Curriculum Vitae

Allergenic Products Advisory Committee

GILLIAN M. SHEPHERD, M.D.

BIRTH DATE & CITIZENSHIP:
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EDUCATION:
A.A. ---- Pine Manor Junior College, Chestnut Hill, M.A.
B.A. ---- Wheaton College, Norton, MA.
---------- Tuft's University Graduate School, Boston, MA.
(Partially completed work towards Ph.D. in Physiology)
M.D. ---- New York Medical College, New York, NY
 
POST GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING:
1976-1979 Intern and Resident in Internal Medicine
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
1979-1981 Fellow, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Medicine Cornell University Medical College New York, NY
 
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1981-1988 Assistant Professor of Medicine
1988-1995 Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
1995-Present Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
All at Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
 
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
1981-1988 Assistant Attending Physician
The New York Hospital
1982-Present Consultant, Clinical Immunology Service, Department of Medicine Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1987-1995 Director, Adult Allergy and Immunology Clinic
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
1988-Present Associate Attending Physician
New York Presbyterian Hospital
2001-Present Consultant, Hospital for Special Surgery
 
MEDICAL LICENSE: New York State # ------
 
BOARD CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine 1979
Allergy and Immunology 1981
 
MEMBERSHIP IN MEDICAL /SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:

Fellow, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
Fellow, American College of Physicians
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Joint Council of Allergy and Immunology
New York Allergy Society
New York County Medical Society
American Association of University Women
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
 
JOURNAL REVIEWER:

J Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Annals Allergy
Pediatric Asthma Allergy and Immunology
N Engl J Med
J Pediatrics
Annals Int Med
 
HONORS/AWARDS:
1978-1979 Chief of House Staff, Lenox Hill Hospital
1981 Travel Grant Award, American Academy of Allergy
1995, 1996, 1998 American College of Physician's award for best Internal Medicine Board Review faculty in the area of Allergy Immunology. Participant in "Best of the Boards" Program.
1991-Present Listed in every edition of "The Best Doctors in New York."
New York Magazine since inception in 1991.
2001- Listed in every edition of" America's Top Doctors since inception in 1999. (Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. NY, NY). Lists less than 1% of U.S. physicians.
 
EXTRAMURAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
The New York Allergy and Asthma Society
1982-1994 Executive Committee
1982-1986 Chairperson, Committee on Continuing Medical Education
1986-1987 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
1987-1989 Treasurer
1989-1990 Vice-President
1990-1991 President-Elect
1991-1992 President
   
1988 Program Director for the Eastern Allergy Society Annual Conference
1993 Program Director for the Eastern Allergy Society Annual Conference
 
The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
1983- Present Member, Committee on Adverse Reactions to Antibiotics
1987-1988 Member (appointed), Seminars Committee
1992-1995 Chair, Committee on Adverse Reactions to Drugs
1993-present Member (appointed) Public Education Committee
1997-1998 Vice Chair, Public Education Committee
1998-1999 Chair, Public Education Committee
1993-Present Member, Women's Involvement in AAAAI Affairs,
1995-1998 Member (appointed), Seminars Committee
2001- Member Related Industries Council, AAAAI
 
1997-2001 Member, Board of Trustees (elected),
Education and Research Trust (national organization, sponsored by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, to raise an endowment and use the income to promote education and research and award grants in the field of allergy, asthma and immunology)
1998-2001 Chair-elect, Board of Trustees
1999-2001 Chair, Board of Trustees, Education and Research Trust
 
2000-2003 Board of Directors (elected), American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
2001-2003 Chair, Education Subcommittee of Board of Directors
2004 Named one of two candidates nominated to run for AAAAI Presidency but lost national election
 
2000-2003 Chair, eAcademy Task Force (Redesigned the AAAAI web site and oversaw all internet-based activities including educational programs) It is now one of the top sources cited by searches for "asthma" or "allergies".
 
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INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
All at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1981-Present Internship Interviewing Committee, Dept. of Medicine
1983-1988 Member, Records and Accreditation Subcommittee of the Medical Board
1988-1989 Member, Credentials Committee, Department of Medicine
1988-1992 Member, Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Medicine
1988-1994 Internship Ranking Committee
1989-1991 Member, Postgraduate Education Advisory Subcommittee, Department of Medicine
 
OFFICE ADDRESS: 235 East 67th Street, Suite 203
New York, New York 10021
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BIBLIOGRAPHY-GILLIAN M. SHEPHERD, M.D.

Journal Articles:

  1. Siskind GW, Hayama T, Shepherd GM, Schrater AG, Weksler ME, Thorbecke GJ and Goidl EA. Auto-anti-idiotypic antibody production following antigen injection and immune regulation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1982; 392:345-349.
  2. Goidl EA, Hayama T, Shepherd GM, Siskind GW and Thorbecke GJ. Production of auto-anti-idiotypic antibody during the normal immune response. VI. Hapten augmentation of plaque formation and hapten-reversible inhibition of plaque formation as assays for anti-idiotypic antibody. J. Immunol Methods 1983; 58: 1-17.
  3. Gibbons JJ, Goidl EA, Shepherd GM, Thorbecke GJ and Siskind GW. Production of auto-anti-idiotypic antibody during the normal immune response. XII. An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for auto-anti-idiotype antibody. J. Immunol Methods 1985; 79:231-237.
  4. Shepherd GM, Gibbons JJ, Siskind GW, Thorbecke GJ and Goidl EA. Production of auto-anti-idiotypic antibody during the normal immune response. VIII. Effect of anti-idotypic antibody on contact sensitivity. Cell. Immunol. 1985; 94:512-520.
  5. Shepherd GM, Michelis M, Marcis NT and Smith JP. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in an orchid grower associated with sensitivity to the fungus cryptostroma corticale. Annals Allergy 1989; 62:522-525.
  6. Baum CG, Chiorazzi N, Frankel S and Shepherd GM. Conversion of systemic lupus erythematosus to common variable hypogammaglobulinemia. American J. Med. 1989; 87:449-456.
  7. Shepherd GM. Possible contraindication of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with hereditary angioedema [ Letter ] American J. Med 1990; 88:446.
  8. Burton DA, Shepherd GM, Siskind GW and Posnett DN. T cell receptor variable gene expression: Analysis in ragweed sensitive patients during allergen exposure. Int. Arch. Allergy Appl. Immunol 1990; 91:306-310.
  9. Shepherd GM, Mendelson LM. The role of skin testing for penicillin allergy. [Letter] Arch. Int. Med. 1992; 152:2505.
  10. Sogn DD, Evans R, Shepherd GM, et al. Results of the NIAID collaborative clinical trial to test the predictive value of skin testing with major and minor penicillin derivatives in hospitalized adults. Arch. Int. Med. 1992; 152: 1025-1032.
  11. Barakat RR, Saririan K, Shepherd GM. Et al. Allergy to latex surgical gloves: An unfamiliar cause of intraoperative anaphylaxis. Gynecol Oncol. 1992; 46:381-383.
  12. Shepherd GM. Safe use of latex gloves [Letter]. Annals Int. Med. 1995; 123:234.
  13. Nicklas RA, Bernstein IL, Li JT, et al. Editors: The Diagnosis and Management of Anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1998; 101:S465-S528. Shepherd GM, Contributor to section on beta-lactam antibiotics pp. S498-501. Noted by Correction. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1998; 102:413. Parameter document of the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters on Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
  14. Shepherd GM, Associate Editor, Disease Management of Drug Hypersensitivity: A Practice Parameter. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1999; 83: 665-700.
  15. Shepherd GM. Hypersensitivity to Drugs: Evaluation and Management. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 2003;70:113-125.
  16. Shepherd GM. "Hypersensitivity Reactions to Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents". In: Dykewicz MS, ed. Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology. 2003;24:253-262.

Books and Book Chapters:

  1. Shepherd GM. Allergy and Immunology. In :Samiy AH, Douglass RG, Barondess JA, eds. Textbook of Diagnostic Medicine. Philadelphia: Lee Febiger, 1987: 40-88.
  2. Shepherd GM. Allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics. In: Van Arsdel PP, ed. Drug Allergy. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1991: 611-633.
  3. Shepherd GM. Allergic Reactions to Drugs. In: Rakel RE, ed. Conn's Current Therapy. Philadelphia: WB Saunders 1995: 695-702.
  4. Shepherd GM. Allergies and Asthma over the Life Phases. In: Wallis LA, ed. Textbook of Women's Health. Philadelphia: Lippencott-Raven, 1998: 387-392.
  5. Shepherd GM. Immunologically-mediated adverse drug reactions in pregnancy. In: Shatz M, Zeiger RS, Claman HN, eds. Asthma and Immunologic Diseases of Pregnancy and Early Infancy. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998: 367-385.
  6. Shepherd GM. Management of Asthma and Sinusitis in Adults. In: Schaefer SD, ed. Rhinology and Sinus Disease: A Problem-Oriented Approach, Philadelphia: Mosby, 1998: 143-149.
  7. Shepherd GM, Betancourt M. What's in the air. The complete guide to seasonal and year-round airborne allergies. New York; Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2002.

Reviews:

  1. Shepherd GM, Siskind GW, eds. Symposium on Allergies. Drug Therapy 1983:13.
  2. Shepherd GM, Update on Insect Allergies. In: Shepherd GM, Siskind GW, eds. Symposium on Allergies. Drug Therapy 1983; 13: 137-145.
  3. Shepherd GM, New developments in treating allergic rhinitis. Drug Therapy 1987; 17:41-54.
  4. Kanyok T., Sensakovic JW, Shepherd GM. Antibiotic allergy: First confirm, then cope. L. Maltese-McGill, ed. Patient Care 1994; 28:21-45.
  5. Shepherd GM. Beta-lactam antibiotics in allergic patients: Consultants response. Patient Care 1995; 29:16-17.

Abstracts:

  1. Shepherd GM, Goidl EA, Weksler Me and Siskind GW Effect of auto-anti-idiotypic antibody on delayed hypersensitivity. Clin. Res 1981; 29: # 2 530A.
  2. Hayama T, Goidl EA, Shepherd GM, Siskind GW and Thorbecke GJ Hapten reversible inhibition of PFC as an assay for anti-idiotypic antibodies. Fed. Proc 1981; 40:994.
  3. Sogn DD, Casale TB, Condemi JJ, Evans R, Grenberger PA, Kohler PF, Saxon A, Shepherd GM, Summers RJ, Van Arsdel PPL and Levine, BB. Interim results of the NIAID collaborative clinical trial of skin testing with major and minor penicillin derivatives in hospitalized adults. JACI 1983; 71: 147.
  4. Baum CG, Petrak BA, and Shepherd GM. A comparative study of two methods of assessing delayed hypersensitivity. J. Allergy and Clin. Immunol. 1987; 79: 224.
  5. Petrak BA, Chinea C and Shepherd GM. Delayed hypersensitivity skin testing in renal failure patients. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1987; 79:224.
  6. Burton DA, Baum CG, and Shepherd GM. Clinical experiences using PrePen and penicillin G for detecting Beta-Lactam allergy in hospitalized patients. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol 1988; 1: 222.
  7. Burton DA, Shepherd GM, Siskind GW, Posnett DN. T. Cell receptor variable region expression: Analysis during ragweed exposure of atopic patients. J Allergy Clin. Immunol 1989; 83:222.
  8. Sogn DD, Evans R, Shepherd GM, et al. Results of the NIAID collaborative clinical trial to test the predictive value of skin testing with major and minor penicillin derivatives in hospitalized adults. J Allergy Clin. Immunol 1990; 85:191.
  9. Shepherd GM, Burton DA. Administration of cephalosporin antibiotics to patients with a history of allergy to penicillin. J. Allergy Clin Immunol. 1993; 91:262.
  10. Shepherd GM. Clinical experience using only PrePen and penicillin G to detect penicillin allergy in hospitalized adults. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1997; 99: S134.
  11. Shepherd GM. The asthma epidemic: improving care in women. J Women's Health and Gender Based Medicine 2001; 10: 390.
 
Updated: May 17, 2006