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Office
705 Riley Hospital Drive
ROC 4270
Indianapolis, IN 46202Phone+1 317-948-7208
Summary
- --Director, Allergy Clinical Services
I guide a team of six physicians and two nurse practitioners in three different clinics in central Indiana.
--Associate Director, Allergy-Immunology (A-I) Fellowship Program
I developed the AI Fellowship program, achieved accreditation from the American Council of Graduate Medical Education, and currently help supervise the training of two fellows.
--Director, Allergy-Immunology Medical Education and Elective
I have taught hundreds of medical students and residents in clinics and in lectures since 2007 and mentored nearly 20 residents into competitive A-I fellowships.
--Indiana University Trustees' Teaching Award 2022.
--Director, Food Allergy Research & Education Center of Clinical Excellence at Riley
--Specialist in pediatric allergy, asthma, and immunology
--Co-Director: GastroIntestinal Eosinophilic Diseases (GIEDs) clinic at Riley (Multidisciplinary clinic with Allergy, GI and Nutrition).
Top Doctors in Indianapolis, 2014—2022.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (2007-2017)
Clinical Expertise
- Eosinophilic esophagitis, Atopic dermatitis, Urticaria, Angioedema, Asthma, Immunotherapy, Allergic reactions, Food allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergic rhinitis, Academic medicine, Stinging insect allergies
Education & Training
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2001 - 2003
- Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
- Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State Medical License 1998 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 1996 - 2004
- LA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
- IL State Medical License 1998 - 2002
- American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Indianapolis Monthly Castle Connolly
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
- Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
Clinical Trials
- Allergic Disease Onset Prevention Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsBody mass index in relation to symptom presentation on diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis in children.Rebecca Koenigsberg, Sandeep Gupta, James E Slaven, Tara Sarin, Girish Vitalpur
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2023-10-01 - 15 citationsDesigner covalent heterobivalent inhibitors prevent IgE-dependent responses to peanut allergen.Peter E. Deak, Baksun Kim, Amina Abdul Qayum, Jaeho Shin, Girish Vitalpur
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2019-04-30 - 7 citationsOral food challenge failures among foods restricted because of atopic dermatitis.Amy Eapen, Kirsten M. Kloepfer, Frederick E. Leickly, James E. Slaven, Girish Vitalpur
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2019-02-01
Journal Articles
- Allergic rhinitis and asthma severity among children using the emergency room for acute asthma careVitalpur G, Moore CM, Mangat R, Mouallem R, Mercante D, Mvula M & Kumar P., Allergy & Clinical Immunology International—Journal of the World Allergy Organization, 2004
Committees
- Member, Allergy-Immunology Fellowship Program Directors Committee 2017 - Present
- Member, AAAAI Adverse Food & Drug Reactions Committee 2012 - Present
- Member, AAAAI Eosinophilic GastroIntestinal Diseases Committee 2010 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
External Links
- Girish Vitalpur, MDhttps://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/12617/vitalpur-girish
- IUSM Allergy/Immunology Fellowhiphttps://medicine.iu.edu/pediatrics/specialties/pulmonology/fellowship/allergy-immunology
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