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Dr. Andrew Leon Kau MD
Allergist and Immunologist | Allergy & Immunology
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz Saint Louis MO, 63110About
Dr. Andrew Kau practices Allergy and Immunology care in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Kau 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. Kau provides several means of testing and treatment to increase immunity to potentially harmful substances.
Education and Training
Washington Center / School of Medicine 2003
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 2006
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Enterococcus faecalis tropism for the kidneys in the urinary tract of C57BL/6J mice.
- Contribution of autolysin and Sortase a during Enterococcus faecalis DNA-dependent biofilm development.
- Gut microbiomes of Malawian twin pairs discordant for kwashiorkor.
- Pilin and sortase residues critical for endocarditis- and biofilm-associated pilus biogenesis in Enterococcus faecalis.
- Distinct contributions of Aire and antigen-presenting-cell subsets to the generation of self-tolerance in the thymus.
- Immune dysregulation underlies a subset of patients with chronic idiopathic pruritus.
- Selective depletion of uropathogenic E. coli from the gut by a FimH antagonist.
- species are potent drivers of colonic T cell responses in homeostasis and inflammation.
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Immunodeficiency
- Hives (urticaria)
Dr. Andrew Leon Kau MD's Practice location
Practice At 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
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- Dr. Robert Kocur M.D.777 S New Ballas Rd Saint Louis MO 63141
- Dr. Hamsa N Subramanian M.D.2821 N Ballas Rd Saint Louis MO 63131
- Dr. Stephanie Park M.D.1585 Woodlake Dr Chesterfield MO 63017
- Dr. Jinny E Chang MD1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz Saint Louis MO 63110
- Dr. Andrew S Gold M.D.3009 N BALLAS RD STE 383C SAINT LOUIS MO 63131
- Dr. Manoj R Warrier M.D.9701 LANDMARK PARKWAY DR SAINT LOUIS MO 63127
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