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Dr. Anthony Shum is a pulmonologist who specializes in autoimmune lung diseases.

After completing a clinical fellowship at UCSF, Shum received research training in immune tolerance as part of the UCSF Immunology Program. The focus of his lab's research (shumlab.ucsf.edu) is to understand how autoimmune lung diseases develop by intensively studying patients with these disorders and modeling the human disease in mice.

In his research, Shum identified a novel lung-specific antigen (a substance that triggers an immune response) that is targeted in patients with autoimmune lung disease, and he demonstrated that autoantibodies to this antigen could be used as a biomarker to detect patients with lung autoimmunity. His lab also recently helped discover the genetic basis of COPA syndrome, an inherited autoimmune disorder that can lead to severe lung and joint disease.

Through his research, Shum hopes to directly impact patient care by discovering biomarkers for diagnosis and targets for effective therapies.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 2006

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Pulmonary Disease, 2007

  • Residencies

    Boston Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2004

  • Internship

    Boston Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2001

  • Degree

    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine, 2000

  • Languages

    English

The courage of my patients motivates me to do all I can to find solutions, in both the clinic and the research lab.

Where I see patients (3)

    My reviews

    5.0

    Overall Experience
    32 Ratings
    About our process
    Jun 19, 2025
    Outstanding
    Apr 28, 2025
    Dr. Shum is kind respectful thoughtful and caring.
    Apr 17, 2025
    Dr. Shum was very attentive and sympathetic. He was open to my questions and addressed them all. He provided explanation of his recommendations.
    Nov 15, 2024
    I feel a very high degree of confidence in my provider and that he sincerely cares about my well-being and is paying close attention to all details
    Jul 21, 2024
    Dr. Shum went to a great deal of effort to provide me with what he and his group recommended for me and took a great interest in my situation.

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