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Michelle B. Lierl, MD

Clinical Allergist, Division of Allergy and Immunology

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-6771

Fax 513-636-5835

Email michelle.lierl@cchmc.org

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Clinical & Research Interests

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Clinical

Treatment and prevention of asthma; allergic rhinitis; allergen immunotherapy; eczema; food allergy; anaphylaxis; suspected immune deficiency

Research

Role of environmental allergens and pollutants in childhood asthma; allergen immunotherapy; asthma pathogenesis and treatment; role of outdoor fungal spores as aeroallergens; diagnosis and treatment of food allergy

Visit Dr. Lierl's fungal spore photo website.

Visit the Lierl Lab website.

Biography

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Michelle B. Lierl, MD, is board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric pulmonary medicine and allergy/immunology. Dr. Lierl's primary clinical interests are diagnosis and treatment of asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic cough, food, latex, insect venom and drug allergies, and eczema.

Dr. Lierl has been treating allergy patients in the Allergy Clinic and Asthma Center, which provides state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of asthma and allergies, as well as comprehensive patient education regarding these diseases. She has developed community outreach and patient / family education programs for urban children with asthma and their families.

Dr. Lierl also helps staff the allergy inpatient service, which provides consultation for the management of patients with difficult-to-manage asthma, suspected drug allergies, anaphylaxis, or suspected immune deficiency.

Education and Training

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MD: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 1979.

Residency: University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, 1979 to 1982.

Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, 1984 - 1986; Allergy / Immunology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1986 - 1988.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1984; Allergy / Immunology, 1987; Pediatric Pulmonary, 1989, 1996, 2002.

Publications

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Lierl MB. Management of mild to moderate pediatric asthma. Infect Dis Child. 2011 Dec;supplement: 8-12.

Lierl MB. Allergen immunotherapy: Shots for asthma, wheezing and bee sting. Ped Annals. 2011 Apr;40:192-199.

Spanier AJ, Kahn RS, Hurnung RW, Lierl MB, Lanphear BP. Associations of Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide with Beta Agonist Use in Children with Asthma. Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology. 2011 Mar;24(1):45-50.

Lanphear BP, Hornung RW, Khoury J, Yolton K, Lierl M, Kalkbrenner A. Effects of HEPA air cleaners on unscheduled asthma visits and asthma symptoms for children exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke. Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):93-101.

Metz KA, Assa'ad A, Lierl MB, Backeljauw P. Allergic reaction to mecasermin. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2009;103(1):82-3.

Metz KA, Johnson T, Khurana Hershey GK, Lierl MB, Seidu L, Burns K, Assa’ad A. Successful administration of cytarabine in a 16 month old girl with acute myelogenous leukemia and cytarabine syndrome. Ann Allergy, Asthma Immunol. 2009;102:173-4.

Spanier AJ, Kahn RS, Hornung RW, Wang N, Sun G, Lierl MB, Lanphear BP. Environmental exposures, nitric oxide synthase genes, and exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Aug;44(8):812-9.

Spanier AJ, Hornung RW, Kahn RS, Lierl MB, Lanphear BP. Seasonal variation and environmental predictors of exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008 Jun;43(6):576-83.

Lierl M. Periodic fever syndromes: a diagnostic challenge for the allergist. Allergy. 2007 Dec;62(12):1349-58. Review.

Spanier AJ, Hornung R, Lierl M, Lanphear BP. Environmental exposures and exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma. J Pediatr. 2006 Aug;149(2):220-6.

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