Department of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and
Occupational Medicine Faculty
Medical School:
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Residency:
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
The University of Iowa
Fellowship:
The University of Iowa
Ihab Hassan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Hassan's clinical interests include pulmonary and critical care medicine.
His research examines host defense mechanisms in response to viral infections in the airway epithelium with current emphasis on the interaction between molecular pathways of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and influenza A viral replication and pathogenesis
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- America Thoracic Society, member
- American College of Physicians, member
Recent Publications
- Philibert RA, Sears RA, Powers LS, Nash E, Bair T, Gerke AK, Hassan I, Thomas CP, Gross TJ, Monick MM. Coordinated DNA methylation and gene expression changes in smoker alveolar macrophages: specific effects on VEGF receptor 1 expression. J Leukoc Biol. 2012 Mar 16.
- Hassan IH, Zhang MS, Powers LS, Shao JQ, Baltrusaitis J, Rutkowski DT, Legge K, Monick MM. Influenza A viral replication is blocked by inhibition of the inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) stress pathway. J Biol Chem. 2012 Feb 10;287(7):4679-89. Epub 2011 Dec 22.
- Bonucchi J, Hassan I, Policeni B, Kaboli P. Thyrotoxicosis associated Wernicke’s encephalopathy. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jan; 23(1):106-9. Epub 2007 Nov 17.
- Monick MM, Powers LS, Hassan I, Groskreutz D, Yarovinsky TO, Barrett CW, Castilow EM, Tifrea D, Varga SM, Hunninghake GW. Respiratory syncytial virus synergizes with Th2 cytokines to induce optimal levels of TARC/CCL17. J Immunol. 2007 Aug 1; 179(3):1648-58.