FACULITY BIOGRAPHIES

Bryan L. Martin, DO (Moderator)
Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics
Director, Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Director, Allergy and Immunology Section
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Bryan L. Martin, DO, is a professor of clinical medicine and pediatrics for the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and is director of the Allergy and Immunology Section and the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Martin is a graduate of the University of Osteopathic Medicine & Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. After receiving his doctorate in osteopathic medicine, he went on to complete his residency and fellowship training at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, and the Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, respectively. Dr. Martin is a retired colonel of the US Army and has been the recipient of the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, and several Meritorious Service Medals and Army Commendation Medals.

Dr. Martin’s research interests include the treatment of asthma and allergic conditions, skin testing, and immunotherapy. He has authored numerous journal articles that have appeared in such journals as Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and he currently serves on the editorial review board of the latter publication. Dr. Martin is a fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; and the American College of Physicians.

Bruce L. Zuraw, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology
Director, Allergy & Immunology Training Program
University of California School of Medicine
San Diego, California
Research Scientist, Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Director, Section of Allergy & Immunology
San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center
La Jolla, California

Bruce L. Zuraw, MD, is professor of medicine, chief of the Section of Allergy & Immunology, and director of the Allergy & Immunology Training Program at the University of California School of Medicine, San Diego. Dr. Zuraw received a medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine. Dr. Zuraw then served as a postdoctoral fellow and chief clinical fellow at the Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation in La Jolla, California. He is board-certified in internal medicine and allergy and immunology.

Dr. Zuraw’s research focuses on allergic inflammation in humans, with particular attention to hereditary angioedema and on the mechanism of action of glucocorticoids. He has published more than 150 papers, book chapters, abstracts, and other publications in the field of allergy and immunology; he has served as journal reviewer for 24 journals; and he is a member of the Review Board for the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He has also served as invited editor for the Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America (angioedema volume).

Dr. Zuraw has received numerous honors and awards for his contributions to the field, and has been on the Best Doctors in America^® list since 1996.

Michael M. Frank, MD
Samuel L. Katz Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Immunology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina

Michael M. Frank, MD, is a Samuel L. Katz Professor at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. After graduating from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Frank completed his residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Frank then became active in several divisions of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, before achieving the title of distinguished professor of pediatrics and medicine and professor of immunology at Duke University.

Dr. Frank’s interest lies primarily in immunology. He has published multiple articles on bacterial infections, the complement cascade, and the effects of immunoglobulin on the complement cascade. He is on the editorial boards of both Medicine and Current Opinion in Pediatrics and is the reviewing editor for the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. He has also completed several research studies on the roles of complement and surfactant proteins and the effects of C1 inhibitor on immune reactions.

Allen P. Kaplan, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Staff Physician
National Allergy, Asthma and Urticaria Centers of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

Allen P. Kaplan, MD, is clinical professor of medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, and staff physician at the National Allergy, Asthma and Urticaria Centers of Charleston. Dr. Kaplan is a graduate of Columbia University and Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, New York, where he received a doctorate of medicine (summa cum laude). He completed his specialty training in allergy and clinical immunology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and his rheumatology training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Subsequently, he became director of allergic diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and then chairman of the Department of Medicine and director of Allergic Diseases at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Kaplan is board-certified in internal medicine, allergy and clinical immunology, rheumatology, and diagnostic laboratory immunology.

Dr. Kaplan is past president of the World Allergy Organization (2000–2003), the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, and the Clinical Immunology Society. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Kaplan has authored more than 300 articles, monographs, and editorials, and he edited the textbook titled Allergy, which is utilized in training programs throughout the world. In addition, he co-edited the textbook titled Urticaria and Angioedema and a recently published two-volume textbook titled Allergy and Allergic Diseases. Dr. Kaplan’s research interests focus on inflammatory mechanisms of allergic disease. He is a world-renowned authority on the mechanisms and treatment of urticaria and angioedema.