Dr. Richard William Newcomb MD
Allergist and Immunologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
29 Beach Ln Portage IN, 46368About
Dr. Richard Newcomb practices Pediatric Allergy Medicine in Portage, IN. A pediatric allergist/immunologist finds and treats allergies and immune system problems that child patients suffer from. Dr. Newcomb treats the reactions caused by pet dander, pollen, dust, mold spores, insect stings, food, and medications; those reactions include asthma, hay fever, hives, eczema, or a very severe and unusual reaction called anaphylaxis.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1957
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1957
Board Certification
Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Asthma therapy in children: nebulizers or metered dose inhalers with holding chambers?
- Planning with a functional neural network architecture.
- An inverse Hollis-Paulos artificial neural network.
- A multilevel neural network for A/D conversion.
- VLSI implementation of ART1 memories.
- VLSI implementation of synaptic weighting and summing in pulse coded neural-type cells.
- Neuron type processor modeling using a timed Petri net.
- Quantitative HPLC analysis of rat neurophysin processing.
- Regulated release of multiple peptides from the bag cell neurons of Aplysia californica.
- On tracheal compression by achalasia.
- Persistent peripheral airway obstruction in children with severe asthma.
- The pathophysiology of rhinitis.
- Use of adrenergic bronchodilators by pediatric allergists and pulmonologists.
- Respiratory failure from asthma. A marker for children with high morbidity and mortality.
- Tracheal obstruction secondary to esophageal achalasia.
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