Dr. Clifton T Furukawa M.D.
Allergist and Immunologist
4540 Sand Point Way Ne Seattle WA, 98105About
Dr. Clifton Furukawa practices Allergy and Immunology care in Seattle, WA. Dr. Furukawa specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and other allergic diseases. Allergist-Immunologists are trained and certified to treat each patients sensitivity and response to allergens of varying severity. Dr. Furukawa provides several means of testing and treatment to increase immunity to potentially harmful substances.
Education and Training
Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1970
Board Certification
Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The proper role of beta 2-adrenergic agonists in the treatment of children with asthma.
- The role of allergy in sinusitis in children.
- Allergy: Mental Effects of Long-term Theophylline Therapy in Children.
- Immunologic defects in patients with refractory sinusitis.
- Effects of albuterol and procaterol on exercise-induced asthma.
- Cromolyn and nedocromil therapy of asthmatic children.
- Terfenadine blockade of exercise-induced bronchospasm.
- Comparative trials including a beta 2 adrenergic agonist, a methylxanthine, and a mast cell stabilizer.
- Is a uniform round-the-clock theophylline blood level necessary for optimal asthma therapy in the adolescent patient?
- Sugar "allergy" and children's behavior.
- Therapeutic range cromolyn dose-response inhibition and complete obliteration of SO2-induced bronchoconstriction in atopic adolescents.
- Treatment of acute asthma in children.
- Conductive hearing loss and speech development.
- Blinded comparison of maxillary sinus radiography and ultrasound for diagnosis of sinusitis.
- Medical management of serous otitis in children.
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