Jeffrey M. Drazen Annual Visiting Professor
2012-2013
Fernando Martinez, M.D.
Director of the Arizona Respiratory CenterSwift-McNear Professor of Pediatrics
University of Arizona in Tucson
A Multifactorial Approach to Asthma Heterogeneity
November 15, 2012, 8:00 a.m. at Massachusetts General Hospital
November 16, 2012 8:00 a.m. at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Previous Lectures:
1991-1992
“Role of Indoor Allergens in Asthma”
Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills, M.D., Ph.D.
1992-1993
“Viral Respiratory Infections and Asthma: Another
Stimulus for Airway Inflammation”
William W. Busse, M.D.
1993-1994
“Role of Leukotrienes in Asthma”
Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D.
1994-1995
“Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Lung
Disease”
Gary W. Hunninghake, M.D.
1995-1996
“Understanding Nocturnal Asthma”
Richard J. Martin, M.D.
1996-1997
“Upper Respiratory Tract Disease for the
Internist”
Michael A. Kaliner, M.D.
1997-1998
“Genetics of Asthma”
Eugene R. Bleecker, M.D.
1998-1999
“Development of Chronic Allergic Airway
Inflammation”
Romain Pauwels, M.D., Ph.D.
1999-2000
“Allergen-Induced Asthma: The Role of the Bone
Marrow”
Paul M. O’Byrne, M.D.
2000-2001
“The Asthma Epidemic: Is it Our Genes, The Environment,
or Both?”
Scott T. Weiss, M.D.
2001-2002
“New Targets for Asthma Therapy: Problems and
Progress”
Homer A. Boushey, Jr., M.D.
2002-2003
“Similarities and Differences Between Asthma and COPD”
Leonardo M. Fabbri, M.D.
2003-2004
“Difficult Asthma”
Sally E. Wenzel, M.D.
2004-2005
“Monitoring Asthma: Do We Have the Right Targets?”
Dirkje S. Postma, M.D.
2005-2006
“Exercise-Induced
Asthma”
E. Regis McFadden, M.D.
2006-2007
“Severe Asthma: New Therapeutic Opportunities”
Tak H. Lee, M.D.
2007-2008
“Determinants of Childhood Asthma and
Allergies”
Erika von Mutius, M.D., M.Sc.
2008-2009
“Novel Approaches to Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Asthma”
Julian Solway, M.D.
2009-2010
“Innate Immune Dysfunction in Asthma: The Role of Surfactant Protein A”
Monica Kraft, M.D.
2010-2011
"A Novel Look at the Pathogenesis of Asthma"
Stephen Holgate, M.D.
2011-2012
"Lipid Mediators in Asthma: New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets"
Sven-Erik Dahlén, M.D., Ph.D.