Caroline George, M.D. - University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview

MAPS AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Phone (toll-free):
888-KIDS-UMN
(888-543-7866)

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Street Address:
500 Harvard Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

RIVERSIDE CAMPUS

Street Address:
2312 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Mailing Address:
2450 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

University of Minnesota
Physicians

Caroline George, M.D.

All Specialties:

For Health Care Professionals 24-Hour Consultations and Admissions: Toll-free, 888-KIDS-UMN (888-543-7866)

For Parents/Patients Clinic Appointments (M-F, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.): Toll-free, 888-KIDS-UMN (888-543-7866)

University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Attending Physician, Sedation & Imaging

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.