Luke Curtis, MD, MS, CIH

Environmental/ Occupational Health Scientist and Clinician

1328 Greenwood Avenue

Wilmette, Illinois 60091

Home (847) 256-3562 or E mail LukeTCurtis@aol.com

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Prevention of hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections: review of non-pharmacological interventions. By Luke Curtis. Journal of Hospital Infection (In Press). Also wrote and published a 14 question continuing education quiz based on this article.

A Comprehensive Approach to Treating Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- A Pre-Pilot Study. By Kalpana Patel and Luke Curtis. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine December 2007;13(10):1091-8.

Nutritional and Environmental Approaches to Preventing and Treating Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- A Review. By Luke Curtis and Kalpana Patel Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. January 2008;14(1):79-85

Amelanotic Melanoma- a Case Series by Angeles Valdes, Ann Marie Kulekowskis and Luke Curtis. American Family Physician December 1, 2007;76(10):1614-5.

Functional Neuroimaging for Clinical Evaluation of Mild to Moderate Toxic Encephalopathic Brain Disease: A Study of 7 Patients by Phillip Epstein, Daniel Pavel, Lukasz Konopka and Luke Curtis. Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (In Press).

Nutritional Treatments for Acutely and Chronically Ill Patients by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist (In Press)

Nutrition, Copper and Myelodysplasia by Luke Curtis. Transfusion Medicine (In Press)

Environmental Control of MRSA and other Nosocomial Infections by Luke Curtis. Journal of Burn Care & Research (In Press)

More Environmental Prevention of Gram Negative Infections Needed by Luke Curtis. Respiratory Care (In Press).

Environmental Control Critical for Controlling Closteridium difficile infections by Luke Curtis. Journal of Chemotherapy, Farmacia & Terapia (Florence, Italy) (In Press).

More Nutritional Research Needed for Prevention and Treatment of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia by Luke Curtis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (In Press).

Clinical Roundup- Treatment of Chronic Fatigue: Addressing Sleep Disorders by Luke Curtis. Alternative and Complimentary Therapies. In Press for June 2008 Issue.

Environmental Therapy Induced Remission of Aplastic Anemia by Amy Dean , William Rea, Luke Curtis. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine 2007;3-4:227-231.

Nutritional Research and Retinopathies by Luke Curtis. Hong Kong Medical Journal February 2008;14(1):411.

Much Greater Use of HEPA Filters in Hospitals Needed by Luke Curtis. American Journal of Infection Control 2007;35(2):138.

More Research and Education on Acute Care Nutrition Needed by Luke Curtis. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2007;44(6):1073-4.

High Quality Enteral Nutrition Essential for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in Acute Care Patients by Luke Curtis. Critical Care Medicine 2007;35:988.

Adverse Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution by Luke Curtis, William Rea, Patricia Smith, Yaqin Pan, Erwin Fenyves. Environment International August 2006; 32(6):815-830. In 2006, this article was one of the 25 most commonly downloading articles on Science Direct Environmental Group- a group of more than 200 scientific journals!

Adverse Human Effects of Indoor Mold by Luke Curtis, Alan Lieberman, Martha Stark, William Rea and Marsha Vetter. Accepted as an official position paper by both the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM) and the British Society for Allergy, Environmental and Nutritional Medicine. Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine September 2004;14(3):261-274. Also reprinted in the Journal of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine April 2004 23(1):3-8. Printed for a 3^rd time in Nexus (Mapleton, Queensland, Australia) June-July 2006;13(4):19-23.

Aspergillus surveillance in a tertiary care hospital by Luke Curtis, Peter Scheff, Salvatore Cali, Lorraine Conroy, Ronald Hershow, Kirk Baker, Chia-Hao Ou, Felice Norlock. Journal of Hospital Infection 2005;59(3):188-196.

Chemical Exposures and Adverse Neurological/ Neuropsychiatric Effects by Luke Curtis. Sensitivity Matters March 2004 pages 10-16. (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia).

New diagnostic and imaging tests for chemically injured patients. Parts I and II By Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist Fall 2004;103:18-21 and Winter 2004;104:23-26.

Recent nutritional research and asthma, allergies, cancer, infection and heart disease by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist Fall 2003;99:18-25.

Association of Asthma Symptoms with Home Environmental Exposures by Mary Turyk, Victoria Persky, Lenore Coover, Peter Scheff, Luke Curtis, Ana Sanchez, Julie Piorkowski. Presented November 18, 2003 at the American Public Health Association meeting in San Francisco, California.

Geriatric Nutrition- by Luke Curtis (In preparation for submission to Comprehensive Therapy)

Stationary Bicycles for use in Elderly Rehabilation by Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Toxic Mold by Luke Curtis and Pauline Harding. Course presented June 7, 2003 in Chicago Illinois as part of the ATLA= American Trial Lawyers Association Course on Litigating Toxic Mold Cases.

Composting and other Alternatives to Leaf Burning by Luke Curtis.

Presentation to the Winnebago County Board in Rockford, Illinois on January 6, 2003. Also published numerous letters to the editor on the composting issue. Ban on leaf/brush burning in Winnebago County enacted March 13, 2003.

Artificial fragrance, asthma and neurotoxicity (letter) by Luke Curtis . Environmental Health Perspectives June 2004;112(8):A461.

Health Effects of Chronic Low-Level Pesticide Exposure (letter) by Luke Curtis. American Family Physician June 15, 2005:e2-3:also available at http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050601/lettersonline.html.

Environmentally Triggered Dysfunction of the Central Nervous System by William Rea, Yaqin Pan, Ervin Penyves, Luke Curtis. Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (In Press).

Environmentally Triggered Peripheral Neuropathy by William Rea, Yaqin Pan, Bertie Griffiths, Ervin Penyves, Luke Curtis. Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (In Press).

Neuropsychiatric measurements and SPECT scans in toxin exposed patients by Theodore Simon, Nancy Didricksen, William Rea, Bertie Griffiths and Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Outdoor air pollution in Dallas, Texas by William Rea, Patricia Smith, Yaqin Pan, Ervin Fenyes, Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Anaphylaxis: a case series and reports of improvement following a comprehensive environmental and nutritional program. By William Rea, Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Health effects following exposure to hydraulic fluid in the operating room. By Allan Lieberman, William Rea, Luke Curtis (In preparation)

Migraine headaches: their causes and treatment. By Luke Curtis and Lynda Petersen. Human Ecologist Summer 2005;106:14-19.

Pollen: basic biology, health effects and treatment. By Luke Curtis. Sensitivity Matters December 2004;42:10-17. Human Ecologist Spring 2006;109:21-6.

Arthritis- drug, nutritional, environmental and physical treatments By Luke Curtis. Sensitivity Matters June 2005;44:12-17.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist Summer 2006;110:21-4..

Controlling asthma by Luke Curtis. Sensitivity Matters December 2005;45:6-13.

Environmental Skin Disorders by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist. Winter 2006; 112:15-20.

Drinking Water Quality by Luke Curtis Human Ecologist (In preparation).

Adverse Health Effects of Indoor Mold Exposure by Allan Lieberman, William Rea and Luke Curtis. (Letter). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology September 2006;118(3):763.

Heavy indoor mold exposure and type 1 diabetes: a possible link. By Allan Lieberman, Andrew Campbell, Christine ________ and Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Arthritis and other joint problems developing after heavy indoor mold exposure. By Allan Lieberman and Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Pituitary atrophy and other endocrinopathies developing following heavy indoor mold exposure by Donald Dennis, _________, and Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Environmental allergens and asthma morbidity in low income children by Mary Turyk, Luke Curtis, Peter Scheff, Alicia Contraras, Lenore Coover, Eva Hernadez, Sally Freels, and Vicky Persky. Journal of Asthma August 2006;43(6):453-7.

 

Sleep Apnea and SPECT scans by Phillip Epstein, Daniel Pavel, Hans DeBartolo, Pauline Harding, Luke Curtis (In preparation).

Determination of the combination of outdoor fungi to indoor bioaerosol concentrations by Michael Rizzo, Richard Wadden, Peter Scheff and Luke Curtis. (Submitted to Journal of Aerosol Science).

Courses on Indoor Air Quality, Fungi and Asthma by Luke Curtis. American Academy of Environmental Medicine Conference in St. Louis, MO, 2/17/2002.

Pigeon Allergens in Indoor Environments- A Preliminary Study by Luke Curtis, Bao-Shing Lee, Danlin Cai, Irina Morozova, Ji-Lao Fan, Peter Scheff, Victoria Persky,

Camile Einoder and Seth Diblee. Allergy July 2002;57(7):627-631.

The Effect of Ozone and Aeroallergens on the Respiratory Health of Asthmatics by Mary Ross, Victoria Persky, Peter Scheff, Joseph Chung, Luke Curtis, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan, Richard Wadden and Daniel Hryhorczuk. Archives of Environmental Health November/December 2002;57(6):568-578.

Bioaerosol Emissions from a Suburban Yard Waste Composting Facility by Daniel Hryhorczuk, Luke Curtis, Peter Scheff, Joseph Chung, Michael Rizzo, Cynthia Lewis, Nico Keys and Michael Moomey. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (Lublin, Poland) December 2001;8:177-185.

Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist Spring 2002;93:21-26. Same article was also reprinted in the June 2003 issue of Sensitivity Matters 36;8-14 (Magazine published in Ringwood, Victoria, Australia).

Burning Issues: Wood, forests, grass, leaf and trash burning by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist Fall 2002;95:25-29.

Aspergillus surveillance project at an urban hospital by Salvatore Cali, Peter Scheff, Lorraine Conroy, Luke Curtis, Kirk Baker, Chia-Hao Ou, Felice Norlock. In Environmental Health Risk 2001- 1st international conference on the impact of environmental factors on health- pages 227-237. D Fajzieva and C Brebbia editors. Wessex Institute of Technology Press, Southhampton, Great Britain, 2001.

Gulf War Syndrome by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist, Fall 2001;91:19-23.

Lung Hemorrhage and Its Fungal and Chemical Triggers by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist, Spring 2001;89:25-28.

Bioaerosol Concentrations after the 1993 Floods by Luke Curtis, Mary Ross, Victoria Persky, Peter Scheff, Richard Wadden, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan and Daniel Hryhorczuk. Indoor and Built Environment 2000;9:35-43.

Association of Asthmatic Symptoms and Severity with Indoor Environmental Factors by Mary Ross, Luke Curtis, Peter Scheff, Victoria Persky, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan and Daniel Hryhorczuk. Allergy 2000;55(8):705-711.

Indoor Air Quality in a Middle School Part II: Development of Emission Factors for Particulate Matter and Bioaerosols by Peter Scheff, Vidas Paulius, Luke Curtis & Lorraine Conroy. Applied Occupational & Environmental Hygiene 2000;15(11)835-842.

Aspergillus Surveillance Project at a Large Hospital by Salvatore Cali, Peter Scheff, Lorraine Conroy, Luke Curtis, Kirk Baker, Simon Ou, Ron Hershow and Felice Norlock. Presented at the Air and Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18, 2000. Paper AB-7B.

Managing Asthma by Luke Curtis. CME Training course to over 30 MD's and RN's at Provenna Covenant Hospital, Urbana, Illinois, June 15, 2000.

Chicago Community Based Asthma Intervention Trial: Feasibility of Peer Education in an Inner City Population by Victoria Persky, Lenore Coover, Eva Hernandez, Alicia Contreras, Julie Slezak, Julie Piorkowski, Luke Curtis, Mary Turuk and Peter Scheff. Chest 1999;116(4 Suppl 1) 216S-223S.

ELISA- Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay by Luke Curtis. Taught 2 day course on basic ELISA techniques to 4 students on August 8-9, 1999 at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Health Effects of Fungi: Infection, Allergy and Mycotoxins by Luke Curtis. CME Course presented to over 100 physicians at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois 7/6/1999.

Industrial Hygiene Control of Hospital Aspergillus Infections by Luke Curtis. American Journal of Infection Control 1998;26:364.

Concentrations of Fungi, Bacteria, Spores, Endotoxins & Glucans Inside and Surrounding an Illinois Composting Facility by Luke Curtis, Joe Chung, Mike Rizzo, Cindy Lewis, Peter Scheff and Daniel Hryhorczuk. Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi and Mycotoxins, September 24, 1998, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Latex Allergy by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist 1998;80:10-12.

Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist Winter 1997;10-13.

Mite Allergen Concentrations after the 1993 Floods by Luke Curtis, Mary Ross, Victoria Persky, Peter Scheff, Richard Wadden, Viswanthan Ramakrishnan and Daniel Hryhorczuk. Allergy 1997;52:642-649.

Health Effects of Fungi by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist Spring 1997;73:15-17.

Basic SPSS- Statistical Program for Social Sciences by Luke Curtis. Presented 1 day course on SPSS analyses to 5 students, U of Illinois at Chicago, October 15, 1996.

Modeling of Fungal Bioaerosols in 44 Quad Cities Homes by Michael Rizzo, Richard Wadden, Peter Scheff and Luke Curtis. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, on May 30, 1996.

Asthma: New Research on Environmental Inciters by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist 1996;70:12-15

Wood Burning by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist 1995;65:13-14.

Acute Pulmonary Hemorrhage Among Infants, Chicago 1992-4 by M Wylan, Pam Diaz, Luke Curtis et al. Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Reports 2/3/1995;44:72-74.

Ban on Leaf Burning Urged by Luke Curtis. American Journal of Public Health 1994;84:1696.

Indoor Air Quality and Respiratory Problems by Luke Curtis. 2 hour course presented to Better Breathers Club/ Quad Cities Lung Association at Illini Hospital in Silvis, Illinois on June 23, 1994.

Bioaerosol Emission Factors for Waste Handling and Laundry Areas in an Urban Hospital by Luke Curtis, Richard Wadden, Peter Scheff and Lorraine Conroy. Presented at the Air & Waste Management Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio on June 19, 1994.

More data on MCS by Luke Curtis. New Solutions, Summer 1993, p11-12.

Control of Hospital Worker Health Hazards by Luke Curtis and Joseph Zannoni. NIOSH presentation at U of Illinois Chicago on April 1993.

Indoor Air by Luke Curtis. Occupational Hazards- December 1992, p8.

Pesticide and Solvent Dangers by Luke Curtis. Speech presented at Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 21, 1992.

Dangers of Mercury, Lead and other heavy metals by Luke Curtis. Speech presented at Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, June 6, 1991.

The Problem of Burning Leaves by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist 1990;52:17-18.

Transcriptional Control of the Inducible Nitrate Reductase Isoform from Soybeans by John Smarrelli, Mark Malone, Michelle Watters and Luke Curtis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1987;146:1160-1165.

Metabolite Control of Nitrate Reductase Activity in Cultured Soybean Cells by Luke Curtis and John Smarrelli. Journal of Plant Physiology (Berlin) 1987;127:31-39.

Metabolite Control of Soybean Nitrate Reductase by Luke Curtis and John Smarrelli. Journal of Plant Physiology (Berlin) 1986;126:135-143.