Jennifer McCallister, MD
Assistant Professor 

201 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
473 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone:  (614) 247-7707
      
Education
West Virginia University School of Medicine
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Training
2004-2007, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
2003-2004, Chief Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
2000-2003 Residency, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Research Interests
Defining genotype-phenotype interactions in asthma to determine possible roles in disease expression and severity with an emphasis on single nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes coding for TNF-alpha and its receptors.

Publications 
1. Ohar JA and McCallister JW. COPD in women, part 1: A review of recent trends. Journal of Respiratory Diseases 2006;  27(2):70-74.
2. Ohar JA and McCallister JW. COPD in women, part 2: Treatment considerations. Journal of Respiratory Diseases 2006; 27(3):115-122.
3. McCallister J, Chin R, and Conforti J. Bronchoscopic Myths and Legends: Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2006; 13(5):271-273.
4. McCallister JW, Pascual RM, and Peters SP. Treatment of moderate persistent asthma. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2006.
5. McCallister J, Bowling M, Chin R, and Conforti J and Haponik,E. Bronchoscopic Myths and Legends: Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Wegener's Granulomatosis. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2007; 14(3):179-182.

Abstracts and Scientific Presentations
1. McCallister JW, Moore WC, Ampleford EJ, Hawkins GA, Wenzel SE, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, and the NHLBI Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP).  Association of polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene with pulmonary function in asthma.  Third Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators’ Forum, Boston, MA, 2006.
2. Surka AE, McCallister JW, Hastie AT, Moore WC, Vestal PL, Krings J, Smith R, Peters SP, and Bleecker ER.  Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFa) and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Correlate in Sputum but Not in Serum.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 (submitted). 
3. McCallister JW, Hastie AT, Moore WC, Vestal PL, Krings J, Smith R, Peters SP, and Bleecker ER. Lack of Correlation between Sputum, Exhaled Breath Condensate and Serum Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFa).  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 (submitted).
4. McCallister JW, Moore WC, Haistie AT, Vestal PL, Ampleford EJ, Hawkins GA, Wenzel SE, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, and the NHLBI Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP). Association of Polymorphisms in the Tumor Necrosis Factor-a (TNF-a) Gene with Levels of TNFa and Pulmonary Function in Asthma.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 (submitted).
5. Chatterjee AB, Bodin SG, Bowling MR, McCallister JW, and Crandall SJ.  The Patient Simulation Laboratory:  Webcasting in the MS II Pulmonary Block.  The Southern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Conference.