Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin
KEITH C MEYER
Contact Information
600 HIGHLAND AVE
MADISON, WI 53792
Mail Code: 9988
Biography
Educational Background
Medical School: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WIInternship: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Chief Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Clinical and Research Interests
I perform basic and clinical research on immunologically mediated lung diseases. Disorders of interest include interstitial lung disease (sarcoidosis, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and disorders associated with systemic autoimmune disorders (collagen vascular disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus). Another area of interest is inflammatory airway diseases including bronchiectasis associated with cystic fibrosis, idiopathic bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. I also perform basic and clinical research on lung transplantation and am the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at the University of Wisconsin. Additional areas of research and expertise include the effects of aging on lung structure and function, community and hospital-acquired lower respiratory tract infections and asthma. Current research in my laboratory focuses on the role of annexin I and its degradation in lung inflammation, regulation of arachidonic acid generation in the inflamed lung and mechanisms of immune tolerance in lung transplantation. An additional area of expertise is the role of neutrophils and neutrophil-derived proteases in lung disease.
Other Interests:
Mouse model of berylliosis; all aspects of lung transplantation; vascular endothelial growth factor and the lung; biofilms and chronic lung infection; ventilator-associated pneumonia; alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; care of the adult patient with cystic fibrosis.Search for Keith Meyer's literature abstracts on PubMed
Meyer KC, McManus EJ, Maki DG. Overwhelming pulmonary blastomycosis associated with adult respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med 1993; 329:1231-6.
Meyer KC. Neutrophils and low-grade inflammation in the seemingly normal aging human lung. Mech Aging Develop 1998; 104:169-81.
Meyer KC, Sharma A, Brown R, Mysore M, Weatherly M, Moya FR, Lewandoski J, Zimmerman JJ. Pulmonary surfactant and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid fatty acid profiles are altered in cystic fibrosis. Chest 2000; 118:164-174.
Meyer KC. Lung transplant for interstitial lung disease. Clin Pulm Med 2000; 7:178-186.
Meyer KC, Nunley DR, Dauber J, Iacono AT, Keenan R, Cornwell RD, Love RB. Neutrophils, unopposed neutrophil elastase and alpha-1-antiprotease defenses following human lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:97-102.