LucilleALesterMD

Pediatric Pulmonology • Chicago, IL

Professor of Pediatrics (retired)

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 773-702-1000

Fax+1 773-702-4753
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Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1974 - 1977
University of ChicagoResidency, Pediatrics, 1972 - 1974
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1973 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2018
IN State Medical License 2001 - 2013
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

19 citations
Pediatric Pulmonology: Part 2.
Lucille A. Lester, B Louise Giles> ;Pediatric Annals. 2019 Apr 1
20 citations
Pediatric Pulmonology: Part 1.
B Louise Giles, Lucille A. Lester> ;Pediatric Annals. 2019 Mar 1
8 citations
Use of Heliox Delivered via High-Flow Nasal Cannula to Treat an Infant With Coronavirus-Related Respiratory Infection and Severe Acute Air-Flow Obstruction
Sherwin E Morgan, Kirissa Vukin, Steve Mosakowski, Patti Solano, Lolita Stanton, Lucille A. Lester, Romeen Lavani, Jesse B. Hall, Avery Tung> ;Respiratory Care. 2014 Nov 1
5 citations
Disclosure of Genetic Research Results to Members of a Founder Population
Rebecca Anderson, Kathleen Murray, Jessica X. Chong, Rebecca Ouwenga, Marina Antillon, Peixian Chen, Lorena Diaz de Leon, Kathryn J. Swoboda, Lucille A. Lester, Soma D...> ;Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2014 Apr 29
49 citations
Genome-wide association study of lung function phenotypes in a founder population
Tsung Chieh Yao, Gaixin Du, Lide Han, Ying Sun, Donglei Hu, James J. Yang, Rasika A. Mathias, Lindsey A. Roth, Nicholas Rafaels, Emma E. Thompson, Dagan A. Loisel, Reb...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2014 Jan 1
23 citations
Obstructive sleep apnea in the formerly preterm infant: an overlooked diagnosis.
Preeti B. Sharma, Fuad M. Baroody, David Gozal, Lucille A. Lester> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2011 Nov 29
23 citations
Rising prevalence of asthma is sex-specific in a US farming population
Caroline A. Motika, Charalampos Papachristou, Mark Abney, Lucille A. Lester, Carole Ober> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2011 Oct 1
28 citations
Parental Understanding of Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis After a Negative Sweat-Test
Colleen Walsh Lang, Susanna A. McColley, Lucille A. Lester, Lainie Friedman Ross> ;Pediatrics. 2011 Feb 1
378 citations
Effect of Variation in CHI3L1 on Serum YKL-40 Level, Risk of Asthma, and Lung Function
Carole Ober, Zheng Tan, Ying Sun, Jennifer D. Possick, Lin Pan, Raluca Nicolae, Sadie Radford, Rodney Parry, Andrea Heinzmann, Klaus A. Deichmann, Lucille A. Lester, J...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2008 Apr 17
56 citations
Bioavailability and safety of a high dose of docosahexaenoic acid triacylglycerol of algal origin in cystic fibrosis patients: a randomized, controlled study
John D. Lloyd-Still, Catherine A. Powers, Dennis R. Hoffman, Katherine Boyd-Trull, Lucille A. Lester, Diane Benisek, Linda M. Arterburn> ;Nutrition. 2006 Jan 1
36 citations
Variation in ITGB3 Is Associated with Asthma and Sensitization to Mold Allergen in Four Populations
Lauren A. Weiss, Lucille A. Lester, James E. Gern, Raoul L. Wolf, Rodney Parry, Robert F. Lemanske, Julian Solway, Carole Ober> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2005 Jul 1
163 citations
Fine Mapping and Positional Candidate Studies Identify HLA-G as an Asthma Susceptibility Gene on Chromosome 6p21
Dan L. Nicolae, Nancy J. Cox, Lucille A. Lester, Daniel Schneider, Zheng Tan, Christine Billstrand, Susan Kuldanek, Joseph Donfack, Paul Kogut, Nina Patel, Jeffrey M. ...> ;American Journal of Human Genetics. 2005 Feb 1
96 citations
Treatment with tobramycin solution for inhalation reduces hospitalizations in young CF subjects with mild lung disease
Timothy D. Murphy, Ran D. Anbar, Lucille A. Lester, Samya Z. Nasr, Bruce G. Nickerson, Donald R. VanDevanter, Andrew A. Colin> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2004 Oct 1
32 citations
Genome scan for loci linked to mite sensitivity: the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Asthma (CSGA).
Malcolm N. Blumenthal, Carole Ober, T.H. Beaty, Eugene R. Bleecker, Carl D. Langefeld, Richard A. King, Lucille A. Lester, Nancy J. Cox, Kathleen C. Barnes, Alkis Togi...> ;Genes and Immunity. 2004 May 1
50 citations
A genome-wide search for allergic response (atopy) genes in three ethnic groups: Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Asthma.
Malcolm N. Blumenthal, Carl D. Langefeld, Terri H. Beaty, Eugene R. Bleecker, Carole Ober, Lucille A. Lester, Ethan M. Lange, Kathleen C. Barnes, Raoul L. Wolf, Richar...> ;Human Genetics. 2004 Jan 1
35 citations
Effect of family history on disclosure patterns of cystic fibrosis carrier status.
Kelly E. Ormond, Patti L. Mills, Lucille A. Lester, Lainie Friedman Ross> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics. 2003 May 15
89 citations
Ethnic differences in asthma and associated phenotypes: Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Asthma
Lucille A. Lester, Stephen S. Rich, Malcolm N. Blumenthal, Alkis Togias, Shirley Murphy, Floyd J. Malveaux, Michael E. Miller, Georgia M. Dunston, Julian Solway, Raoul...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2001 Sep 1
180 citations
Genomewide Screen and Identification of Gene-Gene Interactions for Asthma-Susceptibility Loci in Three U.S. Populations: Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Asthma
Jianfeng Xu, Deborah A. Meyers, Carole Ober, Malcolm N. Blumenthal, Beverly G. Mellen, Kathleen C. Barnes, Richard A. King, Lucille A. Lester, Timothy D. Howard, Julia...> ;American Journal of Human Genetics. 2001 Jun 1
66 citations
Genome-wide linkage analyses of total serum IgE using variance components analysis in asthmatic families.
Rasika A. Mathias, Linda R. Freidhoff, Malcolm N. Blumenthal, Deborah A. Meyers, Lucille A. Lester, Richard A. King, Jianfeng Xu, Julian Solway, Kathleen C. Barnes, J....> ;Genetic Epidemiology. 2001 Apr 1
32 citations
HLA-DRB1*01 alleles are associated with sensitization to cockroach allergens.
Joseph Donfack, Anya Tsalenko, Danessa M. Hoki, Rodney Parry, Julian Solway, Lucille A. Lester, Carole Ober> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2000 May 1
207 citations
Variation in the Interleukin 4–Receptor α Gene Confers Susceptibility to Asthma and Atopy in Ethnically Diverse Populations
Carole Ober, Stephanie A. Leavitt, Anya Tsalenko, Timothy D. Howard, Danessa M. Hoki, Rajeev Daniel, Dina L. Newman, Xiaodong Wu, Rodney Parry, Lucille A. Lester, Juli...> ;American Journal of Human Genetics. 2000 Feb 1
559 citations
A genome-wide search for asthma susceptibility loci in ethnically diverse populations
David G. Marsh, Nancy E. Maestri, Linda R. Freidhoff, Kathleen C. Barnes, Alkis Togias, Eva Ehrlich, Terri H. Beaty, David L. Duffy, Richard R. Rosenthal, Farhad Imani...> ;Nature Genetics. 1997 Apr 1
49 citations
Aerosolized recombinant human DNase in hospitalized cystic fibrosis patients with acute pulmonary exacerbations.
Robert W. Wilmott, Raouf S. Amin, Andrew A. Colin, A DeVault, Allen J. Dozor, H Eigen, Charles A. Johnson, Lucille A. Lester, Karen McCoy, L P McKean, Richard B. Moss,...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1996 Jun 1
3 citations
Prioritizing asthma research: the need to investigate childhood asthma.
E F Geppert, Lucille A. Lester, Carole Ober> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1995 May 1
54 citations
Delta F508 genotype does not predict disease severity in an ethnically diverse cystic fibrosis population.
Lucille A. Lester, Jerome R. Kraut, John D. Lloyd-Still, Theodore Karrison, Carol Mott, Chris Billstrand, Amy A. Lemke, Carole Ober> ;Pediatrics. 1994 Jan 1
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