GirishVVitalpurMD

Pediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Director, Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Program and Allergy Clinical Services, Indiana University School of Medicine

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Office
705 Riley Hospital Drive
ROC 4270
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone(317) 948-7208
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Summary

--Director, Allergy Clinical Services
    I guide a team of four physicians and two nurse practitioners in three different clinics in central Indiana.
--Director, Allergy-Immunology (A-I) Fellowship Program
    I developed the AI Fellowship program, achieved accreditation from the American Council of Graduate Medical Education, and currently supervise the training of two fellows.
--Director, Allergy-Immunology Medical Education and Elective
    I have taught hundreds of medical students and residents in clinics and in lectures since 2007 and mentored over ten residents into competitive A-I fellowships.
--Director, Food Allergy Research & Education Center of Clinical Excellence at Riley
--Specialist in pediatric allergy, asthma, and immunology
--Co-Director: GastroIntestinal Eosinophilic Diseases (GIEDs) clinic at Riley (Multidisciplinary clinic with Allergy, GI and Nutrition).
    Top Doctors in Indianapolis, 2014—present.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (2007-2017)

Skills & Expertise

Eosinophilic esophagitis, Atopic dermatitis, Urticaria, Angioedema, Asthma, Immunotherapy, Allergic reactions, Food allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergic rhinitis, Academic medicine, Stinging insect allergies

Education & Training

Louisiana State UniversityFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2001 - 2003
Children's National Medical Center - George Washington UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

LA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
IN State Medical License 1998 - 2021
IL State Medical License 1998 - 2002
DC State Medical License 1996 - 2004
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Indianapolis Monthly Castle Connolly
Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Preventing asthma in high risk kids (PARK) with omalizumab: Design, rationale, methods, lessons learned and adaptation.
Wanda Phipatanakul, David T. Mauger, Theresa W. Guilbert, Leonard B. Bacharier, Sandy Durrani, Daniel J. Jackson, Fernando D. Martinez, Anne M. Fitzpatrick, Amparito C...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2021 Jan 1
Immunoglobulin e-mediated anaphylaxis on the tenth exposure to cisatracurium in a 4-year-old child.
Jenson RD, Latham LB, Vitalpur GV, Dierdorf SF> ;A & A case reports.
Weed pollen season trends in relation to atmospheric co<sub>2</sub> changes in Indiana and Ohio.
Vitalpur, G., Ahmad, H. A., Slaven, J. E.> ;Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. 2019 Jul 7
Designer covalent heterobivalent inhibitors prevent IgE-dependent responses to peanut allergen.
Peter E. Deak, Baksun Kim, Amina Abdul Qayum, Jaeho Shin, Girish Vitalpur, Kirsten M. Kloepfer, Matthew J. Turner, Neal Smith, Wayne G. Shreffler, Tanyel Kiziltepe, Ma...> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2019 Apr 30
Oral food challenge failures among foods restricted because of atopic dermatitis.
Eapen, A. A., Kloepfer, K. M., Leickly, F. E., Slaven, J. E., Vitalpur, G.> ;Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. 2018 Oct 17
Peanut Allergy: An Epidemiologic Analysis of a Large Database.
Leickly, F. E., Kloepfer, K. M., Slaven, J. E., Vitalpur, G.> ;The Journal of pediatrics. 2017 Dec 17
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Multicenter prevalence of anaphylaxis in clinic-based oral food challenges.
Kwei Akuete, Danielle Guffey, Ryan B. Israelsen, John M. Broyles, Lori Jo Higgins, Todd D. Green, David R. Naimi, Andrew J. MacGinnitie, Girish Vitalpur, Charles G. Mi...> ;Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 2017 Oct 1
Variations in pollen counts between Indianapolis, IN, and Dayton, OH, in spring 2013 and 2014.
Vitalpur, G., Padgett, S., Kloepfer, K. M., Slaven, J., Leickly, F. E.> ;Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. 2016 Jul 30
Multisystem reactions during egg oral food challenges may be associated with less severe reactions on initial presentation.
Vitalpur G, Esquivel A, Kloepfer KM, Slaven JE, Leickly FE> ;Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2016-04-28
β-2 Adrenergic Receptor Gene Methylation Is Associated With Decreased Asthma Severity in Inner-City Schoolchildren: Asthma and Rhinitis.
Girish Vitalpur> ;Pediatrics. 2014 Nov 1
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Journal Articles

Allergic rhinitis and asthma severity among children using the emergency room for acute asthma care
Vitalpur G, Moore CM, Mangat R, Mouallem R, Mercante D, Mvula M & Kumar P., Allergy & Clinical Immunology International—Journal of the World Allergy Organization, 2004

Committees

Member, Allergy-Immunology Fellowship Program Directors Committee 2017 - Present
Member, AAAAI Adverse Food & Drug Reactions Committee 2012 - Present
Member, AAAAI Eosinophilic GastroIntestinal Diseases Committee 2010 - Present

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, Indiana
Indiana University Health University HospitalIndianapolis, Indiana

External Links

Girish Vitalpur, MDhttps://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/12617/vitalpur-girish
IUSM Allergy/Immunology Fellowhiphttps://medicine.iu.edu/pediatrics/specialties/pulmonology/fellowship/allergy-immunology