Vinicio de Jesus Perez MD
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
- Member, Bio-X
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Pulmonary & Critical Care 300 Pasteur Dr MC 5236 H3142 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-6381 Fax (650) 725-5489
- Academic Offices
Personal Information EmailAlternate Contact Lori Barth Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 1-6510Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- drug induced pulmonary hypertension
Administrative Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University (2011 - present)
- Instructor, Stanford University (2006 - 2011)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow-Rabinovitch Lab, Stanford University (2004 - 2008)
Honors and Awards
- American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant, American Lung Association (2013-2015)
- Be HEARD rare disease challenge award, Assay Depot/Sigma (2013-2015)
- Faculty Member, Faculty Row (2013)
- Faculty Member, Faculty of 1000, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases (2013)
- CVI seed grant, Stanford CVI (2013)
- Editorial Board, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2013-2015)
Professional Education
| Internship: | Massachusetts General Hospital MA (2001) |
| Board Certification: | Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2007) |
| Board Certification: | Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University Medical Center CA (2006) |
| Fellowship: | Univ Of Colorado CO (2004) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2003) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community and International Work
- Pulmonary Hypertension Educational Committee, US
- Latin American PH Society, International
- Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute, International
- North American Vascular Biology Society, US
- American College of Chest Physicians, International
- American Thoracic Society, US
Internet Links
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My work is aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the development and progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). I am interested in understanding the role that the BMP and Wnt pathways play in regulating functions of pulmonary endothelial and smooth muscle cells both in health and disease.
Publications
- Understanding the pharmacokinetics of oral treprostinil in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2013; (6): 471-3
- Loss of adenomatous poliposis coli-α3 integrin interaction promotes endothelial apoptosis in mice and humans. Circ Res. 2012; (12): 1551-64
- BMP promotes motility and represses growth of smooth muscle cells by activation of tandem Wnt pathways. J Cell Biol. 2011; (1): 171-88
- Bone morphogenetic protein 2 induces pulmonary angiogenesis via Wnt-beta-catenin and Wnt-RhoA-Rac1 pathways. J Cell Biol. 2009; (1): 83-99
- MicroRNAs: promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2013; (5): 557-64
- Development of a recurrent pleural effusion in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with imatinib Case Reports in Clinical Medicine. 2012; (2): 38-41
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