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specialties & services
Dr. Michael Lafemina is a pulmonology medical specialist in San Francisco, California and he works at several hospitals in the area, such as Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center. He got his diploma from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and did his residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF, where he also did a fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. The doctor is certified in Pulmonary Disease, Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and has an experience of more than 20 years.
University of California San Francisco
Medical School
UCSF
Residency
UCSF
Fellowship
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center
Languages: English/Spanish
(707) 624-4000
1 Quality Dr
Vacaville, California 95688 
Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center
Languages: English/Spanish
(707) 651-1000
975 Sereno Dr
Vallejo, California 94589
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Languages: English/Spanish
(415) 221-4810
4150 Clement St
San Francisco, California 94121
UCSF Medical Center
Languages: English/Spanish
(415) 353-1037
505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, California 94143
Claudin-18 deficiency results in alveolar barrier dysfunction and impaired alveologenesis in mice.
Lafemina, M. J.,Sutherland, K. M.,Bentley, T.,Gonzales, L. W.,Allen, L.,Chapin, C. J.,Rokkam, D.,Sweerus, K. A.,Dobbs, L. G.,Ballard, P. L.,Frank, J. A.; Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol.. 2014 May 03.
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Activated Alveolar Epithelial Cells Initiate Fibrosis through Secretion of Mesenchymal Proteins.
Yang, J.,Wheeler, S. E.,Velikoff, M.,Kleaveland, K. R.,Lafemina, M. J.,Frank, J. A.,Chapman, H. A.,Christensen, P. J.,Kim, K. K.; Am. J. Pathol.. 2013 Sep 5.
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Claudin-4 Levels Are Associated with Intact Alveolar Fluid Clearance in Human Lungs.
Rokkam, D., Lafemina, M.J., Lee, J.W., Matthay, M.A., Frank, J.A.; Am J Pathol. 2011 Sep.
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