Dr. Stoltz's clinical interests include general pulmonary diseases. His research focuses on the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis related airway infections with a particular emphasis on studying antimicrobial properties of the airway epithelial cells, the role of paraoxonases (PONs) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing regulation, the influence of genetic polymorphisms on the molecular regulation of PON2 function, and the development of models to study lung mucociliary clearance.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• Parker B. Francis Pulmonary Fellowship Award, 2007
• American Medicial Association
• American Thoracic Society
• Society of Critical Care Medicine

Select Publications

1. Stoltz, D.A., Ozer, E.A., Zabner, J. Paraoxonases, P. aeruginosa, and Quorum Sensing. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Paraoxonases, 2007, in press.
2. Stoltz, D.A., Ozer, E.A., Ng, C.J., Yu, J.M., Reddy, S.T., Lusis, A.J., Bourquard, N., Parsek, M.R., Zabner, J., Shih, D.M. Paraoxonase-2 Deficiency Enhances Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing in Murine Tracheal Epithelia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, Nov 22, 2006. [Epub ahead of print]

Medical School:
Louisiana State University

Graduate School:
Louisiana State University

Residency:
The University of Iowa

Fellowship:
The University of Iowa