Roles
Professor
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Biography
Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. Received both his bachelor’s degree in biology and medical degree from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru in 1994 and completed his training in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida. In 2003 joined the faculty at the University of Miami School of Medicine. In addition to his academic career, has worked as Section Chief, Pulmonary Medicine of the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, Florida. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
Licensures and Certifications
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Honors & Awards
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Teaching Interests
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Research Interests
Principal investigator in many research trials focusing in tobacco smoking, electronic cigarettes and COPD. Particular interest in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), and have performed trials sponsored by NIH, the Alpha-1 Foundation and Industry. Particular interests focus in bronchial epithelial alpha-1 antitrypsin, the role of AAT in inflammation, the microbiome, the effects of double dose augmentation therapy and the long-term outcomes of patients with AATD, clinical outcomes in COPD -
Publications
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Professional Activities
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