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Harold A. Chapman, M.D.

Pulmonologist

An expert in pulmonary medicine and research, Dr. Harold Chapman serves as chief of the Pulmonary Division at UCSF. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama, followed by a residency in internal medicine at the University of Utah Medical Center. Chapman then completed fellowships in pulmonary medicine at University of Utah Medical Center and Veteran's Administration.

Chapman also serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards at UCSF. He holds the position of professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UCSF.

More about Harold A. Chapman

Education

University of Alabama 1972

Residencies

University of Utah Medical Center, Internal Medicine 1975

Fellowships

Veteran's Administration, Pulmonary 1978
University of Utah Medical Center, Pulmonary 1980

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Morrisey EE, Cardoso WV, Lane RH, Rabinovitch M, Abman SH, Ai X, Albertine KH, Bland RD, Chapman HA, Checkley W, Epstein JA, Kintner CR, Kumar M, Minoo P, Mariani TJ, McDonald DM, Mukouyama YS, Prince LS, Reese J, Rossant J, Shi W, Sun X, Werb Z, Whitsett JA, Gail D, Blaisdell CJ, Lin QS. Molecular determinants of lung development. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2013 Apr; 10(2):S12-6.
  2. Smith KR, Dahl HH, Canafoglia L, Andermann E, Damiano J, Morbin M, Bruni AC, Giaccone G, Cossette P, Saftig P, Grötzinger J, Schwake M, Andermann F, Staropoli JF, Sims KB, Mole SE, Franceschetti S, Alexander NA, Cooper JD, Chapman HA, Carpenter S, Berkovic SF, Bahlo M. Cathepsin F mutations cause Type B Kufs disease, an adult-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Hum Mol Genet. 2013 Apr 1; 22(7):1417-23.
  3. Vaughan AE, Chapman HA. Regenerative activity of the lung after epithelial injury. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Jul; 1832(7):922-30.
  4. Chapman HA. Epithelial responses to lung injury: role of the extracellular matrix. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2012 Jul; 9(3):89-95.
  5. Sennino B, Ishiguro-Oonuma T, Wei Y, Naylor RM, Williamson CW, Bhagwandin V, Tabruyn SP, You WK, Chapman HA, Christensen JG, Aftab DT, McDonald DM. Suppression of tumor invasion and metastasis by concurrent inhibition of c-Met and VEGF signaling in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Cancer Discov. 2012 Mar; 2(3):270-87.
  6. Ulsamer A, Wei Y, Kim KK, Tan K, Wheeler S, Xi Y, Thies RS, Chapman HA. Axin pathway activity regulates in vivo pY654-ß-catenin accumulation and pulmonary fibrosis. J Biol Chem. 2012 Feb 10; 287(7):5164-72.
  7. Chapman HA, Li X, Alexander JP, Brumwell A, Lorizio W, Tan K, Sonnenberg A, Wei Y, Vu TH. Integrin a6ß4 identifies an adult distal lung epithelial population with regenerative potential in mice. J Clin Invest. 2011 Jul; 121(7):2855-62.
  8. Borok Z, Whitsett JA, Bitterman PB, Thannickal VJ, Kotton DN, Reynolds SD, Krasnow MA, Bianchi DW, Morrisey EE, Hogan BL, Kurie JM, Walker DC, Radisky DC, Nishimura SL, Violette SM, Noble PW, Shapiro SD, Blaisdell CJ, Chapman HA, Kiley J, Gail D, Hoshizaki D. Cell plasticity in lung injury and repair: report from an NHLBI workshop, April 19-20, 2010. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2011 Jun; 8(3):215-22.
  9. Chapman HA. Toward lung regeneration. N Engl J Med. 2011 May 12; 364(19):1867-8.
  10. Marmai C, Sutherland RE, Kim KK, Dolganov GM, Fang X, Kim SS, Jiang S, Golden JA, Hoopes CW, Matthay MA, Chapman HA, Wolters PJ. Alveolar epithelial cells express mesenchymal proteins in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011 Jul; 301(1):L71-8.
  11. Chapman HA. Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in pulmonary fibrosis. Annu Rev Physiol. 2011; 73:413-35.
  12. Zhu S, Gladson CL, White KE, Ding Q, Stewart J, Jin TH, Chapman HA, Olman MA. Urokinase receptor mediates lung fibroblast attachment and migration toward provisional matrix proteins through interaction with multiple integrins. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Jul; 297(1):L97-108.
  13. Liu Y, Chattopadhyay N, Qin S, Szekeres C, Vasylyeva T, Mahoney ZX, Taglienti M, Bates CM, Chapman HA, Miner JH, Kreidberg JA. Coordinate integrin and c-Met signaling regulate Wnt gene expression during epithelial morphogenesis. Development. 2009 Mar; 136(5):843-53.
  14. Kim Y, Kugler MC, Wei Y, Kim KK, Li X, Brumwell AN, Chapman HA. Integrin alpha3beta1-dependent beta-catenin phosphorylation links epithelial Smad signaling to cell contacts. J Cell Biol. 2009 Jan 26; 184(2):309-22.
  15. Kim KK, Wei Y, Szekeres C, Kugler MC, Wolters PJ, Hill ML, Frank JA, Brumwell AN, Wheeler SE, Kreidberg JA, Chapman HA. Epithelial cell alpha3beta1 integrin links beta-catenin and Smad signaling to promote myofibroblast formation and pulmonary fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2009 Jan; 119(1):213-24.
  16. Tang CH, Hill ML, Brumwell AN, Chapman HA, Wei Y. Signaling through urokinase and urokinase receptor in lung cancer cells requires interactions with beta1 integrins. J Cell Sci. 2008 Nov 15; 121(Pt 22):3747-56.
  17. Ewald SE, Lee BL, Lau L, Wickliffe KE, Shi GP, Chapman HA, Barton GM. The ectodomain of Toll-like receptor 9 is cleaved to generate a functional receptor. Nature. 2008 Dec 4; 456(7222):658-62.
  18. Kim KK, Chapman HA. Endothelin-1 as initiator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition: potential new role for endothelin-1 during pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2007 Jul; 37(1):1-2.
  19. Wei Y, Tang CH, Kim Y, Robillard L, Zhang F, Kugler MC, Chapman HA. Urokinase receptors are required for alpha 5 beta 1 integrin-mediated signaling in tumor cells. J Biol Chem. 2007 Feb 9; 282(6):3929-39.
  20. Wang B, Huang X, Wolters PJ, Sun J, Kitamoto S, Yang M, Riese R, Leng L, Chapman HA, Finn PW, David JR, Bucala R, Shi GP. Cutting edge: Deficiency of macrophage migration inhibitory factor impairs murine airway allergic responses. J Immunol. 2006 Nov 1; 177(9):5779-84.

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