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Department of Internal Medicine

Pulmonary, Critical Care and
Occupational Medicine Faculty


Lois J. Geist, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Chief of Medical Services, VAMC
Associate Chair for Faculty Development

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Dr. Geist's research interests include cytokine induction by viral gene products as a way to study inflammatory lung disease. Her clinical interests include pulmonary rehabilitation, clinical exercise testing and pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised host.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • American College of Chest Physicians
  • American College of Physicians
  • American Federation for Clinical Research, Midwest Trainee Award, 1989
  • American Heart Association Fellowship Grant, 1989-90
  • American Thoracic Society
  • VA Associate Investigator Award
  • VA Research Associate Award

Recent Publications

  1. Geist, L.J., Powers, L., Monick, M.M., and Hunninghake, G.W: Asbestos Stimulation Triggers Differential Cytokine Release from Human Monocytes and Alveolar Macrophages. Exp Lung Research, 26:41-56, 1999.
  2. Geist, L.J. and Dai, L.Y. The Immediate Early Genes of Human Cytomegalovirus Increases Interleukin-2 Receptor- a Gene Expression. J. Investigative Medicine, 48(1), 2000.
  3. Geist, L.J. and Hinde, SL.  Susceptibility to Cytomegalovirus Infection May be Dependent on the Cytokine Response to the Virus.  Journal of Investigative Medicine, 49(5), 2001.

Lois Geist photo

Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University

Graduate School:
Biology, Case Western Reserve University

Residency:
University Hospitals of Cleveland

Fellowship:
The University of Iowa

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