Philip C. Ursell, MD
Research and Clinical Interests
The Research Morphology Core Facility provides histology, immunohistochemical and ultrastructure support for many projects throughout the medical center, and Dr. Ursell serves as consultant in many of these investigations. Special interests include the structural basis for cardiac arrhythmias, modification of the cardiac conduction axis, and structural aspects of cardiovascular development and congenital heart disease.
Selected Publications
- Bonifacio SL, Kitterman JA, Ursell PC. Pseudomonas pneumonia in infants: an autopsy study. Human Pathology 2003; 34: 929-938.
- Villar AJ, de Blank P, Gillespie AM, Kozy HM, Ursell PC, Epstein CJ. Effects of genetic background on cardiovascular anomalies in the Ts16 mouse. Developmental Dynamics 2005; 232: 131-139.
- Friedberg MK, Ursell PC, Silverman NH. Isomerism of the left atrial appendage associated with ventricular noncompaction. Amer J Cardiol 2005; 96: 985-990.
- Saeed M, Saloner D, Martin A, Do L, Weber O, Ursell PC, Jacquier A, Lee R, Higgins CB. Angiogenesis growth factor adeno-associated viral vector encoding VEGF gene improves cardiovascular magnetic resonance measurements of perfusion and infarct resorption. Radiol (accepted).
- Saeed M, Weber O, Lee R, Do L, Martin A, Saloner D, Ursell P, Robert P, Corot C, Higgins CB. Discrimination of myocardial acute and chronic (scar) infarctions on delayed contrast enhanced MRI using intravascular MR contrast media. J Amer Coll of Cardiol 2006; (in press).
- Professor in Residence; Director, Autopsy Service; Director, Research Morphology Core Facility
- Pathology
- Autopsy; Surgical Pathology
Specialty Area
Cardiovascular path and developmental path
Contact Information
- philip.ursell@
ucsf.edu - Phone: 415-476-6912
- Pager: 415-443-4124
- Fax: 415-514-3165
- 505 Parnassus Avenue, S-564
- San Francisco, CA 94143-0511
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Hospital Affiliation(s)
- Moffitt-Long
- UCSF Medical Center