Dr. Leslie Bernard Branch MD
Allergist and Immunologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
2387 Professional Heights Dr Suite 60 Lexington KY, 40503Rating
4/5
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Dr. Leslie Branch practices Pediatric Allergy Medicine in Lexington, KY. A pediatric allergist/immunologist finds and treats allergies and immune system problems that child patients suffer from. Dr. Branch 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
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1965
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1965
Board Certification
Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The use of humidity in asthmatic children.
- Salmon diet and human immune status.
- Subsensitivity to epinephrine following the administration of epinephrine and ephedrine to normal individuals.
- Subsensitivity to epinephrine following the administration of epinephrine and ephedrine to normal individuals.
- Dietary alpha-linolenic acid and immunocompetence in humans.
- Concentration of dietary N-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the human immune status.
- The relation of serum immunoglobulin A and delayed hypersensitivity skin tests to serum immunoglobulin E levels.
- The relation of serum immunoglobulin A and delayed hypersensitivity skin tests to serum immunoglobulin E levels.
- Effects of type of dietary fat on indices of immune status of rabbits.
- Incidence of IgG short-term sensitizing antibodies in an allergic population.
- Incidence of IgG short-term sensitizing antibodies in an allergic population.
- Antenatal gastroschisis treated with a prosthetic pouch.
- Clinical and immunological studies of timothy antigen D immunotherapy.
- Clinical and immunological studies of timothy antigen D immunotherapy.
- beta-Adrenergic subsensitivity induced by chronic administration of terbutaline.
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Hives (urticaria)
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