ZuhairKBallasMD

Professor of Allergy & Immunology, University Iowa College of Medicine

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200 Hawkins Dr
C42/E-13, GH
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-3697

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Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1976 - 1978
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHInternship, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1974

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1988
Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
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PubMed

55 citations
A patient with simultaneous absence of “classical” natural killer cells (CD3−, CD16+, and NKH1+) and expansion of CD3+, CD4−, CD8−, NKH1+ subset
Zuhair K. Ballas, James M. Turner, Deborah A. Turner, Elizabeth A. Goetzman, John D. Kemp
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 1990-02-01
147 citations
Cancer in primary immunodeficiency diseases: Cancer incidence in the United States Immune Deficiency Network Registry
P.C. Mayor, Kevin H. Eng, Kelly L. Singel, Scott I. Abrams, Kunle Odunsi
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018-03-01
319 citations
Use and interpretation of diagnostic vaccination in primary immunodeficiency: A working group report of the Basic and Clinical Immunology Interest Section of the Ameri...
Jordan S. Orange, Mark Ballow, E. Richard Stiehm, Zuhair K. Ballas, Javier Chinen
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2012-09-01

Other

CD3/T cell receptor complex disorders causing immunodeficiency
Ballas ZK
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/cd3-t-cell-receptor-complex-disorders-causing-immunodeficiency
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-10
Immune function in older adults
Ballas ZK, Azar A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/immune-function-in-older-adults
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-10
T helper subsets: Differentiation and role in disease
Ballas ZK
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/t-helper-subsets-differentiation-and-role-in-disease
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-19

How Dennis Hilzer of Burlington Survived 133 Surgeries, and Learned to Drum AgainMay 1st, 2021
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Subpopulations and PhenotypingJune 1st, 2018

Flow Cytometry Cell SorterNational Center For Research Resources2009
Cancer Immunology And ImmunotherapyNational Cancer Institute2009
Flow Cytometry CoreNational Cancer Institute2005–2009
Killer Cells And AlcoholNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2004–2008
Core--ImmunologyNational Cancer Institute2002
Core--Flow CytometryNational Cancer Institute2000–2002
Flow Cytometry InstrumentNational Center For Research Resources2001
Herbicide Exposure Effect On Natural Killer CellsNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1996
Differential Effect Of Cyclosporine On Lymphocyte SubsetNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1988–1994