Department of Medicine Faculty Profile

Mary Strek
Section of Pulmonary / Critical Care
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Respiratory Clinical Research
e-mail: mstrek@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730

Training:

Degree	Year	Institution	Area
BA	1981	University of Michigan	Biomedical Sciences
MD	1984	University of Micihgan
Residency	1987	The University of Chicago	Internal Medicine
Fellowship	1990	The University of Chicago	Pulmonary and Critical Care

Academic Interests:

Dr. Strek conducts clinical research studies to develop new medications for the treatment of asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases. The goal of these studies is to provide improved treatment for patients with Pulmonary Diseases; some studies also provide insight into the pathophysiology of the disease process itself.

Clinical Interests:

Obstructive lung disease (asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis), restrictive lung diseases especially Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and sarcoidosis and patients with lung disease as a result of connective tissue disorders.

Representative Publications:

Noth I, ME Strek, AR Leff. Churg-Strauss Syndrome. Lancet 361:587-594, 2003.
Strek ME , M O’Connor, JB Hall. Critical illness in pregnancy. In: Principles of Critical Care, JB Hall, GA Schmidt, LDH Wood eds. McGraw-Hill, New York, 3rd ed., in preparation, 2004.
Strek ME; for the Antileukotriene Working Group. Consensus guidelines for asthma therapy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 86:1-6, 2001.
HS Nelson, WW Busse, BP deBoisblanc, WE Berger, MJ Noonan, DR Webb, JP Wolford, PS Mahajan, AG Hamedani, T Shah, SM Harding. Fluticasone propionate powder: oral corticosteroid-sparing effect and improved lung function and quality of life in patients with severe chronic asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 103:267-275, 1999.
Mahler DA, P Wire, D Horstman, CN Chang, J Yates, T Fischer, T Shah. Effectiveness of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol combination delivered via the diskus device in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 166:1084-1091, 2002.