Assistant Professor, Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Pulmonology

Cherry Wongtrakool is an expert in the field of Pulmonology. She went to medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University has a rank of 18 in research and a 49 in primary care Cherry Wongtrakool is a published doctor and has 6 publications published. The lastest was: 'Nicotine Stimulates Nerve Growth Factor in Lung Fibroblasts through an NFB-Dependent Mechanism.'

Publications

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• Nicotine Stimulates Nerve Growth Factor in Lung Fibroblasts through an NFκB-Dependent Mechanism.
• Vitamin D inhibition of pro-fibrotic effects of transforming growth factor beta1 in Lung fibroblasts and epithelial cells.
• Apoptosis of mesenchymal cells during the pseudoglandular stage of Lung development affects branching morphogenesis.
• Nicotine alters Lung branching morphogenesis through the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
• Down-regulation of retinoic acid receptor alpha signaling is required for sacculation and type I cell formation in the developing Lung.

Schools

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• Weill Cornell Medical College

• Boston Med Center Corporate University Hospital Campus

Conditions Treated

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• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Lung Cancer
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary Embolism
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Doctors Specialties

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• Critical Care Medicine
• Pulmonology

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• Boston University Medical Center
• Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Hospital

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• Emory University Hospital

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