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Office
103 W Loop 281
Ste 474
Longview, TX 75605Phone+1 903-232-6042Fax+1 903-232-8226- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Cynthia Somers, MD is a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Longview, Texas. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Texas and Michigan. She is affiliated with Longview Regional Medical Center and CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2004 - 2008
- Children's Hospital of MichiganResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
- Universidad Nacional de Asuncion Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 2001 - 2005
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- The Effects on Growth and Tolerance of a Routine Infant Formula Fed to Term Infants Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
- Growth and Tolerance of Cow's Milk-Based Infant Formulas Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
- Effect of Formula on Infant Behavior Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 37 citationsEffect of dexamethasone on respiratory syncytial virus‐induced lung inflammation in children: results of a randomized, placebo controlled clinical trialCynthia Somers, Naveed Ahmad, Asuncion Mejias, Steve Buckingham, Cecilia M Carubelli, Kathy Katz, Nora Leos, Ana M. Gomez, John P. DeVincenzo, Octavio Ramilo, Hasan S....> ;Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2009 Aug 1
- 25 citationsRespiratory syncytial virus persistence: evidence in the mouse model.Asuncion Mejias, Susana Chavez-Bueno, Ana M. Gomez, Cynthia Somers, Dora Estripeaut, Juan Pablo Torres, Hasan S. Jafri, Octavio Ramilo> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2008 Oct 1
- 124 citationsMAVS and MyD88 are essential for innate immunity but not cytotoxic T lymphocyte response against respiratory syncytial virusVijay Bhoj, Qinmiao Sun, Elizabeth J. Bhoj, Cynthia Somers, Xiang Chen, Juan Pablo Torres, Asuncion Mejias, Ana M. Gomez, Hasan S. Jafri, Octavio Ramilo, Zhijian J. Chen> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2008 Sep 16
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Hospital Affiliations
- CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - LongviewLongview, Texas
- Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview, Texas