See also WAO Journal Chief Editor Interviews
WAO Conversations with Experts
Under the editorial supervision of Bobby Q. Lanier, MD
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Links Between Climate Change, Plant Biology and Public Health (MP3 Format, 20.2 MB)
Lewis H. Ziska, PhD
US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center
Interview conducted by: Bob Lanier, MD
Posted: January 2012
Genomics and Allergic Problems (MP3 Format. 13.8 MB)
Osamu Ohara, PhD
Laboratory for Immunogenomics, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Kanagawa, Japan
Interviewed by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: January 2012
Rhinitis and Current Research in Singapore (MP3 Format, 13.7 MB)
Bee-Wah Lee, MD, PhD
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Interview conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: August 2011
Aspirin and How It Relates to Urticaria (MP3 Format, 13.8 MB)
Hae-Sim Park, MD, PhD
Ajou University School of Medicine
South Korea
Interview conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: August 2011
Severe Asthma (MP3 Format, 14.2 MB)
Stephen T. Holgate, MD
University of Southampton
United Kingdom
Interview conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: August 2011
Immunotherapy, the first double-blind studies (MP3 Format, 5.6 MB)
A. William Frankland, MD
London Allergy Clinic
United Kingdom
Interview conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: March 2010
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) (MP3 Format, 2.6 MB)
Maja Mockenhaupt, MD
Universitats-Hautklinik Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Interview conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: November 2009
Anti-cytokine Treatment in Allergic Disease (MP3 Format, 4.3 MB)
Bruce Bochner, MD
Johns Hopkins Asthma/Al Ctr
Baltimore, Maryland
Interview conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: November 2009
Food Challenges Testing is Risky and Is Not Needed for Diagnosis (MP3 Format, 4.3 MB)
Sami Bahna, MD, DrPH
LSU Medical School
Shreveport, Louisiana
Interview conducted by Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: November 2009
High Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids for Virus-induced Wheezing in Young Children (MP3 Format, 2.5 MB)
Francine M. Ducharme, MD, MSc
Sainte Justine Medical Center
Montreal, Canada
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: September 2009
Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (MP3 Format, 3.8 MB)
Jonathan M. Spergel, MD, PhD
Childrens Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: August 2009
Patch Testing – When and How to Do It (MP3 Format, 10.2 MB)
Klaus E. Andersen, MD, DMSc
University of Southern Denmark
Odense, Denmark
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: July 2009
Genetics, Atopic Dermatits and Asthma (MP3 Format, 2.7 MB)
Malcolm N. Blumenthal, MD
University of Minnestoa Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conducted by: Allen P. Kaplan, MD
Posted: July 2009
Cough: Differential Diagnosis & Treatment (MP3 Format, 4.3 MB)
Pramod S. Kelkar, MD
Allergy and Asthma Care
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: July 2009
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (MP3 Format, 2.9 MB)
Raymond Slavin, MD, MS
St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Conducted by: Allen P. Kaplan, MD
Posted: June 2009
Chronic Sinusitis with and without Nasal Polyps (MP3 Format, 3.9 MB)
Claus Bachert, MD, PhD
Kliniek voor Neus- Keel- en Oorheelkunde
Gent, Belgium
Conducted by: Allen P. Kaplan, MD
Posted: May 2009
Vocal Cord Dysfunction Syndrome (MP3 Format, 3 MB)
Stephen Tilles, MD
Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center
Redmond, Washington
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: April 2009
Aspirin Desensitization (MP3 Format, 11.7 MB)
Ronald Simon, MD
Scripps Clinic
La Jolla, California
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: April 2009
Rhinovirus: What’s New? (MP3 Format, 8.9 MB)
James Gern, MD
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: April 2009
Annual WAO Update (MP3 Format, 7.7 MB)
G. Walter Canonica, MD
Genoa University, Pad. Maragliano
Liguria, Italy
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: February 2009
Sublingual Immunotherapy (MP3 Format, 5.9 MB)
Hans de Groot, MD
Reinier De Graaf Groep
Voorburg, Netherlands
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: February 2009
Drug Hypersensitivity (MP3 Format, 6.7 MB)
David Khan, MD
University Texas SW Medical Center
Grapevine, Texas
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: February 2009
Immunologic Advance (MP3 Format, 12.1 MB)
Lanny Rosenwasser, MD
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: February 2009
Development in Asthma in Childhood (MP3 Format, 10.3 MB)
Robert Lemanske, MD
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin
Conducted by: Paul Potter, MD
Posted: May 2008
Therapeutic Approaches in Non-Allergic Rhinitis; What Works and What Doesn't (MP3 Format, 11.3 MB)
Robert Naclerio, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Conducted by: Paul Potter, MD
Posted: May 2008
Peanut Allergy (MP3 Format, 13 MB)
Scott Sicherer, MD
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Conducted by: Paul Potter, MD
Posted: May 2008, MD
Epinephrine (MP3 Format, 3.25 MB)
F. Estelle Simons, MD
Children's Hospital of Winnipeg
Winnepeg, Canada
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: May 2008
Omalizumab: For Whom is it Recommended (MP3 Format, 5.2 MB)
Thomas Casale, MD
Creighton University School Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: January 2008
Aspirin Exacerbated Asthma (MP3 Format, 14 MB)
Marek Kowalski, MD, PhD
Medical University of Lodz
Lodz, Poland
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: January 2008
Dust Mites (MP3 Format, 8.8 MB)
Enrique Fernandez-Caldas, PhD
Dr. Beckmann Pharma GmbH
Seefeld, Germany
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: January 2008
Annual WAO Update (MP3 Format, 12 MB)
Michael Kaliner
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: July 2007
Early Food Allergy (MP3 Format, 6.4 MB)
Ulrich Wahn, MD
Charite - Campus Virchow-Klinikum
Berlin, Germany
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: June 2007
Sinusitis (MP3 Format, 8.9 MB)
Daniel Hamilos, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: June 2007
Pollen and Mold Aerobiology (MP3 Format, 10.5 MB)
Bill Solomon, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: March 2007
Hypereosinophilia and Eosinophilia Disease (MP3 Format, 11.7 MB)
Gerald Gleich, MD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: March 2007
How Do You Properly Mix Allergen Vaccines? (MP3 Format, 11.8 MB)
Harold S. Nelson, MD
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: February 2007
WHO-GARD: The Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (MP3 Format, 6.4 MB)
Jean Bousquet, MD
Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve
Montpellier, France
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: January 2007
Real Life Classification of Allergic Rhinitis (MP3 Format, 7.7 MB)
G. Walter Canonica, MD
Genoa University, Pad. Maragliano
Liguria, Italy
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: January 2007
Allergenic Cross Reactivity (MP3 Format, 10 MB)
Ronald Dahl, MD, PhD
Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark
Conducted by: Richard F. Lockey, MD
Posted: January 2007
Indoor Allergen Control (MP3 Format, 5.3 MB)
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, PhD
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: February 2007
History and Vision of the World Allergy Organization (MP3 Format, 5.3 MB)
Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, MD
Hosp. Infantil Municipal de Cordoba
Cordoba, Argentina
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: February 2007
Allergic Rhinitis: A Disease Remodeling the Upper Airways? (MP3 Format, 7.4 MB)
Paul van Cauwenberge, MD
University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: January 2007
Mechanisms of Immunotherapy (MP3 Format, 8.2 MB)
Stephen Durham, MD
Imperial College
National Heart & Lung Institute of London
United Kingdom
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: February 2007
Profiling Severe Asthma (MP3 format, 9.7 MB)
Sally E. Wenzel, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center NW
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: October 2006
What is WAO - Allergy Education Worldwide (MP3 format, 5.5 MB)
Michael A. Kaliner, MD
Institute for Asthma and Allergy
Bethesda, Maryland
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: August 2006
Current Issues in Beta Agonists (MP3 format, 11 MB)
Malcom R. Sears, MD
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: July 2006
Treatment of Urticaria (MP3 format, 11.6 MB)
Allen P. Kaplan, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: July 2006
Food Allergy: Past and Present (MP3 format, 13 MB)
Hugh Sampson, MD
Mt Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Conducted by: Bob Q. Lanier, MD
Posted: February 2006
