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Office
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008Phone+1 269-337-6430Fax+1 269-337-6434
Summary
- Dr. Steven Proper is a board certified allergist/immunologist in Kalamazoo, MI and is affiliated with WMed (clinical arm of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine) and Bronson Methodist Hospital. He received his DO and PhD from Michigan State University, and completed Pediatrics Residency in 2018 (Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals), Allergy and Immunology Fellowship in 2020 (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), and completed Advanced Allergy and Immunology Research Training Fellowship in 2022 (CCHMC) before starting as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine and WMed in 2022. He specializes in allergic and immunologic conditions, including asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, allergic rhinitis, drug allergy, urticaria/angioedema, and immune deficiency. He primarily sees pediatric patients, but also sees adults. His specific research and clinical interests include oral immunotherapy for food allergy, penicillin allergy de-labeling, asthma, atopic dermatitis, and understanding the impact of the environment on allergic disease risk.
Education & Training
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2018 - 2020
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 2015 - 2018
- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2015
- Michigan State UniversityPh.D., Biochemsitry & Environmental Toxicology, 2006 - 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State License 2021 - 2024
- OH State License 2018 - 2024
- KY State License 2020 - 2023
- WI State License 2016 - 2020
- American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Thomas F. Boat Oral Platform Presentation Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsLoss of hypoxia-inducible factor 2 alpha in the lung alveolar epithelium of mice leads to enhanced eosinophilic inflammation in cobalt-induced lung injury.Steven P. Proper, Yogesh Saini, Krista K. Greenwood, Lori A. Bramble, Nathaniel J. Downing
Toxicological Sciences. 2014-02-01 - 22 citationsDefinition and classification of hereditary angioedema.Steven P. Proper, William J. Lavery, Jonathan A. Bernstein
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2020-11-01 - 16 citationsAchieving Precision Medicine in Allergic Disease: Progress and Challenges.Steven P. Proper, Nurit P. Azouz, Tesfaye B. Mersha
Frontiers in Immunology. 2021-08-18
Journal Articles
- Loss of hypoxia-inducible factor 2 alpha (HIF2α) in the lung alveolar epithelium of mice leads to enhanced eosinophilic inflammation in cobalt-induced lung injury.Steven P Proper and Yogesh Saini, Krista K. Greenwood, Lori A. Bramble, Nathaniel J. Downing, Jack R. Harkema and John J. LaPres., Toxicological Sciences, 2/2014
- Neonatal epithelial hypoxia inducible factor-1α expression regulates the lung's response to experimental asthma.Krista K. Greenwood, Steven P. Proper, Yogesh Saini, Lori Bramble, Daven N. Jackson-Humbles, Jim G. Wagner, Jack R. Harkema and John J. LaPres., Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol., 3/2012
- Gas-phase chemistry of citronellol with ozone and OH radical: Rate constants and products.Jason E. Ham, Steven P. Proper, J.R. Wells., Atmospheric Environment, 2/2006
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