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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, 1987 - 1990
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1986
- University of Bonn Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 1985 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Clinical Trials
- Rituximab for the Treatment of Wegener's Granulomatosis and Microscopic Polyangiitis Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
- Longitudinal Study for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
- Longitudinal Protocol for Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's) and Microscopic Polyangiitis Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 52 citationsDifferences between human proteinase 3 and neutrophil elastase and their murine homologues are relevant for murine model experiments.Olaf Wiesner, Robert D. Litwiller, Amber M. Hummel, Margaret A. Viss, Cari J. McDonald
FEBS Letters. 2005-10-10 - 276 citationsEosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss) (EGPA) Consensus Task Force recommendations for evaluation and management.Matthieu Groh, Christian Pagnoux, Chiara Baldini, Elisabeth H. Bel, Paolo Bottero
European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2015-09-01 - 510 citationsMepolizumab or Placebo for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with PolyangiitisMichael E. Wechsler, Praveen Akuthota, David Jayne, Paneez Khoury, Amy D. Klion
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2017-05-17
Journal Articles
- Pulmonary Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Has IgG4 Plasma Cells and Immunoregulatory FeaturesZachary M Dong, Michael E Wechsler, Praveen Akuthota, Peter A Merkel, Ulrich Specks, Benjamin Raby, Frederic Clayton, The American Journal of Pathology
Other
- Cyclophosphamide pulmonary toxicitySpecks U
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/cyclophosphamide-pulmonary-toxicity
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-18
Press Mentions
- Substudy of ADVOCATE Trial for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Finds Avacopan Reduces Need for Glucocorticoids, Respiratory and ENT InvolvementMay 9th, 2022
- Vasculitis Guidelines in Focus, Part 3: EGPASeptember 14th, 2021
- Researchers Identify Possible New Treatment for Severe VasculitisJuly 14th, 2010
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