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Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch (PVMB)

Stewart Levine, MD, Principal Investigator

Welcome to the Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch. The Branch is an intramural research program within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in Bethesda Maryland. The Acting Branch Chief is Stewart Levine, MD.

The mission of the Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch is to conduct clinical trials aimed at identifying novel treatment approaches, as well as translational research studies exploring new mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. Clinical and translational protocols are supplemented by basic science and pre-clinical studies investigating the biology of pulmonary, vascular, and lipid disorders.

The Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch is comprised of three Principal Investigators:

Dr. Stewart Levine conducts clinical trials investigating new treatment approaches for severe asthma, as well as pre-clinical studies identifying new mechanisms of asthma pathogenesis that may represent future targets for therapeutic interventions.

Dr. Gregory Kato investigates mechanisms of abnormal blood flow in the laboratory and in patients with sickle cell disease, especially related to pulmonary hypertension, and conducts clinical trials of new drugs directed at improving blood circulation in these patients.

Dr. Alan Remaley investigates the basic biology of lipoprotein metabolism and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and is also involved with the development of novel treatment approaches for cardiovascular disease.

The PVMB also conducts clinical trials investigating new treatment approaches for sarcoidosis.

Patients interested in participating in a PVMB clinical trial can find additional information at the NHLBI Patient Recruitment site.


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