Module 1 - The Clinician's Roadmap to Severe Asthma: Diagnosis, Endotypes, and Personalized Medicine

This module guides you through identifying patients with severe asthma, initiating specialist referrals, defining asthma endotypes, and using biologics to optimize treatment plans, thereby enhancing patient care through strategic decisions.

Eileen Wang, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
National Jewish Health
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Eileen Wang, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at National Jewish Health (NJH) and University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM). Dr. Wang received her BA from Dartmouth College, her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and her Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She completed her residency in internal medicine followed by a Chief year at the University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Program. She later completed a fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado. She was recruited to join the faculty at National Jewish Health. She serves as a clinician with expertise in various conditions to include severe asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and chronic cough; clinical and research mentor for the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program; core faculty, Health and Society small group facilitator, and longitudinal coach for medical students at CUSOM; principal investigator of several asthma longitudinal studies; and a member of the steering committee and representative for the U.S. for the International Severe Asthma Registry. Her research program focuses on severe asthma outcomes, real-world evidence, and evaluation of social determinants of health to include intimate partner violence. She has presented her research nationally and internationally, published in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, and received media attention for her work.
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Identify patients with severe asthma and initiate a timely referral process to specialists to accurately diagnose and define asthma endotypes and optimize treatment plans.
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Provide accurate classification of asthma endotypes to guide treatment decisions with biologics.