Asthma and Allergy Clinic of Marin and San Francisco, INC

Shilpi Narula Anand, M.D., FACAAI

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EMPLOYMENT

            1/09-present     Asthma and Allergy Clinic of Marin and San Francisco

            9/05-10/08       Allergy, Asthma, and Arthritis Associates, Pennsylvania

                                                 

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING      

                7/03-7/05         Fellowship in Allergy & Immunology-University of Pennsylvania

                                    (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of

                                     Philadelphia)

            7/00-6/03         Residency- Internal Medicine-UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

                               

EDUCATION
            11/09                American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting     
            3/05,06,07       American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meetings
            3/05                Penn International Rhinology Course “Advances in Management of

                                    Sino-nasal Disease”

            12/04               “Primary Immunodeficiency:  A Window of Opportunity for the Primary

                                    Care Provider”-Lecture Series-Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

            6/04-7/04         American Society of Immunology-Graduate Immunology Course

            8/96-5/00         Albany Medical College- MD

            8/94-5/98         Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS / MD Accelerated Program)

LICENSURE

                7/08-current     California State Medical License

            9/03-12/08       Pennsylvania State Medical License

                       

CERTIFICATION

                2005                American Board of Allergy and Immunology

            2003                Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine

TEACHING/ACADEMIC

            2009-present    Assistant Clinical Professor-University of California San Francisco Medical School

            2009-present    Clinical Preceptor to UCSF medical students-“Foundations of Patient Care Course”      

2000-2003                 Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Graduate Medical Education

                          Committee Resident Representative to the ACGME

LECTURES

            2/2010             Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture, “Breath Easy, A Review of the Updated Asthma Guidelines”-California Pacific Medical Center

2006                “Anaphylaxis” Lecture Presentation- Lower Bucks Hospital  (Community teaching hospital)

            6/2005             “Signaling of Human Naïve B cells via Toll-like Receptor 7 Modulates Their Immunoglobulin Production”

                                    Allergy/Immunology Lecture Presentation-University of Pennsylvania

            2/2005             “Immunodeficiencies with an Abnormal Face” Lecture

                                    Presentation-University of Pennsylvania Immunodeficiency Conference

            2/2005             “Toll-like receptors and Achy joints” Lecture Presentation at Conjoint Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology Lecture Series-University of Pennsylvania

5/2004             “Chronic Granulomatous Disease” Allergy/Immunology Lecture Presentation University of Pennsylvania

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

            2007                Promotion to Fellowship status-American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

                2004                ACAAI Travel Grant Scholarship

            2003                AAAAI Travel Grant Scholarship

            2000                Ranked Top Third of Graduating Class of Albany Medical College

                1997                Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Research Scholarship

            1994                Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Scholarship

                                    Tuition Merit Scholarship

                1994                JCPenny Community Service Award

  

PUBLICATIONS

            2009                Mithani S, Narula S, Monteleone C.  Use of Alternative Therapies in Patients with Asthma in Central New Jersey:  Data From a Population-based Survey.  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.  Pending publication

 

            2009                Glaum Mark C, Narula Shilpi, Song Decheng, Zheng Yi,  Anderson Amy L, Pletcher C. Hank, Levinson  Arnold I.  Toll-like receptor 7-induced naïve human B-cell differentiation and immunoglobulin production.  The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.  2009; 123: 224-30.

 

            2007                Narula S, LaRosa David F, Kamoun Malek, Dalmau Josep, Levinson

                                     Arnold I.  Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with

                                     common variable immunodeficiency and abnormal CD8+ T-cell subset

                                     distribution. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2007; 98(5):483.

 

            2006                Narula S, Cherian Sindhu, Schuster Stephen, Chalian Ara A, Apter Andrea J.  A 65-year-old woman with intractable nasal congestion.  Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2006;  96(2): 281-5.

                       

            2004                Kamoun M, Park JY, LaRosa DF, Narula S, Levinson AI. Abnormal distribution of CD8+ T cell memory subsets in patient with common variable immunodeficiency. (ICI) Clinical Investigative Medicine. 2004; 27(4):181A.

RESEARCH 

            2005                Narula S, Levinson A. Effect of Resiquimod on CVID:  Immunoglobulin class switching in B cells via Toll-like receptors. Department of Allergy and Immunology.  University of Pennsylvania.

                5/98-8/98         Narula S, Herrine The rate of biochemical and virologic response in

                                    relapsing patients with chronic active hepatitis C to combination therapy

                                     with intron A and Ribavirin.  Department of Gastroenterology.  Thomas

                                     Jefferson University Hospital

                2/97-5/00         Emrich J, Chandra A, Chin S, Narula S, Chen T, King V. Stereotactic radiosurgery treatment of malignant gliomas. Department of Radiation Oncology, Albany Medical College

                8/97-5/00         King V, Chin S, Chandra A, Narula S, Chen T, Emrich J. Survival of brain metastasis in patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery stratified by RTOG. A recursive partitioning analysis.  Department of Radiation Oncology, Albany Medical College

            6/97-8/97         Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Oncology Educational Tools.

                                    Department of Pediatric Oncology and Psychology. Roswell Park

                                     Cancer Institute

RESEARCH

            5/96-9/96         Investigated rate of intracranial self-stimulation through surgically implanted electrodes in medial forebrain bundle of rats to screen for possible agents in the treatment of cocaine abuse. Department of Psychopharmacology.  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

PRESENTATIONS

            2005                Narula S, LaRosa D, Kamoun M, Levinson A.  Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in a Patient with CVID and Abnormal CD8+ T Cell Immunophenotype.  Poster Presentation AAAAI Meeting, 2005.  

            2005                Narula S, Cherian S, Apter A.  Nasopharyngeal Lymphoma Presenting As

                        Intractable Nasal Congestion in a Patient with Allergic Rhinitis.  Poster presentation AAAAI Meeting, 2005          

1998                    Emrich J, Chandra A, Chin S, Narula S, Chen T, King V.  Stereotactic

radiosurgery treatment of malignant gliomas.  Department of Radiation Oncology, Albany Medical College.  Third Congress of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

            2009-current    Member of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation of Northern California

            2003-current    Member of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology

            2003-current    Fellow of American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

            2009-current    St. Mary's Medical Center, San Francisco
            2009-current    Chinese Hospital, San Francisco
            2010-current    California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco       
    

PUBLIC RELATIONS/MEDIA

            4/10                 Created Newsletter educating local primary care physicians about

                                    up-to-date vaccine guidelines pertaining to asthma patients

            3/09                 Created “Spring Newsletter” for Asthma and Allergy Clinic of Marin and

                                    San Francisco

2007-2008             Created "Allergy and Asthma Review"-Biannual newsletter educating local primary care physicians about up-to-date Allergy/Immunology topic

            2/06                 Quoted in the article “Winter”, in the local PA newspaper, “The Intelligencer.”  Provided medical opinion regarding the effect of weather

                         changes on allergens

COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE

            4/09                 Physician volunteer-Public Asthma Screening Program for St. Mary’s

                                    Medical Center at Cherry Blossom Festival

           

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