Study Group: Pediatricians (US)
Council Members in this Study Group: 1717
This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
- Jed Gorlin, MD
Transfusion Service Director
HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC
Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA, is the Medical Director of the Memorial Blood Center of Minnesota and an Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gorlin is also the Transfusion Services Director at Hennepin County Medical Center. His research includes the hematopoietic...
Michael Blaiss, MDPartner
ALLERGY & ASTHMA CAREMichael S. Blaiss, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center and in private practice at Allergy & Asthma Care in Memphis. Dr. Blaiss’s clinical focus is on allergies and has expertise in outcomes research in allergic disorders, especially...
- Mark Vandewalker, MD
Allergy Specialist and Partner
Allergy & Asthma Consultants Of The Ozarks LtdMark Vandewalker, MD, is an Allergy Specialist at Allergy and Asthma Consultants and he is the Medical Director at Clinical Research of the Ozarks in Missouri. Dr. Vandewalker is board-certified in Pediatric Allergy and has been practicing for almost 25 years. His areas of expertise include allergic...
- Steven Weinstein, MD
Director
Allergy and Asthma Specialists Medical Group & Research CenterSteven Weinstein, MD, is the Director of Allergy and Asthma Specialists Medical Group and Research Center, California. He also holds an academic appointment as Clinical Professor of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr....
- Richard Levy, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERRichard Levy, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center, and is a privately practicing adult and pediatric endocrinologist and diabetologist in Illinois. Dr. Levy has conducted research on diabetes and lipid abnormalities and is currently participating...
GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)
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April 28, 2009
As Nations Try to Contain Flu, N.Y. Cases Are Confirmed | www.nytimes.com
The current soon-to-be pandemic of "swine" flu is sweeping the globe. This past year's vaccine does not include this strain, nor did last year's. Vaccine manufacturers will have less credibility for selling next year's product; on the brighter side, antiviral manufacturers will sell...
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EMRs are the future but medicine remains mired in the past
March 30, 2009
U.S. Hospitals Slow to Adopt E-Records | online.wsj.com
EMRs have huge potential - improved efficiency, avoidance of medical errors, faster record transfer, improved lab result access, and secure records maintenance. However, the cost both in raw dollars and in time spent rolling out and maintaining such systems is unimaginable. Government mandates,...
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Gardasil for boys? If you're not kidding, at least make it about science this time.
March 30, 2009
A Vaccine Debate Once Focused on Sex Shifts as Boys Join the Target Market | www.washingtonpost.com
HPV vaccination in females makes sense from a moral and medical point of view, and may even be cost-effective in the long run. HPV vaccination in males is none of these.
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Not a unique product except perhaps in India
March 9, 2009
Bharat Biotech launches Comvac5, single shot pentavalent combination vaccine | www.pharmabiz.com
-Combination vaccines are becoming the rule in the US and Europe. In the U.S. we have the 5-in-1 combination vaccines Pentacel and Pediarix already in use. -In India a combination vaccine may come at too high a cost for widespread use
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Pentavalent vaccinations are great if you can purchase them
March 9, 2009
Penta vaccines get high five from pharma players | www.dnaindia.com
-combination vaccines are good for kids, good for nurses, and good for preventing multiple diseases -unfortunately, they are bad for budgets, since they are proprietary products often replacing single products that are soon or already off patent -in India, where will the money come from to pay for...
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Academic Medical Center/Hospital or Clinic
- Office Based Private Practice or Clinic
- Non-Academic Community Hospital or Clinic
- Academic Institution*
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Physician - Attending Physician
- Physician - Director
- Physician - Division Head
- Owner
- Professor
- Director
Related Study Groups
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Pediatricians in Private Practice (US) | 352 |
| Pediatricians who Treat RSV (US) | 337 |
| Pediatricians who Treat RSV | 406 |
| Gardasil Prescribers (US) | 302 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Physicians | 311 |
| Pediatric Oncologists | 251 |
| Neonatal-Perinatal Physicians (US) | 173 |