Katie Famous, MD, PhD

Biography

Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Katie Famous is a critical care physician with The Permanente Group specializing in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Famous has held several leadership positions within Kaiser Permanente, including Associate Program Director for the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, Amherst College
MD, Boston University School of Medicine
PhD, Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Program in Biomedical Neurosciences

Residency: Resident, Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowship: Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Other: Advanced Training in Clinical Research, Certificate Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco

Professional Positions

Critical Care Physician: The Permanente Medical Group; 2016-present

Associate Program Director: Kaiser Permanente Northern California Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; 2018-present

Honors and Awards

Pre-Doctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA): NIH/NIDA; 2005-2010

Henry I. Russet Student Achievement Award, First Prize: Boston University School of Medicine; 2007

Joseph Cochin Award in Pharmacology and Medical Ethics: Boston University School of Medicine; 2010

Post-Doctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA): NIH/NHLBI; 2015-2016

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Famous KR, Kumaresan V, Sadri-Vakili G, Schmidt HD, Mierke DF, Cha JH, Pierce RC.  Phosphorylation-dependent trafficking of GluR2-containing AMPA receptors in the nucleus accumbens plays a critical role in the reinstatement of cocaine seeking. J Neurosci. 2008 Oct 22; 28(43): 11061-70.
Anderson SM*, Famous KR*, Sadri-Vakili G*, Kumaresan V*, Schmidt HD, Bass CE, Terwilliger EF, Cha JH, Pierce RC.  CaMKII: a biochemical bridge linking accumbens dopamine and glutamate systems in cocaine seeking. Nat Neurosci. 2008 Mar; 11(3): 344-53.
Yee J, Famous KR, Hopkins TJ, McMullen MC, Pierce RC, Schmidt HD. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the nucleus accumbens core and shell contribute to cocaine priming-induced reinstatement of drug seeking. Eur J Pharmacol. 2011 Jan 15;650(2-3):596-604.
Famous KR, Delucchi K, Ware LB, Kangelaris KN, Liu KD, Thompson BT, Calfee CS; ARDS Network. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Subphenotypes Respond Differently to Randomized Fluid Management Strategy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Feb 1;195(3):331-338.
Delucchi K, Famous KR, Ware LB, Parsons PE, Thompson BT, Calfee CS; ARDS Network. Stability of ARDS subphenotypes over time in two randomised controlled trials. Thorax. 2018 May;73(5):439-445.