Title : Paraptosis and tumor immunity
Name : H Terry Wepsic
University : University of California Irvine
Country : USA
Download AbstractDr. Wepsic is a physician/pathologist with a specialty in cancer biology and tumor immunology. When a cancer researcher chooses proton therapy to treat his prostate cancer, it speaks volumes about the efficacy of this treatment option. He is a 61-year-old academic pathologist/hospital administrator with Long Beach VA Hospital and Associate Dean for Research at the University of California Irvine. His research specialty is tumor immunology and tumor biology. He had a rich and very interesting academic career and have published many manuscripts in cancer immunology.
Title : Podcasting in Clinical Allergy and Immunology: Our Experience and a Review of the Current Landscape
Name : Payel Gupta
University : LifeMD
Country : USA
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Triple Board Certified in Allergy & Immunology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics.
Clinical Instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, and Assistant Clinical Professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY.
Medical Director for Allergy, Asthma, Immunology & ENT for LifeMD.com.
Experience and Education
Dr. Payel Gupta completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and majored in biopsychology and religion. She earned her medical degree from the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University and then pursued a residency in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She then moved to New York City and did a fellowship in allergy and immunology at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center.
She is practicing in New York City treating both adult and pediatric patients with asthma, environmental allergies, allergic skin conditions, immune disorders, and food allergies. She is the Medical Director of Allergy, Asthma, Immunology & ENT for LifeMD.com, owner of Ease Allergy (easeallergy.com), and co-founded getcleared.com.
She is a member of a number of professional organizations including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy and Immunology (ACAAI), where she serves as the Chair of the Integrative Medicine Committee and is a member of the Telemedicine and Technology Taskforce. She is past-president of the New York Allergy and Asthma Society and a Volunteer National Spokesperson for the American Lung Association. She is also a Co-Host on The Itch Podcast (www.itchpodcast.com), a podcast dedicated to helping patients and providers understand allergic conditions.
DISCLOSURES: Dr. Gupta has received contracts and grants from the Asthma and Allergy Network, consulting fees from Johnson & Johnson, honoraria for lectures from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and ALK, and support for attending meetings from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. She has been on an Advisory Board for Blueprint Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi. And has stock options at LifeMD.