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Office
200 1st St Sw
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2511
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
- University of Malta School of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Parker B. Francis Fellow in Pulmonary Research Harvard School of Public Health, 2003
- Cecile Lehman Award for Basic Science Presentation in Lung Diseases American College of Chest Physicians International Conference 2002, 2002
- Henry Christian Award American Federation for Medical Research, 2001
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsLow-dose vemurafenib monotherapy in BRAFV600E-mutated Erdheim-Chester diseaseGordon Ruan, Antonious Z. Hazim, Jithma P. Abeykoon, Caleb Scheckel, Robert Vassallo
Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2020-07-01 - 428 citationsCigarette Smoking and Inflammation: Cellular and Molecular MechanismsJohn Tayu Lee, V. Taneja, R. Vassallo
Journal of Dental Research. 2012-02-01 - 57 citationsSafety, tolerability, and efficacy of pirfenidone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-contr...Joshua J Solomon, Sonye K Danoff, Felix A Woodhead, Shelley Hurwitz, Rie Maurer
The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine. 2023-01-01
Journal Articles
- Estimation of the Absolute Shear Stiffness of Human Lung Parenchyma Using 1H Spin Echo, Echo Planar MR ElastographyMariappan YK, Glaser KG, Levin DL, Vassallo R, Hubmayr RD, Mottram C, Ehman RL, McGee KP, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1/1/2013
- Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Challenges and OpportunitiesVassallo R, Taneja V, Shortness of Breath, 1/1/2013
- Against the ATS Statement on Human Embryonic Stem Cell ResearchThomas CF Jr, Vassallo R, Castro M, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Clinical Features and Outcomes of Unifocal Adult Langerhans Cell HistiocytosisRobert Vassallo, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Single-Agent Cladribine As an Effective Therapy for Adults with Langerhans Cell HistiocytosisRobert Vassallo, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- An Oral Pan-akt Inhibitor in Patients with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Shows Signs of Clinical ActivityArceci RJ, Allen C, Dunkel I, Jacobsen E, Whitlock J, Vassallo R, Borrell I, Morris S, Reedy BA, Portnoy A, Noble B, Murnane A, Szabo S, Rodriguez-Galindo C, McClain K..., Pediatr Blood Cancer, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Tumor Mutational Burden and Other Immunotherapy Markers in Histiocytic Neoplasms Using Next Generation Sequencing2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- The Overlap between Smoking Related Lung DiseasesPadova, Italy - 1/1/2014
- Breathmaking Progress in Interstitial Lung DiseasesSan Diego, California - 1/1/2014
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Press Mentions
- People Who Vape Have Increased Frequency of Covid-19 Symptoms: StudyJanuary 17th, 2022
- Contagiousness May Linger Beyond Five Days; COVID-19 Worse for VapersJanuary 14th, 2022
- E-cigarette Users Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Are More Likely to Experience COVID-19 SymptomsJanuary 13th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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