Department of Pathology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
A teaching Affliate of Harvard Medical School
 

Name and Present Position:

ANDREW LICHTMAN, Pathologist

Address:

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Pathology, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA

Medical School (includind school name, date and degree awarded):

1981 MD/PhD, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

  Graduate Medical Educaiton (including dates and institution of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1982-1984 Resident in Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
1984-1986 Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Certification:

1985 American Board of Pathology (Anatomic)

Current Academic Appointment:

Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Current Medical Staff Appointment:

Pathologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Selected Bibliography:

  • Grabie N, Delfs MW, Westrich J, Love VA, Stavrakis G, Ahmad F, Seidman CE, Seidman JG, and Lichtman AH. IL-12 is required for differentiation of pathogenic CD8+ T effectors that cause myocarditis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2003; 111: 671-680.
  • Buono C, Come CE, Stavrakis G, Maguire G, Connelly PW, and Lichtman AH. Influence of interferon-g on extent and phenotype of diet-induced atherosclerosis in the LDLR deficient mouse. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 2003; 23:454-460.
  • Grabie N, Hsieh DT, Buono C, Westrich JR, Allen JA, Pang H, Stavrakis G, Lichtman AH. Neutrophils sustain pathogenic CD8+ T cell responses in the heart. American Journal of Pathology. 2003, 163:2413-2420.
  • Buono C, Pang H, Uchida Y, Libby P, Sharpe A, and Lichtman AH. B7-1/B7-2 co-stimulation regulates plaque antigen-specific T cell responses and atherogenesis in LDLR-deficient mice. Circulation. 2004, 109:2009-2015.
  • Buono C, Pang H, Stavrakis G, Witztum J, Glimcher L, and Lichtman AH. T-bet deficiency reduces atherosclerosis and alters plaque antigen specific immune responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA. 2005, 102:1596-1601