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J. Douglas Swarts, PhD
Job Title
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5460
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Email
dswarts@pitt.edu
Education and Training
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Graduate School: |
1989 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
Memberships
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology
- Association for the Advancement of Science
Board Certifications
- State Board of Education/Pennsylvania, Biology and Chemistry
Awards
- BS, Cum Laude, University of Akron
- Phi Sigma Honorary, University of Akron
- Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship
Publications
- Li-Korotky HS, Swarts JD, Hebda PA, Doyle WJ. Cathepsin gene expression profile in rat acute pneumococcal otitis media. Laryngoscope. Jun 2004;114(6):1032-1036.
- Chen A, Li-Korotky HS, Hebda PA , Zeevi A, Swarts JD. Gene Expression Profiles of Early Pneumococcal Otitis Media in the Rat. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol., Oct 2005. 69(10): p. 1383-1393.
- Kanick SC, Kasi S, Swarts JD, Banks J, Yuksel S, Doyle WJ. Accuracy of CO2 conductance predicted using a morphometric model of middle ear mucosa. Acta Otolaryngol. Dec 2006;126(12)1252-1259.
View Dr. Swarts' full list of publications from PubMed.
Research Interests
- Eustachian structure and function
- Middle ear inflammatory responses
- Darwinian medicine
Active Research Projects / Grants
- Eustachian tube function in adolescents and adults
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Middle Ear Pressure Regulation in Health and Disease
- In Vivo Virulence Gene Expression in Acute Otitis Media
