Robert Castro
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Salinas Valley Memorial 450 E Romie Ln Salinas, CA 93901 Tel Work (831) 759-1860 Fax (831) 754-3808Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Neonatology
Honors and Awards
- Teaching Award, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows (June 2008)
- Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors (Jan 2009)
- Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award, Univ TX HSC San Antonio (January 2009)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (1989) |
| Fellowship: | UCLA-Harbor, CA (1989) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1987) |
| Residency: | UCLA-Harbor, CA (1986) |
| Medical Education: | UCSF School of Medicine, CA (1983) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Neonatal Fluid Balance
Surfactant
Lung Fluid Reabsorption
Publications
- Regulation of epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) in the salivary cell line SMG-C6. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2009; (5): 522-31
- Immunosuppressive properties of surfactant in alveolar macrophage NR8383. Inflamm Res. 2008; (3): 118-25
- Protein kinase A and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways mediate cAMP induction of alpha-epithelial Na+ channels (alpha-ENaC). J Cell Physiol. 2008; (1): 101-10
- Induction of serum- and glucocorticoid-induced kinase-1 (SGK1) by cAMP regulates increases in alpha-ENaC. J Cell Physiol. 2008; (3): 632-42
- Inhibition of Ca2+ influx by surfactant in NR8383 alveolar macrophages. Inflamm Res. 2008; (10): 489-96
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