WeiChaoMDPhD

Anesthesiology • Baltimore, MD

Professor and Vice Chair, The University of Maryland School of Medicine

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Office
22 S Greene St
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone+1 667-214-1616

Fax+1 410-328-1674
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Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Anesthesiology, 1996 - 1999
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1996 - 1999
MetroWest Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Lung injury , 1993 - 1995
University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioPhD, Biochemistry, 1986 - 1990
Hunan Medical UniversityClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2015 - 2024
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management Strategies.
Brittney Williams, Lin Zou, Jean-Francois Pittet, Wei Chao> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2024 Apr 1
IL-33 Induces Cellular and Exosomal miR-146a Expression as a Feedback Inhibitor of Mast Cell Function.
Marcela T Taruselli, Amina Abdul Qayum, Daniel Abebayehu, Heather L Caslin, Jordan M Dailey, Aditya Kotha, Jason R Burchett, Sydney A Kee, Tania D Maldonado, Boyang Re...> ;Journal of Immunology. 2024 Apr 15
2 citations
Extracellular RNA Sensing Mediates Inflammation and Organ Injury in a Murine Model of Polytrauma.
Andrew O Suen, Fengqian Chen, Sheng Wang, Ziyi Li, Jing Zhu, Yang Yang, Olivia Conn, Kerri Lopez, Ping Cui, Laurence Wechsler, Alan Cross, Gary Fiskum, Rosemary Kozar,...> ;Journal of Immunology. 2023 Jun 15
1 citations
Toll-like receptor 2 deficiency relieves splenic immunosuppression during sepsis.
Xiaoli Wang, Dan Li, Yuan-Yi Qin, Jiaji Gong, Lin Zou, Wei Chao, Yu Gong> ;Immunobiology. 2023 May 1
4 citations
Highly synchronized cortical circuit dynamics mediate spontaneous pain in mice.
Weihua Ding, Lukas Fischer, Qian Chen, Ziyi Li, Liuyue Yang, Zerong You, Kun Hu, Xinbo Wu, Xue Zhou, Wei Chao, Peter Hu, Tewodros Mulugeta Dagnew, Daniel M Dubreuil, S...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
EMERGING ROLE OF EXTRACELLULAR RNA IN INNATE IMMUNITY, SEPSIS, AND TRAUMA.
Brittney Williams, Rosemary Kozar, Wei Chao> ;Shock. 2023 Feb 1
6 citations
Combinatorial microRNA Loading into Extracellular Vesicles for Increased Anti-Inflammatory Efficacy.
Alex Eli Pottash, Daniel Levy, Anjana Jeyaram, Leo Kuo, Stephanie M Kronstadt, Wei Chao, Steven M Jay> ;Non-Coding RNA. 2022 Oct 21
3 citations
Innate immune TLR7 signaling mediates platelet activation and platelet-leukocyte aggregate formation in murine bacterial sepsis.
Brittney Williams, Jing Zhu, Lin Zou, Wei Chao> ;Platelets. 2022 Nov 17
4 citations
TRAUMA-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES ARE SUFFICIENT TO INDUCE ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND COAGULOPATHY.
Ahmad Zeineddin, Feng Wu, Jing-Fei Dong, Huang Huang, Lin Zou, Wei Chao, Brooke Dorman, Rosemary A Kozar> ;Shock. 2022 Jul 1
9 citations
TLR7 Mediates Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Sepsis by Sensing Extracellular miR-146a.
Huang Huang, Jing Zhu, Lili Gu, Jiang Hu, Xiujing Feng, Weiliang Huang, Sheng Wang, Yang Yang, Ping Cui, Shao-Hsuan Lin, Andrew Suen, Briana K Shimada, Brittney Willia...> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2022 Sep 1
15 citations
Brain innate immune response via miRNA-TLR7 sensing in polymicrobial sepsis.
Lin Zou, Junyun He, Lili Gu, Rami Ahmad Shahror, Yun Li, Tuoxin Cao, Sheng Wang, Jing Zhu, Huang Huang, Fengqian Chen, Xiaoxuan Fan, Junfang Wu, Wei Chao> ;Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2022 Feb 1
13 citations
Role of extracellular microRNA-146a-5p in host innate immunity and bacterial sepsis
Sheng Wang, Yang Yang, Andrew Suen, Jing Zhu, Brittney Williams, Jiang Hu, Fengqian Chen, Rosemary A. Kozar, Shiqian Shen, Ziyi Li, Anjana Jeyaram, Steven M. Jay, Lin ...> ;Iscience. 2021 Nov 12
2 citations
A non-lethal full-thickness flame burn produces a seroma beneath the forming eschar thereby promoting Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis in mice.
Jerod Brammer, Gideon Wolf, Scott M Baliban, Jessica C Allen, Myeongjin Choi, Adrienne R Kambouris, Raphael Simon, Gary Fiskum, Wei Chao, Kerri Lopez, Catriona Miller,...> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2021 Nov 5
5 citations
Hypobaria Exposure Worsens Cardiac Function and Endothelial Injury in AN Animal Model of Polytrauma: Implications for Aeromedical Evacuation.
Kerri Lopez, Andrew Suen, Yang Yang, Sheng Wang, Brittney Williams, Jing Zhu, Jiang Hu, Gary Fiskum, Alan S. Cross, Rosemary A. Kozar, Catriona Miller, Lin Zou, Wei Chao> ;Shock. 2021 Oct 1
10 citations
Pyruvate-Driven Oxidative Phosphorylation is Downregulated in Sepsis-Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Study Of Mitochondrial Proteome.
Briana K. Shimada, Liron Boyman, Weiliang Huang, Jing Zhu, Yang Yang, Fengqian Chen, Maureen A. Kane, Nagendra Yadava, Lin Zou, W. Jonathan Lederer, Brian M. Polster, ...> ;Shock. 2021 Sep 9
3 citations
A Nonlethal Murine Flame Burn Model Leads to a Transient Reduction in Host Defenses and Enhanced Susceptibility to Lethal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection.
Jerod Brammer, Myeongjin Choi, Scott M Baliban, Adrienne R Kambouris, Gary Fiskum, Wei Chao, Kerri Lopez, Catriona Miller, Yousef Al-Abed, Stefanie N. Vogel, Raphael S...> ;Infection and Immunity. 2021 Jun 21
11 citations
Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles for Sepsis Treatment
Stephanie M. Kronstadt, Alex Eli Pottash, Daniel Levy, Sheng Wang, Wei Chao, Steven M. Jay> ;Advanced Therapeutics. 2021 Apr 29
21 citations
Targeting Toll-Like Receptors in Sepsis: From Bench to Clinical Trials.
Fengqian Chen, Lin Zou, Brittney Williams, Wei Chao> ;Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. 2021 Apr 7
20 citations
miR-19b targets pulmonary endothelial syndecan-1 following hemorrhagic shock.
Feng Wu, Jian-Ying Wang, Wei Chao, Carrie Sims, Rosemary A. Kozar> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Sep 25
21 citations
Extracellular miR-146a-5p Induces Cardiac Innate Immune Response and Cardiomyocyte Dysfunction.
Briana K. Shimada, Yang Yang, Jing Zhu, Sheng Wang, Andrew Suen, Stephanie M. Kronstadt, Anjana Jeyaram, Steven M. Jay, Lin Zou, Wei Chao> ;Immunohorizons. 2020 Sep 21
85 citations
Enhanced Loading of Functional miRNA Cargo via pH Gradient Modification of Extracellular Vesicles
Anjana Jeyaram, Tek N. Lamichhane, Sheng Wang, Lin Zou, Eshan Dahal, Stephanie M. Kronstadt, Daniel Levy, Babita Parajuli, Daphne R Knudsen, Wei Chao, Steven M. Jay> ;Molecular Therapy. 2020 Mar 4
18 citations
Toll-like receptors 2 and 7 mediate coagulation activation and coagulopathy in murine sepsis.
Brittney Williams, Jessica Neder, Ping Cui, Andrew Suen, Kenichi A. Tanaka, Lin Zou, Wei Chao> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2019 Oct 1
18 citations
Relation between Respiratory Mechanics, Inflammation, and Survival in Experimental Mechanical Ventilation.
Margit V. Szabari, Kazue Takahashi, Yan Feng, Joseph J. Locascio, Wei Chao, Edward A. Carter, Marcos F. Vidal Melo, Guido Musch> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2019 Feb 1
77 citations
Circulating Plasma Extracellular Vesicles from Septic Mice Induce Inflammation via MicroRNA- and TLR7-Dependent Mechanisms
Jinjin Xu, Yan Feng, Anjana Jeyaram, Steven M. Jay, Lin Zou, Wei Chao> ;Journal of Immunology. 2018 Oct 24
1 citations
Lipopeptide PAM3CYS4 Synergizes N-Formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP)-Induced Calcium Transients in Mouse Neutrophils.
Renyu Ding, Ganqiong Xu, Yan Feng, Lin Zou, Wei Chao> ;Shock. 2017 Nov 1
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Committees

Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Association of University Anesthesiologists 2015 - Present
Chair, ASA - Subcommittee for Experimental Circulation 2014 - Present
Member, ASA - Subcommittee for Critical Care 2010 - Present
Chair, Membership Committee, US Shock Society 2014 - 2015
Member, Advisory Board, Office for Research Career Development (ORCD), Mass General Hospital 2013 - 2015