Eric Kleerup, M.D.


Work Titles
CTSI Member, CTSI
UCLA Co-Director, Asthma and Cough Center Associate Professor, Medicine Member, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Center Member, Pulmonary Function Laboratories Member, UCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, 1988
Fellowship:
1991 - 1994 UCLA School of Medicine
Internship:
1988 - 1989 West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Med Ctr
Residency:
1989 - 1991 West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Med Ctr
Certifications:
Certifications:
1995 American Board of Internal Medicine
1994 American Board of Internal Medicine
1991 American Board of Internal Medicine

Contact Information:

Work Email Address:

ekleerup@mednet.ucla.edu


Website:

Web-Profile

Work Phone Number:

(310) 825-3806

Mailing Address:

Practice Location
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite #365-B
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Office Address:

Office Address
10833 Le Conte Avenue
CHS 37-131
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Morris Alison, Beck James M, Schloss Patrick D, Campbell Thomas B, Crothers Kristina, Curtis Jeffrey L, Flores Sonia C, Fontenot Andrew P, Ghedin Elodie, Huang Laurence, Jablonski Kathleen, Kleerup Eric, Lynch Susan V, Sodergren Erica, Twigg Homer, Young Vincent B, Bassis Christine M, Venkataraman Arvind, Schmidt Thomas M, Weinstock George M, Weinstock George M   Comparison of the respiratory microbiome in healthy nonsmokers and smokers American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2013; 187(10): 1067-75.
Gingo Matthew R, Balasubramani G K, Kingsley Lawrence, Rinaldo Charles R, Alden Christine B, Detels Roger, Greenblatt Ruth M, Hessol Nancy A, Holman Susan, Huang Laurence, Kleerup Eric C, Phair John, Sutton Sarah H, Seaberg Eric C, Margolick Joseph B, Wisniewski Stephen R, Morris Alison   The impact of HAART on the respiratory complications of HIV infection: longitudinal trends in the MACS and WIHS cohorts PloS one, 2013; 8(3): e58812.
Tashkin Donald P, Wang He-Jing, Halpin David, Kleerup Eric C, Connett John, Li Ning, Elashoff Robert   Comparison of the variability of the annual rates of change in FEV₁ determined from serial measurements of the pre- versus post-bronchodilator FEV₁ over 5 years in mild to moderate COPD: results of the lung health study Respiratory research, 2012; 13(6): 70.
Baay-Guzman Guillermina J, Bebenek Ilona G, Zeidler Michelle, Hernandez-Pando Rogelio, Vega Mario I, Garcia-Zepeda Eduardo A, Antonio-Andres Gabriela, Bonavida Benjamin, Riedl Marc, Kleerup Eric, Tashkin Donald P, Hankinson Oliver, Huerta-Yepez Sara   HIF-1 expression is associated with CCL2 chemokine expression in airway inflammatory cells: implications in allergic airway inflammation Respiratory research, 2012; 13(6): 60.
Huynh Thanh N, Weigt S Sam, Sugar Catherine A, Shapiro Shelley, Kleerup Eric C   Prognostic factors and outcomes of patients with pulmonary hypertension admitted to the intensive care unit Journal of critical care, 2012; 27(6): 739.e7-13.
Morris Alison, George M Patricia, Crothers Kristina, Huang Laurence, Lucht Lorrie, Kessinger Cathy, Kleerup Eric C, Kleerup Eric C   HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: is it worse and why? Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2011; 8(3): 320-5.
Roth Michael D, Tseng Chi-Hong, Clements Philip J, Furst Daniel E, Tashkin Donald P, Goldin Jonathan G, Khanna Dinesh, Kleerup Eric C, Li Ning, Elashoff David, Elashoff Robert E, Elashoff Robert E   Predicting treatment outcomes and responder subsets in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease Arthritis and rheumatism, 2011; .
Kim Hyun J, Brown Matthew S, Elashoff Robert, Li Gang, Gjertson David W, Lynch David A, Strollo Diane C, Kleerup Eric, Chong Daniel, Shah Sumit K, Ahmad Shama, Abtin Fereidoun, Tashkin Donald P, Goldin Jonathan G   Quantitative texture-based assessment of one-year changes in fibrotic reticular patterns on HRCT in scleroderma lung disease treated with oral cyclophosphamide European radiology, 2011; 21(12): 2455-65.
Djukanović Ratko, Wilson Susan J, Moore Wendy C, Koenig Steven M, Laviolette Michel, Bleecker Eugene R, Davis W Bruce, Doherty Dennis E, Olivenstein Ronald, Israel Elliott, Kavuru Mani S, Kleerup Eric, Reilly Donna S, Yancey Steven W, Edwards Lisa D, Stauffer John L, Dorinsky Paul M, Jarjour Nizar N   Montelukast added to fluticasone propionate does not alter inflammation or outcomes Respiratory medicine, 2010; 104(10): 1425-35.
Brown Matthew S, Kim Hyun J, Abtin Fereidoun, Da Costa Irene, Pais Richard, Ahmad Shama, Angel Erin, Ni Chiayi, Kleerup Eric C, Gjertson David W, McNitt-Gray Michael F, Goldin Jonathan G   Reproducibility of lung and lobar volume measurements using computed tomography Academic radiology, 2010; 17(3): 316-22.
Weigt S Samuel, Abrazado Marlon, Kleerup Eric C, Tashkin Donald P, Cooper Christopher B   Time course and degree of hyperinflation with metronome-paced tachypnea in COPD patients COPD, 2008; 5(5): 298-304.
Kleerup Eric   Quality indicators for the care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in vulnerable elders Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2007; 55 Suppl 2(5): S270-6.
Zeidler Michelle R, Goldin Jonathan G, Kleerup Eric C, Kim Hyun J, Truong Dao A, Gjertson David W, Kennedy Nola J, Newman Kenneth B, Tashkin Donald P, Silverman Jeffrey M, Corren Jonathan   Small airways response to naturalistic cat allergen exposure in subjects with asthma The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2006; 118(5): 1075-81.
Zeidler Michelle R, Kleerup Eric C, Tashkin Donald P   Exhaled nitric oxide in the assessment of asthma Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2004; 10(1): 31-6.
Clements Philip J, Goldin Jonathan G, Kleerup Eric C, Furst Daniel E, Elashoff Robert M, Tashkin Donald P, Roth Michael D   Regional differences in bronchoalveolar lavage and thoracic high-resolution computed tomography results in dyspneic patients with systemic sclerosis Arthritis and rheumatism, 2004; 50(6): 1909-17.
Kleerup Eric C   Asthma type A...Z Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2002; 8(1): 1-3.
Kleerup Eric C, Koyal Sankar N, Marques-Magallanes Jose A, Goldman Michael D, Tashkin Donald P   Chronic and acute effects of "crack" cocaine on diffusing capacity, membrane diffusion, and pulmonary capillary blood volume in the lung Chest, 2002; 122(2): 629-38.
Baldwin Gayle Cocita, Choi Ruth, Roth Michael D, Shay Angela H, Kleerup Eric C, Simmons Michael S, Tashkin Donald P   Evidence of chronic damage to the pulmonary microcirculation in habitual users of alkaloidal ("crack") cocaine Chest, 2002; 121(4): 1231-8.

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