Gary Visner, DO
Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Gary Visner, DO
Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Aquinas College
1978
Milton
MA
Medical School
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
1981
East Lansing
MI
Internship
Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital
1982
Grand Rapids
MI
Internship
Pediatrics
Columbus Children's Hospital
1983
Columbus
OH
Residency
Pediatrics
Columbus Children's Hospital
1985
Columbus
OH
Fellowship
Pediatric Pulmonary
University of Florida College of Medicine
1989
Gainesville
FL
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pulmonology)
Publications
Pulmonary and Radiographic Findings in Pediatric Type 1 Laryngeal Cleft. View Abstract
Cardiac Comorbidity and Exercise Intolerance in Bilateral Lung Transplant Recipients Followed at a Pediatric Center. View Abstract
Smooth muscle Cxcl12 activation is associated with vascular remodeling in flow-induced pulmonary hypertension. View Abstract
Pediatric Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Recent Advances and Challenges. View Abstract
The IPTA Nashville consensus conference on post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplantation in children: IV-consensus guidelines for the management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders in children and adolescents. View Abstract
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor is a T cell-negative costimulatory molecule. View Abstract
Disparities in Healthcare Utilization: An Analysis of Disease Specific and Patient Level Factors in a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Clinic. View Abstract
Outcomes of surgical treatment of tracheobronchomalacia in children. View Abstract
Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Long-Term Survivors of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. View Abstract
Gastrointestinal complications in pediatric lung transplant recipients: Incidence, risk factors, and effects on patient outcomes. View Abstract
Erratum to IL-33 mediates Pseudomonas induced airway fibrogenesis and is associated with CLAD. View Abstract
Primary Posterior Tracheopexy at Time of Esophageal Atresia Repair Significantly Reduces Respiratory Morbidity. View Abstract
The IPTA Nashville Consensus Conference on Post-Transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplantation in children: III - Consensus guidelines for Epstein-Barr virus load and other biomarker monitoring. View Abstract
Pericytes Contribute to Flow-induced Pulmonary Hypertension. View Abstract
A novel ex vivo tracheobronchomalacia model for airway stent testing and in vivo model refinement. View Abstract
Long-Term Functional Outcomes at 1-Year After Hospital Discharge in Critically Ill Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. View Abstract
The IPTA Nashville consensus conference on Post-Transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplantation in children: II-consensus guidelines for prevention. View Abstract
IL-33 mediates Pseudomonas induced airway fibrogenesis and is associated with CLAD. View Abstract
Pneumatosis intestinalis after thoracic organ transplantation in children: A case series and review of the literature. View Abstract
Auto-inflammation and auto-immunity pathways are associated with emergence of BOS in pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Recovery of right ventricular function after bilateral lung transplantation for pediatric pulmonary hypertension. View Abstract
Risk Factors for Bile Aspiration and its Impact on Clinical Outcomes. View Abstract
Blocking hyaluronan synthesis alleviates acute lung allograft rejection. View Abstract
CTOTC-08: A multicenter randomized controlled trial of rituximab induction to reduce antibody development and improve outcomes in pediatric lung transplant recipients. View Abstract
High altitude simulation testing in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. View Abstract
Precision Cut Lung Slices as an Efficient Tool for Ex vivo Pulmonary Vessel Structure and Contractility Studies. View Abstract
miR-21 antagonism reprograms macrophage metabolism and abrogates chronic allograft vasculopathy. View Abstract
Cystic fibrosis foundation consensus statements for the care of cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipients. View Abstract
Remote intervention engagement and outcomes in the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation in Children consortium multisite trial. View Abstract
N-myc-interactor mediates microbiome induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition and is associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction. View Abstract
The impact of gastrointestinal dysmotility on the aerodigestive microbiome of pediatric lung transplant recipients. View Abstract
Pediatric lung transplant: Correlation of pretransplant condition with post-transplant outcomes. View Abstract
Epidemiology and persistence of rhinovirus in pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
FK506 induces lung lymphatic endothelial cell senescence and downregulates LYVE-1 expression, with associated decreased hyaluronan uptake. View Abstract
When to consider a posterolateral descending aortopexy in addition to a posterior tracheopexy for the surgical treatment of symptomatic tracheobronchomalacia. View Abstract
Current evaluation and management of plastic bronchitis in the pediatric population. View Abstract
Mitochondrial transplantation enhances murine lung viability and recovery after ischemia-reperfusion injury. View Abstract
Medical Deferred Action - Living on Borrowed Time. View Abstract
Absence of evidence that respiratory viral infections influence pediatric lung transplantation outcomes: Results of the CTOTC-03 study. View Abstract
Notch-1 Inhibition Promotes Immune Regulation in Transplantation Via Regulatory T Cell-Dependent Mechanisms. View Abstract
Treatment of severe persistent asthma with IL-6 receptor blockade. View Abstract
Mitochondrial transplantation prolongs cold ischemia time in murine heart transplantation. View Abstract
Purinergic P2X4 receptors and mitochondrial ATP production regulate T cell migration. View Abstract
P2X7R mutation disrupts the NLRP3-mediated Th program and predicts poor cardiac allograft outcomes. View Abstract
RNAi-mediated reduction of hepatic Tmprss6 diminishes anemia and secondary iron overload in a splenectomized mouse model of ß-thalassemia intermedia. View Abstract
Descending Aortopexy and Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia and Left Mainstem Bronchomalacia. View Abstract
Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia Associated with Esophageal Atresia (EA): Primary Treatment at the Time of Initial EA Repair versus Secondary Treatment. View Abstract
Anellovirus loads are associated with outcomes in pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Risk and outcomes of pulmonary fungal infection after pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Lymphatic Vessels: The Next Frontier in Lung Transplant. View Abstract
Epstein-Barr viral loads do not predict post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric lung transplant recipients: A multicenter prospective cohort study. View Abstract
Transplant center volume and outcomes in lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. View Abstract
Impact of gastroesophageal reflux and delayed gastric emptying on pediatric lung transplant outcomes. View Abstract
Outcomes of mechanical support in a pediatric lung transplant center. View Abstract
Paracorporeal lung assist device in infants and toddlers: Coming of age? View Abstract
Broader Geographic Sharing of Pediatric Donor Lungs Improves Pediatric Access to Transplant. View Abstract
Therapeutic lymphangiogenesis ameliorates established acute lung allograft rejection. View Abstract
Official American Thoracic Society technical standards: flexible airway endoscopy in children. View Abstract
The Ashwell-Morell receptor regulates hepatic thrombopoietin production via JAK2-STAT3 signaling. View Abstract
Inhibition of the purinergic pathway prolongs mouse lung allograft survival. View Abstract
The purinergic system in allotransplantation. View Abstract
Identification of dedifferentiation and redevelopment phases during postpneumonectomy lung growth. View Abstract
Endothelial indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase protects against development of pulmonary hypertension. View Abstract
Long-term heart transplant survival by targeting the ionotropic purinergic receptor P2X7. View Abstract
Lung transplantation in children following bone marrow transplantation: a multi-center experience. View Abstract
Inhibitory effects of pirfenidone on dendritic cells and lung allograft rejection. View Abstract
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and metabolites protect murine lung allografts and impair the calcium mobilization of T cells. View Abstract
Induction therapy with antithymocyte globulin before reperfusion. View Abstract
Neonatal respiratory failure due to a novel mutation in the surfactant protein C gene. View Abstract
Minimal acute rejection in pediatric lung transplantation--does it matter? View Abstract
Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin decreases the risk of cytomegalovirus infection but not disease after pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Pirfenidone inhibits T-cell activation, proliferation, cytokine and chemokine production, and host alloresponses. View Abstract
Reduced cytotoxic function of effector CD8+ T cells is responsible for indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-dependent immune suppression. View Abstract
The risk, prevention, and outcome of cytomegalovirus after pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Respiratory viral infections within one year after pediatric lung transplant. View Abstract
Increased mortality after pulmonary fungal infection within the first year after pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis--primum non nocere? View Abstract
Nonviral gene delivery with indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase targeting pulmonary endothelium protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury. View Abstract
Posttransplant monitoring of pediatric lung transplant recipients. View Abstract
Applications of Sleeping Beauty transposons for nonviral gene therapy. View Abstract
American Society of Transplantation executive summary on pediatric lung transplantation. View Abstract
Sleeping Beauty-mediated eNOS gene therapy attenuates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. View Abstract
Sleeping Beauty-based gene therapy with indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibits lung allograft fibrosis. View Abstract
Bone marrow stem cells as a vehicle for delivery of heme oxygenase-1 gene. View Abstract
Heme oxygenase-1 mediates the protective effects of rapamycin in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension. View Abstract
Novel action of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase attenuating acute lung allograft injury. View Abstract
Pirfenidone inhibits obliterative airway disease in mouse tracheal allografts. View Abstract
Pirfenidone inhibits inflammatory responses and ameliorates allograft injury in a rat lung transplant model. View Abstract
Bone marrow-derived stem-cell repopulation contributes minimally to the Type II pneumocyte pool in transplanted human lungs. View Abstract
Pirfenidone inhibits lung allograft fibrosis through L-arginine-arginase pathway. View Abstract
The use of multiple transbronchial biopsies as the standard approach to evaluate lung allograft rejection. View Abstract
Role of transbronchial biopsies in pediatric lung diseases. View Abstract
Heme oxygenase-1 expression in human lungs with cystic fibrosis and cytoprotective effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. View Abstract
Heme-oxygenase-1 expression correlates with severity of acute cellular rejection in lung transplantation. View Abstract
Graft protective effects of heme oxygenase 1 in mouse tracheal transplant-related obliterative bronchiolitis. View Abstract
A cis-acting region regulates oxidized lipid-mediated induction of the human heme oxygenase-1 gene in endothelial cells. View Abstract
Toxic serum trough concentrations after administration of nebulized tobramycin. View Abstract
Rapamycin induces heme oxygenase-1 in human pulmonary vascular cells: implications in the antiproliferative response to rapamycin. View Abstract
Resistance to hyperoxia with heme oxygenase-1 disruption: role of iron. View Abstract
Increased expression of heme oxygenase-1 in human lung transplantation. View Abstract
Analysis of early deaths after isolated lung transplantation. View Abstract
Geneticin induces endogenous heme oxygenase-1 expression: implication in transfection studies. View Abstract
Smad7-dependent regulation of heme oxygenase-1 by transforming growth factor-beta in human renal epithelial cells. View Abstract
Heme oxygenase-1 gene ablation or expression modulates cisplatin-induced renal tubular apoptosis. View Abstract
Transcriptional regulation and structural organization of the human cytosolic phospholipase A(2) gene. View Abstract
Iron regulates hyperoxia-dependent human heme oxygenase 1 gene expression in pulmonary endothelial cells. View Abstract
Linoleyl hydroperoxide transcriptionally upregulates heme oxygenase-1 gene expression in human renal epithelial and aortic endothelial cells. View Abstract
Thrombin regulation of endothelin-1 gene in isolated human pulmonary endothelial cells. View Abstract
Thrombin regulation of endothelin-1 gene in isolated human pulmonary endothelial cells. View Abstract
Identification of urokinase as a hyperoxia-inducible gene. View Abstract
Hyperoxia-responsive proteins in rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells. View Abstract
Effects of vasoactive and inflammatory mediators on endothelin-1 expression in pulmonary endothelial cells. View Abstract
Endothelin-1 expression in myenteric neurons cultured from rat small intestine. View Abstract
Isolation and maintenance of human pulmonary artery endothelial cells in culture isolated from transplant donors. View Abstract
Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA levels by LPS, INF-gamma, TGF-beta, and IL-10 in murine macrophage cell lines and rat peritoneal macrophages. View Abstract
Regulation of endothelin-1 expression in normal and transfected endothelial cells. View Abstract
Regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase: IL-1 and TNF induction in pulmonary artery and microvascular endothelial cells. View Abstract
Rat copper/zinc superoxide dismutase gene: isolation, characterization, and species comparison. View Abstract
Multiple mRNA species generated by alternate polyadenylation from the rat manganese superoxide dismutase gene. View Abstract
Regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase in porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells. View Abstract
Regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase by lipopolysaccharide, interleukin-1, and tumor necrosis factor. Role in the acute inflammatory response. View Abstract