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Carolyn M. Kercsmar is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Immunology and Allergy, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Epidemiology.

Their scholarly output includes important work on asthma and respiratory health, with 36 publications addressing Asthma and respiratory diseases. Other significant topics in their research include Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Respiratory viral infections research, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research, Pediatric health and respiratory diseases, Pharmaceutical studies and practices, and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways.

Carolyn M. Kercsmar has published extensively in a number of journals. The most frequent venues include:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (15 publications)
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (2 publications)
  • The Lancet Planetary Health (1 publication)
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials (1 publication)
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (1 publication)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Associations between outdoor air pollutants and non-viral asthma exacerbations and airway inflammatory responses in children and adolescents living in urban areas in the USA: a retrospective secondary analysis, 2023, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Seasonal airway microbiome and transcriptome interactions promote childhood asthma exacerbations, 2022, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Preventing asthma in high risk kids (PARK) with omalizumab: Design, rationale, methods, lessons learned and adaptation, 2020, Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Serum IL-6: A biomarker in childhood asthma?, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Enhanced Neutralizing Antibody Responses to Rhinovirus C and Age-Dependent Patterns of Infection, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey (22 collaborations)
  • Leonard B. Bacharier (19 collaborations)
  • William W. Busse (19 collaborations)
  • Daniel J. Jackson (18 collaborations)
  • Rebecca S. Gruchalla (17 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Management of asthma based on exhaled nitric oxide in addition to guideline-based treatment for inner-city adolescents and young adults: a randomised controlled trial

    Stanley J Szefler;Herman Mitchell;Christine A Sorkness;Peter J Gergen

  • Preseasonal treatment with either omalizumab or an inhaled corticosteroid boost to prevent fall asthma exacerbations.

    Stephen J. Teach;Michelle A. Gill;Alkis Togias;Christine A. Sorkness

  • A randomized clinical trial to reduce asthma morbidity among inner-city children: results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study.

    Richard Evans;Peter J. Gergen;Herman Mitchell;Meyer Kattan

  • Characteristics of inner-city children with asthma: the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study.

    Meyer Kattan;Herman Mitchell;Peyton Eggleston;Peter Gergen

  • Reduction in asthma morbidity in children as a result of home remediation aimed at moisture sources.

    Carolyn M. Kercsmar;Dorr G. Dearborn;Mark Schluchter;Lintong Xue

  • Effects of Omalizumab on Rhinovirus Infections, Illnesses, and Exacerbations of Asthma.

    Ann Esquivel;William W. Busse;Agustin Calatroni;Alkis G. Togias

  • Psychosocial characteristics of inner-city children with asthma: A description of the NCICAS psychosocial protocol

    Shari Wade;Connie Weil;Gary Holden;Gary Holden;Herman Mitchell

  • Asthma control, adiposity, and adipokines among inner-city adolescents.

    Meyer Kattan;Rajesh Kumar;Gordon R. Bloomberg;Herman E. Mitchell

  • Patient-Provider Communication during the Emergency Department Care of Children with Asthma

    Lawrence S. Wissow;Debra Roter;Debra Roter;Laurie J. Bauman;Laurie J. Bauman;Ellen Crain;Ellen Crain

  • Asthma outcomes: pulmonary physiology.

    Robert S. Tepper;Robert S. Wise;Ronina Covar;Charles G. Irvin

  • Reported Difficulties in Access to Quality Care for Children With Asthma in the Inner City

    Ellen F. Crain;Carolyn Kercsmar;Kevin B. Weiss;Herman Mitchell

  • Transcriptome networks identify mechanisms of viral and nonviral asthma exacerbations in children.

    Matthew C Altman;Matthew C Altman;Michelle A Gill;Elizabeth Whalen;Denise C Babineau

  • Seasonal risk factors for asthma exacerbations among inner-city children.

    Stephen J. Teach;Peter J. Gergen;Stanley J. Szefler;Herman E. Mitchell

  • Design and Methods of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study

    Herman Mitchell;Yvonne Senturia;Peter Gergen;Dean Baker;Dean Baker

  • Pre- and Perinatal Risk Factors for Asthma in Inner City African-American Children

    John F. Oliveti;Carolyn M. Kercsmar;Susan Redline

  • Comparison of racemic albuterol and levalbuterol for treatment of acute asthma

    John C Carl;Timothy R Myers;H.Lester Kirchner;Carolyn M Kercsmar

  • Asthma phenotypes in inner-city children.

    Edward M. Zoratti;Rebecca Z. Krouse;Denise C. Babineau;Jacqueline A. Pongracic

  • The nasal methylome and childhood atopic asthma

    Ivana V. Yang;Ivana V. Yang;Brent S. Pedersen;Andrew H. Liu;George T. O'Connor

  • Distinct nasal airway bacterial microbiotas differentially relate to exacerbation in pediatric patients with asthma

    Kathryn McCauley;Juliana Durack;Ricardo Valladares;Douglas W. Fadrosh

  • Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with asthma severity in children.

    Kristie R. Ross;Amy Storfer-Isser;Meeghan A. Hart;Anna Marie V. Kibler

  • Short-term compliance with peak flow monitoring: Results from a study of inner city children with asthma

    Susan Redline;Elizabeth C. Wright;Meyer Kattan;Carolyn Kercsmar

Frequent Co-Authors

Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey
Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Andrew H. Liu
Andrew H. Liu University of Colorado Denver
William W. Busse
William W. Busse University of Wisconsin–Madison
Meyer Kattan
Meyer Kattan Columbia University
Peter J. Gergen
Peter J. Gergen National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Jacqueline A. Pongracic
Jacqueline A. Pongracic Lurie Children's Hospital
Rebecca S. Gruchalla
Rebecca S. Gruchalla The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Alkis Togias
Alkis Togias National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
George T. O'Connor
George T. O'Connor Boston University
James E. Gern
James E. Gern University of Wisconsin–Madison

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