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Mark T. Dransfield is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with significant contributions within the field of medicine overall. The subfields of study in which they are active include pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The main topics covered by Dransfield's research include:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Towards the elimination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Lancet Commission, 2022, The Lancet
  • Association Between Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry and Clinical Outcomes in US Adults, 2021, JAMA
  • Reduction in All-Cause Mortality with Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Association of Dysanapsis With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults, 2020, JAMA
  • Understanding the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations on patient health and quality of life, 2020, European Journal of Internal Medicine

Dransfield has frequently collaborated with a core group of co-authors including MeiLan K. Han, Gerard J. Criner, Fernando J. Martínez, Prescott G. Woodruff, and Nadia N. Hansel. Their partnerships reflect ongoing research efforts in respiratory medicine and related fields.

Their publications are prominently featured in several journals related to respiratory medicine, such as:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • European Respiratory Journal

Best Publications

  • Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD

    Richard K. Albert;Richard K. Albert;John Connett;William C. Bailey;Richard Casaburi

  • The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design

    Constantine A. Gatsonis;Denise R. Aberle;Christine D. Berg;William C. Black

  • Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple versus Dual Therapy in Patients with COPD

    David A. Lipson;Frank Barnhart;Noushin Brealey;Jean Brooks

  • Blood eosinophil counts, exacerbations, and response to the addition of inhaled fluticasone furoate to vilanterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a secondary analysis of data from two parallel randomised controlled trials

    Steven Pascoe;Nicholas Locantore;Mark T Dransfield;Mark T Dransfield;Neil C Barnes;Neil C Barnes

  • Pulmonary arterial enlargement and acute exacerbations of COPD.

    J. Michael Wells;George R. Washko;Mei Lan K. Han;Naseer Abbas

  • Once-daily inhaled fluticasone furoate and vilanterol versus vilanterol only for prevention of exacerbations of COPD: two replicate double-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trials

    Mark T Dransfield;Jean Bourbeau;Paul W Jones;Nicola A Hanania

  • Simvastatin for the Prevention of Exacerbations in Moderate-to-Severe COPD

    G. J. Criner;John E Connett;S. D. Aaron;R. K. Albert

  • Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline

    Gerard J. Criner;Jean Bourbeau;Rebecca L. Diekemper;Daniel R. Ouellette

  • Activated PMN Exosomes: Pathogenic Entities Causing Matrix Destruction and Disease in the Lung.

    Kristopher R. Genschmer;Derek W. Russell;Charitharth Lal;Tomasz Szul

  • Association between functional small airway disease and FEV1 decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Surya P. Bhatt;Xavier Soler;Xin Wang;Susan Murray

  • Frequency of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an analysis of the SPIROMICS cohort

    MeiLan K Han;Pedro M Quibrera;Elizabeth E Carretta;R Graham Barr

  • A Multicenter RCT of Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Heterogeneous Emphysema (LIBERATE)

    Gerard J Criner;Richard Sue;Shawn Wright;Mark Dransfield

  • A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Heterogeneous Emphysema (TRANSFORM)

    Gerard J. Criner;Richard Sue;Shawn Wright;Mark Dransfield

  • GOLD 2011 disease severity classification in COPDGene: a prospective cohort study.

    MeiLan K. Han;Hana Muellerova;Douglas Curran-Everett;Mark T. Dransfield

  • Association of sputum and blood eosinophil concentrations with clinical measures of COPD severity: an analysis of the SPIROMICS cohort.

    Annette T Hastie;Fernando J Martinez;Jeffrey L Curtis;Claire M Doerschuk

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease

    Surya P. Bhatt;Mark T. Dransfield;Mark T. Dransfield

  • Acute Exacerbations and Lung Function Loss in Smokers with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Mark T. Dransfield;Mark T. Dransfield;Ken M. Kunisaki;Ken M. Kunisaki;Matthew J. Strand;Antonio Anzueto;Antonio Anzueto

  • Effect of Endobronchial Coils vs Usual Care on Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Severe Emphysema: The RENEW Randomized Clinical Trial

    Frank C. Sciurba;Gerard J. Criner;Charlie Strange;Pallav L Shah

  • Use of beta blockers and the risk of death in hospitalised patients with acute exacerbations of COPD.

    Mark T Dransfield;Steven M Rowe;James E Johnson;William C Bailey

  • Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cardiac Events. A Post Hoc Cohort Analysis from the SUMMIT Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Ken M. Kunisaki;Ken M. Kunisaki;Mark T. Dransfield;Mark T. Dransfield;Julie A. Anderson;Robert D. Brook

Frequent Co-Authors

MeiLan K. Han
MeiLan K. Han University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Gerard J. Criner
Gerard J. Criner Temple University
George R. Washko
George R. Washko Brigham and Women's Hospital
Nadia N. Hansel
Nadia N. Hansel Johns Hopkins University
Eric A. Hoffman
Eric A. Hoffman University of Iowa
Jeffrey L. Curtis
Jeffrey L. Curtis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Prescott G. Woodruff
Prescott G. Woodruff University of California, San Francisco
Robert A. Wise
Robert A. Wise Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Russell P. Bowler
Russell P. Bowler Cleveland Clinic

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