Andrea J. Apter, MD,MA,MSc

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Professor CE of Medicine
Senior Fellow , Center for Public Health Initiatives
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Section of Allergy and Immunology
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
829 West Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-2775
Fax: (215) 662-2425
Email: apter@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (with High Honors)
University of Connecticut (Mathematics), 1970.
 M.A.
Temple University (Mathematics), 1972.
 Post-Bacca (Pre-Health Program)
University of Pennsylvania, 1980.
 M.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 1984.
 M.Sc
Harvard School of Public Health (Epidemiology), 1997.
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Description of Research Expertise

epidemiology
asthma
drug allergy
adverse drug reactions
health disparities
adherence
patient-physician communication
clinical research
quality of life
qualitative research

Description of Clinical Expertise

allergy-immunology
asthma
drug allergy
rhinitis
sinusitis
urticaria
food allergy
immunodeficiency
anaphylaxis
angioedema
atopic dermatitis

Selected Publications

Koplin JJ, Apter AJ, Farmer RS, Venter C, Mack DF.: Improving adherence through collaboration and care coordination in the management of allergies and asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunology In Practice 2024 In press.

 Fadugba O, Gleeson P, Rizwan Mm Apter A, Katsnelson M, Curley C. : Demographic Factors Associated with Penicillin Allergy Evaluation in Pregnancy. J Allergy Clin Immunol (AAAAI 2024 National Meeting) 2024.

 Ishmael L, Apter A, Busse PJ, Calderon-Candelario R, Carroll JK, Casale T, Celedón JC, Cohen R, Coyne-Beasley T, Cui J, Ericson B, Hernandez P, Kaelber DC, Maher N, Merriman C, Mosnaim G, Nazario S, Phipatanakul W, Pinto-Plata V, Riley I, Shenoy K, Wisnivesky J, Yawn B, Israel E, Cardet JC. Asthma morbidity measures across Black ethnic subgroups. : Asthma morbidity measures across Black ethnic subgroups. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Feb;153(2):408-417. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.10.028. Epub 2023 Nov 23. PMID: 38000696; PMCID: PMC10922293. 2024.

 Gleeson PK, Morales KH, Kerlin MP, Fadugba OO, Apter AJ, Christie JD, Himes BF : Asthma Exacerbations in Aspergillus sensitized adults with asthma differs by race. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology In Press, 2024.

 Park H, Klusaritz H, Bryant-Stephens T, Localio AR, Scharfstein D, LaRose k, Fergus L, Foote P, Marales KJ, Han X, Apter AJ: Timely Outcomes. a J RESpiR Crit Care Med. H. Park, H.A. Klusaritz, T. Bryant-Stephens, A.R. Localio, D. Scharfstein, K. La Rose, L. Fergus, P. Foote, K.H. Morales, X. Han, and A.J. Apter. Timely Outcomes (abstract). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A1400. 209: A1400, 2024.

 Ramirez LG, Louisias M, Ogbogu PU, Stinson A, Gupta t, Sansweet S. Taradeep Singh, Apter A, Jones BL, Nyanhuis S. : Understanding Health Equity in Patient-Reported Outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 12: 2617 - 24. 2024.

 Chioma Udemgba, Sandeep K Sarkaria, Patrick Gleeson, Tyra Bryant-Stephens, Princess U. Ogbogu, Paneez Khoury, Andrea J. Apter: New Considerations of Health Disparities within Allergy and Immunology. J Allergy Clin Immunol 151: 314-23, 2023

Apter AJ, Bryan =Stephens, Park H, Klusaritz H, Han X, Morales KH : Trust and virtual Communication during the COVID-19 pandemic for adults with asthma from low-income neighborhoods: what have we learned. J Allergy Clin Immunol 152: 68-72, 2023.

 Ishmael L, Apter A, Busse PJ, ....Israel E, Cardet JC.: Asthma Morbidity Measures Across Black Ethnic Subgroups. Journal Allergy & Clinical Immunology in press, 2023.

 Bailey J ,... Apter AJ...: Patients commonly use the PARTICS Rescue Inhaled Corticosteroid Supplementation Strategy Post-Trial and find it helpful for Asthma Control. AAAAI 2023 meeting 2023.
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