LeonardBBacharierMD

Pediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions

Professor of Pediatrics; Director for Center for Pediatric Asthma Research; Scientific Directors for Center for Clinical and Translational Research; Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-936-8785

Summary

I am currently an Attending Physician at Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology & Pulmonary Medicine. My research focuses on childhood asthma.

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Respiratory infections are common in preschoolers, but while most children recover fairly easily from the typical coughs and congestion, a significant number de

Education & Training

Boston Children’s HospitalFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1995 - 1998
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1992, MD

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MO State Medical License 1998 - 2021
MA State Medical License 1997 - 1999
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

Clinical Trials

Treatment of Preschool Children With Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses Using Azythromycin and Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms Using Oral Corticosteroids. Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 3
Washington University Severe Asthma Research Program III Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Active, not recruiting
Oral Bacterial Extract for the Prevention of Wheezing Lower Respiratory Tract Illness Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 03
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Mechanisms Underlying Asthma Exacerbations Prevented and Persistent With Immune-Based Therapy Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Completed
Registry for Asthma Characterization and Recruitment 2 Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 14
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

126 citations
The Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART): Rationale, design, and methods of a randomized, controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy for...
Augusto A. Litonjua, Nancy E. Lange, Vincent J. Carey, Stacey Brown, Nancy Laranjo
Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2014-05-01
73 citations
Association of the Infant Gut Microbiome With Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: An Ancillary Study to the VDAART Randomized Clinical Trial.
Joanne E. Sordillo, Susan A. Korrick, Nancy Laranjo, Vincent J. Carey, George M. Weinstock
JAMA Network Open. 2019-03-01
251 citations
Effects of early-life exposure to allergens and bacteria on recurrent wheeze and atopy in urban children
Susan V. Lynch, Robert A. Wood, Homer A. Boushey, Leonard B. Bacharier, Gordon R. Bloomberg
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2014-09-01

Journal Articles

Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children with Asthma and Low Vitamin D Levels
Erick Forno, Leonard B Bacharier, Wanda Phipatanakul, Kristie Ross, Ronina Covar, James E Gern, Franziska J Rosser, Joshua Blatter, JAMA
Impact of Parental Asthma, Prenatal Maternal Asthma Control and Vitamin D Status on Risk of Asthma and Recurrent Wheeze in 3‐Year Old Children
Scott T Weiss, Leonard B Bacharier, Michael X Schatz, Clinical and experimental allergy
Original Article Phenotypes of Recurrent Wheezing in Preschool Children: Identification by Latent Class Analysis and Utility in Prediction of Future Exacerbation
Wayne Morgan, Daniel J Jackson, Michael D Cabana, Avraham Beigelman, Leonard B Bacharier, Robert S Zeiger, Stanley J Szefler, Fernando D Martinez, ScienceDirect
Original Article Dietary and Plasma Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Are Inversely Associated with Asthma and Atopy in Early Childhood
Robert S Zeiger, Diane R Gold, Avraham Beigelman, Augusto A Litonjua, Leonard B Bacharier, Scott T Weiss, Megan T Sandel, ScienceDirect
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Authored Content

Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children with Asthma and Low Vitamin D LevelsAugust 2020

Press Mentions

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of First Nasal Spray to Combat Severe Allergy AttacksMay 12th, 2023
More Children Have at Least One Deadly Food Allergy, StudyMarch 31st, 2023
Nashville Researchers Kick off Largest Study to Date of Children’s Food AllergiesMarch 24th, 2023
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Grant Support

Washington University AsthmanetNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
Determinants Of Asthma Following RSV Bronchiolitis In Early LifeNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
AIMSNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005

Committees

Member, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, General Clinical Research Center Advisory Committee 2002 - Present
St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Asthma Education Committee 1998 - Present
St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Pediatric Residency Applicant Review Committee 1998 - Present