Arthur Kavanaugh, MD
Dr. Kavanaugh is Professor of Medicine at The University of California at San Diego, School of Medicine and the Director of the Center for Innovative Therapy in Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology.
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Lawrence Rice, MD
Dr. Lawrence Rice is Professor of Medicine in Hematology and Thrombosis Research. He has been Program Director of Hematology...
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Elliott M. Antman, MD, FACC
Dr. Antman is director of the Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit in the Cardiovascular Division of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Hatim Omar, MD, FAAP
Dr. Omar is a Professor in Pediatrics and Obstetrics Gynecology and Director of Adolescent Medicine and Young Parent Program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
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There has been an increase in the awareness and diagnosis of gastrointestinal food allergies. They significantly decrease the quality of life for patients and their families and have become a common diagnostic and management issue for the pediatrician....
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Harohalli Shashidar, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
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The trend to minimize the use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) and corticosteroids (CSs) has contributed to an increase in the use of antibody induction therapy in kidney and liver transplantation. Significant comorbid conditions associated with historical maintenance immunosuppressive regimens consisting of CNIs and CSs have resulted in a paradigm shift in clinical practice. Identification of immunosuppressive regimens that both reduce long-term immunosuppressive load, and minimize...
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Significant toxicity associated with lifelong maintenance on immunosuppressive therapy continues to fuel the investigation of tolerance-inducing strategies in solid organ transplantation. One approach to achieve tolerance is focused on regulatory T cells. Regulatory T cells (Treg) are a population of antigen-specific T lymphocytes that have been shown to promote allograft tolerance, and to limit autoimmune activity.
