About Us

Editor-in-Chief

Ves Dimov, M.D.

Dr. Dimov is an Allergist/Immunologist, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Clinical Associate Professor, FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. He is an internationally known expert who serves in several leadership positions at the World Allergy Organization (WAO) and the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). He is the Editor-in-Chief of WAO TV, and writes a monthly asthma column distributed by WAO to 30,000 members. Dr. Dimov has published more than 140 scientific papers, book chapters and abstracts, including the WAO Anaphylaxis Guidelines. He is the founder of internationally acclaimed websites, such as AllergyGoAway.com and PeriopMedicine.org, which have received more than 10 million page views, and are hyperlinked in the websites of 37 medical schools.

ClinicalCases.org is an online case-based curriculum of clinical medicine, which has had more than 6 million page views since 2005. ClinicalCases.org is hyperlinked in the web sites of 37 medical schools in the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe and Asia, and is integrated within the web sites of Cleveland Clinic. The project was featured and referenced in 14 peer-reviewed medical journals and other scientific publications including, British Medical Journal (3 times), Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, Student BMJ, Medical Journal of Australia, Clinical Infectious Diseases, BMC Education, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Nursing Education Perspectives, Baylor College of Medicine Web Digest and Medscape (2 times). It was also featured by the The Los Angeles Times and Reuters. The project was presented at multiple national and international scientific meetings.

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Senior Editor

Shahid Randhawa, M.D.
Allergist and Immunologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at NSU, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dr. Randhawa is also a Senior Editor of ClinicalCases.org.

Faculty Advisers:
(in alphabetical order)

Againdra K. Bewtra, M.D., Professor, Creighton University Division of Allergy & Immunology

Adrian M. Casillas, M.D., Allergist and Immunologist, Texas

Jeffrey R. Stokes, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Creighton University Division of Allergy & Immunology

Raoul L. Wolf, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Section Chief, Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, University of Chicago

Russell J. Hopp, D.O., Ph.D., Professor, Creighton University Division of Allergy & Immunology

Sami Bahna, M.D., DrPH, Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine, Chief of Allergy & Immunology Section, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (Shreveport), Vice President of ACAAI

Thomas B. Casale, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Executive Vice President of AAAAI

Editors

T. Hoai Nguyen, M.D., Allergist/Immunlogist, Sacramento, California

Manbir Sandhu, M.D.
Allergist/Immunologist, Vancouver, Canada

Slavi Filtchev, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, 5th City Hospital, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Contributors

Daniel Ramirez, M.D., Allergist/Immunologist, San Antonio, Texas

Ravi Gutta, M.D.
Allergist and Immunologist, California

Bassem Chahine, M.D.
Allergist/Immunologist, Miami, Florida

Priya Warrier, M.B.B.S.
Allergist and Immunologist, San Diego, California

Ramnath Hebbar, M.D.
Gastronterology Fellow, Yale New Haven Health System

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This Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Vesselin Dimov, M.D. (the “author”) and “you,” the user of this web site (the “site”). Access to, use of and/or browsing of the site is provided subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. By accessing, using and/or browsing the site, you hereby agree to these terms and conditions.

All opinions expressed here are those of their authors and not of their employer.

Information provided here is for medical education only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. If you are a patient, please see your doctor for evaluation of your individual case. Under no circumstances will the authors be liable to you for any direct or indirect damages arising in connection with use of this website. Patient data published on this website does not reflect any real-life patient cases, and if partial information is used, it is modified to protect patient confidentiality in strict compliance with HIPAA. Cases course and description do not follow real cases.

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Purpose of this web site

AllergyCases.org is a free online case-based curriculum of allergy and immunology for Fellows-in-Training (FITs), medical residents and students. Accessed at http://allergycases.org, the web site is supported by faculty and fellows from the University of Chicago, Cleveland Clinic, Creighton University Division of Allergy and Immunology, and the Allergy and Immunology Section of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (Shreveport).

The Fellows-in-Training are invited to discuss the diagnosis and management of the clinical cases in small teaching groups and in the online comments section. The goals of the web site are:

- to enhance patient care skills of allergists/immunologists, FITs and other trainees and health care providers

- to enhance the preparation of the FITs for the American Board of Allergy and Immunology exam by adding an interactive case-based resource to the available resources.

The educational value of the cases is enhanced by succinct clinical notes, visual mind maps and mnemonics.

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Published: 07/07/2007
Updated: 04/01/2014

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