Walter E. Finkbeiner, MD, PhD
Research and Clinical Interests
My major clinical interests include autopsy pathology, forensic medicine and pulmonary pathology. My basic research interest focuses on the pathology and pathophysiology of the chronic obstructive lung diseases, particularly cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis and asthma. Using in vitro models of airway surface epithelial and gland cells along with human tissue samples, our laboratory studies differentiation of the airway epithelium, regulation of airway secretion, and composition of respiratory mucus.
Selected Publications
- Finkbeiner WE, Ursell PC, Davis RL: Autopsy Pathology: A Manual and Atlas. Churchill Livingstone, 2004.
- Salinas D, Haggie PM, Thiagarahah JR, Song Y, Rosby K, Finkbeiner WE, Nielson DW, Verkman AS: Submucosal gland dysfunction as a primary defect in cystic fibrosis. Faseb J 19:431-433, 2005.
- Widdicombe JH, Sachs LA, Morrow JL, Finkbeiner WE: Expansion of cultures of human tracheal epithelium with maintenance of differentiated structure and function. BioTechniques 39:249-55, 2005.
- Rajagopal M, Tollner TL, Finkbeiner WE, Cherr GN, Widdicombe JH: Differentiated structure and function of primary cultures of monkey oviductal epithelium: In Vitro Cell Develop Biol (in press).
- Levin MH, Sullivan S, Nielson D, Yang B, Finkbeiner WE, Verkman AS: Hypertonic saline therapy in cystic fibrosis: evidence against the proposed mechanism involving aquaporins. J Biol Chem 281: (in press), 2006.
- Professor of Pathology and Vice Chair, Chief, SFGHTC Department of Pathology
- Pathology
Specialty Area
Autopsy pathology; Experimental Pathology
Contact Information
- walter.finkbeiner@
ucsf.edu - Phone: (415) 206-8230
- Fax: (415) 206-5988
- SFGHTC, Building 3, Room 205B
- 1001 Potrero Ave.
- San Francisco, CA 94110
Hospital Affiliation(s)
- San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center