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Homer Boushey, M.D.

Chief of Allergy and Immunology

Dr. Homer Boushey is recognized nationally and internationally for his work in the field of pulmonary medicine. He is an expert in clinical research on diseases of the airways, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has focused on the effects of pollutants, allergens and infectious agents. He has studied the causes and treatments of asthma for over 30 years, and has lately focused on applying new methods for detecting microbes to the study not only of asthma, but also of COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, and other lung diseases.

Boushey received his medical degree from the UCSF in 1968, completed residency training in internal medicine at UCSF and at the Beth-Israel Hospital of Harvard Medical School, and pursued specialty training in pulmonary medicine at Oxford University and UCSF. He joined the UCSF faculty in 1974, serving as vice-chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Medical Service from 1989-1995, and recently as chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology and director of the Asthma Clinical Research Center.

Clinics

Allergy and Immunology
400 Parnassus Ave., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2725
Fax: (415) 353-2568

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Asthma Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0359
Phone: (415) 353-2961

Hours: Thursdays
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Chest Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0359
Phone: (415) 353-2961
Fax: (415) 353-2568

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

More about Homer Boushey

Additional Languages

French

Education

UCSF 1968

Residencies

UCSF, Internal Medicine 1970

Fellowships

UCSF, Pulmonary Diseases 1973

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Himes BE, Sheppard K, Berndt A, Leme AS, Myers RA, Gignoux CR, Levin AM, Gauderman WJ, Yang JJ, Mathias RA, Romieu I, Torgerson DG, Roth LA, Huntsman S, Eng C, Klanderman B, Ziniti J, Senter-Sylvia J, Szefler SJ, Lemanske RF, Zeiger RS, Strunk RC, Martinez FD, Boushey H, Chinchilli VM, Israel E, Mauger D, Koppelman GH, Postma DS, Nieuwenhuis MA, Vonk JM, Lima JJ, Irvin CG, Peters SP, Kubo M, Tamari M, Nakamura Y, Litonjua AA, Tantisira KG, Raby BA, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, London SJ, Barnes KC, Gilliland FD, Williams LK, Burchard EG, Nicolae DL, Ober C, Demeo DL, Silverman EK, Paigen B, Churchill G, Shapiro SD, Weiss ST. Integration of Mouse and Human Genome-Wide Association Data Identifies KCNIP4 as an Asthma Gene. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56179.
  2. Calhoun WJ, Boushey HA, Ameredes BT. Strategies for tailoring asthma treatment in adults--reply. JAMA. 2013 Jan 9; 309(2):136-7.
  3. Denlinger LC, Manthei DM, Seibold MA, Ahn K, Bleecker E, Boushey HA, Calhoun WJ, Castro M, Chinchili VM, Fahy JV, Hawkins GA, Icitovic N, Israel E, Jarjour NN, King T, Kraft M, Lazarus SC, Lehman E, Martin RJ, Meyers DA, Peters SP, Sheerar D, Shi L, Sutherland ER, Szefler SJ, Wechsler ME, Sorkness CA, Lemanske RF. P2X7-Regulated Protection from Exacerbations and Loss of Control Is Independent of Asthma Maintenance Therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Jan 1; 187(1):28-33.
  4. Calhoun WJ, Ameredes BT, King TS, Icitovic N, Bleecker ER, Castro M, Cherniack RM, Chinchilli VM, Craig T, Denlinger L, DiMango EA, Engle LL, Fahy JV, Grant JA, Israel E, Jarjour N, Kazani SD, Kraft M, Kunselman SJ, Lazarus SC, Lemanske RF, Lugogo N, Martin RJ, Meyers DA, Moore WC, Pascual R, Peters SP, Ramsdell J, Sorkness CA, Sutherland ER, Szefler SJ, Wasserman SI, Walter MJ, Wechsler ME, Boushey HA. Comparison of physician-, biomarker-, and symptom-based strategies for adjustment of inhaled corticosteroid therapy in adults with asthma: the BASALT randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2012 Sep 12; 308(10):987-97.
  5. Fujimura KE, Rauch M, Matsui E, Iwai S, Calatroni A, Lynn H, Mitchell H, Johnson CC, Gern JE, Togias A, Boushey HA, Kennedy S, Lynch SV. Development of a standardized approach for environmental microbiota investigations related to asthma development in children. J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Nov; 91(2):231-9.
  6. Alton EW, Boushey HA, Garn H, Green FH, Hodges M, Martin RJ, Murdoch RD, Renz H, Shrewsbury SB, Seguin R, Johnson G, Parry JD, Tepper J, Renzi P, Cavagnaro J, Ferrari N. Clinical expert panel on monitoring potential lung toxicity of inhaled oligonucleotides: consensus points and recommendations. Nucleic Acid Ther. 2012 Aug; 22(4):246-54.
  7. Wegienka G, Hasiec E, Boushey H, Johnson CC, Strickler R, Zoratti E, Havstad S. Studying forced expiratory volume at 1?second over menstrual segments in asthmatic and non-asthmatic women: assessing protocol feasibility. BMC Res Notes. 2012; 5:261.
  8. Kumar R, Williams LK, Kato A, Peterson EL, Favoreto S, Hulse K, Wang D, Beckman K, Thyne S, LeNoir M, Meade K, Lanfear DE, Levin AM, Favro D, Yang JJ, Weiss K, Boushey HA, Grammer L, Avila PC, Burchard EG, Schleimer R. Genetic variation in B cell-activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) and asthma exacerbations among African American subjects. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Oct; 130(4):996-9.e6.
  9. Tantisira KG, Damask A, Szefler SJ, Schuemann B, Markezich A, Su J, Klanderman B, Sylvia J, Wu R, Martinez F, Boushey HA, Chinchilli VM, Mauger D, Weiss ST, Israel E. Genome-wide association identifies the T gene as a novel asthma pharmacogenetic locus. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Jun 15; 185(12):1286-91.
  10. Fuhlbrigge A, Peden D, Apter AJ, Boushey HA, Camargo CA, Gern J, Heymann PW, Martinez FD, Mauger D, Teague WG, Blaisdell C. Asthma outcomes: exacerbations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Mar; 129(3 Suppl):S34-48.
  11. Han MK, Huang YJ, Lipuma JJ, Boushey HA, Boucher RC, Cookson WO, Curtis JL, Erb-Downward J, Lynch SV, Sethi S, Toews GB, Young VB, Wolfgang MC, Huffnagle GB, Martinez FJ. Significance of the microbiome in obstructive lung disease. Thorax. 2012 May; 67(5):456-63.
  12. McGrath KW, Icitovic N, Boushey HA, Lazarus SC, Sutherland ER, Chinchilli VM, Fahy JV. A large subgroup of mild-to-moderate asthma is persistently noneosinophilic. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar 15; 185(6):612-9.
  13. Havstad S, Wegienka G, Zoratti EM, Lynch SV, Boushey HA, Nicholas C, Ownby DR, Johnson CC. Effect of prenatal indoor pet exposure on the trajectory of total IgE levels in early childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Oct; 128(4):880-885.e4.
  14. Paul IM, Maselli JH, Hersh AL, Boushey HA, Nielson DW, Cabana MD. Antibiotic prescribing during pediatric ambulatory care visits for asthma. Pediatrics. 2011 Jun; 127(6):1014-21.
  15. Wootton SC, Kim DS, Kondoh Y, Chen E, Lee JS, Song JW, Huh JW, Taniguchi H, Chiu C, Boushey H, Lancaster LH, Wolters PJ, DeRisi J, Ganem D, Collard HR. Viral infection in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Jun 15; 183(12):1698-702.
  16. Huang YJ, Nelson CE, Brodie EL, Desantis TZ, Baek MS, Liu J, Woyke T, Allgaier M, Bristow J, Wiener-Kronish JP, Sutherland ER, King TS, Icitovic N, Martin RJ, Calhoun WJ, Castro M, Denlinger LC, Dimango E, Kraft M, Peters SP, Wasserman SI, Wechsler ME, Boushey HA, Lynch SV. Airway microbiota and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with suboptimally controlled asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb; 127(2):372-381.e1-3.
  17. Sutherland ER, King TS, Icitovic N, Ameredes BT, Bleecker E, Boushey HA, Calhoun WJ, Castro M, Cherniack RM, Chinchilli VM, Craig TJ, Denlinger L, DiMango EA, Fahy JV, Israel E, Jarjour N, Kraft M, Lazarus SC, Lemanske RF, Peters SP, Ramsdell J, Sorkness CA, Szefler SJ, Walter MJ, Wasserman SI, Wechsler ME, Chu HW, Martin RJ. A trial of clarithromycin for the treatment of suboptimally controlled asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Oct; 126(4):747-53.
  18. Peters SP, Kunselman SJ, Icitovic N, Moore WC, Pascual R, Ameredes BT, Boushey HA, Calhoun WJ, Castro M, Cherniack RM, Craig T, Denlinger L, Engle LL, DiMango EA, Fahy JV, Israel E, Jarjour N, Kazani SD, Kraft M, Lazarus SC, Lemanske RF, Lugogo N, Martin RJ, Meyers DA, Ramsdell J, Sorkness CA, Sutherland ER, Szefler SJ, Wasserman SI, Walter MJ, Wechsler ME, Chinchilli VM, Bleecker ER. Tiotropium bromide step-up therapy for adults with uncontrolled asthma. N Engl J Med. 2010 Oct 28; 363(18):1715-26.
  19. Anderson SD, Pearlman DS, Rundell KW, Perry CP, Boushey H, Sorkness CA, Nichols S, Weiler JM. Reproducibility of the airway response to an exercise protocol standardized for intensity, duration, and inspired air conditions, in subjects with symptoms suggestive of asthma. Respir Res. 2010; 11:120.
  20. Fujimura KE, Johnson CC, Ownby DR, Cox MJ, Brodie EL, Havstad SL, Zoratti EM, Woodcroft KJ, Bobbitt KR, Wegienka G, Boushey HA, Lynch SV. Man's best friend? The effect of pet ownership on house dust microbial communities. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Aug; 126(2):410-2, 412.e1-3.

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