Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/Pulmonary
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Patricia Lenhart-Pendergrass, MD,
PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/Pulmonary |
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Tricia is from Seattle, where she completed her bachelor’s
of science degree at Seattle University. She earned both her
MD and her PhD in cell and molecular physiology at the
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She then completed
her pediatrics residency and pediatric pulmonology
fellowship at the University of Colorado Denver, before
joining the faculty at UCSD. Her research is focused on
innate immune interactions with nontuberculous mycobacteria.
In particular, she is interested in defining mechanistic aspects of neutrophil-M. avium interactions, with the goal of identifying host susceptibility factors to M. avium pulmonary disease in persons with and without cystic fibrosis. Her work has a particular focus on the role of complement pathways in the neutrophil response to M. avium. Clinically, she cares for children with general pulmonary conditions such as asthma and chronic lung disease of prematurity, as well as children with cystic fibrosis. Tricia is a scholar in the UC San Diego K12 Program of Excellence in Glycosciences. |