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Peter Bartlett Bressler

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke Box 3544, Durham, NC 27710
1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 25-A, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Dr. Bressler has performed extensive research involving regulation of the immune system, He studied gene regulation of many different cytokines, NFKB and gene regulation in HIV infection, Other studies focused on development of gene therapy techniques for patients infected with HIV. After joining the faculty at Duke , Dr, Bressler has maintained an active clinical practice and is part of an extensive program for asthma education, He is on the Educational Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and has given many educational lectures on the treatment of asthma, He is also a member of the Duke Institutional Committee For Graduate Medical Education. He has published numerous articles in both the basic sciences and in clinical medicine.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Medicine

Recent Publications


Analysis of the adult thymus in reconstitution of T lymphocytes in HIV-1 infection.

Journal Article J Clin Invest · February 1999 A key question in understanding the status of the immune system in HIV-1 infection is whether the adult thymus contributes to reconstitution of peripheral T lymphocytes. We analyzed the thymus in adult patients who died of HIV-1 infection. In addition, we ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnosis and treatment of the systemic and cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis syndromes.

Journal Article Med Clin North Am · January 1997 Advances in understanding of the spectrum of clinical presentations of patients with systemic and cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis as well as further work on pathogenesis of these conditions has helped with diagnosis of these conditions. Therapies for syst ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1981 M.D.