Dr. Harold A Kessler M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
600 S Paulina St Suite 143 Chicago IL, 60612Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Harold Kessler is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Kessler specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Rush Med Coll of Rush Univ, Chicago Il 1974
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Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of zidovudine postexposure prophylaxis on the development of HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in HIV-exposed healthcare workers.
- Normal immune function of monocyte-derived dendritic cells from HIV-infected individuals: implications for immunotherapy.
- Increased levels of anti-CCR5 antibodies in sera from individuals immunized with allogeneic lymphocytes.
- Adverse effects associated with use of nevirapine in HIV postexposure prophylaxis for 2 health care workers.
- T cell responses to recall antigens, alloantigen, and mitogen of HIV-infected patients receiving long-term combined antiretroviral therapy.
- Anti-CCR5 antibodies in sera of HIV-positive individuals.
- ABT-378/ritonavir plus stavudine and lamivudine for the treatment of antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 infection: 48-week results.
- Hypercholesterolemia in a health care worker receiving thyroxine after
- Acute myocardial infarction diagnosed by myoglobinuria.
- A pilot study of the safety and efficacy of cholestin in treating HIV-related dyslipidemia.
- Dose range study of pharmacokinetics, safety, and preliminary antiviral activity
- Electron beam computed tomography for assessment of coronary artery disease in HIV-infected men receiving antiretroviral therapy.
- CCR5 and CXCR4 expression after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
- Reconstitution of long-term T helper cell function after zidovudine therapy in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
- AIDS: Part II.
Clinical Trials
Fellowships
- Rush University Medical Center - Infectious Disease
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