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Rebecca Gruchalla, MD, PhD
Endowed Title: William A. Sellars, M.D., and Joyce M. Sellars Distinguished Chair in Allergy and Immunology
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
rebecca.gruchalla@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Rebecca S. Gruchalla, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She also holds the William A. Sellars M.D. and Joyce M. Sellars Distinguished Chair in Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Gruchalla received her PhD and medical degrees from UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. After completing internal medicine training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and allergy and immunology training at UT Southwestern, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty. Dr. Gruchalla enjoys both her teaching and clinical responsibilities. In addition, much of her time is devoted to research activities in the area of pediatric asthma. She has been leading NIAID-funded inner city pediatric asthma studies since 1994. Dr. Gruchalla currently is participating in the multi-site Inner City Asthma Consortium as project director of the site at UT Southwestern. Dr. Gruchalla also is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.
Education
| Fellowship | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1990) |
| Residency | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1988) |
| Internship | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1986) |
| Medical School | UT Southwestern Medical Center (1985) |
Research Interests
Publications
Gruchalla RS, Pongracic J, Plaut M, Evans R, Visness CM, Walter M, Crain EF, Kattan M, Morgan WJ, Steinback S, Stout J, Malindzak G, Smartt E, Mitchell H , Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , March 2005; (115):584-91
Daulat S, Solensky R, Earl HS, Casey W, Gruchalla , J Allergy Clin Immunol , June 2004; (6/113):1220-1222
Szefler SJ, Mitchell H, Sorkness CA, Gergen PJ, O’Connor GT, Morgan WJ, Kattan M, Pongracic JA, Teach SA, Bloomberg GR, Eggleston PA, Gruchalla RS, Kercsmar CM, Liu AH, Wildfire JJ, Curry MD, Busse WW , Lancet , 2008; (372 (9643)):1065-72
Solensky R, Earl HS, Gruchalla RS. , Archives of Internal Medicine , 2002; (162):822-826
Gruchalla RS , Lancet , 2000; (356):1505-1511
Crain EF, Walter, M, O’Conner GT, Mitchell H, Gruchalla RS, Kattan M, Malindzak GS, Enright P, Evans R 3rd, Morgan W, Stout JW , Environ Health Perspect , September 2002; (9/110):939-945
Gruchalla RS, Pongracic J, Plaut M, Evans R, Visness CM, Walter M, Crain EF, Kattan M, Morgan WJ, Steinback S, Stout J, Malindzak G, Smartt E, Mitchell H , Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , March 2005; (115):584-91
Morgan WJ, Crain E, Gruchalla RS, O’Connor G, Kattan M, Evans R, Stout J, Malindzak G, Smartt E, Plaut M, Walter M, Vaughn B, Mitchell H , N England Journal of Medicine , August 2004; (351):1068-80
Szefler AJ, Mitchell H, Sorkness CA, Gergen PJ, O’Connor GT, Morgan WJ, Kattan M, Pongracic JA, Teach SA, Bloomberg GR, Eggleston PA, Gruchalla RS, Kercsmar CM, Liu AH, Wildfire JJ, Curry MD, Busse WW , Lancet , 2008; (372 (9643)):1065-72
Gruchalla RS , J Allergy Clin Immunol , 2001; (108):475-478
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Honors/Awards
Lectureship Award (2007)
Special Recognition Award (2007)
Editorial Award (2004)
Research Award (2003)
Research Award (1992)