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Office
125 Liberty St
Suite 308
Springfield, MA 01103Phone+1 413-739-4144Fax+1 413-739-7377
Summary
- Dr. Paul Salva is a pediatric pulmonologist in Springfield, MA. He received his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock and has been in practice 29 years. He is experienced in asthma, chlamydia and mycoplasma, and bronchial biopsy. He has more than 100 publications and over 250 citings.
Education & Training
- Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1991 - 1994
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1988
- University of Connecticut, School of PharmacyPhD, Medicinal Chemistry, 1983
- College of the Holy CrossBA, Chemistry, 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1997 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
- TX State Medical License 1989 - 1998
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of the Year American Lung Assoc of Western Mass, 2012
- Random Act of Kindness Award Somers Rotary Club, 2011
- Paul Harris Fellow Rotary International, 2005
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 38 citationsOccurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae in paediatric respiratory infectionsWilmore C. Webley, Yaphet Tilahun, K Lay, Katir K. Patel, Elizabeth S. Stuart
The European Respiratory Journal. 2008-11-14 - 30 citationsInfectious Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with elevated interleukin-8 and airway neutrophilia in children with refractory asthma.Katir K. Patel, Alfin G. Vicencio, Zhongfang Du, Kalliope Tsirilakis, Paul S. Salva
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2010-12-01 - 69 citationsTNF‐α, IL‐8, soluble ICAM‐1, and neutrophils in sputum of cystic fibrosis patientsPaul S. Salva, Nicholas A. Doyle, Lori Graham, Howard Eigen, Claire M. Doerschuk
Pediatric Pulmonology. 1996-01-01
Journal Articles
- The Prevalence and Identity of Chlamydia-Specific IgE in Children with Asthma and Other Chronic Respiratory SymptonsPatel KK, Anderson EA, Salva PS, Webley WC, Respiratory Research, 1/1/2012
- Colonization of Paediatric Lower Respiratory Tract with Genital Mycoplasma SpeciesPatel KK, Salva PS, Webley WC, Respirology, 1/1/2011
- Infectious Chlamydia pneumoniae is Associated with Elevated Interleukin-8 and Airway Neutrophilia in Children with Refractory AsthmaPatel KK, Vicencio AG, Zhongfang Du, Tsirilakis K, Salva PS, Webley WC, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Infectious Asthma Phenotype: The Association Between Respiratory Infections and Asthma in Children.Aldridge K, Salva P, Webley W, American Society of Microbiology, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
- Airway Colonization by Chlamydia Promotes the Release of Th2 Cytokines in the BAL but not Serum of Asthmatic Patients.Salva PS, Salva J, Patel K, Webley W, American Thoracic Society International Conference, Denver CO, 1/13/2011
- All wheezes are not created equal: A multimodality pictorial review of the uncommon asthma mimics in infants and children with pathologic and bronchoscopic correlation.Nguyen C, Salva P, Chaudhary S, Polansky S, Educational Exhibit, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2011
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Lectures
- "New Asthma Guidelines."Holyoke, MA - 1/27/2008
- "Management of Asthma in Children."Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA - 1/14/2008
- "Why Can't We Get a Handle on Asthma?"Holyoke, MA - 1/2/2008
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Other
- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication for Reactive Airway Disease.Tashjian DB, Tirabassi MV, Moriarty KP, Salva PS, Review Series: Pediatrics
1/1/2003 - Anabolic Steroids and Growth Hormone in the Texas Panhandle.Salva PS, Bacon GE, Texas Medicine
1/1/1989 - A Linear Free Energy Study of the 3-Azabicyclo (3.3.1) Nonane Narcotic Analgetics. (Doctoral Dissertation)Salva PS, University of Connecticut, 114 pp.
Storrs, CT - 1/1/1983
Press Mentions
- I-team: Why Some May Suffer Permanently from COVID-19July 29th, 2021
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