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Renu Gandhe, M.D.

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Summary of Qualifications

Renu Gandhe, M.D.

Certification and Licensure:

  • Board Certified - American Board of Pediatrics - October 2011
  • Licensed Physician - Texas Medical Board
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certified – current 

Medical Education:

  • Allergy/Immunology Fellowship
    University of Texas at Medical Branch, Galveston, TX – July 2012 - current
  • Pediatrics Residency
    Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX - 2008 – 2011
  • Medical School:
    Government Medical College Nagpur, India – 1998 – 2004

Professional Experience:

  • Observer: July – October 2007
    Aasha Pediatrics
    Dr. Meena Sathappan, MD
    San Jose, California
  • Clinical Assistant: January – March 2005
    Prashanu Ob/Gyn Clinic
    Palghar, India
  • Rotating Internship: January – December 2003
    Government Medical College, Nagpur, India

Professional society / committee membership:

  • 7/12 – Present: Member, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
  • 7/12 – Present: Member, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
  • 7/08 – Present: Member, American Academy of Pediatrics

Abstract/Publications:

  • ROS and Allergic Responses: Book Chapter in Systems Biology of Oxidative Stress; Gandhe R; Hosoki K; Boldogh I; Sur, SA
  • Good’s Syndrome: A Rare Form Of Immunodeficiency Associated With Thymoma Gandhe R MD; Divekar R MD; Amar N MD; Bonds R MD; Grant JA MD : Poster presentation at American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology [ACAAI] 2013 annual meeting

Research:

  • The Relationship between Residence near Sources of Petrochemical Pollution and Worsening Respiratory Outcomes in Children of the Nueces and San Patricio Counties.
    • Best Research Award - Corpus Christi Pediatric Society Research Awards presentation - May, 2010
    • First Place in the “Resident Hypotheses Driven” category 2010 Texas Pediatric Society poster contest (Currently in process of submission)
  • Incidence of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Co-Sleeping as a Risk Factor in Patients Admitted to Driscoll Children’s Hospital between the Years of 1997 and 2007.
    • Corpus Christi Pediatric Society Research Awards presentation – May, 2010
  • To determine the type and frequency of BDCA-1+ and BDCA-3+ mDCs in the respiratory tract of children with acute RSV versus Non RSV infection Gandhe RM; Garafalo RP; Gupta MG – Research study that will start during the upcoming RSV season in 2013

Manuscript Review:

  • Switching from systemic steroids to ciclesonide restores the hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis Jerzy Marczak MD, Ph.D, Maciej Ciebiada MD, Ph.D, Paweł Górski MD, PhD, Medical University of Lodz, Department of Pneumonology and Allergy, Lodz, Poland- Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Awards and Honors:

  • PL-II Resident of the Year award for excellence in academic achievement Driscoll Children’s Hospital (2009-2010)
  • 13th rank in the state of Maharashtra Higher Secondary School Certificate Exam
  • Distinctions in subject of Microbiology and ENT in medical school.

Volunteer/Extra Curricular Experience:

  • ‘Kids and Asthma’ presentation in Lamar elementary school - Baytown, TX – Participated in educating the sports coaches about asthma and proper use of asthma medications - 2012
  • Participated in the Nueces County Health Fair - Corpus Christi, Texas - 2010
    (Provided sports physical for participants)
  • Participated in “Camp easy breathers” in 2010, annual asthma camp organized by Driscoll children’s hospital
  • Participated in cataract screening program for State Police Department officers, Maharashtra, India - 2003
  • Participated in National Pulse Polio Immunization Program - 2001
  • Participated in School Health Services program - 2003 

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