Richard Matthay, MD
Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Medicine (Pulmonary)
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Research Summary
Lung cancer -- epidemiology, etiology, imaging techniques for diagnosis and staging, and therapy; Heart lung interaction -- cor pulmonale and pulmonary thromboembolism; Therapy for asthma and COPD
Extensive Research Description
Dr. Matthay has continuing interest in the epidemiology and etiology of lung cancer. He and two colleagues (Drs. Lynn Tanoue and Charles Dela Cruz) have written a chapter on the epidemiology and etiology of lung cancer for the most recent edition of the Fishman Textbook, Pulmonary Diseases Diseases and Disorders (2015)
Dr Matthay serves on the editorial board of several medical journals, including Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Pulmonary Medicine.Coauthors
Selected Publications
- Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and PreventionDela Cruz CS, Tanoue LT, Matthay RA. Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2011, 32: 605-644. PMID: 22054876, PMCID: PMC3864624, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.09.001.
- Role of Obesity in Cardiomyopathy and Pulmonary HypertensionDela Cruz CS, Matthay RA. Role of Obesity in Cardiomyopathy and Pulmonary Hypertension. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2009, 30: 509-523. PMID: 19700049, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2009.06.001.