Dr. Fitzpatrick’s research interests focus on the relationships between chronic HIV infection and HIV co-infections with COPD, which develops in an accelerated fashion among persons chronically infected with HIV.
Dr. Fitzpatrick’s clinical responsibilities are primarily critical care and she is interested in processes of care and quality improvement in critical illness. She rounds on the medical ICU services at UPMC East and PUH.
- BS, Biochemistry, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002
- MD, Temple University School of Medicine, 2006
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2009
- Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2014
Education & Training
Fitzpatrick, ME, Nouraie, M, Gingo, MR, Camp, D, Kessinger, CJ, Sincebaugh, JB, Clarke, A, Ries, JW, Kleerup, EC, Kingsley, L, Morris, A. Novel relationships of markers of monocyte activation and endothelial dysfunction with pulmonary dysfunction in HIV-infected persons. AIDS. 2016; Jun 1;30(9): 1327-39.
Fitzpatrick, M, Brooks, JT, Kaplan, JE. Epidemiology of HIV-Associated Lung Disease in the United States. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2016; Apr;37(2): 181-98.
Fitzpatrick, ME, Singh, V, Bertolet, M, Lucht, L, Kessinger, C, Michel, J, Logar, A, Weinman, R, McMahon, D, Norris, KA, Vallejo, AN, Morris, A. Relationships of pulmonary function, inflammation, and T-cell activation and senescence in an HIV-infected cohort. AIDS. 2014; Nov;28: 2505-2515.
Fitzpatrick, ME, Tedrow, JR, Hillenbrand, ME, Lucht, L, Richards, T, Norris, KA, Zhang, Y, Sciurba, FC, Kaminski, N, Morris, A. Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization is associated with enhanced Th1 inflammatory gene expression in lungs of humans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Microbiol Immunol. 2014; Mar;58(3): 202-11.
Fitzpatrick, ME, Gingo, MR, Kessinger, C, Lucht, L, Kleerup, E, Greenblatt, RM, Claman, D, Ponath, C, Fong, S, Huang, L, Morris, A. HIV infection is associated with diffusing capacity impairment in women. J Acquire Immune Defic Syndr. 2013; Nov; 64(3): 284-8.
Mangalmurti, NS, Xiong, Z, Hulver, M, Ranganathan, M, Liu, XH, Oriss, T, Fitzpatrick, M, Rubin, M, Triulzi, D, Choi, A, Lee, JS. Loss of red cell chemokine scavenging promotes transfusion-related lung inflammation. Blood. 2009; Jan 29;113(5): 1158-66.
- Member, American Thoracic Society, 2009-Present
- Member, American College of Chest Physicians, 2011 - Present
