Dr. Thomas C Greenough M.D.
Allergist and Immunologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
119 BELMONT ST WORCESTER MA, 01605About
Dr. Thomas Greenough practices Pediatric Allergy Medicine in Worcester, MA. A pediatric allergist/immunologist finds and treats allergies and immune system problems that child patients suffer from. Dr. Greenough treats the reactions caused by pet dander, pollen, dust, mold spores, insect stings, food, and medications; those reactions include asthma, hay fever, hives, eczema, or a very severe and unusual reaction called anaphylaxis.
Education and Training
Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1987
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sequence variations in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef are associated with different stages of disease.
- Partial "repair" of defective NEF genes in a long-term nonprogressor with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.
- Unusual polymorphisms in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 associated with nonprogressive infection.
- Resistance to apoptosis in HIV-infected CD4+ T lymphocytes is mediated by macrophages: role for Nef and immune activation in viral persistence.
- Modulation of different human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef functions during progression to AIDS.
- CD4 down-modulation by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef correlates with the efficiency of viral replication and with CD4(+) T-cell depletion in human lymphoid tissue ex vivo.
- Enhanced culture method for detection of replication-competent virus in
- Down-modulation of mature major histocompatibility complex class II and up-regulation of invariant chain cell surface expression are well-conserved functions of human and simian immunodeficiency virus nef alleles.
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus.
- Alterations in HIV-1 LTR promoter activity during AIDS progression.
- Retroviruses pseudotyped with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein efficiently infect cells expressing angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.
- Efficient replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in mouse cells is limited by murine angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.
- Nuclear localization of HIV type 1 Vif isolated from a long-term asymptomatic individual and potential role in virus attenuation.
- Pneumonitis and multi-organ system disease in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus.
- On the dynamics of acute EBV infection and the pathogenesis of infectious mononucleosis.
Awards
- Henry Christian Award, AFCR Foundation
- Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Award 1996
- Merrimack Valley Area Health Education Center & Greater Lawrence Fami 2009
- The Sister Willie Leadership Award, Lowell World AIDS Day Committee 2013
Professional Memberships
- Member UMass Memorial Medical Group
Fellowships
- UMass Memorial Medical Center - UMass Graduate Medical Education(Infectious Diseases)
- Umass Medical Center, Fellow:Infectious Diseases 1990
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