Stiehm's Immune Deficiencies: Inborn Errors of Immunity

Stiehm's Immune Deficiencies: Inborn Errors in Immunity, Second Edition, is ideal for physicians and other caregivers who specialize in immunology, allergies, infectious diseases and pulmonary medicine. It provides a validated source of information for care delivery to patients, covering approaches to diagnosis that use both new genetic information and emphasize screening strategies. Management has changed dramatically over the past five years, so approaches to infection and autoimmunity are emphasized in an effort to improve outcomes and disseminate new information on the uses of targeted therapy.- Covers immune deficiencies that are presented in a practical way, providing helpful information for active clinicians- Fills an increasingly deep gap in the information available to clinicians- Presents both clinical management and scientific advances for immune deficiencies- Provides a primary resource for physicians in the field of immunodeficiencies- Includes website access to a range of videos relevant to the topics discussed

About the Author

Professor of Pediatrics, at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USAB.A., M.A. (Biophysics), Johns Hopkins University, 1980. Ph.D. (Immunology & Biochemistry) University of California at San Francisco, 1988. M.D. University of California at San Francisco, 1988.

MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School 1957Affiliated at: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterSanta Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic HospitalUCLA Children's Health Center 200 UCLA Medical Plaza Suite 265Los Angeles, CA 90095MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFICATIONClinical & Laboratory Immunology, American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1986Allergy & Immunology, American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 1974Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1964 Fellowship: Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, 1958 - 1959 Residency, Immunology, Moffitt Hospital, 1963 - 1965, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1961 - 1963 InternshipRotating Intern, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1957 - 1958 Medical DegreeMD, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1957 2009 Special Recognition Award from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)Dr. E. Richard Stiehm, professor of paediatrics in the division of allergy, immunology and rheumatology at Mattel Children's Hospital at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), was presented with the 2007 Abbott Laboratories Award.