Robert F. Lemanske Jr., MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Lemanske’s medical interests include asthma and exercise, asthma in infants and children, origins and treatment of childhood asthma, virus and allergen-induced airway diseases in children.
Specialties
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
UW Health Clinics
West Clinic
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Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Allergy & Immunology
Pediatrics |
| Fellowship |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Residency |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Internship |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Medical School |
University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1975
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
- Pulmonary Function Test
- Vascular Lesion Injections
Programs & Conditions
- Immunodeficiency Disorders
| Research |
His research interests have focused primarily on the pathophysiology and treatment of asthma including mechanisms underlying pulmonary late phase reactions, virus-induced airway dysfunction, and asthma inception in infants and young children. |
PubMed Articles
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Okupa AY Sorkness CA Mauger DT Jackson DJ Lemanske RF Jr .
Daily diaries vs retrospective questionnaires to assess asthma control and therapeutic responses in asthma clinical trials: is participant burden worth the effort? Chest. 2013 Apr;143(4):993-9
[PubMed ID: 23287844]
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Cadman RV Lemanske RF Jr Evans MD Jackson DJ Gern JE Sorkness RL Fain SB .
Pulmonary 3He magnetic resonance imaging of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Feb;131(2):369-76.e1-5
[PubMed ID: 23246019]
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Singh AM Dahlberg P Burmeister K Evans MD Gangnon R Roberg KA Tisler C Dasilva D Pappas T Salazar L Lemanske RF Jr Gern JE Seroogy CM .
Inhaled corticosteroid use is associated with increased circulating T regulatory cells in children with asthma. Clin Mol Allergy. 2013 Jan 25;11(1):1
[PubMed ID: 23347774]
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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 Jr .
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
[PubMed ID: 23144325]
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Durrani SR Montville DJ Pratt AS Sahu S DeVries MK Rajamanickam V Gangnon RE Gill MA Gern JE Lemanske RF Jr Jackson DJ .
Innate immune responses to rhinovirus are reduced by the high-affinity IgE receptor in allergic asthmatic children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Aug;130(2):489-95
[PubMed ID: 22766097]
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Manthei DM Jackson DJ Evans MD Gangnon RE Tisler CJ Gern JE Lemanske RF Jr Denlinger LC .
Protection from asthma in a high-risk birth cohort by attenuated P2X(7) function. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Aug;130(2):496-502
[PubMed ID: 22743305]
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Kloepfer KM Olenec JP Lee WM Liu G Vrtis RF Roberg KA Evans MD Gangnon RE Lemanske RF Jr Gern JE .
Increased H1N1 infection rate in children with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Jun 15;185(12):1275-9
[PubMed ID: 22366048]
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Jackson DJ Evans MD Gangnon RE Tisler CJ Pappas TE Lee WM Gern JE Lemanske RF Jr .
Evidence for a causal relationship between allergic sensitization and rhinovirus wheezing in early life. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb 1;185(3):281-5
[PubMed ID: 21960534]
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Thomas A Lemanske RF Jr Jackson DJ .
Approaches to stepping up and stepping down care in asthmatic patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Nov;128(5):915-24; quiz 925-6
[PubMed ID: 21855125]
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Guilbert TW Mauger DT Allen DB Zeiger RS Lemanske RF Jr Szefler SJ Strunk RC Bacharier LB Covar R Sorkness CA Taussig LM Martinez FD .
Growth of preschool children at high risk for asthma 2 years after discontinuation of fluticasone. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Nov;128(5):956-63.e1-7
[PubMed ID: 21820163]
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Guilbert TW Singh AM Danov Z Evans MD Jackson DJ Burton R Roberg KA Anderson EL Pappas TE Gangnon R Gern JE Lemanske RF Jr .
Decreased lung function after preschool wheezing rhinovirus illnesses in children at risk to develop asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Sep;128(3):532-8.e1-10
[PubMed ID: 21878241]
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Zhang Z Lai HJ Roberg KA Gangnon RE Evans MD Anderson EL Pappas TE Dasilva DF Tisler CJ Salazar LP Gern JE Lemanske RF Jr .
Early childhood weight status in relation to asthma development in high-risk children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Dec;126(6):1157-62
[PubMed ID: 21051081]
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Jackson DJ Lemanske RF Jr .
The role of respiratory virus infections in childhood asthma inception. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2010 Nov;30(4):513-22, vi
[PubMed ID: 21029935]
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Busse WW Lemanske RF Jr Gern JE .
Role of viral respiratory infections in asthma and asthma exacerbations. Lancet. 2010 Sep 4;376(9743):826-34
[PubMed ID: 20816549]
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Olenec JP Kim WK Lee WM Vang F Pappas TE Salazar LE Evans MD Bork J Roberg K Lemanske RF Jr Gern JE .
Weekly monitoring of children with asthma for infections and illness during common cold seasons. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 May;125(5):1001-1006.e1
[PubMed ID: 20392488]
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Lemanske RF Jr Mauger DT Sorkness CA Jackson DJ Boehmer SJ Martinez FD Strunk RC Szefler SJ Zeiger RS Bacharier LB Covar RA Guilbert TW Larsen G Morgan WJ Moss MH Spahn JD Taussig LM .
Step-up therapy for children with uncontrolled asthma receiving inhaled corticosteroids. N Engl J Med. 2010 Mar 18;362(11):975-85
[PubMed ID: 20197425]
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Lemanske RF Jr Busse WW .
Asthma: clinical expression and molecular mechanisms. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Feb;125(2 Suppl 2):S95-102
[PubMed ID: 20176271]
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Jackson DJ Virnig CM Gangnon RE Evans MD Roberg KA Anderson EL Burton RM Salazar LP DaSilva DF Shanovich KM Tisler CJ Gern JE Lemanske RF Jr .
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements are most closely associated with allergic sensitization in school-age children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Nov;124(5):949-53
[PubMed ID: 19748661]
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Rosenthal LA Amineva SP Szakaly RJ Lemanske RF Jr Gern JE Sorkness RL .
A rat model of picornavirus-induced airway infection and inflammation. Virol J. 2009 Aug 11;6:122
[PubMed ID: 19671179]
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Lemanske RF Jr .
Asthma therapies revisited: what have we learned? Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2009 May 1;6(3):312-5
[PubMed ID: 19387036]
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Knuffman JE Sorkness CA Lemanske RF Jr Mauger DT Boehmer SJ Martinez FD Bacharier LB Strunk RC Szefler SJ Zeiger RS Taussig LM .
Phenotypic predictors of long-term response to inhaled corticosteroid and leukotriene modifier therapies in pediatric asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Feb;123(2):411-6
[PubMed ID: 19121860]
