Brian Varisco

Brian Varisco, MD, is a Physician Scientist in Critical Care Medicine at Arkansas Children's Hospital, where he leads the Varisco Lab. His research focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms of postnatal lung development, injury, repair, and strain-mediated matrix remodeling, with applications to congenital diaphragmatic hernia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and progressive emphysema diseases.

• Education: Medical College of Georgia (MD, 2004), University of Colorado Denver (Residency, 2007), University of Alabama Medical Center (Fellowship, 2010)

The Varisco Lab investigates diseases such as:

• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia and fetal tracheal occlusion
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates
• Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and its pulmonary implications
• Acute lung injury/ARDS in critical care
• Age-related alveolar simplification and COPD
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency