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Study Group: Xolair Prescribers for Asthma (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 65

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

Michael Blaiss, MD, Partner, Allergy & Asthma CareMichael Blaiss, MD
Partner
Allergy & Asthma Care

Michael 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...

Michael Wechsler, MD
Associate Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

Michael Wechsler, MD, is an Associate Physician in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the NIH's Asthma Clinical Research Network and is active in both basic and...

Dean Traiger, MD, Physician, Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida,P.L.Dean Traiger, MD
Physician
Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida,P.L.

Dean Traiger, MD, is the Owner of Physician's Primary Care of Southwest Florida. Dr. Traiger is board certified in Family Practice and specializes in general primary care across the continuum of pediatrics, adolescent, and adult and geriatric care. He is also focused on diabetes care, hypertension,...

Michael Kallay, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University Of Rochester Medical Center

Michael Kallay, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. His expertise is in asthma, exercise physiology and COPD, and interstitial lung diseases and his research interest in the management of interstitial lung diseases. Dr. Kallay has been a principal investigator in over...

David Engler, MD, Physician, The Allergy ClinicDavid Engler, MD
Physician
The Allergy Clinic

David Engler, MD, a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine, has worked at The Allergy Clinic since 1991. He has served two terms on the Board of Regents of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and has represented that organization at the A.M.A. Dr. Engler has a busy sub-specialty...

Mitchell Boxer, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Mitchell Boxer, MD, is Director of the Adult Allergy Section at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Assistant Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein Medical College. Dr. Boxer completed his fellowship at Northwestern University Medical College and has expertise in a wide range of allergic and immunologic...

Steven Weinstein, MD
Director
Allergy and Asthma Specialists Medical Group & Research Center

Steven 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....

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They'll fix this before the end of the month | 07-02-2008
Analysis of: Medicare fees to doctors fall Tuesday | news.yahoo.com
Author: David Engler, MD, Physician, The Allergy Clinic

If this isn't fixed, it won't be long before cognitive specialties, like internal medicine and neurology, start capping their practices and not allowing new Medicare patients.    

This may have a market after all | 07-02-2008
Author: David Engler, MD, Physician, The Allergy Clinic

Here comes a prescription version of generic Zyrtec syrup.  At first glance, we wonder how it will compete with over the counter Zyrtec.  But wait...there may be a market for this drug    

Next-Generation Xolair (omalizumab) sounds pretty good | 06-18-2008
Author: David Engler, MD, Physician, The Allergy Clinic

This drug seems much more effective at reducing free-IgE levels than is Xolair.  Overall, Xolair has given many patients a tremendous improvement in their quality of life, but it hasn't fulfilled many of its promises. Frankly, some of Xolair's benefits are disappointing, particularly in the 40...

Will Xolair Become Obsolete in the Treatment of Allergies? | 06-10-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

This recent report characterizes a newly discovered anti-IgE monoclonal antibody (mAb12) which appears dramatically more potent than omalizumab (Xolair) in its ability to reduce systemic IgE levels. If further studies confirm this enhanced reduction of IgE and IgE-bearing cells, mAb12 has significant...

Xyzal--Just overpriced Zyrtec | 04-04-2008
Author: David Engler, MD, Physician, The Allergy Clinic

 A bottle of 30 Generic Zyrtec can be purchased for $15.  No one is going to get Xyzal that inexpensively. There are no head to head studies showing Xyzal to be better than Zyrtec.  Even though Xyzal claims a 6% sedation rate compared to Zyrtec's 14% rate, it's not apples to apples. ...

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