The research interests of Michael I Lewis, MD, are in pulmonary hypertension, and respiratory and limb muscle cell biology. Dr Lewis has been involved with the diagnosis and management of patients with pulmonary hypertension for more than 25 years. His basic science interests in this area cover the use of animal models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). He is evaluating the pathobiology of right ventricular responses to the increased afterload facing the right ventricle due to PAH. He has also investigated the use of cardiosphere-derived stem cells (CDCs) in attenuating the effects of established PAH in a rescue model with good efficacy in the animal model.
ServicesMichael Lewis, MD provides pulmonology services in Los Angeles, CA. A Pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions and diseases of the cardio-pulmonary system. A Pulmonologist treats any part of the body that is involved in the breathing process and bringing oxygen into and out of the body.
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