Robert Wise

Professor

Academic Degrees

MD

School/Organization
Bloomberg School of Public Health

Department / Division
Medicine
Physiology

Joint Departmental Affiliations
Environmental Health Sciences

Departmental Address
Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, 4B.72

Email: rwise@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
Phone: 410-550-0545
Fax: 410-550-2612

Research and Professional Experience

• 1. Clinical trials in chronic obstructive lung diseases. These include long-term studies of inhaled corticosteroids in mild to moderate COPD (lung Health Study II), effect of anti-inflammatory agents on lung growth in mild to moderate asthmatic children (CAMP), safety and effectiveness of lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema (LVRS Trial), and studies of treatment of pregnant asthmatic women.
• 2. Scleroderma and the lung. Studies of the clinical epidemiology, pathobiology, and treatment of interstitial lung disease in patients with Scleroderma.

Research Projects
Prevalence of asthma and underlying risk factors in two Peruvian cities
Asthma was previously considered to be uncommon in Latin America; however, recent studies in different Latin American cities have identified that its prevalence currently ranges between 18% and 27%. These estimates are very high when compared with those reported in other developing countries and...



Selected Publications

• Yurovsky VV, FM Wigley, RA Wise, and B White. Skewing of the CD8- T-cell repertoire in the lungs of patients with systemic sclerosis. Human Immunology 48: 84-97, 1996.
• Tashkin DP, MD Altose, JE Connett, RE Kanner, WW Lee, RA Wise. Methacholine reactivity predicts changes in lung function over time in smokers with mild to moderate airflow limitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 153(6): 1802-1811, 1996.
• Todd NW, RA Wise. Respiratory complications in the collagen vascular diseases. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 3(2): 101-112, 1996.
• Wise RA, GG Weinmann. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: The Principles and Practice of Medicine, 23rd Edition. Stobo JD, DB Hellmann, PW Ladenson, BG Petty, and TA Traill (eds). Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, CT pp 133 139, 1996.
• Wise RA. Pulmonary function during pregnancy. In: Asthma and Allergy in Pregnancy and Early Infancy. Schatz M, RS Zeiger, HN Claman, eds. Marcel Dekker, Inc. (In Press) 1996.

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