Dr. Zuhair K Ballas MD
Internist | Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Zuhair Ballas is an internist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Ballas specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Ballas provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
Education and Training
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1974
Board Certification
Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- NK cytokine secretion and cytotoxicity occur independently of the SLP-76 adaptor protein.
- CpG oligodeoxynucleotides do not require TH1 cytokines to prevent eosinophilic airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma.
- Immune dysfunction in refractory sinusitis in a tertiary care setting.
- Identification of CpG oligonucleotide sequences with high induction of IFN-alpha/beta in plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
- CpG DNA induces cyclooxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin production.
- DNA immunomodulation of asthma.
- Aberrant T-cell antigen receptor-mediated responses in autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome.
- Highly immunostimulatory CpG-free oligodeoxynucleotides for activation of human leukocytes.
- Chronic ethanol consumption by mice results in activated splenic T cells.
- Acute thromboembolic events associated with intravenous immunoglobulin infusion in antibody-deficient patients.
- Structural characterization of the inhibitory DNA motif for the type A (D)-CpG-induced cytokine secretion and NK-cell lytic activity in mouse spleen cells.
- Natural killer cells: emerging concepts in immunity to infection and implications for assessment of immunodeficiency.
- Chronic ethanol ingestion by mice increases expression of CD80 and CD86 by activated macrophages.
- Association of immune abnormalities with telomere shortening in autosomal-dominant dyskeratosis congenita.
- Rapid intravenous cephalosporin desensitization.
Treatments
- Allergies
- Immunodeficiency
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