EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
BS in Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle WA 1984
MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 1988.
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Washington affiiated hospitals, Seattle WA and Boise ID 1991
Chief Resident, University of Washington affiliated hospitals, Boise VA, 1992.
Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle WA and Boise ID 1994. |
CURRENT RESEARCH
INTERESTS
At the Boise VA Medical Center, we
use a sheep model to study the bronchial
circulation, hemodynamic alterations in septic
shock, and pleural space infection. Specifically,
our studies have addressed bronchial arterial
receptors and nitrergic control, response to
bronchodilators, and the changes in bronchial
blood flow in response to lung injury. We have
completed a series of studies on the hemodynamic
response to non-ionic contrast in a model of
occluded versus open pulmonary vasculature, and
are currently in the process of starting a series
of studies addressing airway mechanics and
bronchial blood flow in response to ErBY cautery
and airway heating.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Thompson WH, Carvalho P, Souza JP, charan NB. The effect of expiratory resistive loading on the noninvasive tension-time index in chronic obstructive lung disease. J Appl Physiol 2000; 89: 2007-2014.
Thompson WH, Carvalho P, Souza JP, Charan NB. Controlled trial of inhaled fluticasone propionate in moderate to severe COPD. Lung 2002. 180:191-201.
Thompson WH. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma masquerading as pneumonia. Resp Care. 2004; 49:1349-1353.
Carvalho P, Thompson WH, Whale M. Charan NB.
Bronchovascular responses to intravenous contrast
media for helical CT pulmonary angiography. Arch
Physiol Biochem. 111:323-325; 2005.
Charan NM, Thompson WH, Carvalho P. Functional anatomy of bronchial veins. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2007; 20:100-103.
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