Michael Pichichero
Michael E. Pichichero | |
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Alma mater | University of Rochester School of Medicine |
Known for | Thimerosal controversy |
Awards | Breese Award for Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Research, Teaching and Practice, 2005 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pediatrics, toxicology |
Institutions | University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester General Hospital Research Institute |
Michael E. Pichichero is an American physician who is the Director of the Rochester General Hospital Research Institute, a Research Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology and a clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the
Biography
Pichichero received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, and his medical degree from the University of Rochester.[2] He did post graduate training at the University of Colorado, Denver. He completed fellowships in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the University of Rochester, NY.[citation needed]
Scientific career
Pichichero's studies say that ethylmercury, the metabolite of thimerosal, is rapidly metabolized and excreted after administration of thimerosal-containing vaccines, as well as that administration thereof does not raise blood mercury levels above the
Pichichero has written a textbook about streptococcal pharyngitis.[6] A board-certified immunologist, he was on the team of scientists at the University of Rochester who invented the Hib vaccine.[7] His more recent research, however, has focused on ear infections and their treatment with antibiotics.[8]
Selected publications
- Pichichero, M. E.; Pichichero, D. M. (1998). "Diagnosis of penicillin, amoxicillin, and cephalosporin allergy: Reliability of examination assessed by skin testing and oral challenge". The Journal of Pediatrics. 132 (1): 137โ143. PMID 9470015.
- Pichichero, M. E. (2005). "A Review of Evidence Supporting the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendation for Prescribing Cephalosporin Antibiotics for Penicillin-Allergic Patients". Pediatrics. 115 (4): 1048โ1057. S2CID 21246804.
- Kaur, R.; Adlowitz, D. G.; Casey, J. R.; Zeng, M.; Pichichero, M. E. (2010). "Simultaneous Assay for Four Bacterial Species Including Alloiococcus otitidis Using Multiplex-PCR in Children with Culture Negative Acute Otitis Media". The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 29 (8): 741โ745. PMID 20335823.
References
- ^ "Michael E. Pichichero". University of Rochester Medical Center. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Meet our Doctors". Legacy Pediatrics. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ Barclay, Laurie (3 December 2002). "Mercury in Vaccines: A Newsmaker Interview With Michael E. Pichichero, MD". Medscape. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Carla K. (31 January 2008). "Study: Mercury fades quickly from blood". USA Today. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ Reinberg, Steven (23 March 2008). "Mercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly". ABC News. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ISBN 9781932610154.
- Rochester General Health System. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 November 2014.