Julian Lewis Allen, M.D.
Emeritus Professor CE of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
CHOP - Colkett Translational Research Bldg.
34th & CIVIC CENTER BLVD.
11th FLOOR - PULMONARY
Philadelphia, PA 19104
34th & CIVIC CENTER BLVD.
11th FLOOR - PULMONARY
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3749
Fax: 215-590-3500
Fax: 215-590-3500
Email:
allenj@email.chop.edu
allenj@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
Columbia College, Columbia University New York, New York , 1974.
M.D. (Medicine)
College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia Univ., 1978.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biology)
Columbia College, Columbia University New York, New York , 1974.
M.D. (Medicine)
College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia Univ., 1978.
Description of Research Expertise
The research interests of Dr. Allen include developmental respiratory system mechanics, lung function testing in children, adolescents and infants; pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease; and the development of oscillometry for pediatric respiratory system function testing in normal children, former preterm children and children s/p stem cell transplantationDescription of Clinical Expertise
General pediatric pulmonologyDescription of Other Expertise
Past Division Chief, Pulmonary Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Center,The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Selected Publications
Abts MF, Silva Carmona MD, Baker KS, Ballard S, Genatassio A et al: Longitudinal analysis of lung clearance index in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant: A TRANSPIRE study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025.Josephson M, Boas H, Freedman J, Young LR, Goldfarb SB, et al, and Allen JL: Abnormal oscillometry in a multicenter study of subjects following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) identified as "normal" at enrollment. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025.
Josephson M, Boas H, Young LR, Goldfarb SB, Gaffin G, et al, and Allen JL: Abnormal baseline oscillometry in subjects undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025.
Abts MF, Silva Carmona, MD, Baker S, Ballard S, Genatossio A et al: Comparisons between multiple breath washout and standard -of-care spirometry in children undergoing allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: A TRANSPIRE study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025.
Koo J, Cooper R, Hills B, Edwards SL, Abts MF, Lake K, Ballard S, Baker KS, Doherty E, Silva MD, Azamian MS, Freedman JL, Young, LR, Allen JL, Josephson M, Caraballo A, Wong W, Gaffin JM, Lehmann L, Sjoquist J, McAlpine W, Macmillan ML, Lacher P, Cisneros GS, Zinter M, Urrego F, Towe C, Strecker L, Walkup L, Woods J, Davies S, Goldfarb S.: Abnormal baseline pulmonary status before hematopoietic stem cell transplant is under recognized: A report from the TRANSPIRE study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025.
Wong W, Goldfarb SB, Josephson M, Young LR, Allen JL, Silva Carmona MD, Abts MF, Towe C, Urrego F, Lane A, Lehmann L, Koo J, Davies SMyers K, Woods JC, Gaffin JM.: Underlying immunodeficiency diagnosis is asssociated with worsened baseline and longitudinal FEV1 and FVC after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant in a multicenter study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025.
Josephson M, Boas H, Freedman J, Young L, Goldfarb Robinson P, Towe C, Gaffin J, Wong W, Koo J, Lane A, Davies S, McDonough J, Allen J: Intrabreath oscillometry (IBO) vs spectral oscillometry (SO) in detecting respiratory disease in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025 Notes: ATS Int Conference 2025.
Urrego F, Stevens C, Myers K, Josephson M, Silva Carmona et al: Home spirometry for early identification of pulmonary dysfunction after hematopoietic stem cell transplant in the TRANSPIRE research study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2025.
Vamos L and Allen J: The use of stringed instruments as an analogy to explain oscillation mechanics of the developing normal and diseased respiratory system. Pediatric Pulmonology 59(4): 1110-1113, 2024 Notes: DOI10.1002/ppul.26846.
Kelchtermans J, Allen J and Bhandari A.: PM 2.5 exposure and household income are associated with lung function abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Pulmonology 59(12): 3419-3425, 2024 Notes: in press.