A. WesleyBurksMD
Allergy & Immunology • Chapel Hill, NCPediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions
Dean, UNC School of Medicine CEO UNC Health Care System Vice-Chancellor for Medical Affairs, UNC
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Office
4032 Bondurant Hall Cb 7000
Chapel Hill, NC 27599- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1983 - 1985
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983- University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
AR State Medical License 1980 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1983 - 2025- American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
- Oral Immunotherapy for Childhood Egg Allergy Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
- A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsOpen-label study of the efficacy, safety, and durability of peanut sublingual immunotherapy in peanut-allergic children.Edwin H Kim, Corinne A Keet, Yamini V Virkud, Stacy Chin, Ping Ye, Anusha Penumarti, Johanna Smeekens, Rishu Guo, Xiaohong Yue, Quefeng Li, Michael R Kosorok, Michael ...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023 Jun 1
- 6 citationsFood-specific immunoglobulin A does not correlate with natural tolerance to peanut or egg allergens.Elise G Liu, Biyan Zhang, Victoria Martin, John Anthonypillai, Magdalena Kraft, Alexander Grishin, Galina Grishina, Jason R Catanzaro, Sharon Chinthrajah, Tina Sindher...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2022 Nov 16
- Intestinal epithelial cell barrier dysfunction and elevated Angiopoietin-like 4 identified in orally susceptible peanut allergy model.Erin C Steinbach, Johanna M Smeekens, Satyaki Roy, Takahiko Toyonaga, Caleb Cornaby, Layna B Perini, Ana E Berglind, Michael D Kulis, Edwin H Kim, Martin T Ferris, Ter...> ;Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 2023 Feb 1
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Other
- Clinical manifestations of food allergy: An overviewBurks W
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-of-food-allergy-an-overview
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-05 - Diagnostic evaluation of food allergyBurks W
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/diagnostic-evaluation-of-food-allergy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-03-27 - History and physical examination in the patient with possible food allergyBurks W
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/history-and-physical-examination-in-the-patient-with-possible-food-
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-05
Grant Support
- Sublingual Immunotherapy For Peanut AllergyNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2008–2012
- Combined Peanut Oral Immunotherapy And Anti-Ige: Mechanistic StudiesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
- Understanding The Mechanism Of Mucosal ImmunotherapyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007–2011
- Research Training In Allergy And Clinical ImmunologyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2011
- Immunotherapy For Peanut AllergyNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2005–2007
- Treatment Of EGG Allergy In Children Through Oral DesensitizationNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Oral Peanut Immunotherapy For Peanut Allergic PatientsNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Soy Immunotherapy For Patients With Peanut AnaphylaxisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004
- EGG Allergy In Children Through Oral DesensitizationNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Immunotherapy For Patients With Peanut AnaphylaxisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003
- Immunotherapy For Patients With Peanut AnaphylaxisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002
- Arkansas Children Hosp RES Inst Constr: Pain OsteogenesisNational Center For Research Resources2002
- Arkansas Children Hosp RES Inst Constr: Neonatal Birth DefectNational Center For Research Resources2002
- Extramural RES Facilities Constr ProjNational Center For Research Resources2001–2002
- Immunotherapy For Patients With Peanut AnaphylaxisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999–2001
- Molecular And Immunologic Studies Of Peanut AllergensNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1995–1997
- Allergenicity Of Major Component Proteins Of SoybeanNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1989–1993
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