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Fellows Abstracts and Presentations at National Meetings

Listed are abstracts and presentations by fellows of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Hetal Amin, MD

  1. North American Survey of Near Fatal Reactions to Allergen Immunotherapy. Presented at AAAAI 2005 
  2. Re-evaluation of percutaneous reactivity to natural rubber latex and Hev b purified allergens in health care workers 5 years after avoidance of exposure to natural rubber latex. Presented at AAAAI meeting 2006

Steve Sutton, MD

  1. Unknown Pediatric Immunodeficiency Case Clinical Immunology Society Immunodeficiency Summer School, Grove Isle Resort, Key Biscayne, Fl., October, 2003
  2. Risk Factors for Occurrence of Reaction to Peanuts Upon First Ingestion. American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas, November, 2002
  3. IL-13 Receptor Polymorphisms in Asthma 19th Annual Edward L. Pratt Lecture Series, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio, May, 2000

Kimberly Risma, MD, PhD

  1. K. Risma, R. Frayer, S. Lee, J. Villanueva, J. Sumegi, and A.H. Filipovich. Perforin (PRF1) mutations in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): What about A91V? Histiocyte Society Annual Meeting, 2004
  2. K. Risma, R. Frayer, A. Filipovich and J. Sumegi So many mutants… so little information: An invitro model to study perforin (PRF1) missense mutations. Histiocyte Society Annual Meeting, 2004
  3. Yasuhiro Tabata, Kimberly Risma, Joyce Villanueva, Susan Lee, Kejian Zhang, Janos Sumegi, and Alexandra H. Filipovich. Characterization of herpesvirus saimiritransformed cytotoxic T lymphocytes from patients with mutations in Perforin or SAP/SH2D1A. Histiocyte Society Annual Meeting, 2004
  4. Risma, K., R. Frayer, A.H. Filipovich, and J. Sumegi. 2004. In Vitro analysis of Human Perforin (PRF1) Missense Mutations causing Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).12th International Congress of Immunology and 4th Annual Conference of FOCIS. 2004.
  5. Filipovich, A.H., Risma, K., Lee, S.M., Villaneuva, J., Tabata, Y., Zhang, K., Frayer, R., and J. Sumegi. Heterozygous Inheritance of the A91V Genetic Variant of PRF1: Is It Related to Disease Susceptibility? Natural Killer Cell Conference, 2004

Harpinder Kalra, MD

  1. Effect of Pet Ownership and Endotoxin Exposure on Infantile Wheezing. Presented at AAAAI, 2005
  2. Re-evaluation of percutaneous reactivity to natural rubber latex and Hev b purified allergens in health care workers 5 years after avoidance of exposure to natural rubber latex. Presented at AAAAI, 2005

Scott Bagenstose, MD

  1. Churg Strauss Syndrome in the absence of asthma. Presented at AAAAI, 2004
  2. Murine model of endotoxin enhanced allergic inflammation. Presented at AAAAI, 2004

Ralph Carter Bobbitt, MD

  1. Health Effects of UV Irradiation in the home of asthmatic children. Presented at AAAAI, 2004

Jason White, MD

  1. Survey of regional pollen counts and relationships with percutaneous reactivity to tree pollen extracts. Presented at AAAAI, 2002

Jesus Guajardo, MD, MHPE

  1. A Novel Approach at Evaluating Eosinophil-Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders Using a World-Wide-Web Based Registry. Guajardo JR, Plotnick LM, Collins MH, Assa'ad AH, Putnam PE and Rothenberg, ME. Poster Presentation 58th AAAAI meeting. NY, NY. 2002. JACI 2002; 109 (1) S76.
  2. Dietary Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome in an 11-month-old Female. Guajardo JR, Assa'ad AH, Lierl M, and Rothenberg ME. Boston 2002. Case Presentation. Allergy Section. American Academy of Pediatrics.
  3. An International Registry of Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Guajardo JR, Assa'ad AH, Jameson S, Collins MH, Assa'ad AH, Putnam PE, Noel R, and Rothenberg, ME. Poster Presentation 60th AAAAI meeting. Denver 2003
  4. International Respiratory Congress. Istanbul, Turkey, 2002.
    a. Eosinophilic disorders
    b. Immunodeficiencies
  5. International Pediatric Congress. Monterrey, Mexico, 11/03.


Troy Scribner, MD

  1. The role of IL-4, IL-13 and STAT 6 in experimental intestinal anaphylaxis. Platform Presentation 60th AAAAI meeting. Denver 2003

Vandana-Kudva Patel, MD

  1. The role of IL-13 and IL-14 in virus induced lung inflammation. Poster presentation at AAAAI meeting, March 2001

Ravi Karnani, MD

  1. Rapid Venom Immunotherapy. AAAAI, 2000
    Health and Economic Outcomes of Latex Allergy. AAAAI, 2001