Professor of Medicine, Rush Medical College
Infectious Disease
Dr. Harold A. Kessler, MD
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Harold A. Kessler, MD is an expert in the field of Infectious Disease. He went to Rush Medical College. He over the years received 2 awards: "Regional Top Doctor" and "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Harold A. Kessler, MD is a published MD. He has 101 publications published. The most current publication "Immune response to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in healthcare workers occupationally exposed to HIV-contaminated blood." Harold Kessler accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Providers' lack of knowledge about herpes zoster in HIV-infected patients is among barriers to herpes zoster vaccination.
- Continuity of care in a cohort of HIV-infected former jail detainees.
- Seroprevalence study using oral rapid HIV testing in a large urban emergency department.
- Coronary artery calcification on electron beam computed tomography: a 6-year follow-up study of HIV-infected patients.
- White matter anisotropy and depression symptoms in patients with HIV.
- HIV-associated alterations in normal-appearing white matter: a voxel-wise diffusion tensor imaging study.
- Native valve endocarditis due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature of bloodstream infections caused by Gordonia species.
- Monitoring processed, mature Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 particles immediately following treatment with a protease inhibitor-containing treatment regimen.
- Triple-nucleoside analog antiretroviral therapy: is there still a role in clinical practice? A review.
- Once-daily versus twice-daily lopinavir/ritonavir in antiretroviral-naive HIV-positive patients: a 48-week randomized clinical trial.
- HIV-1-infected antiretroviral-treated patients with prolonged partial viral suppression: clinical, virologic, and immunologic course.
- CCR5 and CXCR4 expression after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
- Electron beam computed tomography for assessment of coronary artery disease in HIV-infected men receiving antiretroviral therapy.
- Safety and antiviral activity at 48 weeks of lopinavir/ritonavir plus nevirapine and 2 nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors in human immunodeficiency virus type...
- Abacavir expanded access program for adult patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
- A pilot study of the safety and efficacy of cholestin in treating HIV-related dyslipidemia.
- A rapid preadmission method for predicting inpatient course of disease for patients with HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
- Dementia rating scale performance: a comparison of vascular and Alzheimer''s dementia.
- Severe, progressive herpetic whitlow caused by an acyclovir-resistant virus in a patient with AIDS.
- Zidovudine overdosage.
- Herpes simplex virus resistance to acyclovir: clinical relevance.
- Erythema nodosum associated with acute cytomegalovirus mononucleosis in an adult.
- Update on new antiretroviral drugs. An interview with Harold Kessler, M.D. by Matt Sharp.
- Sensitivity and specificity of an HIV antibody assay.
- Racial differences in care among hospitalized patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Raleigh-Durham.
- Multiple patterns of alloantigen presenting/stimulating cell dysfunction in patients with AIDS.
- In vitro activity of ketoconazole against herpes simplex virus.
- Effects of suramin on in vitro HBsAg production by PLC/PRF/5 cells and hepatitis B virus DNA polymerase activity.
- The office approach to the sexually transmitted diseases: Part II.
- The office approach to the sexually transmitted diseases: Part I.
- Enzyme immunoassay screening for hepatitis B immunization.
- False-positive HIV test: implications for the patient.
- The green cerebrospinal fluid.
- Immune response to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in healthcare workers occupationally exposed to HIV-contaminated blood.
- Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection in seronegative homosexuals presenting with an acute viral syndrome.
- Cognitive changes associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- In vitro activity of tosufloxacin (A-61827; T-3262) against selected genital pathogens.
- In vitro activity of lomefloxacin (SC 47111 or NY-198) against Chlamydia trachomatis strains.
- In vitro activities of temafloxacin (A-62254) and four other antibiotics against Chlamydia trachomatis.
- Major abdominal operations in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Guidelines for the treatment of cytomegalovirus diseases in patients with AIDS in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: recommendations of an international panel. ...
- Neuropsychiatric complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Therapy for human immunodeficiency virus infection-1989.
- Issues in combination antiretroviral therapy: a review.
- Empirically treated Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami: 1987-1990.
- Anti-CCR5 antibodies in sera of HIV-positive individuals.
- Correlation of serum HIV antigen and antibody with clinical status in HIV-infected patients.
- HIV-specific T-helper activity in seronegative health care workers exposed to contaminated blood.
- Increased levels of anti-CCR5 antibodies in sera from individuals immunized with allogeneic lymphocytes.
- Antigen-stimulated apoptotic T-cell death in HIV infection is selective for CD4+ T cells, modulated by cytokines and effected by lymphotoxin.
- ENV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses in HIV seronegative health care workers occupationally exposed to HIV-contaminated body fluids.
- Decreased oxidative burst activity of monocytes from asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals.
- Herpes simplex virus hepatitis: expanding the spectrum of disease.
- Update: Epstein-Barr virus-related disease.
- In vitro immunologic and virologic effects of interleukin 15 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from normal donors and human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected ...
- 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase, neopterin and beta 2-microglobulin in asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals.
- Combined APACHE II score and serum lactate dehydrogenase as predictors of in-hospital mortality caused by first episode Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with...
- Normal immune function of monocyte-derived dendritic cells from HIV-infected individuals: implications for immunotherapy.
- AIDS: Part I.
- AIDS: Part II.
- Rapid rebound of serum human immunodeficiency virus antigen after discontinuing zidovudine therapy.
- CD40 ligand and IFN-gamma synergistically restore IL-12 production in HIV-infected patients.
- Contribution of prostaglandin E2 to the interleukin-12 defect in HIV-infected patients.
- Treatment of patients with advanced HIV infection and zidovudine intolerance with dideoxyinosine.
- Relationship between procedures and health insurance for critically ill patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
- ABT-378/ritonavir plus stavudine and lamivudine for the treatment of antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 infection: 48-week results.
- Detecting subtle cognitive changes in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
- Absolute number versus percentage of T-helper lymphocytes in human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Circulating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) p24 antigen-positive lymphocytes: a flow cytometric measure of HIV infection.
- Successful treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related Mycobacterium avium complex disease with a multiple drug regimen including amikacin.
- Regression of oral hairy leukoplakia during zidovudine therapy.
- The relationship between serum or plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha and neuropsychological functioning in early human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Characterizing the neuropsychological functioning of persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection, Part I. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome dementia complex: ...
- Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-related thrombocytopenia with zidovudine.
- Predictors of outcome in AIDS patients receiving zidovudine.
- Molecular analysis of decreased interleukin-12 production in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
- Reconstitution of long-term T helper cell function after zidovudine therapy in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
- Effect of zidovudine postexposure prophylaxis on the development of HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in HIV-exposed healthcare workers.
- T cell responses to recall antigens, alloantigen, and mitogen of HIV-infected patients receiving long-term combined antiretroviral therapy.
- Evidence of ongoing immune reconstitution in subjects with sustained viral suppression following 6 years of lopinavir-ritonavir treatment.
- HIV infection in women: an observational study of clinical characteristics, disease progression, and survival for a cohort of women in Chicago.
- Genotypic analysis of HIV-1 isolates to identify antiretroviral resistance mutations from source patients involved in health care worker occupational exposures.
- Dose range study of pharmacokinetics, safety, and preliminary antiviral activity of emtricitabine in adults with hepatitis B virus infection.
- Pilot study of topical trifluridine for the treatment of acyclovir-resistant mucocutaneous herpes simplex disease in patients with AIDS (ACTG 172). AIDS Clinical Trial...
- Characterizing the neuropsychological functioning of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, Part II. Neuropsychological functioning of persons at d...
- Incorporation of zidovudine into leukocyte DNA from HIV-1-positive adults and pregnant women, and cord blood from infants exposed in utero.
- Pneumocystis carinii choroiditis in patients with AIDS: clinical features, response to therapy, and outcome.
- Early development of non-hodgkin lymphoma following initiation of newer class antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected patients - implications for immune reconstitution.
- Isolation of HIV-1 from monocytes of individuals negative by conventional culture.
- Suppression of cytomegalovirus retinitis in persons with AIDS with high-dose intravenous acyclovir.
- Adverse effects associated with use of nevirapine in HIV postexposure prophylaxis for 2 health care workers.
- Detection of HIV-1 provirus in bronchoalveolar lavage cells by polymerase chain reaction.
- Efficacy and safety of the combination of efavirenz and abacavir in HIV-infected patients failing antiretroviral therapy.
- CD1d-restricted natural killer T cells are potent targets for human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Reactivation of hepatitis B in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection treated with combination antiretroviral therapy.
- Immunologic and virologic evaluation after influenza vaccination of HIV-1-infected patients.
- Limited immune restoration after 3 years'' suppression of HIV-1 replication in patients with moderately advanced disease.
- Hypercholesterolemia in a health care worker receiving thyroxine after postexposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Analysis of lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons for HIV DNA.
- Thymic size and lymphocyte restoration in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection after 48 weeks of zidovudine, lamivudine, and ritonavir therapy.
Schools
Rush University
University of Mi Med Sch
Rush Presby St Lukes Hospital
London School Hygiene and Trop Med
Doctors Specialties
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Education
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Rush University Medical Center -
Rush Medical College
Hospital
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Rush University Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1730140534 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KESSLER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | HAROLD | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 606123806 | |
| NPPES Provider State | IL | |
| Specialty Description | Infectious Disease | |
| Total Claim Count | 349.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1730140534 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KESSLER |
| First Name Of The Provider | HAROLD |
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