Internal Medicine

Vincent Valentine, MD
Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, UTMB Texas Transplant Center
Director, Lung Transplantation
Department of Internal Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0772
Phone: 409.772.9838
Fax: 409.747.1901
vgvalent@utmb.edu

Education

Degree/Training Completed	Year	Name & Location
M.D.	1987	Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA
Residency	1990	Charity Hospital, LSU Affiliated Hospitals New Orleans, LA
Fellow	1993	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Advanced Fellow	1994	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA

Research Interests:

• Role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis
• Managing patients with cystic fibrosis
• Improving outcomes for heart-lung and lung transplant recipients
• Genetic influences on the immunopathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Managing CMV Disease in transplantation
• Defining and managing obliterative bronchiolitis/bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in the lung allograft
• Pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host
• Managing septic shock

Selected Publications

1. Valentine VG, Gupta MR, Walker JE, Seoane L, Bonvillain RW, Lombard GA, Weill D, Dhillon GS: Effect of etiology and timing of respiratory tract infections on the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. J Heart Lung Transplant 28(2):163-169, 2009
2. Painter RG, Marrero L, Lombard GA, Valentine VG, Nauseef WM, Wang G. CFTR-mediated halide transport in phagosomes of human neutrophils. J Leukoc Biol 87(5):933-942, 2010 PMID 20089668; PMCID2858676
3. Gilani SR, Vuga LJ, Lindell KO, Gibson KF, Xue J, Kaminski N, Valentine VG, Lindsay EK, George MP, Steele C, Duncan SR. CD28 down-regulation on circulating CD4 T-cells is associated with poor prognoses of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. PLoS One 2010 Jan;5:e8959 PMID20126467; PMCID2813297
4. Palmer SM, Limaye AP, Banks M, Gallup D, Chapman J, Lawrence EC, Dunitz J, Milstone A, Reynolds J, Yung GL, Chan KM, Aris R, Garrity E, Valentine V, McCall J, Chow SC, Davis RD, Avery R. Extended valganciclovir prophylaxis to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) after lung transplantation: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 2010 Jun 15;152(12):761-769; PMID 20547904
5. Bhorade S, Ahya VN, Baz MA, Valentine VG, Arcasoy SM, Love RB, Seethamraju H, Alex CG, Bag R, Deoliveira NC, Husain A, Vigneswaran WT, Charbeneau J, Krishnan JA, Durazo-Arvizu R, Norwick L, Garrity E. Comparison of Sirolimus to Azathioprine in a Tacrolimus Based Immunosuppressive Regimen in Lung Transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Sep 10. PMID20833822

Clinical Interests:

• Lung Transplantation
• Advanced Pulmonary Diseases
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)

Patient Care:

Victory Lakes Town Center
2660 Gulf Freeway South
League City, Texas 77573
832.505.2000
Transplant Clinic: 832.505.2350
Fax: 832.337.0719

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