. He specializes in critical care medicine and pleural disease.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2008 - 2011- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 97 citationsClaudin-18 deficiency is associated with airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and asthmaKelly A. Sweerus, Marrah E. Lachowicz-Scroggins, Erin D. Gordon, Michael J. LaFemina, Xiaozhu Huang, Mihir Parikh, Cindy M Kanegai, John V. Fahy, James A. Frank> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2017 Jan 1
- 48 citationsUnexpected Role for Adaptive αβTh17 Cells in Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeJohn T. Li, Andrew C. Melton, George Su, David E. Hamm, Michael LaFemina, James Howard, Xiaohui Fang, Sudarshan Bhat, Kieu-My Huynh, Cecilia O'Kane, Rebecca J. Ingram,...> ;Journal of Immunology. 2015 Jul 1
- 71 citationsClaudin-18 deficiency results in alveolar barrier dysfunction and impaired alveologenesis in mice.Michael J. LaFemina, Katherine M. Sutherland, Trevor Bentley, Linda W. Gonzales, Lennell Allen, Cheryl J. Chapin, Deepti Rokkam, Kelly A. Sweerus, Leland G. Dobbs, Phi...> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2014 Oct 2
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Hospital Affiliations
Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical CenterSan Rafael, California
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