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Bacharier, Leonard B., M.D.
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Cystic Fibrosis Center
Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine
Patient Oriented Research
Dr. Bacharier is a member and Clinical Director of the Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in biophysics from The Johns Hopkins University and his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Bacharier was an intern and resident in pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was a fellow in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Children's Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School. He joined the faculty of Washington University in 1998. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He is a member of several organizations including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Thoracic Society. He was a recipient of the 2005 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Award in Medical Student Education from Washington University School of Medicine.
Dr. Bacharier's research focuses on childhood asthma. Specifically, he is a co-investigator in the Childhood Asthma Management Program, a multi-centered prospective trial examining the effects of early treatment of asthma on lung growth. He is an investigator in the Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network, a multi-centered network examining novel therapeutic approaches to childhood asthma. He is also investigating the role of early infection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus upon the subsequent development of asthma.
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Bacharier LB, Dawson C, Bloomberg G, Bender B, Wilson L, Strunk RC for the Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group: Hospitalization for asthma: Atopic, pulmonary function and psychological correlates among participants in the Childhood Asthma Management Program.. Pediatr 2003; 112:e85-e92.
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Bacharier LB, Strunk RC: Pets and Childhood Asthma – How Should the Pediatrician Respond to New Information that Pets May Prevent Asthma?. J Pediatr 2003; 112: 974-976.
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Chen E, Fisher EB, Bacharier LB, Strunk RC: Socioeconomic status, stress, and immune markers in adolescents with asthma. . Psychosomatic Med 2003; 65: 984-992.
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Bacharier LB, Raissy HH, Wilson L, McWilliams B, Strunk RC, Kelly HW.: The long-term effect of budesonide on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in children with mild to moderate asthma.. Pediatr 2004; 113: 1693-1699.
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Bacharier LB, Strunk RC, Mauger D, White D, Lemanske RF, Sorkness CA. : Classifying Asthma Severity in Children – Mismatch Between Symptoms, Medication Use and Lung Function Am J Repir Crit Care Med 2004; 170: 426-432.
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Guilbert TW, Morgan WJ, Zeiger RS, Bacharier LB, Boehmer SJ, Krawiec M, Larsen G, Lemanske Jr. RF, Liu A, Mauger DT, Sorkness C, Szefler SJ, Strunk RC, Taussig LM, Martinez FD.: Atopic Characteristics of Children with Recurrent Wheezing at High-risk for the Development of Childhood Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004; 114:1282-7.
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Guilbert TW, Morgan WJ, Zeiger RS, Mauger DT, Boehmer SJ, Szefler SJ, Bacharier LB, Lemanske RF, Strunk RC, Allen DB, Bloomberg GR, Heldt G, Karwiec M, Larsen G, Liu AH, Chinchilli VM, Sorkness CA, Taussig LM, Martinez FD: Two Year Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment on Subsequent Asthma in High-Risk Toddlers. New Engl J Med 2006; 354:1985-97.
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Bacharier LB, Phillips BR, Bloomberg GR, Zeiger RS, Paul IM, Krawiec M, Guilbert T, Chinchilli VM, and Strunk RC, for the Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Severe Intermittent Wheezing in Preschool Children: A Distinct Phenotype. J Allergy Clin Immunol In Press
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