Ulrich Specks MD

Pulmonology•Rochester, MN

Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pleural Disease

Chair, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester

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200 1st St SwRochester, MN 55905
Phone+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
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Longitudinal Study for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Recruiting
Longitudinal Protocol for Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's) and Microscopic Polyangiitis Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids for Treatment of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasm Antibody (ANCA) - Associated Vasculitis Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
One-Time DNA Study for Vasculitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Recruiting
The Assessment of Prednisone In Remission Trial - Centers of Excellence Approach
COMPLETED
PHASE3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Association between antiphospholipid antibodies and diffuse alveolar haemorrhage risk in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mariana González-Treviño, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra, Jeffrey X Yang, Larry J Prokop, Sherif M Gamal
Rheumatology. 2025-04-01
Interstitial lung disease, antineutrophil cystoplasmic antibodies and microscopic polyangiitis.
Ulrich Specks, Paige K Marty
Rheumatology. 2025-03-01
"Normal" Glomerular Score Correlates With Outcomes in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitis With Glomerulonephritis.
Marta Casal Moura, Fernando C Fervenza, Ulrich Specks, Sanjeev Sethi
Kidney International Reports. 2025-02-01

Journal Articles

Pulmonary Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Has IgG4 Plasma Cells and Immunoregulatory Features
Zachary M Dong, Michael E Wechsler, Praveen Akuthota, Peter A Merkel, Ulrich Specks, Benjamin Raby, Frederic Clayton, The American Journal of Pathology

Other

Cyclophosphamide pulmonary toxicity
Specks 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