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Overview

Andrew Churg is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with significant contributions to medical imaging and pathology studies, occupational and environmental lung diseases, and interstitial lung diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The scientist has published extensively in the field of medicine, with a total of 200 publications across different subfields. Key areas of research include pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, surgery, rheumatology, and oncology.

Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
  • Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
  • Soft tissue tumor case studies
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery

Andrew Churg's frequent publication venues include:

  • The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
  • Modern Pathology
  • Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  • Histopathology
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • James R. Wright
  • Sanja Đačić
  • Françoise Galateau-Sallé
  • Mary Beth Beasley
  • Julia Naso

Recent notable papers by Andrew Churg include:

  • "The Separation of Benign and Malignant Mesothelial Proliferations," 2020, published in The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
  • "The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Pleura: Advances Since the 2015 Classification," 2022, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • "Comprehensive Molecular and Pathologic Evaluation of Transitional Mesothelioma Assisted by Deep Learning Approach: A Multi-Institutional Study of the International Mesothelioma Panel from the MESOPATH Reference Center," 2020, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • "The utility of color normalization for AI-based diagnosis of hematoxylin and eosin-stained pathology images," 2021, The Journal of Pathology
  • "Integration and Application of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis," 2022, CHEST Journal

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms in the pathogenesis of asbestosis and silicosis.

    Brooke T. Mossman;Andrew Churg

  • Guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma: 2017 Update of the consensus statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group

    Aliya Noor Husain;Thomas V. Colby;Nelson G. Ordóñez;Timothy Craig Allen

  • Guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: 2012 update of the consensus statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.

    Aliya N. Husain;Thomas Colby;Nelson Ordonez;Thomas Krausz

  • Animal models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Joanne L. Wright;Manuel Cosio;Andrew Churg

  • Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: differentiation from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia by using thin-section CT.

    C. Isabela S. Silva;Nestor L. Müller;David A. Lynch;Douglas Curran-Everett

  • Macrophage Metalloelastase Mediates Acute Cigarette Smoke–induced Inflammation via Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Release

    Andrew Churg;Rong D. Wang;Hsin Tai;Xiaoshan Wang

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Is Central to Acute Cigarette Smoke–induced Inflammation and Connective Tissue Breakdown

    Andrew Churg;Jin Dai;Hsin Tai;Changshi Xie

  • The pathology of asbestos-associated diseases of the lungs and pleural cavities: diagnostic criteria and proposed grading schema. Report of the Pneumoconiosis Committee of the College of American Pathologists and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

    Craighead Je;Abraham Jl;Churg A;Green Fh

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Drives 70% of Cigarette Smoke–induced Emphysema in the Mouse

    Andrew Churg;Rong D. Wang;Hsin Tai;Xiaoshan Wang

  • Mechanisms of cigarette smoke-induced COPD: insights from animal models.

    Andrew Churg;Manuel Cosio;Joanne L. Wright

  • Guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: a consensus statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.

    Aliya N. Husain;Thomas V. Colby;Nelson G. Ordóñez;Thomas Krausz

  • Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current theories of pathogenesis and their implications for treatment

    J L Wright;R D Levy;A Churg

  • Series "matrix metalloproteinases in lung health and disease": Matrix metalloproteinases in COPD.

    A Churg;S Zhou;J L Wright

  • Correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in utero. II. Simulated correction permits fetal lung growth with survival at birth.

    Harrison Mr;Bressack Ma;Churg Am;de Lorimier Aa

  • The separation of benign and malignant mesothelial proliferations.

    Andrew Churg;Thomas V. Colby;Philip Cagle;Joseph Corson

  • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: spectrum of high-resolution CT and pathologic findings.

    C Isabela S Silva;Andrew Churg;Nestor L Müller

  • The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Pleura: Advances since the 2004 Classification.

    Francoise Galateau-Salle;Andrew Churg;Victor Roggli;William D. Travis

  • Effect of an MMP-9/MMP-12 inhibitor on smoke-induced emphysema and airway remodelling in guinea pigs

    Andrew Churg;Rona Wang;Xiaoshan Wang;Per-Ola Onnervik

  • Chronic exposure to high levels of particulate air pollution and small airway remodeling.

    Andrew Churg;Michael Brauer;Maria del Carmen Avila-Casado;Teresa I Fortoul

  • Acute exacerbation (acute lung injury of unknown cause) in UIP and other forms of fibrotic interstitial pneumonias.

    Andrew Churg;Nestor L Müller;C Isabela S Silva;Joanne L Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey L. Myers
Jeffrey L. Myers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas V. Colby
Thomas V. Colby Mayo Clinic
Nestor L. Müller
Nestor L. Müller University of British Columbia
Yuzhuo Wang
Yuzhuo Wang University of British Columbia
Colin Collins
Colin Collins University of British Columbia
Allen M. Gown
Allen M. Gown University of British Columbia
William D. Travis
William D. Travis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lucian R. Chirieac
Lucian R. Chirieac Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mark R. Wick
Mark R. Wick University of Virginia

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