Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs
Director, Ernest S. Bazley Asthma and Allergic Diseases Center
l-grammer@northwestern.edu

Dr. Grammer performs translational research in chronic rhinosinusitis and in occupational immunologic lung disease, especially occupational asthma.  She also performs epidemiologic research in asthma care for economically disadvantaged elderly individuals and in issues related to asthma disparities.  Hypersensitivity to pharmacologic agents is another area of research interest.

Research topics:

• Epidemiology of asthma disparities
• Epidemiology and intervention to improve asthma care for the economically disadvantaged elderly
• Prevention and early detection of occupational immunologic respiratory disease
• Translational research in chronic rhinosinusitis

Selected Publications:

• Gupta P, Grammer LC.  Administration of allergen vaccines. Clinical Allergy & Immunology. 18:481-93, 2004.
• Grammer LC,  Story RE. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis IN Conn’s Current Therapy 2004; Rakel & Bope (eds) Saunders Philadelphia, 2004. Pgs 282-4.
• Moran JV, Conley DB, Grammer LC, Haines GK, Kern RC, Yarnold PR, Tripathi A, Harris KE, Ditto AM. Specific inflammatory cell types and disease severity as predictors of postsurgical outcomes in patients with chronic sinusitis. Allergy & Asthma Proceedings. 24:431-62003.
• Su FW, Perumalswami P, Grammer LC. Acute hepatitis and rash to fluconazole. Allergy 58:1215-6, 2003.
• Lenchner K, Grammer LC. A current review of idiopathic anaphylaxis. Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology. 3:305-11, 2003.
• Grammer LC  Greenberger PA (eds) Drug Allergy and Protocols  for  Management of Drug Allergies  Oceanside Publishing, Providence RI, Third Edition, 2003.
• Grammer LC,  Harris KE, Yarnold PY. Effect of respiratory protective devices on development of antibody and occupational asthma to an acid anhydride. CHEST 121:1317-22, 2002