Dr. Robert S Tepper MD, PHD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
702 Barnhill Dr Roc 4270 Indianapolis IN, 46202About
Dr. Robert Tepper practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Tepper treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
Education and Training
Univ of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi 1978
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Pulmonology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sex-specific prediction equations for Vmax(FRC) in infancy: a multicenter collaborative study.
- Spirometry in 3- to 6-year-old children with cystic fibrosis.
- Cockroach extract antigen increases bronchial airway epithelial permeability.
- Sensitivity of spirometric measurements to detect airway obstruction in infants.
- Model of forced expiratory flows and airway geometry in infants.
- Elastic properties of the respiratory system in infants with cystic fibrosis.
- Parental smoking and airway reactivity in healthy infants.
- High-resolution computed tomography imaging of airway disease in infants with cystic fibrosis.
- Measurement of single breath-hold carbon monoxide diffusing capacity in healthy infants and toddlers.
- An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: pulmonary function testing in preschool children.
- Growth of the lung parenchyma early in life.
- Growth of lung parenchyma in infants and toddlers with chronic lung disease of infancy.
- Lung growth in infants and toddlers assessed by multi-slice computed tomography.
- Evaluation of airway reactivity and immune characteristics as risk factors for wheezing early in life.
- Mechanical stimuli and IL-13 interact at integrin adhesion complexes to regulate expression of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain in airway smooth muscle tissue.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Asthma
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