Benjamin Matthews, MD

Intensivist, Division of Medical Critical Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Benjamin Matthews, MD

Benjamin Matthews, MD

Intensivist, Division of Medical Critical Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Undergraduate School
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Medical School
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Residency
Pediatrics
Schneider Children's Hospita
New Hyde Park
NY
Fellowship
Pediatrics
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (Critical Care Medicine)

Publications

PR1P, a VEGF-stabilizing peptide, reduces injury and inflammation in acute lung injury and ulcerative colitis animal models. View Abstract
The Prominin-1-Derived Peptide Improves Cardiac Function Following Ischemia. View Abstract
Molecular mapping of transmembrane mechanotransduction through the ß1 integrin-CD98hc-TRPV4 axis. View Abstract
PR1P Stabilizes VEGF and Upregulates Its Signaling to Reduce Elastase-induced Murine Emphysema. View Abstract
AAV-mediated gene therapy targeting TRPV4 mechanotransduction for inhibition of pulmonary vascular leakage. View Abstract
Pregnancy and parental leave among obstetrics and gynecology residents: results of a nationwide survey of program directors. View Abstract
A novel strategy to enhance angiogenesis in vivo using the small VEGF-binding peptide PR1P. View Abstract
Prevention of ventilator-induced lung edema by inhalation of nanoparticles releasing ruthenium red. View Abstract
Strain-induced differentiation of fetal type II epithelial cells is mediated via the integrin a6ß1-ADAM17/tumor necrosis factor-a-converting enzyme (TACE) signaling pathway. View Abstract
A human disease model of drug toxicity-induced pulmonary edema in a lung-on-a-chip microdevice. View Abstract
Shear-activated nanotherapeutics for drug targeting to obstructed blood vessels. View Abstract
Rapamycin suppresses self-renewal and vasculogenic potential of stem cells isolated from infantile hemangioma. View Abstract
Ultra-rapid activation of TRPV4 ion channels by mechanical forces applied to cell surface beta1 integrins. View Abstract
Reconstituting organ-level lung functions on a chip. View Abstract
Ultra-rapid activation of TRPV4 ion channels by mechanical forces applied to cell surface β1 integrins. View Abstract
Inhaled prophylactic nanotherapy for lung protection from Ventilator induced Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) View Abstract
High-throughput Screen Identifies Rapamycin as a Drug to Suppress Self-Renewal and Vasculogenesis in Infantile Hemangioma View Abstract
TRPV4 channels mediate cyclic strain-induced endothelial cell reorientation through integrin-to-integrin signaling. View Abstract
Wheeze detection in the pediatric intensive care unit: comparison among physician, nurses, respiratory therapists, and a computerized respiratory sound monitor. View Abstract
Rheological behavior of living cells is timescale-dependent. View Abstract
Tools to study cell mechanics and mechanotransduction. View Abstract
Integrin-dependent force transmission to mechanosensitive ion channels View Abstract
Tools to study cell mechanotransduction View Abstract
Alpha-actinin-4 is required for normal podocyte adhesion. View Abstract
Cellular adaptation to mechanical stress: role of integrins, Rho, cytoskeletal tension and mechanosensitive ion channels. View Abstract
Alpha4beta1-dependent adhesion strengthening under mechanical strain is regulated by paxillin association with the alpha4-cytoplasmic domain. View Abstract
Novel dynamic rheological behavior of individual focal adhesions measured within single cells using electromagnetic pulling cytometry. View Abstract
Mechanical properties of individual focal adhesions probed with a magnetic microneedle. View Abstract
SGMD: the Soybean Genomics and Microarray Database. View Abstract
Electromagnetic needles with submicron pole tip radii for nanomanipulation of biomolecules and living cells View Abstract
Management of oxygenation in pediatric acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. View Abstract
Role of the actin cytoskeleton in insulin action. View Abstract
Nucleotide sequence of 10 kilobases of rat tyrosine aminotransferase gene 5' flanking region. View Abstract