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Director

Carolyn M. Kercsmar, MD
Co-Director, Pulmonary Medicine

513-636-6771

carolyn.kercsmar@cchmc.org

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Carolyn M. Kercsmar, MD

Co-Director, Pulmonary Medicine

Director, Asthma Center

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-6771

Email: carolyn.kercsmar@cchmc.org

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Education and Training

BS: Biology, Baldwin-Wallace College, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972.

MD: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1978.

MS: Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1978.

Publications

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Kercsmar C. Exhaled nitric oxide in the diagnosis and management of childhood asthma. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2010 Apr;4(2):71-82.

Kattan M, Kumar R, Bloomberg GR, Mitchell HE, Calatroni A, Gergen PJ, Kercsmar CM, Visness CM, Matsui EJ, Steinbach SF, Szefler SJ, Sorkness CA, Morgan WJ, Teach SJ, Gan VJ. Asthma control, adiposity, and adipokines among inner-city adolescents. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 125:584-92.

Rohan J, Drotar D, McNally K, Schluchter M, Riekert K, Vavrek P, Schmidt A, Redline S, Kercsmar C. Adherence to pediatric asthma treatment in economically disadvantaged African-American children and adolescents: an application of growth curve analysis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 May;35(4):394-404.

Ross KR, Hart MA, Storfer-Isser A, Kibler AM, Johnson NL, Rosen CL, Kercsmar CM, Redline S. Obesity and obesity related co-morbidities in a referral population of children with asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Sep;44(9):877-84.

McNally KA, Rohan J, Schluchter M, Riekert KA, Vavrek P, Schmidt A, Redline S, Kercsmar C, Drotar D. Adherence to combined montelukast and fluticasone treatment in economically disadvantaged African American youth with asthma. J Asthma. 2009 Nov;46(9):921-7.

Kercsmar CM, McDowell KM. Love it or Lev it: Levalbuterol for severe acute asthma; for now, leave it. J Pediatr. 2009 155:163-64.

Short EJ, Kirchner HL, Asaad GR, Fulton S, Lewis B, Eisengart S, Baley J, Kercsmar C, Min MO, Singer LT. Long-term Sequelae of Postnatal Surfactant and Corticosteroid Therapies. BPD J Perinatol. 2008 Jul; 28(7):498-504.

Szefler SL, Mirchell H, , Sorkness CA, Gergen PJ, O'Connor GT, Morgan WJ, Kattan M, Pongracic JA, Teach SJ, , Bloomberg GR, Eggleston PA, Gruchalla RS, Kercsmar CM, Liu, AH, Wildfire JJ, Busse WW. Management of asthma based on exhaled nitric oxide in addition to guideline-based treatment for inner-city adolescents and young adults: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2008 372:1065-72.

Kercsmar CM. Meeting the challenges of asthma: conference summary. Respir Care. 2008 Jun;53(6):787-95.

Sobande PO, Kercsmar CM. Inhaled corticosteroids in asthma management. Respir Care. 2008 May;53(5):625-33; discussion 633-4. Review.

Faculty

Julie R. Malkin, NP
Nurse Practitioner

513-636-6771

julia.malkin@cchmc.org

Karen M. McDowell, MD
Director, Infant Pulmonary Function Lab

513-636-6771

karen.mcdowell@cchmc.org

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Karen M. McDowell, MD

Director, Infant Pulmonary Function Lab

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-6771

Fax: 513-636-4615

Email: karen.mcdowell@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Asthma; flexible bronchoscopy; general pediatric pulmonology; quality improvement methodologies; infant pulmonary function test

Research Interests

Clinical asthma research; quality improvement methodologies; infant pulmonary function test

Education and Training

Residency: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

Fellowship: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

Certification: Pediatric Pulmonology, 1996.

MD: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990.

MS: University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1986.

BS: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1983.

Publications

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McDowell KM, Craven DI. Pulmonary complications of Down syndrome during childhood. J Pediatr. 2011 Feb;158(2):319-25.

Kercsmar CM, McDowell KM. Love It or Lev It: The Role of Levalbuterol in Acute Severe Asthma—For now, Leave it. J Pediatr. 2009 155(2):162-164.

Richards MM, Banez, GA, McDowell KM. Pediatric Puzzler. Pediatric Perspectives. April 2006.

Ogunmola N, Wyllie R, McDowell K, Kay M, Mahajan L. Endoscopic closure of esophagobronchial fistula with fibrin glue. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2004 38(5): 539-541.