Dolgor Baatar, MD, PhD

Biography

Professor

Biomedical Science

Dr. Dolgor Baatar is a Professor in the Biomedical Science Department. Prior to joining the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Dr. Baatar was an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Education at Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech University. Throughout his career as a medical educator, he has specialized in medical immunology, clinical anatomy, and gastrointestinal physiology. Dr. Baatar is also an education administrator with experience in the development and delivery of clinical presentation-based, clinical, and basic science-integrated medical school curriculum.

Education and Training

Degrees: MD, First Moscow Medical University
PhD, School of Medicine, Oita University

Fellowship: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute on Aging, NIH

Professional Positions

Lecturer: Department of Surgery, Health Sciences University of Mongolia; 1989-1995

Visiting Researcher: Department of Surgery I, School of Medicine, Oita University; 1995-1996

Assistant Professor: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan; 2002-2004

Assistant Professor: Department of Medical Education, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine; 2011-2018

Associate Professor: Department of Medical Education, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine; 2018-2019

Professor, Biomedical Science: Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine; 2019-Present

Honors and Awards

Fellows Award for Research Excellence: Office of Intramural Training and Education, NIH; 2006

Fellows Award for Research Excellence: Office of Intramural Training and Education, NIH; 2007

Faculty Excellence Award: Student Government Association, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso; 2017

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Pai R, B Soreghan, IL Szabo, M Pavelka, D Baatar, and AS Tarnawski. (2002). Prostaglandin E2 transactivates EGF receptor: a novel mechanism for promoting colon cancer growth and gastrointestinal hypertrophy. Nature medicine 8, 289-293.
Baatar D, MK Jones, R Pai, H Kawanaka, IL Szabo, WS Moon, S Kitano, and AS Tarnawski. (2002). Selective cyclooxygenase-2 blocker delays healing of esophageal ulcers in rats and inhibits ulceration-triggered c-Met/hepatocyte growth factor receptor induction and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 activation. The American journal of pathology 160, 963-972.
Baatar D, H Kawanaka, IL Szabo, R Pai, MK Jones, S Kitano, and AS Tarnawski. (2002). Esophageal ulceration activates keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in rats: implications for ulcer healing. Gastroenterology 122, 458-468.
Arakawa H, JY Qian, D Baatar, K Karasawa, Y Asada, Y Sasaguri, ER Miller, JL Witztum, and H Ueno. (2005). Local expression of platelet-activating factor-acetylhydrolase reduces accumulation of oxidized lipoproteins and inhibits inflammation, shear stress-induced thrombosis, and neointima formation in balloon-injured carotid arteries in nonhyperlipidemic rabbits. Circulation 111, 3302-3309.
Baatar D, P Olkhanud, D Newton, K Sumitomo, and A Biragyn. (2007). CCR4-expressing T cell tumors can be specifically controlled via delivery of toxins to chemokine receptors. J Immunol 179, 1996-2004.
Baatar D, P Olkhanud, K Sumitomo, D Taub, R Gress, and A Biragyn. (2007). Human peripheral blood T regulatory cells (Tregs), functionally primed CCR4+ Tregs and unprimed CCR4- Tregs, regulate effector T cells using FasL. J Immunol 178, 4891-4900.
Baatar D, K Patel, and DD Taub. (2011). The effects of ghrelin on inflammation and the immune system. Mol Cell Endocrinol 340, 44-58.
Baatar D, NL Lacy, ZD Mulla, and JF Piskurich. (2017). The Impact of Integration of Self-Tests into a Pre-Clerkship Medical Curriculum. Medical Science Educator 27, 21-27.

Peer-reviewed learning resources

Baatar D, Balsiger H. (2015). "Open" subclavian vein catheterization: anatomy and clinical skills learning module. MedEdPORTAL 11, 10175.
Baatar D, Perry C. (2015). Immune-mediated anemias: clinical immunology learning module. MedEdPORTAL 11, 10139.