Michael C. Zacharisen, MD

Allergy/Immunology

Title(s): Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine-Allergy/Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education: Medical degree, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1988; residency, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1991; fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, 1993.

Certification(s): American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Allergy and Immunology.

Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha.

Research interests: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pediatric asthma and allergies.

Representative publications:

• Zacharisen MC, Schlueter DP, Kurup VP, Fink JN. The Longterm Outcome in Acute, Subacute and Chronic Forms of Pigeon Breeders Disease Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2002; 88:175-182.
• Zacharisen MC, Fox J, Anderson H, et al. The Spectrum of Respiratory Disease Associated with Exposure to Metal Working Fluids. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40:640-47, 1998.
• Nordness ME, Zacharisen MC, Schlueter DP, Fink JN. Occupational Lung Disease Related to Cytophaga Endotoxin Exposure in a Nylon Plant. Journal of Occupation and Environmental Medicine 2003;45:385-92.
• Volkman KK, Inda MJ, Reichl PG, Zacharisen MC. Adverse Reactions to Orthodontic Appliances in Nickel-allergic Patients. Allergy Asthma Proceedings. 2007 July-Aug; 28(4):480-4.
• Zacharisen MC, Conley SF. Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis in Children: Masquerader of Common Respiratory Diseases. Pediatrics, 2006 Nov;118(5): 1925-31.
• Vasudev M, Zacharisen MC. New-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis after Anthrax Vaccination. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2006 Jul;97(1):110-2.

Contact information: PO Box 1997, Suite 411, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Phone: (414) 266-6847. Fax: (414) 266-6437. E-mail: mzach@mcw.edu.