Vedang Londhe, M.D.

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Work Titles
UCLA Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Assistant Professor In-Residence, Pediatric Neonatology
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., Rush University / Rush Medical College, 1995
Fellowship:
1998 - 2001 UCSF Department of Pediatrics & Peds Specialties
Internship:
1995 - 1996 Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Residency:
1996 - 1998 Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Certifications:
Certifications:
2003 American Board of Pediatrics
1998 American Board of Pediatrics

Contact Information:

Work Phone Number:

(310) 825-5850

Mailing Address:

Neonatology Division
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Mailcode 175217
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Detailed Biography:

Vedang A Londhe, M.D. joined the UCLA faculty in January 2002, after completing a Neonatology fellowship at UCSF. He trained in Pediatrics from Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA., and is a graduate of Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL (M.D.) and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (BS-Biomedical Engineering). Vedang is currently Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and devotes 75% of his time to basic science research and the remainder to clinical and teaching activities at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is the course director for the 4th year medical student elective clerkship in Neonatology at the Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA and serves as associate program director for the UCLA fellowship training program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Londhe Vedang A, Maisonet Tiffany M, Lopez Benjamin, Jeng Jade-Ming, Xiao Jing, Li Changgong, Minoo Parviz   Conditional deletion of epithelial IKKβ impairs alveolar formation through apoptosis and decreased VEGF expression during early mouse lung morphogenesis Respiratory research, 2011; 12: 134.
Londhe Vedang A, Maisonet Tiffany M, Lopez Benjamin, Jeng Jade-Ming, Li Changgong, Minoo Parviz   A subset of epithelial cells with CCSP promoter activity participates in alveolar development American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 2011; 44(6): 804-12.
Londhe Vedang A, Sundar Isaac K, Lopez Benjamin, Maisonet Tiffany M, Yu Yang, Aghai Zubair H, Rahman Irfan   Hyperoxia impairs alveolar formation and induces senescence through decreased histone deacetylase activity and up-regulation of p21 in neonatal mouse lung Pediatric research, 2011; 69(5 Pt 1): 371-7.
Tiozzo Caterina, De Langhe Stijn, Yu Mingke, Londhe Vedang A, Carraro Gianni, Li Min, Li Changgong, Xing Yiming, Anderson Stewart, Borok Zea, Bellusci Saverio, Minoo Parviz   Deletion of Pten expands lung epithelial progenitor pools and confers resistance to airway injury American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2009; 180(8): 701-12.
Londhe Vedang A, Nguyen Hanh T, Jeng Jade-Ming, Li Xia, Li Changgong, Tiozzo Caterina, Zhu Nianling, Minoo Parviz   NF-kB induces lung maturation during mouse lung morphogenesis Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2008; 237(2): 328-38.
Zhu Nian-Ling, Li Changgong, Huang Hao Hao, Sebald Matthew, Londhe Vedang A, Heisterkamp Nora, Warburton David, Bellusci Saverio, Minoo Parviz   TNF-alpha represses transcription of human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-4 in lung epithelial cells Gene, 2007; 393(1-2): 70-80.
Terada Tetsuya, Zhang Ke, Belperio John, Londhe Vedang, Saxon Andrew   A chimeric human-cat Fcgamma-Fel d1 fusion protein inhibits systemic, pulmonary, and cutaneous allergic reactivity to intratracheal challenge in mice sensitized to Fel d1, the major cat allergen Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.), 2006; 120(1): 45-56.
Borok Zea, Li Changgong, Liebler Janice, Aghamohammadi Neema, Londhe Vedang A, Minoo Parviz   Developmental pathways and specification of intrapulmonary stem cells Pediatric research, 2006; 59(4 Pt 2): 84R-93R.
Londhe Vedang A, Belperio John A, Keane Michael P, Burdick Marie D, Xue Ying Ying, Strieter Robert M   CXCR2/CXCR2 ligand biological axis impairs alveologenesis during dsRNA-induced lung inflammation in mice Pediatric research, 2005; 58(5): 919-26.
Londhe Vedang A, Belperio John A, Keane Michael P, Burdick Marie D, Xue Ying Ying, Strieter Robert M   CXCR2 is critical for dsRNA-induced lung injury: relevance to viral lung infection Journal of inflammation (London, England), 2005; 2(1): 4.
Londhe Vedang, McNamara Nancy, Lemjabbar Hassan, Basbaum Carol   Viral dsRNA activates mucin transcription in airway epithelial cells FEBS letters, 2003; 553(1-2): 33-8.
Belperio John A, Keane Michael P, Burdick Marie D, Londhe Vedang, Xue Ying Ying, Li Kewang, Phillips Roderick J, Strieter Robert M   Critical role for CXCR2 and CXCR2 ligands during the pathogenesis of ventilator-induced lung injury The Journal of clinical investigation, 2002; 110(11): 1703-16.

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