Department of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and
Occupational Medicine Faculty
Medical School:
University of South Florida, Tampa
Graduate School:
University of South Florida, Tampa
Residency:
Duke University
The University of Iowa
Fellowship:
The University of Iowa
Alicia Gerke, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate
Dr. Gerke’s current research is directed at evaluating the role of vitamin D on lung immunity and host defense. Her clinical interests focus on sarcoidosis and interstitial lung disease.
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, 2005
- ACCP Award for Best Case Report Presentation in Pulmonary Hypertension, 2007
- American Thoracic Society, 2005-
- American College of Chest Physicians, 2005-
Recent Publications
- Gerke, A., Hunninghake, G.: The Immunology of Sarcoidosis. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 29(3): 379-390, Sept 2008.
- Gerke, A., Mandel, J.: Pulmonary hypertension secondary to chronic respiratory disease. In Mandel, J., Taichman, D. (Editors): Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2006.
- Kerstyn, A., Stiling, P.: The Effects of Burn Frequency on the Density of Some Grasshoppers and Leaf Miners in a Florida Sandhill Community. Florida Entomologist, 82 (4):499, 1999.