Rohit K. Katial

Rohit K. Katial, MD

  • Program Director, Allergy & Immunology - Adult Program
  • Director, Weinberg Clinical Research Unit
  • Director, Allergy and Immunology Clinical Services
  • Professor
  • Denver's Top Doctors 2012 - 5280 magazine
  • America's Top Doctors 2012 - US News & World Report and Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.

Profile

Conditions Treated

  • Acute and Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia
  • Airway Obstruction
  • Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Allergy and Lung Disease Related GI Conditions
  • Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • Anaphlyaxis
  • Angioedema
  • Asthma
  • Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Respiratory Infections
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome
  • COPD
  • Drug Allergy
  • Dyspnea
  • Eosinophilic Lung Disorders
  • Food Allergies
  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
  • Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Latex Allergy
  • Mastocytosis
  • Occupational Allergic Disease
  • Pediatric Allergy
  • Pediatric Asthma
  • Pneumonia
  • Sinusitis
  • Tracheobronchomalacia
  • Urticaria
  • Vocal Cord Dysfunction

Research Areas

  • Allergy
  • Asthma
  • Inflammation
Gender:
Male

Education & Training

Education

1987
Catholic University of America (Washington, DC), BEE
1982-1986
Georgetown University (Washington DC), BS, Physics
1987-1991
Georgetown University School of Medicine (Washington, DC), MD

Residency

1992-1994
Eisenhower Army Medical Center (Fort Gordon, GA), Internal Medicine
1994-1996
Fitzsimons AMC/National Jewish Health (Denver, CO), Allergy & Immunology
1996-1997
Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Washington, DC), Clinical Laboratory Immunology

Special Interests

Research Interests

Asthma airway inflammation and biomarkers.

Board Certification

1997, 2007: American Board of Allergy & Immunology
1997: Specialty Certification in Clinical Laboratory Immunology
1994, 2004: American Board of Internal Medicine
1989, 1991, 1992: National Board of Medical Examiners, Parts I, II, III

Teaching or Professional Positions

Present: Program Director, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Fellowship Program UCD– Adult Program
Present: Director, Weinberg Clinical Research Unit
Present: Director, Allergy and Immunology Clinical Services
Present: Chair, Vaccine and Therapuetics Committee, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
2005-2008: Vice President of the Colorado Allergy Society
1998-2008: Program Director, Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Industry Relationships & Collaborations

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Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver

Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado Denver

Program Director of the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Fellowship Program UCD– Adult Program

Professional Memberships

1994-Present: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Fellow (FAAAAI)
1994-Present: American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Fellow (FACAAI)
1991-Present: American College of Physicians, Fellow (FACP)
1997-Present: Clinical Immunology Society

Awards & Recognition

9/2012: Castle Connolly Top Doctors
8/2012: Selected to the Top Doctors by 5280: Denver’s Magazine
8/2012: 2012 US News and World Report Top Doctor Award for Allergy and Immunology
9/2011: Castle Connolly Top Doctors
9/2011: Elected to Best Doctors in America® 2011-2012 database.
8/2011: 2011 US News and World Report Top Doctor Award for Allergy and Immunology
5/2011: Elected to The Academy of Medical Educators at the University of Colorado Denver  
10/2010: Finalist Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” Award for Program Director
10/2010: Excellence, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
6/2010: Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Pediatric Fellowship Program, National Jewish Health

Publications

Orange JS, Ballow M, Stiehm ER, Ballas ZK, Chinen J, De La Morena M, Kumararatne D, Harville TO, Hesterberg P, Koleilat M, McGhee S, Perez EE, Raasch J, Scherzer R, Schroeder H, Seroogy C, Huissoon A, Sorensen RU, Katial R. Use and interpretation of diagnostic vaccination in primary immunodeficiency: A working group report of the Basic and Clinical Immunology Interest Section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Sep;130(3 Suppl):S1-S24.

Hoyte FC, Weber RW, Katial RK.  Pancreatitis as a novel complication of aspirin therapy in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.  J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Jun;129(6):1684-6.

Mudd PA, Katial RK, Alam R, Hohensee S, Ramakrishnan V, Kingdom TT.  Variations in expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in nasal mucosa of aspirin-sensitive versus aspirin-tolerant patients with nasal polyposis.  Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Oct;107(4):353-9.

Katial R, Bernstein D, Prazma C, Lincourt W, Stempel D.  Long-term treatment with fluticasone propionate/salmeterol via Diskus improves asthma control versus fluticasone propionate alone. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2011 Mar;32(2):127-36.

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Doctor's Contact Information

  • Office: 877.225.5654

Locations

  • Main Campus
    1400 Jackson St.
    Denver, CO 80206
    Main: 877.225.5654

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