Rachel Akers, MPH
Title
Manager, Data Coordination
Email
rachel.akers@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7572
Fax
513-636-7509
Credentials
MPH: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. 1996. Epidemiology
Publications, Most Recent
Newmeyer A, Grether S, Grasha C, White, J, Akers R, Aylward C, Ishikawa K, deGrauw T. Fine Motor Function in Preschool-Age Children with Speech-Sound Disorders. Clinical Pediatrics. In Press.
Bullock JZ, Villanueva JM, Blanchard C, Filipovich AH, Putnam PE, Collins MH, Risma KA, Akers RM, Kirby CL, Buckmeier BK, Assa'ad AH, Hogan SP, Rothenberg ME. Interplay of adaptive th2 immunity with eotaxin-3/c-C chemokine receptor 3 in eosinophilic esophagitis.Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2007;45(1):22-31.
Macaluso M, Blackwell R, Jamieson D, Kulczycki A, Chen M, Akers R, Kim D, Duerr A. Efficacy Of The Male Latex Condom And Of The Female Polyurethane Condom As Barriers To Semen During Intercourse: A Randomized Clinical Trial.American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007;166(1):88-96.
Assa'ad AH, Putnam PE, Collins MH, Akers RM, Jameson SC, Kirby CL, Buckmeier BK, Bullock JZ, Collier AR, Konikoff MR, Noel RJ, Guajardo JR, Rothenberg ME. Pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis: An 8-year follow-up.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2007;119(3):731-8.
Konikoff M, Noel R, Blanchard C, Kirby C, Jameson S, Buckmeier B, Akers R, Cohen M, Collins M, Assa'ad A, Aceves S, Putnam P, Rothenberg M. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Fluticasone Propionate for Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Gastroenterology, 2006;131:1381-1391.
Shott SR, Amin R, Chini B, Heubi C, Hotze S, Akers R. Obstructive sleep apnea: Should all children with Down syndrome be tested?Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2006;132(4):432-6.
Blanchard C, Wang N, Stringer K, Mishra A, Fulkerson P, Abonia P, Jameson S, Kirby C, Konikoff M, Collins M, Cohen M, Akers R, Hogan S, Assa'ad A, Putnam P, Aronow B, Rothenberg M. Eotaxin-3/CCL26 and a uniquely conserved gene-expression profile in eosinophilic esophagitis.Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2006;116(2):536-47.
Geraghty SR, Davidson BS, Warner BB, Sapsford AL, Ballard JL, List BA, Akers R, Morrow AL. The Development of a Research Human Milk Bank.Journal of Human Lactation, 2005;21(1):59-66.
Putnam P, Assa'ad A, Collins M, Noel R, Jameson S, Akers R, Rothenberg M. Response Of Esophageal And Gastrointestinal Mucosal Eosinophilia To An Elemental Diet Trial. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 2004;39(Suppl 1):S246.
Presentations, Most Recent
Inge T, Chen M, Helmrath M, Wilson K, Akers R, Bean J, Garcia V, Harmon C, Daniels S, Dolan L. Reversal Of Type 2 Diabetes And Improvement In Dyslipidemia And Blood Pressure Following Surgical Weight Loss In Adolescents: A Multicenter Study From The Pediatric Bariatric Study Group. Presented to the American Pediatric Surgical Association. May 2006. Hilton Head, SC.
Newmeyer A, Grether S, Grasha C, Akers R, Ishikawa K, Aylward C, deGrauw T. Incidence of Neuromotor Dysfunction in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. (Poster) Presented to the Pediatric Academic Societies. April 2006. San Francisco, CA.
Newmeyer A, Grether S, Grasha C, Ishikawa K, Akers R, Aylward C, deGrauw T. Incidence of Oral Sensory Processing Abnormalities in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Presented to the Pediatric Academic Societies. April 2006. San Francisco, CA.
Collins M, Kirby C, Akers R, Jameson S, Putnam P, Assa'ad A, Wang N, Blanchard C, Rothenberg, M. Familial Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Presented at the Biannual International Eosinophil Society. May 2005. Bern, Switzerland.
Assa'ad A, Putnam P, Collins M, Akers R, Jameson S, Kirby C, Konikoff M, Noel R, Guajardo J, Rothenberg M. Characteristics of Pediatric Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: An eight-year follow up of 89 patients. (Poster) Presented at the Biannual International Eosinophil Society. May 2005. Bern, Switzerland.
Noel R, Putnam P, Collins M, Assa'ad A, Jameson S, Akers R, Rothenberg M. Incidence Of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Is Increasing In A Pediatric Population. (Poster) Presented during the Digestive Diseases Week. May 2004. New Orleans, LA.
Shott S, Amin R, Chini B, Heubi C, Hotze S, Akers R. Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Should All Children with Down Syndrome be Tested? Presented to the American Society for Pediatric Otolaryngology. May 2004. Phoenix, AZ.
