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Pulmonary hypertension

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

American Thoracic Society (Member), National International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Member), International Laennec Society (Member), Local Pulmonary Hypertension Association (Member), National Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute, International

Hospital Privileges:

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
• Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
• Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Selected Publications:

Matura LA, Shou H, Fritz JS, Smith KA, Vaidya A, Pinder D, Archer-Chicko C, Dubow D, Palevsky HI, Sommers MS, Kawut SM.: Physical Activity and Symptoms in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Chest : 2016.

Ventetuolo, C. E.,Gabler, N. B.,Fritz, J. S.,Smith, K. A.,Palevsky, H. I.,Klinger, J. R.,Halpern, S. D.,Kawut, S. M: Are Hemodynamics Surrogate Endpoints in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension? Circulation 130 (9): 768-775,2014.

C.E. Ventetuolo, MD, MS, N.B. Gabler, PhD, H.I. Palevsky, MD, J.S. Fritz, MD, K.A. Smith, MD, S.D. Halpern, MD, PhD, MBE, S.M. Kawut, MD, MS: Are Hemodynamics Surrogate Endpoints In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension? American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine : 2014.

Smith KA, Waxman A.: Pulmonary Hypertension: Coexisting Diseases and Differential Diagnosis Asthma, Comorbidities, Co-existing Conditions, and Differential Diagnoses : 215-228,2014.

Smith KA, Kawut S.: Is resistance futile? Hemodynamics in sickle cell disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187 (8): 790-792,2013.

Smith KA, Waxman A: Pulmonary Hypertension in the Elderly Aging and Lung Disease: A Clinical Guide : 111-132,2011.

V. Prasanna, A. Raina, J. Arkles, A. Opotowsky, S. Kawut, A. Smith, P. Forfia: Echo-Doppler Scoring System Identifies 'Proportionate' And 'Disproportionate' Pulmonary Hypertension In Patients With Chronic Left Heart Disease And Respiratory Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 183 : A2294,2011.

KA Smith, S-J Lee, T Dolinay, J Howrylak, AMK Choi: Identification Of Novel Molecular Targets By Gene Expression Profiling in Autophagy Protein LC3b Deficient Mice In Hypoxia-induced Pulmonary Hypertension Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 181 : A6319,2010.

Stefan W. Ryter, Seon-Jin Lee, Akaya Smith, Augustine M.K. Choi: Autophagy in Vascular Disease Proc Am Thorac Soc 7 (1): 40-47,2010.

Zhi-Hua Chen, Kerri A. Smith, Hong Pyo Kim, Stefan W. Ryter, and Augustine M.K. Choi: Regulation Of Cellular Autophagy By Heme And Iron Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 181 : A4179,2010.