Jason S. Fritz, MD
Jason S. Fritz, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Lung Center
Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
120 PHI Building
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
120 PHI Building
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8585
Fax: 215-243-3625
Fax: 215-243-3625
Education:
B.S. (Biology with honors, cum laude)
Bucknell University, 1999.
M.D. (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 2003.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biology with honors, cum laude)
Bucknell University, 1999.
M.D. (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 2003.
Description of Clinical Expertise
1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension: Diagnosis & management2. Consultative pulmonology, including bronchoscopy
3. Critical care medicine
Description of Research Expertise
Pulmonary vascular disease: Therapeutics, outcomesSelected Publications
Fritz JS, Fallon MB, Kawut SM: Pulmonary vascular complications of liver disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 187(2): 133-143, 2013.Fritz JS, Blair C, Oudiz RJ, Dufton C, Olschewski H, Despain D, Gillies H, Kawut SM: Baseline and follow-up six minute walk distance and BNP predict 2-year mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Chest 143(2): 315-323, 2013.
Shatat M, Tandon G, Tian H, Zhang R, Zhou G, Hale A, Fritz JS, Jain MK, Hamik A: Endothelial Krüppel-like factor 4 modulates pulmonary arterial hypertension. Mechanics and Mechanisms of Pulmonary Hypertension. 55th Annual Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference 2012 Notes: Poster session, June 6-9; Aspen, CO.
Fritz JS, Girgis R, Horn E, Schelsinger M, Bagiella E, Roberts KE, Palevsky HI, Hassoun PM, Kawut SM: Determinants of SF-36 physical and mental component scores in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183: A5924, 2011 Notes: Poster presentation.
Fritz JS, Hamik A, Jain MK: The transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 4 modulates endothelial permeability. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 181: A1038, 2010 Notes: Oral presentation.
Krekun S & Fritz JS: "Perioperative Pulmonary Evaluation" Evidence Based Medical Consultation. D. Steinberg, J. Myers, C. Jaipaul (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 62, 2007.