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Gurjit Khurana-Hershey, MD, Allergy & Immunology, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Allergy & Immunology Cincinnati, OH

Asthma & Allergic Conditions, Pediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions, Clinical & Laboratory Immunology

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Summary

  • Dr. Khurana Hershey is an internationally recognized expert in pediatric asthma, allergy and immunology, genetics, and environmental health who has devoted her career to clinical investigation using a combination of epidemiologic, basic, translational, and clinical research to answer fundamental questions that contribute to the development of childhood asthma. Her research centers on identifying the genetic and environmental factors important in asthma and allergy, especially at the epithelial surfaces, and dissecting the molecular mechanisms underlying their contributions. In addition to her research contributions, she is the Director of the NIH funded Medical Scientist (MD/PhD) Training Program at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Khurana Hershey has been continuously funded for nearly 20 years and has published over 160 articles.

Education & Training

  • Drexel University College of Medicine
    Drexel University College of MedicineExecutive Leadership in Academic Medicine, Program for Women, 2008 - 2009
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1995 - 1997
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1997 - 2024
  • American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • World Allergy Organization Scientific Achievement Award 2015
  • Cincy Magazine 2015 Top Doctors 2015
  • Member, National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council (NAAIDC) of the National Institutes of Health 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • New Tool Better Predicts Pediatric Asthma Development
    New Tool Better Predicts Pediatric Asthma DevelopmentJanuary 2nd, 2019

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow
  • Collegium Internationale Allergologicum
    Member
  • American Society for Clinical Investigation
    Member
  • University of Cincinnati Fellows of the Graduate School
    Member
  • National Academy of Inventors
    Member
  • American Pediatric Society
    Member
  • Society for Pediatric Research
    Member
  • Association of Indian Physicians
    Member
  • Cincinnati Allergy Society
    Member
  • Clinical Immunology Society
    Member
  • American Association of Immunologists
    Member
  • American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
    Fellow
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
    Fellow
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    Fellow
  • American Medical Association
    Member

Other Languages

  • Punjabi

Hospital Affiliations