Raffi Tachdjian
Allergy. Immunology. Rare Diseases (ACARE Center) - Raffi Tachdjian MD, Inc.

About Raffi Tachdjian
| UCLAdoc@gmail.com | |
| Main Office | Allergy, Immunology, Rare Diseases (ACARE Center), Raffi Tachdjian MD, Inc., 1301 20th Street, Suite 380, Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
| Main Office Phone | 310-998-0060 |
| Main Office Fax | 310-998-0063 |
| Main Office Website | www.DocRaffi.com |
| Second Office | UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital and Clinics, Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division, 200 Medical Plaza Driveway, Suite 265, Los Angeles, CA 90095 |
| Second Office Phone | 310-998-0060 |
| Second Office Website | https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/raffi-tachdjian |
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 2004-2007 | David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Mattel Children’s Hospital, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Fellowship in Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology |
| 2001-2004 | Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Internship and Residency in Pediatrics |
| 1997-2001 | Morehouse School of Medicine; Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA; M.D. Program |
| 1994-1995 | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; National Immunization Program, Atlanta, GA; Association of Schools of Public Health Intern |
| 1993-1994 | University of Alabama at Birmingham; School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL; Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology |
| 1987-1992 | University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA; B.S. in Physiological Science |
| Academic Appointments | |
| 2019-present | Associate Clinical Professor in Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2017-present | Chief, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Providence St. John’s Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA |
| Publications | |
| 1 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Persons >65 Years-United States, 1973-1993. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995;44:506-515. |
| 2 | Guris D, Strebel PM, Tachdjian R, et al. Effectiveness of Pertussis Vaccination Using the Screening Method, United States, 1992-1994. J Infect Dis. 1997;176(2):456-63. |
| 3 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Adults Aged >65 Years-United States, 1997. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998;47:797-802. |
| 4 | Guris D, Strebel PM, Bardenheier B, Tachdjian R, et al. Changing Epidemiology of Pertussis in the U.S. Clin Infect Dis. 1999;28(6):1230-7. |
| 5 | Brennan M, Strebel P, George H, Yih KW, Tachdjian R, et al. Evidence for Transmission of Pertussis in Schools. J Infect Dis. 2000;181:210-5. |
| 6 | Vincent JM, Cherry JD, Nauschuetz WF, Lipton A, Ono CM, Costello CN, Sakaguchi LK, Hsue G, Jackson LA, Tachdjian R, et al. Prolonged Afebrile Nonproductive Cough Illnesses in American Soldiers in Korea. Clin Infect Dis. 2000;30(3):534-539. |
| 7 | Tachdjian R, Singleton J, Strikas RA, Williams WW, Baughman AL. Factors Associated with Influenza Vaccination Among Persons with Diabetes. |
| 8 | Phipatanakul W, Cronin B, Wood RA, Eggleston PA, Shih MC, Song L, Tachdjian R, Oettgen HC. Effect of environmental intervention on mouse allergen levels in homes of inner-city Boston children with asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2004;92(4):420-5. |
| 9 | Chang AD, Tachdjian R, Gallagher K, McCurdy DK, Lassman C, Stiehm ER, Yadin O. Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia and Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient with Partial DiGeorge Syndrome. Clin Dev Immunol. 2006;13(2-4):261-264. |
| 10 | Tachdjian R, Mathias C, Al Khatib S, Bryce PJ, Kim HS, Blaeser F, O’Connor BD, Rzymkiewicz D, Chen A, Holtzman MJ, Hershey GK, Garn H, Harb H, Renz H, Oettgen HC, Chatila TA. Pathogenicity of a disease-associated human IL-4 receptor allele in experimental asthma. J Exp Med. 2009;206(10):2191-204. |
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Disclosures
Receipt of grants/research support: Adma, Kalvista Receipt of honoraria or consultation fee: BioCryst, CSL Behring, Ionis, Pharvaris, Kalvista, Intellia, Takeda





