Catherine Sassoon
Chief, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine VALB · University of California
Credentials: · ·
History
- Present
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine VALB Division · University of California
- Present



- 1970–1974
Doctor of Medicine
Research
Assist-control mechanical ventilation attenuates ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2004 · First of 3 authors · Corresponding · 213 citations
Altered diaphragm contractile properties with controlled mechanical ventilation
Journal of Applied Physiology · 2002 · First of 4 authors · Corresponding · 192 citations
American Review of Respiratory Disease · 1991 · First of 5 authors · 180 citations
- RL
19 papers
- CM
17 papers

9 papers
- RB
5 papers
- SS
4 papers · 1 as a fellow
- TS
3 papers

2 papers · 2 as a fellow
- CR
2 papers
Grants
- 2009–2013
Mechanisms of Diaphragm Muscle Dysfunction in Critical-Illness Myopathy
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Veterans Health Administration
Clinical trials
- 2008–2010
Hypnotics to Improve Polysomnography Yield: Eszopiclone vs Ramelteon?
Principal investigator · Completed
Southern California Institute for Research and Education


