Research Interests
Treatment of patients with advanced emphysema
Principal Investigator for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT)
Non-invasive treatment of respiratory failure

I. Leonard Bernstein, M.D., F.A.C.P. - Hay Fever
Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Cincinnati

Research Interests
Clinical and immunologic aspects of occupational lung disease
Anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of asthma
Allergenic potential of microbial pesticides and purification of fungal and cyanobacterial allergens

Member
Joint Task Force (AAAAI-ACAAI and Joint Council) on Practice Parameters
Pulmonary Drug Committee of the U.S. Pharmacopeia

Dennis E. Doherty, M.D., F.C.C.P. - COPD
Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center

Research Interests
Monocyte and Mononuclear Phagocytes in the Lung
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pathogenesis and Staging
Acute and Chronic Inflammation of the Lung
Resolution of Inflammation Sepsis

Professional Affiliations
Co-Chairman, National Lung health Education Program (NLHEP)
U.S. COPD Coalition Committee Member
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Physicians
Central and Western Societies for Clinical Research

Honors
Clinical Investigator Award, National Institutes of Health and National Heart Lung Blood Institute
Clinical Investigator Award, Veteran's Administration
Endowed Professorship, University of Kentucky Department of Internal Medicine

Peyton A. Eggleston, M.D. - Asthma
Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins, University School of Hygiene and Public Health

Fellowships
Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Washington

Specialty
Allergy/Immunology

Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Allergy and Immunology

Research Interests
The contribution of IgE mediated inflammation to chronic asthma
Immunotherapy in pediatric asthma and in the use of Fel d 1 peptides
Characterization of home environmental allergens and their relation to acute and chronic airway disease

Memberships
AOA
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
American Thoracic Society
Society for Pediatric Research
American Association of Immunologists


Gary Ferguson, M.D. - COPD
Director Pulmonary Research Institute of Southeast Michigan, Livonia MI Director, Respiratory Therapy, Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI

Research Interests
Early detection and intervention in COPD
COPD disease management
Medication safety issues in COPD
Pulmonary physiology in airways diseases

Nicola A. Hanania, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Asthma
Assistant Professor of Medicine Asthma, COPD and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Vice Chair of the American College of Chest Physicians' Pulmonary Network; Principal Investigator of the Asthma Clinical Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Research Interests
Environmental effects on asthma control
Indoor and outdoor air pollution on asthma in middle school children
Relationship between ozone levels and emergency room visits for asthma
Immune response to influenza vaccine and asthmatics

Clinical Interests
Beta agonists in the management of asthma
Long-term asthma control

Memberships
American Thoracic Society
Jordanian Medical Association
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Society of Critical Care Medicine
The American College of Chest Physicians
The American College of Physicians
COS Expertise

Michael A. Kaliner, M.D. - Hay Fever
Founder and Medical Director of the Institute for Asthma & Allergy, P.C.; Former Director of Allergic Diseases Section of the NIAID, Director of the Asthma and Allergic Diseases Center at the National Institutes of Health

Clinical Focus
Asthma, sinusitis, allergy and anaphylaxis

Research Interests
Pathogenesis and treatment of asthma, rhinitis, anaphylaxis, sinusitis and urticaria

Memberships
Past-president of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology President-Elect of the World Allergy Organization.
Former chairman of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology

Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 1974
Allergy & Immunology, 1974; Re-certification 1994

Honors
Listed annually "America's Best Physicians" by Woodward and White
President-Elect, World Allergy Organization, 2003-2005
America’s Top Doctors (Castle Connolly Guide), 2003 through 2008
President, World Allergy Organization, 2005-7
Recipient of American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology’s Distinguished Clinician Award, 2006

Editorial Boards
Allergy, 1984-1990
Allergy and Clinical Immunology International, Editor, 1988-2001
American Journal of Rhinology, 1987-95
American Journal of Physiology, 1990-6
Breathe Well, Founder & Editor, 1997-2003
Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 1988-92
E-medicine, 1998-date
Giornale Italiano di Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica, 1992-2003
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1978-83
Journal of Clinical Immunology, 1984-8
Journal of the World Allergy Organization, Editor, 2001-2007
NIH Observer, Editor, 1988-90
Respiratory Reviews, 1997-2006
WAO Journal, Regional Editor, 2007-date



Michael H. Mellon, M.D. - Asthma
Staff Pediatric Allergist, Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Dr. Michael Mellon is a graduate of the Temple University School of Medicine and a pediatric residency at the Cincinnati Childrens Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the UCSD School of Medicine and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at that institution.

Dr. Mellon is chairman of the Pediatric Asthma Task Force for the San Diego Kaiser Region where he is a Pediatric Allergist. He is an investigator for the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP) and for the Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) network.

Dr. Mellon is a member of the board of directors of the Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics organization. He is past-chairman of the AAAAI Academy CAN! Program for community service by Allergists to inner city community clinics and received the AAAAI Community Outreach Award for 2005.

Research Interests
Inhalator treatment for persistent asthma in infant and very young pediatric patients

Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Allergy and Immunology

Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
San Diego Allergy Society

Editorial Boards
Allergy and Asthma Health (current)
Journal of Asthma (1997-1999)

Greg Redding, M.D. Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Asthma
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Chief, Pulmonary Division, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Academic Interests
Development of Community-based Systems of Care for High Risk Children with    Asthma
Non-invasive measures of asthma severity and activity
Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training
Use of Clinical Score in the Inpatient Management of Asthma and Bronchiolitis

Research Interests
Causes and characteristics of chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis among indigenous populations
Long–term Impact of RSV Infections in Native Alaskan Children


William Silvers, M.D. - Asthma
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Clinic of Colorado; Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Dr. Silvers is a board certified diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is the Medical Director for Asthma Ski Day, an event he developed for children with asthma to teach children with asthma that they can participate fully in cold weather sports.

Research interests
Integrative approaches in allergy and asthma
Asthma, (especially exercise-induced asthma), rhinitis, allergies, and anaphylaxis

Education
Indiana University School of Medicine - Indianapolis, Indiana
Degree: M.D. - 1974.

Post Doctoral Training
Internship - Internal Medicine - Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA. 1974-1975.

Research Fellowships
Allergy and Clinical Immunology - National Jewish Hospital, Denver, CO. 1977-1979

Licensure and Board Certification
Colorado - 1977 to present

Hospital Appointments
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center
Porter Adventist Hospital
Rose Medical Center
University of Colorado Hospital
Littleton Adventist Hospital
Vail Valley Medical Center

Other Professional Positions & Major Appointments
Research Fellow 1979-1980
Department of Medicine, Research Laboratory for Autoimmune Disease, Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel.

Instructor, Allergy Unit 1979-80
Department of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Awards & Honors
Recognized by "5280" magazine as one of the most outstanding physicians in Colorado, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
2006 Community Service Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine

David P. Skoner, M.D. - Hay Fever, Asthma
Director, Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Department of Pediatrics Allegheny General Hospital; Professor of Pediatrics Drexel University College of Medicine

Research Interests
The relationships between respiratory viruses, asthma, immunology and respiratory diseases.

Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Allergy and Immunology

Memberships
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
Pennsylvania Allergy Association
Pittsburgh Pediatric Society
American Academy of Pediatrics


Bonnie Steele, ARNP, Ph.D. - COPD
Clinical Specialist, Respiratory Nursing, NexCura, a Thomson business

Dr. Steele is proficient in designing and implementing chronic disease care programs as a respiratory clinical nurse specialist for the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS), where she has worked for the past 17 years.

She serves as an adult nurse practitioner in the Pulmonary and Home Oxygen Clinics. In this capacity she is a consultant and cares for patients with chronic pulmonary illness, including health assessment, chronic disease self-management, monitoring of oxygenation and prescription of home oxygen and medications, smoking cessation, and other therapeutics. In addition, for the past 16 years she has led the VAPSHCS pulmonary rehabilitation program, including 12 years of VA grant support in the study of activity monitoring in chronic illness and pulmonary rehabilitation. She also conducts in-service education of nursing staff regarding respiratory patient care, policy and program development; smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation, allergy immunotherapy, quality improvement and is chairperson of the Nursing Research Committee, which supports nursing staff in research and quality improvement activities.

Dr. Steele is currently an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Care Systems at the University of Washington. Prior to her position at the Seattle VA, Dr. Steele served over the past three decades as an RN in the Allergy and Pulmonary Clinics of Pacific Medical Center, and as a teaching and research assistant at the University of Washington School of Nursing Prior to moving to the state of Washington, she was a professor of nursing for the Department of Nursing at California State University, Los Angeles, and clinical specialist in the respiratory and burn intensive care units of LA County- USC Medical Center. Dr. Steele has been lead author of numerous clinical research studies in pulmonary rehabilitation, COPD self-management, and smoking cessation that have appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Nursing, Chest, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical-Care Medicine, and Advances in Nursing Science. She has also contributed chapters to medical, nursing, and technical text books regarding health care instrumentation and the care of patients with chronic pulmonary illness.

The winner of numerous awards over the years Dr. Steele was honored with the VA Secretary's Nursing Excellence Award for Advanced Practice in 2001.

She is a member of American Thoracic Society, the Washington Thoracic Society, and served on the Department of Veterans Affairs Expert Panel for the Clinical Guidelines for Asthma and COPD in 1997. She is a licensed registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner in the State of Washington.

Stuart Stoloff, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Asthma
Clinical Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of Nevada, School of Medicine, Reno, NV; Private Family Practice, Carson City, NV

Clinical Interests
Management and monitoring of asthma in primary care practice
Adherence to treatment in asthmatic patients

Research Interests
Development and establishment of evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of asthma


William W. Storms, M.D. - Asthma
Private practice in Allergy/Immunolgy in Colorado Spring; Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver; Director Storms Clinical Research Institute

Committee memberships
Member of Sports Medicine Committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee 1997 to present
IRB member, United States Olympic Committee, 1997 to present
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee, (NHLBI Asthma Guidelines) 1998 to present
Co-Chair, Professional and Patient/Public Education Subcommittee of the NAEPP 1998 to present
Vice-Chair, Task Force On Allergic Disorders: Promoting Best Practice 1998 to present

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1974
American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1975
Recertification: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1987

Society Memberships
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Fellow, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Western Society of Allergy and Immunology
American Thoracic Society

Honors and Awards
Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Bela Schick invited Lectureship, American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
Listed in "The Best Doctors in America" 1996 to present
Who's Who in Health and Medicine, 1989 to present

Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, B.A. Degree, 1964
University of Wisconsin Medical School, M.D. Degree, 1968
Internship, San Francisco General Hospital, 1968-69
Residency, Internal Medicine Residency; University of Wisconsin Hospital, 1969-70, 1972-73
Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology; University of Wisconsin Hospital,
1973-1975

Idelle M. Weisman, M.D., Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - COPD
Chief, Department of Clinical Investigation William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Tx

Board Certification
National Board of medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Medicine
Board of Critical Care Medicine

Research Interests
Medical therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Standardization of clinical exercise testing
Assessment of clinical testing from asthma

Professional Memberships
American Medical Association
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
American Federation of Clinical Research