Patricia L. Lugar, MD, MS
Department / Division
Medicine /
Medicine-Pulmonary
Address
1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 25-A
Durham, NC 27705
Appointment Telephone
919-668-7630
Office Telephone
919-620-7306
Fax Telephone
919-471-5374
- MD, University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 1999
- Internal Medicine, McGaw Medical Center-Northwestern University (Illinois), 2001
- Allergy and Immunology, National Institutes of Health (Maryland), 2007
- MS, Molecular Medicine and Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (New York), 1998
Clinical Interests
All conditions related to allergy and immunology, with particular interest in chronic urticaria, common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), and the immunologic mechanism of immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG) and allergen immunotherapy, angioedema, mast-cell disorders
Research Interests
I have a strong interest and research background in the study of dysregulated B lymphocytes, B cells, that characterize clinical disease such as autoimmune disease and humoral immune deficiency. My current research projects are aimed at the study of humoral immune deficiency, specifically common variable immune deficiency or CVID and the dysregulation of B cells in the generation of lymphoma and autoimmune disease.
Other ongoing research projects include characterizing the molecular and cellular events that cause a common disease, chronic idiopathic urticaria or CIU and rare disorders idiopathic anaphylaxis and idiopathic angioedema.
This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.
