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Patricia A. Hebda, PhD
Job Title
Director, Ear, Nose and Throat, Wound Healing Research Program, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Job Title
Research Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Job Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Communication Science and Disorders, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Job Title
Editor-in-Chief, Wound Repair and Regeneration
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patricia.hebda@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Graduate School: |
1978 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
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Post Graduate School: |
1980 UCLA-Harbor Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Torrance, CA |
Memberships
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Wound Healing Society
- American Society for Cell Biology
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology
- International Tissue Engineering Society
Publications
- Yates CC, Whaley D, Kulasekeran P, Hancock WW, Lu B, Bodnar R, Newsome J, Hebda PA, Wells A. (2007) Delayed and deficient dermal maturation in mice lacking the CXCR3 ELR-negative CXC chemokine receptor. Am J Pathol 171:484-495.
- Li-Korotky HS, Hebda PA, Lo CY, Dohar JE. (2007) Age-dependent expression of fibronectin variants in airway and skin wounds. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133:919-924.
- Sandulache VC, Parekh A, Dohar JE, Hebda PA. (2007) Fetal dermal fibroblasts retain a hyperactive migratory and contractile phenotype under 2-and 3-dimensional constraints compared to normal adult fibroblasts. Tissue Eng (in press).
View Dr. Hebda's full list of publications from PubMed.
Research Interests
- Wound Healing of Skin and Mucosa
- Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy for Applications in the Head and Neck
- Pathogenesis of Otitis Media with Effusion
Active Research Projects / Grants
- Pathogenesis of Otitis Media with Effusion
- Subglottic Stenosis and Laryngotracheal Mucosal Healing
- A Hybrid Model of Vocal Fold Inflammation
Last Update
February 8, 2013
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