Research Interests
Photodynamic Therapy
Interventional Pulmonology
Asthma
Clinical Research: Photodynamic therapy and interventional bronchoscopy for lung cancer
Selected Publications and Presentations
Downie GH, Allison RA, Cuenca RE. Photodynamic Therapy: Indications and Results. 13th World Congress for Bronchology, Barcelona, Spain, June 23, 2004.
Clinical Variations of PDT Response in Airway Neoplasms. International Workshop in Photodynamic Therapy, Sao Pablo, Brazil, April 26-28, 2004.
Hu Xin-Hua, Feng Yuanming, Lu Jun Q., Allison, Ron R., Cuenca, Rosa, Downie Gordon, Sibata Claudio. Modeling of Type II Photodynamic Therapy Process in a Heterogeneous Tissue Phantom. Phys Med Biol.(Submitted, in Review)
Ron R. Allison, Gordon H. Downie, Rosa Cuenca, Xin-Hua Hu, Claudio H. Sibata. Photosensitizers in Clinical PDT. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, Vol. 1. (Accepted)
Rosa E. Cuenca, Ron R. Allison, Claudio Sibata, Gordon H. Downie. Breast Cancer with Chest Wall Progression: Treatment with Photodynamic Therapy. Annals of Surgical Oncology. (Accepted)
Gordon H. Downie, Rosa Cuenca, Claudio Sibata, Xin-Hua Hu, Imtiaz Khurshid, Ron Allison, Carter Childs. Tumor Ablation thru Self-Expandable Metal Stent (SEMS) for Airway Neoplasm: The Dosimetry and Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy. (Manuscript in preparation)
Gordon H. Downie, Rosa Cuenca, Claudio Sibata, Xin-Hua Hu, Imtiaz Khurshid, Ron Allison, Carter Childs. PDT Light Dosimetry and Variable Clinical Responses, in Carcinoma-In-Situ and Early Stage Lung Cancer. (Manuscript in preparation)
Ron R. Allison, Claudio H. Sibata, Thomas S. Mang, Vanderlei S. Bagnato, Gordon H. Downie, Xin-Hua Hu, Rosa Cuenca. Photodynamic Therapy for Chest Wall Recurrence from Breast Cancer. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, (Accepted)
Ron R. Allison, Gordon H. Downie, Rosa Cuenca, Xin-Hua Hu, Carter Childs, Claudio H. Sibata. Photosensitizers in Clinical PDT. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, (Accepted)
Downie GH, Childs JH, Landucci DL, Khurshid I, Vos P, Whatley R. The Use of Selective Bronchography in Predicting Reversal of Neoplastic Obstructive Atelectasis. Chest. 123 2003 (3): 828-834.
Interstitial Versus Superficial Light Delivery For Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) of Endobronchial Cancer. ASCO 2002 Meeting. Poster Presentation.
Downie GH, Khurshid I. Tumor Ablation After Self-Expandable Metal Stent Placement In Lung Cancer. ATS 2002 Meeting. Poster Presentation.
Downie GH, RE Cuenca, RR Allison, BW McIlroy. A Comparison of Interstitial and Superficial Light Delivery for Photodynamic Therapy of Intraluminal. Journal of Bronchology. 2002 July; (9): 193-196.
Khurhsid I, Downie GH. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation. Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 0-6.
Downie GH, Seymour J, Presneil J, Schoch O, Moore P, Doyle I, Vincent J, Nakata K, Kitamura T, Langton D, Pain M, Dunn A. Therapeutic Efficacy of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Patients with Idiopathic Acquired Alveolar Proteinosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 163:524-531,2001.
Gordon H. Downie: "Selective Bronchography during Interventional Bronchoscopy for Airway Neoplasms". 21st International Congress of Radiology - 20th Interamerican Congress of Radiology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September, 2000. Platform Presentation.
