Brian P O'Sullivan MD
Title Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Pediatrics
Division Pediatric Pulmonology
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester MA 01655
Email
Other Positions
Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Clinical Population Health Research
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Research Interests

1.  Cystic fibrosis and platelet function (in conjunction with Dr. Alan Michelson)

2.  Cystic fibrosis and fatty acid metabolism (in conjunction with Steven Freedman from BI Deaconess)

3.  Cystic fibrosis and newborn screening

Funding Sources

1.  Cystic Fibrosis Therapuetics Inc: The effects of infant formula supplemented with DHA on Cystic Fibrosis.

2.  Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Science: Platelet function in carriers of the CF mutation

3.  CF Foundation: Early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection control (EPIC)

Publications
1. Sun Y, O'Sullivan BP, Roche JP, Walvick R, Reno A, Baker D, Mansour JK, Albert MS. Using hyperpolarized (3) He MRI to evaluate treatment efficacy in cystic fibrosis patients. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Nov; 34(5):1206-11.
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2. O'Sullivan BP, Torres B, Conidi G, Smole S, Gauthier C, Stauffer KE, Glass MB, Gee JE, Blaney D, Smith TL. Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Child With Cystic Fibrosis: Acquisition in the Western Hemisphere. Chest. 2011 Jul; 140(1):239-42.
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3. Hale JE, Parad RB, Dorkin HL, Gerstle R, Lapey A, O'Sullivan BP, Spencer T, Yee W, Comeau AM. Cystic fibrosis newborn screening: using experience to optimize the screening algorithm. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2010 Oct; 33(Suppl 2):S255-61.
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4. O'Sullivan BP, Yasothan U, Kirkpatrick P. Inhaled aztreonam. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2010 May; 9(5):357-8.
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5. O'Sullivan BP, Flume P. The clinical approach to lung disease in patients with cystic fibrosis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct; 30(5):505-13.
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6. Hui AB, Yue S, Shi W, Alajez NM, Ito E, Green SR, Frame S, O'Sullivan B, Liu FF. Therapeutic efficacy of seliciclib in combination with ionizing radiation for human nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Jun 1; 15(11):3716-24.
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7. O'Sullivan BP, Freedman SD. Cystic fibrosis. Lancet. 2009 May 30; 373(9678):1891-904.
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8. Carlson D, McKeen E, Mitchell M, Torres B, Parad R, Comeau AM, O'Sullivan BP. Oropharyngeal flora in healthy infants: observations and implications for cystic fibrosis care. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 May; 44(5):497-502.
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9. Flume PA, Robinson KA, O'Sullivan BP, Finder JD, Vender RL, Willey-Courand DB, White TB, Marshall BC. Cystic fibrosis pulmonary guidelines: airway clearance therapies. Respir Care. 2009 Apr; 54(4):522-37.
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10. O'Sullivan BP, Zwerdling RG. By the sweat of our brows: how salty should a person be? J Pediatr. 2008 Dec; 153(6):735-6.
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11. Walker M, O'Sullivan B, Perakath B, Taniere P, Cruger D, Morton D. Selecting patients with young-onset colorectal cancer for mismatch repair gene analysis. Br J Surg. 2007 Dec; 94(12):1567-71.
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12. Flume PA, O'Sullivan BP, Robinson KA, Goss CH, Mogayzel PJ, Willey-Courand DB, Bujan J, Finder J, Lester M, Quittell L, Rosenblatt R, Vender RL, Hazle L, Sabadosa K, Marshall B. Cystic fibrosis pulmonary guidelines: chronic medications for maintenance of lung health. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Nov 15; 176(10):957-69.
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13. Tarnow I, Michelson AD, Frelinger AL, Linden MD, Li Y, Fox ML, Barnard MR, O'Sullivan BP. Cystic fibrosis heterozygotes do not have increased platelet activation. Thromb Res. 2007; 121(2):159-62.
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14. Comeau AM, Accurso FJ, White TB, Campbell PW, Hoffman G, Parad RB, Wilfond BS, Rosenfeld M, Sontag MK, Massie J, Farrell PM, O'Sullivan BP. Guidelines for implementation of cystic fibrosis newborn screening programs: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation workshop report. Pediatrics. 2007 Feb; 119(2):e495-518.
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15. Batal I, Ericsoussi MB, Cluette-Brown JE, O'Sullivan BP, Freedman SD, Savaille JE, Laposata M. Potential utility of plasma fatty acid analysis in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Clin Chem. 2007 Jan; 53(1):78-84.
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16. O'Sullivan BP, Zwerdling RG, Dorkin HL, Comeau AM, Parad R. Early pulmonary manifestation of cystic fibrosis in children with the DeltaF508/R117H-7T genotype. Pediatrics. 2006 Sep; 118(3):1260-5.
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17. Schreiber D, Bell RS, Wunder JS, O'Sullivan B, Turcotte R, Masri BA, Davis AM. Evaluating function and health related quality of life in patients treated for extremity soft tissue sarcoma. Qual Life Res. 2006 Nov; 15(9):1439-46.
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18. O'Sullivan BP, Michelson AD. The inflammatory role of platelets in cystic fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Mar 1; 173(5):483-90.
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19. Parad RB, Comeau AM, Dorkin HL, Dovey M, Gerstle R, Martin T, O'Sullivan BP. Sweat testing infants detected by cystic fibrosis newborn screening. J Pediatr. 2005 Sep; 147(3 Suppl):S69-72.
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20. Comeau AM, Parad R, Gerstle R, O'Sullivan BP, Dorkin HL, Dovey M, Haver K, Martin T, Eaton RB. Challenges in implementing a successful newborn cystic fibrosis screening program. J Pediatr. 2005 Sep; 147(3 Suppl):S89-93.
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21. Comeau AM, Parad R, Gerstle R, O'Sullivan BP, Dorkin HL, Dovey M, Haver K, Martin T, Eaton RB. Communications systems and their models: Massachusetts parent compliance with recommended specialty care after positive cystic fibrosis newborn screening result. J Pediatr. 2005 Sep; 147(3 Suppl):S98-100.
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22. Ringash J, Warde P, Lockwood G, O'Sullivan B, Waldron J, Cummings B. Postradiotherapy quality of life for head-and-neck cancer patients is independent of xerostomia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Apr 1; 61(5):1403-7.
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23. O'Sullivan BP, Linden MD, Frelinger AL, Barnard MR, Spencer-Manzon M, Morris JE, Salem RO, Laposata M, Michelson AD. Platelet activation in cystic fibrosis. Blood. 2005 Jun 15; 105(12):4635-41.
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24. Ghert MA, Abudu A, Driver N, Davis AM, Griffin AM, Pearce D, White L, O'Sullivan B, Catton CN, Bell RS, Wunder JS. The indications for and the prognostic significance of amputation as the primary surgical procedure for localized soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity. Ann Surg Oncol. 2005 Jan; 12(1):10-7.
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25. Zaman MM, Gelrud A, Junaidi O, Regan MM, Warny M, Shea JC, Kelly C, O'Sullivan BP, Freedman SD. Interleukin 8 secretion from monocytes of subjects heterozygous for the deltaF508 cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutation is altered. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2004 Sep; 11(5):819-24.
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26. Comeau AM, Parad RB, Dorkin HL, Dovey M, Gerstle R, Haver K, Lapey A, O'Sullivan BP, Waltz DA, Zwerdling RG, Eaton RB. Population-based newborn screening for genetic disorders when multiple mutation DNA testing is incorporated: a cystic fibrosis newborn screening model demonstrating increased sensitivity but more carrier detections. Pediatrics. 2004 Jun; 113(6):1573-81.
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27. Parker EM, O'Sullivan BP, Shea JC, Regan MM, Freedman SD. Survey of breast-feeding practices and outcomes in the cystic fibrosis population. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004 Apr; 37(4):362-7.
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28. O'Sullivan BP, Finger L, Zwerdling RG. Use of nasopharyngoscopy in the evaluation of children with noisy breathing. Chest. 2004 Apr; 125(4):1265-9.
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29. Freedman SD, Blanco PG, Zaman MM, Shea JC, Ollero M, Hopper IK, Weed DA, Gelrud A, Regan MM, Laposata M, Alvarez JG, O'Sullivan BP. Association of cystic fibrosis with abnormalities in fatty acid metabolism. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 5; 350(6):560-9.
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30. Zwerdling RG, O'Sullivan BP. Treatment of bronchiolitis. N Engl J Med. 2003 Oct 2; 349(14):1384-5; author reply 1384-5.
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31. Quaine J, Eyeson-Annan M, Baker D, O'Sullivan B, Williamson M, Jorm L. Report on the development of the New South Wales Child Health Survey 2001. N S W Public Health Bull. 2003 Feb; 14 Suppl 1:1-71.
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32. O'Sullivan BP, Erickson LA, Niles JL. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 30-2002. An eight-year-old girl with fever, hemoptysis, and pulmonary consolidations. N Engl J Med. 2002 Sep 26; 347(13):1009-17.
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33. O'Sullivan BP. Risks and complications of nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage in a pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2002 Jul; 34(1):87-8; author reply 88.
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34. Paisley S, Warde PR, O'Sullivan B, Waldron J, Gullane PJ, Payne D, Liu FF, Bayley A, Ringash J, Cummings BJ. Results of radiotherapy for primary subglottic squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Apr 1; 52(5):1245-50.
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35. Joseph PM, O'Sullivan BP, Lapey A, Dorkin H, Oren J, Balfour R, Perricone MA, Rosenberg M, Wadsworth SC, Smith AE, St George JA, Meeker DP. Aerosol and lobar administration of a recombinant adenovirus to individuals with cystic fibrosis. I. Methods, safety, and clinical implications. Hum Gene Ther. 2001 Jul 20; 12(11):1369-82.
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36. Perricone MA, Morris JE, Pavelka K, Plog MS, O'Sullivan BP, Joseph PM, Dorkin H, Lapey A, Balfour R, Meeker DP, Smith AE, Wadsworth SC, St George JA. Aerosol and lobar administration of a recombinant adenovirus to individuals with cystic fibrosis. II. Transfection efficiency in airway epithelium. Hum Gene Ther. 2001 Jul 20; 12(11):1383-94.
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37. Feingold B, O'Sullivan B, del Nido P, Pollack P. Situs inversus totalis and corrected transposition of the great arteries [I,D,D] in association with a previously unreported vascular ring. Pediatr Cardiol. 2001 Jul-Aug; 22(4):338-42.
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38. O'Sullivan BP, Frassica JJ, Rayder SM. Tracheal bronchus: a cause of prolonged atelectasis in intubated children. Chest. 1998 Feb; 113(2):537-40.
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39. Bouwes Bavinck JN, Hardie DR, Green A, Cutmore S, MacNaught A, O'Sullivan B, Siskind V, Van Der Woude FJ, Hardie IR. The risk of skin cancer in renal transplant recipients in Queensland, Australia. A follow-up study. Transplantation. 1996 Mar 15; 61(5):715-21.
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40. VanderMeer TJ, Menconi MJ, O'Sullivan BP, Larkin VA, Wang H, Sofia M, Fink MP. Acute lung injury in endotoxemic pigs: role of leukotriene B4. J Appl Physiol. 1995 Mar; 78(3):1121-31.
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41. Nimkin K, Kleinman PK, Zwerdling RG, Spevak MR, O'Sullivan BP. Localized pneumothorax with lobar collapse and diffuse obstructive airway disease. Pediatr Radiol. 1995; 25(6):449-51.
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42. Wollert PS, Menconi MJ, Wang H, O'Sullivan BP, Larkin V, Allen RC, Fink MP. Prior exposure to endotoxin exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-induced hypoxemia and alveolitis in anesthetized swine. Shock. 1994 Nov; 2(5):362-9.
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43. O'Sullivan BP, Spaulding R. The use of aerosolized pentamidine for prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in children with leukemia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1994 Oct; 18(4):228-31.
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44. Vandermeer TJ, Menconi MJ, O'Sullivan BP, Larkin VA, Wang H, Kradin RL, Fink MP. Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein ameliorates acute lung injury in porcine endotoxemia. J Appl Physiol. 1994 May; 76(5):2006-14.
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45. Fink MP, O'Sullivan BP, Menconi MJ, Wollert PS, Wang H, Youssef ME, Fleisch JH. A novel leukotriene B4-receptor antagonist in endotoxin shock: a prospective, controlled trial in a porcine model. Crit Care Med. 1993 Dec; 21(12):1825-37.
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46. O'Sullivan BP, Nimkin K, Gang DL. A fifteen-year-old boy with eosinophilia and pulmonary infiltrates. J Pediatr. 1993 Oct; 123(4):660-6.
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47. Wollert PS, Menconi MJ, O'Sullivan BP, Wang H, Larkin V, Fink MP. LY255283, a novel leukotriene B4 receptor antagonist, limits activation of neutrophils and prevents acute lung injury induced by endotoxin in pigs. Surgery. 1993 Aug; 114(2):191-8.
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48. Fink MP, O'Sullivan BP, Menconi MJ, Wollert SP, Wang H, Youssef ME, Bellelsle JM. Effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on systemic and pulmonary responses to endotoxin in pigs. J Trauma. 1993 Apr; 34(4):571-7; discussion 577-8.
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49. O'Sullivan BP, Mong S, Votta B, Schidlow DV. Reduction of eicosanoid production by essential fatty acid depletion does not attenuate the inflammatory response induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in rat lung. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 1992 Jul; 46(3):203-10.
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50. Alpert BE, O'Sullivan BP, Panitch HB. Nonbronchoscopic approach to bronchoalveolar lavage in children with artificial airways. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1992 May; 13(1):38-41.
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51. O'Sullivan BP, Mong S. Binding of radiolabeled high affinity antagonist to leukotriene D4 receptor in guinea pig lung membranes: interconversion of agonist-receptor binding affinity states. Mol Pharmacol. 1989 Jun; 35(6):795-802.
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52. O'Sullivan BP. Carbon monoxide poisoning in an infant exposed to a kerosene heater. J Pediatr. 1983 Aug; 103(2):249-51.
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