Stuart M. Brooks, M.D.
College of Public Health · Environmental and Occupational Health

Came to USF: 1986

Contact Information:
  Office: MHH 302
  E-Mail: sbrooks@health.usf.edu
  Voice Mail: (813)974-6626
  FAX: (813)974-4544

Degrees:
  B.S. University of Cincinnati, 1962
  M.D. University of Cincinnati, 1968

Professor

Discipline:
  Occupational Medicine

Specialization:
  Respiratory Disorders

Research Interests:
  Occupational Asthma
  Irritant-Induced Asthma
  Reactive Airways
  Dysfunction 
  Syndrome.

Other Information:
  Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Brooks completed a sabbatical in 2010 examining the molecular biology of ion channels classified as TRP (Transient Receptor Potential) especially as it relates to persistent cough. A hypothesis of Dr. Brooks explains irritant-induced chronic cough in humans presumably by ionic channels that are in some way altered by repeated or prolonged exposures to various irritating gases, vapors, dusts, and fumes. During such a complex process neuronal cells become sensitized and manifest greater electrical excitability. Nerve growth factor levels increases and becomes a signaling mechanism in both an autocrine and paracrine manner.