Gary L Larsen
MD
- Department of Pediatrics
- Professor
- Gender
- Male
Specialties
Pediatrics
Asthma
Allergic Asthma, Exercise-Induced Asthma, Non-Allergic Asthma
Pulmonary/Lung Conditions
Aspiration, Bronchiectasis, Bronchiolitis, Bronchitis (chronic), Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Ciliary Dyskinesia, Cough (chronic), Croup (recurrent), Cystic Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Intersitial Lung Disease, Pneumonia and other respiratory infections, Sleep Disorders, Tracheomalacia/ bronchomalacia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Wheezing infants
Research
Asthma, Inflammation, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Lung Disease
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Professional Memberships/Societies
American Thoracic Society
Western Society for Pediatric Research
Society for Pediatric Research
Chilean Respiratory Society (honorary)
New York Academy of Sciences
Publications by This Author
Link to Faculty Publications
Service
Education & Training
Education
- Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City
- MD, 1967-1971
Residencies
- University of Colorado Denver
- Pediatrics, 1972-1974
- University of Colorado Denver
- Pediatrics Internship, 1971-1972
Fellowships
- University of Colorado Denver
- Pediatric Pulmonary Disease, 1976-1978
Awards & Recognition
1990-Present: Who's Who in America
2003-2004: Best Doctors in America
2003: Faculty Citizen of the Year Award, National Jewish Health
2002: Guide to America's Top Pediatricians (Consumer Research Council of America)
2001, 2002: America's Top Doctors, The Nation's Leading Medical Specialists, (1st and 2nd Edition)
1998: Top Doctors in Denver, 5280 Magazine
1997: Pfizer Visiting Professorship (University of Connecticut)
1994: James J. Waring Award (American Lung Assoc. of Colo)
1992: The Best Doctors in America, 1st and 2nd Editions
1992: Richard C. Talamo Memorial Lectureship Johns Hopkins University
1990-1992: Chairman, Sub-board of Pediatric Pulmonology American Board of Pediatrics
1987-1988: Chairman, Scientific Assembly on Pediatrics American Thoracic Society
1987: Robert A. Cooke Memorial Lectureship American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
1971: Alpha Omega Alpha, Columbia University
1967: Phi Beta Kappa, University of Nebraska
1967: Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship
1967: Lifetime Membership, University of Nebraska Alumni Association (honorary)
Recent or Important Publications
Larsen GL, Kang J-KB, Guilbert T, Morgan W: Assessing respiratory function in young children: developmental considerations. In press, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2005.
Larsen GL, Kerby GS, Guilbert TW, Morgan WJ: Functional assessment of asthma. In: Pediatric Allergy: Principles and Practice. Ed: DYM Leung, HA Sampson, RS Geha, SJ Szefler. Mosby, St Louis, 2003, pp 357-365.
Larsen GL, Kerby GS, Irvin CG: Pulmonary physiology of severe asthma in children and adults. In: Severe Asthma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Management (2nd ed). Ed: SJ Szefler, DYM Leung. Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, 2001, pp 39-66.
Larsen GL: Differences between adult and childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 106: S153-S157, 2000.
Larsen GL, Holt PG: The concept of airway inflammation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 162: S2-S6, 2000.
