Jeffrey M. Drazen Annual Visiting Professor
2012-2013

Fernando Martinez, M.D.

Director of the Arizona Respiratory Center
Swift-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.