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Kurt R. Stenmark, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Critical Care Medicine
Director, Developmental Lung Biology Laboratory
Kurt R. Stenmark, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine in 1977. At the University of Colorado he also completed his pediatric residency training (1980) and a chief residency (1981), as well as his fellowship in pediatric critical care and cardiovascular pulmonary research (1984). Dr. Stenmark joined the faculty of The Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics Section of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado in 1980. He has served as Section Head of Critical Care Medicine since 1987 and was appointed Professor of Pediatrics in 1994.
Dr. Stenmark is the Director of the Developmental Lung Biology Laboratory at UCD. As the principal investigator of a Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) Grant from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Stenmark leads a group investigating the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in pulmonary vascular remodeling and the response of the lung vasculature to hypoxia and other injuries.
Dr. Stenmark is widely published. He is an editorial board member for several medical journals and a reviewer for many others. A renowned expert in his field, Dr. Stenmark is a frequently invited speaker and Visiting Professor, both nationally and abroad. He was the featured speaker at the Pulmonary Hypertension International Meeting in Cambridge, England (2003). In addition, his involvement in national and international committees is extensive. He was recently asked to serve on an expert panel to advise the NIH on future research directives.
Dr. Stenmark has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the “Gary Way Outstanding Teaching Award” from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (1994) and the “Distinguished Scientific Accomplishments Award” from the American Thoracic Society (1997). He is regularly listed in “Best Doctors in America,” and he was named an Inaugural Fellow of the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative and Critical Care by the American Heart Association in 2003.
Dr. Stenmark is board certified in Pediatrics and subspecialty certified in Pediatric Pulmonology.
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Further Information
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Publications in PubMed - click for a list of publications with links to abstracts, at the National Library of Medicine PubMed website
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