MerrittLFajtMD

Allergy & Immunology • Pittsburgh, PA

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Office
3601 Fifth Avenue
Upmc Montefiore, Nw628; Asthma Institute
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-2139

Fax+1 412-605-1999
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2007 - 2009
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Phenotyping of Severe Asthma in the Era of Broad-Acting Anti-Asthma Biologics.
Arnaud Bourdin, Guy Brusselle, Simon Couillard, Merritt L Fajt, Liam G Heaney, Elliot Israel, P Jane McDowell, Andrew Menzies-Gow, Neil Martin, Patrick D Mitchell, Nay...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2024 Apr 1
Facial Swelling Secondary to Superior Vena Cava Syndrome.
Merritt L Fajt, Kevin M Birnie, Andrej A Petrov, Choi, P.> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2023 Oct 1
Histamine-releasing factor in severe asthma and rhinovirus-associated asthma exacerbation.
Yu Kawakami, Ikuo Takazawa, Merritt L Fajt, Kazumi Kasakura, Joseph Lin, Julienne Ferrer, David B Kantor, Wanda Phipatanakul, Peter W Heymann, Chris A Benedict, Yuko K...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023 Sep 1
5 citations
Peanut allergy in an adult following cardiac transplant from a non-atopic donor.
Michael S Zhang, Jessica Huston, Andrej Petrov, Merritt L Fajt> ;Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Treating asthma in the time of COVID.
Tara F Carr, Merritt L Fajt, Monica Kraft, Wanda Phipatanakul, Stanley J Szefler, Amir A Zeki, David B Peden, Steven R White> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023 Apr 1
Authors' response.
Sara W Van Meerbeke, Merritt L Fajt, Andrej A Petrov> ;Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2022 Sep 1
19 citations
The Impact of Insulin Resistance on Loss of Lung Function and Response to Treatment in Asthma.
Michael C Peters, Mark L Schiebler, Juan Carlos Cardet, Mats W Johansson, Ronald Sorkness, Mark D DeBoer, Eugene R Bleecker, Deborah A Meyers, Mario Castro, Kaharu Sum...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
5 citations
Antibody response to graded dosing of coronavirus disease 2019 messenger RNA vaccines after allergic reaction to first dose.
Sara W Van Meerbeke, Merritt L Fajt, Rachel V Marini, Robyn T Domsic, Andrej A Petrov> ;Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2022 Sep 1
5 citations
Socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 and willingness to be vaccinated in African American/Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults.
Jennifer K Carroll, Paulina Arias Hernandez, Alicia Brooks-Greisen, Juan Carlos Cardet, Jing Cui, Brianna Ericson, Maureen Fagan, Merritt L Fajt, Victoria E Forth, Ann...> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2022 Apr 1
A Safe and Novel Outpatient Subcutaneous Vitamin B12 Desensitization Protocol in A Patient with Crohn's Disease and Vitamin B12 Allergy: A Case Report.
Sara W Van Meerbeke, Andrej A Petrov, Arthur M Barrie, Merritt L Fajt> ;Current Drug Safety. 2023 Jan 1
14 citations
The Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation-Prone (PrecISE) Asthma Network: an overview of Network organization, procedures and interventions.
Pepper, A. N., Pepper, A. N., LaBere, B., Steve N. Georas, Rosalind J. Wright, Anastasia Ivanova, Elliot Israel, Lisa M. LaVange, Praveen Akuthota, Tara F. Carr, Loren...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021 Nov 27
16 citations
Nitroalkene fatty acids modulate bile acid metabolism and lung function in obese asthma.
Michelle L. Manni, Victoria A. Heinrich, Gregory J. Buchan, James P. O’Brien, Crystal E. Uvalle, Veronika Cechova, Adolf Koudelka, Dharti Ukani, Mohamad Rawas-Qalaji, ...> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 Sep 7
1 citations
A case series of hypersensitivity reactions to ventriculoperitoneal shunt material.
Mosopefoluwa Lanlokun, Emily Guerriero, Robert M. Friedlander, Merritt L. Fajt> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2021 Sep 1
5 citations
A 33-year-old man with a history of recurrent pneumonia presenting with hypoxemic respiratory failure
Taylor Eddens, Sara Van Meerbeke, Michael Zhang, Andrej A. Petrov, Merritt L. Fajt> ;Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2021 Jul 13
18 citations
PrecISE: Precision Medicine in Severe Asthma: An adaptive platform trial with biomarker ascertainment
Elliot Israel, Loren C. Denlinger, Leonard B. Bacharier, Lisa M. LaVange, Wendy C. Moore, Michael C. Peters, Steve N. Georas, Rosalind J. Wright, David T. Mauger, Patr...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021 May 1
7 citations
Responsiveness to Parenteral Corticosteroids and Lung Function Trajectory in Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Asthma.
Loren C. Denlinger, Brenda R. Phillips, Ronald L. Sorkness, Eugene R. Bleecker, Mario Castro, Mark D. DeBoer, Anne M. Fitzpatrick, Annette T. Hastie, Jonathan M. Gaffi...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Apr 1
Development of New White Fish Allergy after Bone Marrow Transplantation from a Non-atopic Donor.
Maylene Xie, Merritt L. Fajt> ;The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 2020 Dec 29
4 citations
Factors Associated with Self-Reported Drug Allergies in a Large Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Cohort.
Christine Rauscher, Andrej A. Petrov, Merritt L. Fajt> ;Current Drug Safety. 2021 Jan 1
9 citations
The precision interventions for severe and/or exacerbation-prone asthma (PrecISE) adaptive platform trial: statistical considerations.
Anastasia Ivanova, Elliot Israel, Lisa M. LaVange, Michael C. Peters, Loren C. Denlinger, Wendy C. Moore, Leonard B. Bacharier, M. Alison Marquis, Nathan Gotman, Micha...> ;Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics. 2020 Sep 17
2 citations
Clinical implications of C6 complement component deficiency.
Christine Rauscher, Merritt L. Fajt, Jodie Bryk, Andrej A. Petrov> ;Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2020 Sep 1
A 72-year-old woman with periorbital swelling.
Laura J. West, Andrej A. Petrov, Merritt L. Fajt> ;Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2020 Jan 1
130 citations
Extracellular DNA, Neutrophil Extracellular Traps, and Inflammasome Activation in Severe Asthma.
Marrah E. Lachowicz-Scroggins, Eleanor M. Dunican, Annabelle R. Charbit, Wilfred W. Raymond, Mark R. Looney, Michael C. Peters, Erin D. Gordon, Prescott G. Woodruff, E...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019 May 1
2 citations
Successful Lung Transplantation in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Maylene Xie, Janet S. Lee, Maria M. Crespo, Merritt L. Fajt, N. Shigemura, Joseph M. Pilewski, Andrej A. Petrov> ;Journal of Clinical Immunology. 2019 Apr 23
3 citations
Co-existence of vocal cord dysfunction with pulmonary conditions other than asthma: A case series.
Merritt L. Fajt, Kevin M. Birnie, Humberto E. Trejo Bittar, Andrej A. Petrov> ;Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 2018 Jan 1
56 citations
Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in adolescents with asthma
Mark D. DeBoer, Brenda R. Phillips, David T. Mauger, Joe Zein, Serpil C. Erzurum, Anne M. Fitzpatrick, Benjamin Gaston, Ross Myers, Kristie R. Ross, James F. Chmiel, M...> ;BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018 Apr 10
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Press Mentions

Allergic to Pollen? New Study Finds This Is the Best Time to Walk or Run OutdoorsNovember 10th, 2022
Rain Creates Mold, Tougher-Than-Normal Allergy Season for Sufferers in PittsburghMay 10th, 2019
Pollen Season Is Here with a Vengeance: Here's How to DealApril 5th, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC EastMonroeville, Pennsylvania

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