University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
Other Related Positions Currently Held
Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Board Certifications
Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Sees Patients At
-University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview
-Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)
Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School
Site of Residency
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (Pediatrics)
Site of Fellowship
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Denver (Pediatric Critical Care)
Awards and Honors
1995 - Gil Cuthbertson Award for Excellence in Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008
Research Interest(s)
Surfactant proteins and impact on neonatal immunity and prevention of infection
Selected Recent Publications
Refereed Manuscripts:
George CLS, Hong J, Snyder JM, Wohlford-Lenane CL, O’Shaughnessy P, Kline JN, Thorne PS, O’Neill ME, Phipps JC, and Schwartz DA: Endotoxin responsiveness and subchronic grain dust induced airway disease. Am J Physiol: Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 280:L203-L213, 2001.
Jain VV, Businga TR, Kitagaki K, Hussain I, O’Shaughnessy PT, George C, and Kline JN: CpG-oligodeoxynucleotides inhibit airway remodeling in a murine model of chronic asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol, 110:867-872, 2002.
George CLS, White M, O’Neill M, Thorne P, Schwartz D, Snyder J.: Altered surfactant protein-A gene expression and protein metabolism associated with repeat exposure to inhaled endotoxin. Am J Physiol: Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 285: L1337-L1344, 2003.
Jain VV, Businga TR, Kitagaki K, George C, O’Shaughnessy PT, and Kline JN: Mucosal immunotherapy with CpG oligonucleoxynucleotides reverses a murine model of chronic asthma induced by repeated antigen exposure. Am J Physiol: Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 285: L1137-L1146, 2003.
Cho SJ, George CLS, Snyder JM, and Acarregui MJ: Retinoic acid and EPO maintain alveolar development in mice treated with an angiogenesis inhibitor. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2005, In press.
George CLS, White M, Kulhankova K, Mahajan A, Thorne PS, Snyder JM, and Kline JN: Early exposure to organic dust alters pulmonary immunity and atopic responses in the lung. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. In revision.
