Nasal Congestion
Julie R. Kaplan
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</span>
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan's research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women.</span>
<p>Julie Kaplan, MD is an attending physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health and Medical Student OBGYN Associate Clerkship Director at Montefiore Einstein. She has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in 2008 from Cornell University, Dr. Kaplan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2012 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016.</p><p>Her research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</p><p>Dr. Kaplan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.</p>
Tamara Gomez Kalhan
<p>Tamara Kalhan, MD, FAAP, is Medical Director, Low Birthweight Evaluation and Assessment Program (LEAP) Clinic and Director, Neonatal Education, Wakefield Division at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Course Director, Medicine Electives in Neonatology and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on neonatal outcomes for premature infants, low birth weight infants and infants requiring extended Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) hospitalizations.</p><p>Dr. Kalhan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2009 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency in 2012 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Columbia University, where she was Chief Fellow in her final year of training in 2015.</p><p>Dr. Kalhan’s research interests and expertise include improving follow-up care and neonatal outcomes in high-risk infant populations, with an emphasis on early detection of cerebral palsy. She has been co-investigator on research projects and has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, review articles and case reports, abstracts, platform presentations and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Kalhan is board certified in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>
Giliane Joseph
Elina Jerschow
<p><a href="http://www.superdoctors.com/new-york-metro/doctor/Elina-Jerschow/cc8605…; target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="imgNoBorderRightTop" src="/uploadedImages/departments/medicine/Faculty/jerschow-superdoctors.jpg" alt="Dr. Elina Jershow at SuperDoctors" /></a>Dr. Elina Jerschow is a Professor of Medicine (<a href="/departments/medicine/divisions/allergy-immunology/">Allergy and Immunology</a>) and an attending physician for pediatric and adult allergy and immunology at Einstein/Montefiore. </p>
<p>After completing her fellowship, Dr. Jerschow joined Merck & Co., Inc. as an associate director in the Department of Clinical Immunology. During the work at Merck, her main research focused on the evaluation of adverse drug reactions in study participants and on developing new therapeutic targets in the area of immunology.</p>
<p>After returning to the Einstein/Montefiore Department of Medicine, Dr. Jerschow established a Center for <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.einstein.yu.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/allergy-immu…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">AERD and Drug Allergy</a></span>. She is providing continuous care to patients with AERD and allergies to medications. She has also been selected as New York Times Super Doctor and NY Top Doctor for several years.</p>
<p>Dr. Jerschow’s current research goals include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>"Dr. Jerschow’s current research goals are directed at the understanding of the role of nasal polyps and the impact of the immune cell subsets in polyp tissue on AERD severity.</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="imgNoBorderLeftTop" src="/images/faculty/ny-doctor-badge-2019.jpg" alt="Dr. Elina Jershow Top Doctor 2019" /></p>
<h3>Media Coverage</h3>
<p><a title="Diagnosis: A Runner Suddenly Developed Asthma" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/magazine/aspirin-exacerbated-respira…: A Runner Suddenly Developed Asthma. It Was Stranger Than It Seemed</a> New York Times, Dec. 12, 2019</p>
<p><a href="https://www.aaaai.org/global/latest-research-summaries/New-Research-fro…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nasal Polypectomy Is Associated With Reduction In Aspirin Sensitivity In AERD</a> 2019</p>
<p><a href="https://www.aaaai.org/professional-education-and-training/podcasts">Del… Penicillin Allergies Through Oral Challenges</a> 2019 </p>
<p><a href="https://static.nytimes.com/email-content/RU_sample.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explaining Your Running Habit on Vacation. Comments on running during allergy season</a> New York Times, 2018 </p>
<p><a href="https://medicalresearch.com/author-interviews/asthma-risk-varies-among-…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asthma Risk Varies Among Hispanic Groups After Relocation to the US</a> 2017</p>
<p><a href="https://consumer.healthday.com/respiratory-and-allergy-information-2/as…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Poor Asthma Sufferers Often Stuck in Homes That Worsen Their Disease</a> 2017</p>
<p><a href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAI/56643" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Treatment of Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease in Minorities</a> 2017</p>
<p><strong>Fatal anaphylaxis in the U.S. 2014</strong></p>
<p>Editor’s pick for featuring in The Editor’s Choice of the J Allergy Clin Immunology. Also featured in the New Research section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology <a href="https://www.aaaai.org/global/latest-research-summaries/Current-JACI-Res…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a></p>
<p>Also cited by major media companies, including The New York Times, US News, Medscape, etc.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/drugs-cause-most-fatal-allergi…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a></li>
<li><a href="http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2014/11/19…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">US News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://consumer.healthday.com/respiratory-and-allergy-information-2/mis…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">HealthDay</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/832749">http://www.medscape.com/vie…;
</ul>
<p><strong>Dichlorophenols and allergies 2012</strong></p>
<p>Editor’s pick for press release</p>
<p>Also cited by major media companies, including CNN, Time, Telegraph, Discovery, Voice of America</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/03/study-links-food-allergies-to-pes…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Time</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/04/pesticides-in-tap-water-produc…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9717546/Water-purifier-chem…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Telegraph</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pesticides-in-tap-water-linked-to-food-alle…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/pesticide-suspected-in-rising-food-aller…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">VOA News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/04/are-pesticides-and-food-allerg…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/12/03/pesticides-in-tap-water-l…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Selected publications:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Jerschow E., </strong>Edin M.L., Chi Y., Hurst B., Abuzeid W.M., Akbar N.A., Gibber M., Fried M., Han W., Pelletier T., Z. Ren, Keskin T., Roizen Gottlieb G., Lih F.B., Gruzdev A., Bradbury J.A., Schuster V., Spivack S., RosenstreichD, Zeldin D.C. Sinus surgery is associated with a decrease in aspirin-induced reaction severity in AERD patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol: In Practice, 2019. PMID: 30580047 <em>Editor’s pick for featuring in the New Research section of the AAAAI website and for Practice Matters section of JACI in Practice. This study was also featured in an <a href="https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198(19)30310-1/fulltext&…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Editorial</a>.</em></li>
<li>Pelletier T., Roizen G., Ren Z., Hudes G., Rosenstreich D., <strong>Jerschow E.</strong> Comparable safety of two aspirin desensitization protocols for aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD). The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 2018, PMID: 30144584</li>
<li>Feldman JM, Zeigler AE, Nelson K, Morales E, Pelletier T, Roizen Gottlieb G, Ren Z., <strong>Jerschow E.</strong> Depression symptoms and quality of life among individuals with Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease. J Asthma, 2018, PMID: 29972652</li>
<li>Iammatteo M., Alvarez-Arango, S., Ferastraoaru D., Akbar N., Lee A.Y., Cohen H.W., <strong>Jerschow E.</strong> Safety and Outcomes of Oral Graded Challenges to Amoxicillin without Prior Skin Testing. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 2018. PMID: 29802906. <em>Editor’s pick for featuring in the New Research section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology website</em></li>
<li><strong>Jerschow E., </strong>Edin M.L., Pelletier T., Abuzeid W.M., Akbar N.A., Gibber M., Fried M., Lih F.B., Gruzdev A., Bradbury J.A., Han W., Hudes G., Keskin T., Schuster V., Spivack S., Zeldin D.C., RosenstreichD. Plasma 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid predicts treatment outcomes in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol: In Practice. 2017 PMID: 28159558</li>
<li>Scaperotti M., Gil N., Downs I., Jeyakuma A., Liu A., MD, Chan J., Bonner J., Kelly M.S., Nosanchuk J.D., Cohen H.W.,<strong> Jerschow E. </strong>Development and evaluation of a web-based dermatology teaching tool for preclinical medical students. MedEdPortal for Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2017 <a href="https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10619/">https://www.mededportal… Editor’s Choice for Exemplary Educational Resource</em></li>
<li><strong>Jerschow E.</strong>, Lin R.Y., Scaperotti M., McGinn A.P. Fatal anaphylaxis in the United States 1999-2010: temporal patterns and demographic associations. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2014, 134(6):1318-1328. PMID: 25280385. <em>Editor’s pick for featuring in The Editor’s Choice of the J Allergy Clin Immunology and in the New Research section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology website</em></li>
</ol>
Sunit P. Jariwala
<p>Dr. Sunit P. Jariwala is the Medical Director of Digital Transformation of the Faculty Practice Group and the Director of Clinical & Research Innovation of the Department of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. He also serves as the Director of Allergy/Immunology Research for the Division of Allergy/Immunology and Co-Director of the Montefiore Asthma Center. Dr. Jariwala's clinical practice covers all aspects of allergy, asthma, and immunologic diseases in children and adults. Dr. Jariwala serves on the Editorial Board of the <em>Journal of Allergy and Asthma</em>. To date, Dr. Jariwala has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles in top-tier journals such as the <em>New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Allergy, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, </em>and <em>Applied Clinical Informatics. </em>He has received 22 clinical research grants (PI on 14 grants) for his work regarding novel information technology-based asthma education interventions for patients. Grant funding sources have included the NIH/NHLBI, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Price Family Foundation, New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research, and the Einstein Global Health Center. He recently served as the Chair of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology's Health Informatics, Technology and Education (HITE) Committee. He has also served as an NIH Study Section member for the Biomedical Computing and Health Informatics Study Section. </p>
<p>Dr. Jariwala has a long-standing interest in quality improvement and medical informatics, especially regarding asthma care delivery. He developed and pilot tested an adult version of the ASTHMAXcel mobile intervention for severe asthma patients. The ASTHMAXcel tool is available for smartphones and tablets, and provides guideline-based asthma education in the ambulatory and emergency department settings. This platform has been extended to other chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and was also extended to the emergency department setting. ASTHMAXcel website - www.asthmaxcel.net</p>
<p>Dr. Jariwala is board certified in Allergy/Immunology and Clinical Informatics, and has been recognized with the Physician’s Recognition Award with Commendation in Continuing Medical Education by the American Medical Association. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Rutgers College General Honors Program and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Jariwala completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at Montefiore Medical Center. Upon the completion of his training, he received the Leo Davidoff Award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of medical students. Dr. Jariwala is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.</p>
<p><strong>A. Original Communications in Reviewed Journals:</strong></p>
<p>1. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Crowley JG, Roychowdhury S. Trauma-induced extracranial carotid artery dissection leading to multiple infarcts in a young female. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2006 Oct; 22(10):737-742.</p>
<p>2. Khan AM, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Klapper P. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia with intramuscular progesterone (in oil) following in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility. 2008 Oct; 90(4): 1200.e3-6.</p>
<p>3. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Fodeman J, Rosenstreich D, Hudes G, Ahuja K. Functional antibody deficiency in a patient with type 1 Gaucher disease. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 2008 Dec;31 Suppl 2:S267-70. </p>
<p>4. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Moday H, de Asis ML, Fodeman J, Hudes G, de Vos G, Rosenstreich D. The Urticaria Severity Score (USS), A Sensitive Questionnaire/Index for Monitoring Response to Therapy in Chronic Urticaria. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2009 Jun; 102: 475-482.</p>
<p>5. Fodeman J, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Hudes G, Wittner M, Klapper P, Rosenstreich D. Scratching the Surface. American Journal of Medicine. 2010 Jan; 123(1): 22-26.</p>
<p>6. Fodeman J, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Hudes G, Jerschow E, Rosenstreich D. Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy in Three Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2010 Oct; 105(4): 320-1.</p>
<p>7. Sharief S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Kumar J, Muntner P, Melamed M. Vitamin D and food and environmental allergy in the United States: Results from NHANES 2005-2006. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 May; 127(5): 1195-202.</p>
<p>8. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Kurada V, Moday H, Thanjan A, Bastone L, Khananashvili M, Fodeman J, Hudes G, Rosenstreich D. Association between Tree Pollen Counts and Asthma ED Visits in a High-Density Urban Center. Journal of Asthma. 2011 Jun; 48(5): 442-8.</p>
<p>9. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Vernon N, de Vos G. A novel method of desensitization for fluconazole hypersensitivity in a patient with AIDS. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2011 Jun; 106(6): 542-3.</p>
<p>10. <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Vernon N, Shliozberg J. Henoch-Schonlein purpura after Hepatitis A vaccination. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2011 Aug; 107(2): 180-1.</p>
<p>11. <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Langman Y, Benson A, Wolf E, Moss J, Zhu C, Brandt L. Strongyloidiasis presenting as eosinophilic ascites. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 2011 Jun; 105(4): 335-8.</p>
<p>12. Weiss K,<strong> Jariwala S</strong>, Wachs J, Jerschow E. Fixed drug eruption caused by mesna. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2011 Oct; 107(4): 377-8.</p>
<p>13. Shum M, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Rosenstreich D. Successful C1 inhibitor prophylaxis during Zenker's diverticulum repair in a patient with hereditary angioedema. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2012 Feb; 108(2): 126-8.</p>
<p>14. Ferastraoaru DE, Jariwala NN, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a patient with sickle cell disease. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 2011; 105(8): 647-50.</p>
<p>15. Rankin BT, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Graded challenge protocol for fluconazole hypersensitivity in a patient with cryptococcal pneumonitis. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2012 Jun; 108(6): 466.</p>
<p>16. Patel SJ, Sindher S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Hudes G. Chronic Urticaria with Monoclonal IgG Gammopathy – a clinical variant of Schnitzler Syndrome? Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2012 Aug; 109(2): 147-8.</p>
<p>17. Sindher S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Gilbert J, Rosenstreich D. Resolution of chronic urticaria coincident with vitamin D supplementation. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2012 Nov; 109(5): 359-60.</p>
<p>18. Jerschow E, McGinn A, de Vos G, Vernon N, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Hudes G, Rosenstreich D. Environmental pesticides and allergies: results from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2012 Dec; 109(6): 420-5.</p>
<p>19. Parikh P, Kooragayalu S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Mannose-Binding Lectin Deficiency in a Patient with Multiple Opportunistic Infections, Strongyloidiasis, and Spindle Cell Tumor. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2013 Feb; 110(2): 120-1.</p>
<p>20. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Benson A, Patel P, Friedman A, Broadway K. An unusual association between Sweet’s syndrome and metastatic papillary follicular thyroid carcinoma. Annals of Dermatology. 2013 Feb; 25(1): 84-7.</p>
<p>21. Reid N, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Fodeman J, Jerschow E, Hudes G, Rosenstreich D. Worsening of Contact Dermatitis by Oral Hydroxyzine: A Case Report. Dermatology Online Journal. 2013 Feb; 19(2): 4.</p>
<p>22. Rampur L, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Viau R, Patel P, Rosenstreich D. DRESS syndrome with suspected Strongyloides infection in a patient treated for hepatitis C. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2013 Aug; 111(2): 138-9.</p>
<p>23. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Toh J, Shum M, de Vos G, Zou K, Sindher S, Patel P, Zou K, Geevarghese A, Tavdy A, Rosenstreich D. Association between asthma-related emergency department visits and pollen concentrations in the Bronx, 2001-2008. <em>Journal of Asthma</em>. 2014 Feb; 51(1): 79-83.</p>
<p>24. Jerschow E, Parikh P, McGinn A, de Vos G, <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Hudes G, Rosenstreich D. Relationship between urine dichlorophenol levels and asthma morbidity. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>. 2014 Jun; 112(6): 511-518.</p>
<p>25. Ferastraoaru D, Rosenstreich D, <strong>Jariwala S</strong>. Severe Angioedema Associated With Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy in Two Patients with Pollen-Food Allergy Syndrome. <em>Journal of Clinical Hypertension</em>. 2015 Jun;17(6):493-4.</p>
<p>26. Guha M, <strong>Jariwala S, </strong>Jinjolava N, Mazer N, Revere E, Riska P, Jerschow E. Toxocariasis presenting as eosinophilic ascites in a postpartum female. <em>Journal of Parasitic Diseases</em>. 2015 Jun; 39(2): 284-6.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">27. Lautenbacher L, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Markowitz M, Rastogi D. Vitamin D and pulmonary function in obese asthmatic children. <em>Pediatr Pulmonol</em>. 2016 Dec;51(12):1276-1283.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">28. Arango S, Reddy V, Rosenstreich D, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Poorly Controlled Asthma and Strongyloidiasis in a Non-Endemic Area of the United States. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. </em>2016 Aug;117(2):195-6.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">29. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Keskin T, Achar K, Henner J, Talla G, Rosenstreich D, Santana C. Developing and Pilot Testing an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)-based Allergen Immunotherapy Template. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>. 2016 Aug;117(2):206-8.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">30. Rampur L, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Hudes G, Rosenstreich D, de Vos G. Effect of ivermectin on allergy-type manifestations in occult strongyloidiasis. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>. 2016 Oct; 117(4): 423-428.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">31. Soffer G, Toh J, Clements S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. A case of chronic contact dermatitis secondary to blue hair dye. <em>Contact Dermatitis</em>. 2016 Oct; 75(4): 258-9.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">32. Aviv R, Toh J, Eisenberg R, Khanna S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Zinc deficiency presenting as diarrhea and diffuse erythroderma. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>. 2016 Dec; 117(6): 707-708.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">33. Shah K, Ferastraoaru D, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Eosinophilia associated with <em>Strongyloides</em> infection, severe asthma, and central bronchiectasis. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>. 2017 Apr; 118(4):510-511.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">34. Iammatteo M, Ayobami A, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Rosenstreich D. Severe contact dermatitis due to ethylenediamine dihydrochloride in nystatin cream. <em>Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice</em>. 2017 Sep; 5(5):1448-1450.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">35. Soffer G, Cohen B, Toh J, Edelman D, Garg K, <strong>Jariwala SP. </strong>Successful graded dose challenge to iodixanol radiocontrast media in a patient with delayed anaphylaxis to iohexol. <em>Vascular and Endovascular Surgery</em>. 2018 Jan;52(1):59-60.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">36. Witonsky J, Abraham R, Toh J, Desai T, Shum M, Rosenstreich D, <strong>Jariwala SP. </strong>The Association of Environmental, Meteorological, and Pollen Count Variables with Asthma-related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations in the Bronx. <em>Journal of Asthma</em>. 2019 Sep;56(9):927-937. </p>
<p class="DefaultText">37. Sharma K, Abraham R, Mowrey W, Toh J, Rosenstreich D, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. The association between pollutant levels and asthma-related emergency department visits in the Bronx after the World Trade Center Attacks. <em>Journal of Asthma</em>. 2018 Oct 25:1-7.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">38. Kordit DS, Reznik M, Leu CS, <strong>Jariwala S</strong>. Longitudinal trends in asthma emergency department visits, pollutant and pollen levels, and weather variables in the Bronx from 2001-2008. <em>Journal of Asthma</em>. 2019 Mar 8:1-8.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">39. Eisenman T, <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Lovasi G. Urban trees and asthma: a call for epidemiological research. <em>Lancet Respiratory Medicine</em>. 2019 Jul; 7(7): e19-e20.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">40. Mowrey W, Keskin T, Hsia B, Wu S, Aita R, Kwak L, Ferastraoaru D, Rosenstreich D, Jariwala SP. Developing and Pilot Testing ASTHMAXcel, a Mobile App for Adults with Asthma. Journal of Asthma. 2020 Feb 12: 1-17. [Epub ahead of print]</p>
<p class="DefaultText">41. Hsia B, Wu S, Mowrey W, Jariwala SP. Evaluating the ASTHMAXcel Mobile Application Regarding Asthma Knowledge and Clinical Outcomes. Respiratory Care (In Press).</p>
<p class="DefaultText">42. Kooragayalu S, El-Zarif S, Jariwala S. Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury (VAPI) with superimposed Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 2020 Jan 8; 29: 100997. [Epub ahead of print]</p>
<p class="DefaultText">43. Ramesh S, <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Hewitt D. <span style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Environmental Infection Risks for Outdoor Athletes. <em>Journal of Environmental Health</em>. 2020 Oct 1;83(3):22-7.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">44. Goodman B, <strong>Jariwala S</strong>. Dupilumab as a novel therapy to treat adrenergic urticaria. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>. 2020 Jul 1: <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">S1081-1206(20)30441-5.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">45. Hsia B, Singh A, Njeze O, Cosar E, Mowrey W, Feldman J, Reznik M, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Developing and Evaluating ASTHMAXcel Adventures: A Novel Gamified Mobile App for Pediatric Patients with Asthma. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>. 2020 Nov; 125(5): 581-588. </p>
<p class="DefaultText">46. Beiser M, Lu V, Paul S, Ni J, Nazar N, Epstein E, Mammen A, Short J, Tomer Y, <strong>Jariwala SP. </strong><span style="color: #201f1e; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Electronic Health Record Usage Patterns: Assessing telemedicine’s impact on the provider experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. <em>Telemed J E Health</em>. </span><span style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2021 Aug 1;27(8):934-8.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">47. Ferastraoaru D, Hudes G, Jerschow E, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Karagic M, de Vos G, Rosenstreich D, Ramesh M. Eosinophilia in Asthma Patients is Protective Against Severe COVID-19 Illness. <em>J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract</em><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. 2021 Mar; 9(3): 1152-1162.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">48. Camacho-Rivera M, Islam J, Vidot D, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Prevalence and risk factors of COVID-19 physical and mental health symptoms among U.S. adults with allergies. <em>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</em>. 2021 Feb 24; 18(5): 2231. </p>
<p class="DefaultText">49. Tomer Y, Gong M, Keller M, Southern W, Kitsis E, Kajita G, Shapiro L, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Epstein E. Teamwork and leadership under fire at the epicenter of the Covid-19 epidemic in the Bronx. <em>Frontiers in Medicine</em>. 2021 Mar 18; 290. </p>
<p class="DefaultText"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">50. Feldman JM, Becker J, Arora A, DeLeon J, Hernandez TT, Greenfield N., Wiviott A., <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Shim C, Federman A, Wisnivesky J. Depressive symptoms and over-perception of airflow obstruction in older adults with asthma. <em>Psychosomatic Med</em>. </span><span style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2021 Sep 1;83(7):787-94.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">51. Arora S, Hemmige V, Mandke C, Chansoria M, Rawat S, Dravid A, Sethi Y, Medikeri G, <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Puius Y. Preliminary Results from an Online Registry of Coronavirus Disease-Associated Mucormycosis, India. <em>Emerging Infectious Diseases</em>. <span style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2021 Nov;27(11):2963.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">52. Kaur S, Rosenstreich D, Cleven K, Spivack S, Grizzanti J, Reznik M, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Severe Asthma in an Adult, Inner-city predominantly African-American and Latinx Population: Demographic, Clinical and Phenotypic Characteristics. <em>Journal of Asthma. </em><span style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2021 Nov 25:1-1.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText"><span style="color: #201f1e; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">53. Su Z, He L, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Zheng K, Chen Y. “What is your envisioned future?”: towards human-AI enrichment in data work of asthma care. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work 2022 (In Press).</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText"><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">54. Oh S, Nair S, Casler A, Nguyen D, Forero J, Joco C, Kubert J, Esses D, Adams D, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Leff J. A prospective observational study evaluating the use of remote patient monitoring in ED discharged COVID-19 patients in NYC. <em>American Journal of Emergency Medicine</em>. 2022 May 1; 54: 64-71. </span></p>
<p class="DefaultText"><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">55. </span>Ruan E, Beiser M, Lu V, Paul S, Ni J, Nazar N, Liu J, Kim M, Epstein E, Keller M, Kitsis E, Tomer Y, <strong>Jariwala SP. </strong>Physician Electronic Health Record Usage as Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. <em>Applied Clinical Informatics</em> (In Press).</p>
<p class="DefaultText">56. Mani K, Miller R, Lin J, Shahani J, <strong>Jariwala SP. </strong>Trends in seasonal pollen and asthma-related morbidity among adults and children in urban settings, 2001-2020. <em>Journal of Asthma </em>(In Press).</p>
<p class="DefaultText">57. Silverstein G, Styke S, Kaur S, Singh A, Green S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Feldman J. The Relationship between Depressive Symptoms, eHealth Literacy, and Asthma Outcomes in the Context of a Mobile Health Intervention. <em>Psychosomatic Medicine</em> (In Press). </p>
<p class="DefaultText">58. Sun Y, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Reznik M. Measurement of adherence to inhaled corticosteroids by self-report and electronic medication monitoring. <em>Journal of Asthma </em>(In Press).</p>
<p class="DefaultText">59. Hantgan S, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. User-centered health applications for asthma. <em>Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology</em> (In Press).</p>
<p class="DefaultText">60. Feldman J, Ankam J, Barry M, Fruchter N, Becker J, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Shim J, Wisnivesky J, Federman A. A pilot RCT of an intervention to improve perception of lung function in older adults with asthma. <em>American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine</em><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> (In Press).</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">61. Holtzer R, Feldman J, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Izzetoglu M. Asthma History Influences Gait Performance And Associated Prefrontal Cortex Activation Patterns in Older Adults. <em>Aging Clinical and Experimental Research</em> (In Press).</p>
<p class="DefaultText">62. Sehanobish E, Ye K, Imam K, Sariahmed K, Kurian J, Patel J, Belletti D, Chung Y, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, White A, Jerschow E. Elaborate prior approval process delays care of moderate-to-severe asthma patients. <em>Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global </em>(In Press).</p>
<p><strong>B. <strong>Books, Chapters in Books, and Review Articles</strong>:</strong></p>
<p>1. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. The role of dendritic cells in the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis. <em>Arch Dermatol Res</em>. 2007 Oct; 299(8):359-66.</p>
<p>2. <strong>Jariwala S</strong>, Abrams E, Benson A, Fodeman J, Zheng T. The role of thymic stromal lymphopoietin in the immunopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. <em>Clinical & Experimental Allergy</em>. 2011 Nov; 41(11): 1515-20.</p>
<p>3. Benson AA, Toh J, Vernon N, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. The Role of Vitamin D in the Immunopathogenesis of Allergic Skin Diseases. <em>Allergy</em>. 2012 Mar; 67(3): 296-301.</p>
<p>4. <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Rastogi D, Sinha S. Asthma, pulmonary diseases and vocal cord dysfunction. In: Rosenstreich DL, de Vos GS, Jackman A, eds. Manual of Allergy and Immunology for Otolaryngologists. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing, Inc.; 2015.</p>
<p>5.<strong> Jariwala SP</strong>, Desai T, Rosenstreich D. Allergic Rhinitis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications. <em>Respimirror</em>. 2015 July-Aug; 5(3): 1-2. </p>
<p>6.<strong> Jariwala SP</strong>, Desai T. The Association Between Obesity and Asthma in South Asians. <em>Journal of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin</em>. 2016 Jan; 30-35. </p>
<p class="DefaultText">7. <strong>Jariwala SP, </strong>Redding L, Hewitt D. The severely under-recognized public health risk of Strongyloidiasis (Helminths) in North American cities – a One Health approach. <em>Zoonoses and Public Health</em>. 2017; 64(8): 579-88.</p>
<p class="DefaultText">8. Eisenman T, Churkina G, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Lovasi G, Pataki D, Weinberger K, Whitlow T. Urban trees, air quality, and asthma: an interdisciplinary review. <em>Landscape and Urban Planning</em>. 2019; 187: 47-59. </p>
<p class="DefaultText">9. Doshi H, Hsia B, Shahani J, Mowrey W, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. Impact of Technology Based Interventions on Patient Reported Outcomes in Asthma: A Systematic Review. <em>J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract</em><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">. 2021 Jun; 9(6): 2336-2341. </span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">10. Deshpande P, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Martin L, Golestaneh L. <span style="color: #201f1e; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The Impact of Technology-based Interventions on Linking Potential Kidney Donors and Transplant Candidates: A Scoping Review. <em>Transplant International</em>. </span><span style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2021 Dec;34(12):2781-93.</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText"><span style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">11. Mosnaim GS, Greiwe J, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>, Pleasants R, Merchant R. Digital Inhalers and Remote Patient Monitoring for Asthma. <em>The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice</em>. 2022 Jun 29 (Online ahead of print).</span></p>
<p class="DefaultText">12. Aksan F, Tanriverdi L, Figueredo CJ, Hasham A, <strong>Jariwala SP</strong>. The Impact of Smartphone Applications on Bowel Preparation, Compliance with Appointments, Cost-effectiveness and Patients’ Quality of Life for the Colonoscopy Process: A Scoping Review. <em>Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology</em> (In Press).</p>
<p class="DefaultText">13. Sariahmed K, Kurian J, Singh AK, Leyton C, Minuti A, Arora S, Jerschow E, <strong>Jariwala SP. </strong>Social, Political, and Economic Determinants of Access to Biologics: A Scoping Review of Structural Determinants in the Clinical Disparities Literature. <em>Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy </em>(In Press).</p>
<p>Sunit P. Jariwala, MD, is Medical Director, Digital Transformation; Director, Clinical & Research Innovation; Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Asthma Center, and Founding Director, Innovation Biodesign Training Program at Montefiore Einstein. He is also Professor, Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is in the diagnosis and treatment of severe asthma in adults and children.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Arts in molecular biology and biochemistry at Rutgers University, Dr. Jariwala attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2005. He came to Montefiore Einstein for his postgraduate training, completing his internal medicine residency in 2008, and his allergy/immunology fellowship in 2011. He is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration in Finance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Isenberg School of Management.</p><p>Dr. Jariwala’s research interests focus on chronic conditions and health disparities, including the development and implementation of innovative health technologies such as mobile applications, applying the social needs-based innovation biodesign framework to create novel health technologies, and investigating health disparities surrounding patients' access to biologic medications. He has shared his work through more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, several book chapters, abstracts, and national and regional presentations. He has also served as an ad hoc reviewer for several national and international medical journals.</p><p>Dr. Jariwala is board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Preventive Medicine (Clinical Informatics). He is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Medical Association. In 2008, Dr. Jariwala received the Leo M. Davidoff Award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of medical students. He was listed in <em>New York Times Magazine</em>’s “New York Rising Stars” in 2013, 2014 and 2016.</p>
Marleine F. Ishak
<p>Marleine Ishak, MD, is an attending physician, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr Ishak brings unique specialized medical skills, experience and commitment to the care of your child with respiratory disease. She has a particular interest in pediatric asthma and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.</p>
<p>In 2005, Dr. Ishak received her medical degree from the Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences in Beirut, Lebanon. After completing her pediatric residency in 2008 at Saint George Hospital/Balamand in Beirut, she came to the United States and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Yale Children’s Hospital in 2011 and her residency in pediatrics at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (CHONY) in 2013.</p>
<p>Dr. Ishak’s research focuses on hypoxia. She has shared her work through publication in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and national presentations.</p>
<p>Dr. Ishak is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.</p>
Golda Hudes
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><strong> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dr. Golda Hudes is a Professor of Medicine (Allergy & Immunology) and of Otorhinolaryngology at Einstein. Her research focuses on asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis. She is a Principal Investigator of multiple clinical trials evaluating the efficacy & safety of traditional and experimental drugs in asthma. Dr. Hudes collaborates with Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Mayo Clinic on the research project evaluating biologic treatment in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Currently she is investigating the relationship between different asthma phenotypes and COVID 19 infection outcomes as well as persistent eosinophilia etiologic factors in inner city population. Her past research focused on immune changes in patients with bronchial asthma during speleotherapy in karst caves. She has published journal articles, abstracts, review articles and book chapters. She mentored numerous fellows, residents and medical students, rotating through the Allergy Division.</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><strong> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dr. Hudes holds MD and PhD degrees from Tbilisi State Medical Institute (Republic of Georgia, USSR). She completed a fellowship in allergy and internal medicine in Georgia; internships and residencies at Metropolitan Hospital Center, Stony Brook University Medical Center, and Jacobi Medical Center; and the Einstein Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Training Program. Prior to her appointment at Einstein she was head of the Department of Allergy at the Research Institute of Rehabilitation in Tbilisi (USSR).</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><strong> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dr. Hudes is board certified in allergy and immunology; Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; Fellow of American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and a member of the executive committee of the New York Allergy and & Asthma Society, where she has served as president, treasurer, and secretary.</span></span></span></strong></p>
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Marc J. Gibber
Clinical focus is on diagnosing and treating nasal and sinus conditions, breathing disorders, ear conditions, swallowing or throat conditions, tonsillitis and general ear, nose and throat conditions.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Dr. Gibber’s research focuses on innovation in healthcare, specifically digital health and remote patient monitoring.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
<p>Marc Gibber, MD, is Director, General/Comprehensive Otolaryngology and Associate Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. His clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of nasal and sinus conditions, breathing disorders, ear conditions, swallowing or throat conditions, tonsillitis and general ear, nose and throat conditions.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts at Yeshiva University in 2002, Dr. Gibber came to Einstein for his medical education, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2008. He continued at Einstein for this postdoctoral training, completing his residency in otorhinolaryngology–head and neck surgery in 2013.</p><p>Dr. Gibber’s research focuses on innovation in healthcare, specifically digital health and remote patient monitoring. He also has an interest in surgical simulation and surgical education. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, poster presentations and invited lectures.</p><p>Dr. Gibber is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. He has been listed among the <em>New York Times</em>’ Super Doctors - Rising Stars.</p>
Mona Gangar
Clinical interests are in all aspects of pediatric otorhinolaryngology with a focus on pediatric head and neck pathology, and special interests in pediatric thyroid disease, vascular anomalies, resident/medical student education and global health.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Dr. Gangar’s research focuses on all aspects of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. <quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
<p>Mona Gangar, MD, MS, is Director. Medical Students; Co-director, Pediatric thyroid program; Faculty Advisor, ENT interest group and Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Her clinical interests are in all aspects of pediatric otorhinolaryngology with a focus on pediatric head and neck pathology, and special interests in pediatric thyroid disease, vascular anomalies, resident/medical student education and global health.</p><p>In 1999, Dr. Gangar received her Bachelor of Science in neuroscience from the University of California Los Angeles. She attended MCP Hahnemann University from 2000 to 2002, earning her Master of Science in medical science. She then attended New York Medical College to pursue her Doctor of Medicine degree, earning it in 2006. Her postdoctoral training included an otorhinolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at Einstein from 2006 to 2011, followed by a yearlong fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Rady’s Children’s Hospital, which she completed in 2012.</p><p>Dr. Gangar’s research focuses on all aspects of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. She has shared her work through publication in journals and podium and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Gangar is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology.</p>