Robert J. Blount, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine
Our Research
The Blount laboratory examines air pollution effects on immunity and pulmonary infection.
Research interests include:
- Early life environmental exposures and development of chronic lung disease
- Tuberculosis
- Lung immunology
- Pulmonary infection
- Air pollution health effects
Selected Publications
Blount RJ, Pascopella L, Barry P, Zabner J, Stapleton EM, Flood J, Balmes J, Nahid P and Catanzaro DG. (2020). Residential urban tree canopy is associated with decreased mortality during tuberculosis treatment in California. Sci Total Environ 711 (134580). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134580.
Stapleton EM, Manges R, Parker G, Stone EA, Peters TM, Blount RJ, Noriega J, Li X, Zabner J, Polgreen PM, Chipara O, Herman T and Comellas AP. (2020). Indoor Particulate Matter From Smoker Homes Induces Bacterial Growth, Biofilm Formation, and Impairs Airway Antimicrobial Activity. A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Public Health 7. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00418.
Sood A, Kapoor V, Doo K and Blount R. (2018). Health Problems and Burning Indoor Fuels. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 198 (5) P9-P10. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.1985P9. PMID: 30168751.
Blount RJ, Pascopella L, Catanzaro DG, Barry PM, English PB, Segal MR, Flood J, Meltzer D, Jones B, Balmes J and Nahid P. (2017). Traffic-Related Air Pollution and All-Cause Mortality during Tuberculosis Treatment in California. Environmental health perspectives 125 (9) 097026. DOI: 10.1289/EHP1699. PMID: 28963088. PMCID: PMC5915191.
Blount RJ, Daly KR, Fong S, Chang E, Grieco K, Greene M, Stone S, Balmes J, Miller RF, Walzer PD and Huang L. (2017). Effects of clinical and environmental factors on bronchoalveolar antibody responses to Pneumocystis jirovecii: A prospective cohort study of HIV+ patients. PloS one 12 (7) e0180212. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180212. PMID: 28692651. PMCID: PMC5503245.
Blount RJ, Tran MC, Everett CK, Cattamanchi A, Metcalfe JZ, Connor D, Miller CR, Grinsdale J, Higashi J and Nahid P. (2016). Tuberculosis progression rates in U.S. Immigrants following screening with interferon-gamma release assays. BMC public health 16 (1) 875. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3519-6. PMID: 27558397. PMCID: PMC4997768.
Blount RJ, Tran B, Jarlsberg LG, Phan H, Thanh Hoang V, Nguyen NV, Lewinsohn DA and Nahid P. (2014). Childhood tuberculosis in northern Viet Nam: a review of 103 cases. PloS one 9 (5) e97267. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097267. PMID: 24818967. PMCID: PMC4018290.
Gibb E, Blount R, Lewis N, Nielson D, Church G, Jones K and Ly N. (2012). Management of plastic bronchitis with topical tissue-type plasminogen activator. Pediatrics 130 (2) e446-50. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2883. PMID: 22802609.
Blount RJ, Djwae K, Daly KR, Jarlsberg LG, Fong S, Balmes J, Miller RF, Walzer PD and Huang L. The Effects Of Ambient Air Pollution On Serologic Responses To Pneumocystis Jirovecii In HIV-Infected Patients Admitted With Pneumocystis Pneumonia. Abstract for min-symposium presentation and winner of the ATS Travel Award. (2013) Philadelphia: American Thoracic Society International Conference.