Jennifer Derebery, MD

CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Long-term outcome study on quality of life changes in patients undergoing allergy immunotherapy and dietary avoidance. 1997-present.
• Immunological laboratory parameters in patients with Meniere's disease
• Long-term outcome study on patients with Meniere's disease secondary to allergy being treated with allergy immunotherapy and/or dietary avoidance
• Principal investigator, double-blind study on treatment of auto-immune inner ear disease, Immunosuppression of Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (NIH/NIDCD # 1 UO1 DC03209-0)

• MD, University of Texas, Medical Branch at Galveston
• Residency in Otolaryngology, Oregon Health Sciences University
• Clinical Fellowship in Otolaryngic Allergy
• Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology, USC School of Medicine

Derebery MJ, Rao VS, Siglock TJ, Linthicum FH, Nelson RA. Meniere’s disease; an immune complex-mediated illness? Laryngoscope 1991; 101:225-229.

Derebery MJ. Allergic management of Ménière’s disease: an outcome study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 122:174-182. Allergic management of Meniere's disease: an outcome study. - PubMed - NCBI

Derebery MJ, Berliner KI. Prevalence of allergy in Meniere’s disease. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 123:69-75. Prevalence of allergy in Meniere's disease. - PubMed - NCBI

Harris JP, Weisman, Derebery JM, Espeland MA, Gantz BJ, Gulya AJ, Hammerschlag PE, Hannley M, Hughes GB, Moscicki R, Nelson RA, Niparko JK, Rauch SD, Telian SA, Brookhouser PE. Treatment of corticosteroid-responsive autoimmune inner ear disease with methotrexate: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2003; 290:1875-1883. Treatment of corticosteroid-responsive autoimmune inner ear disease with methotrexate: a randomized controlled trial. - PubMed - NCBI

Nathan, R, Meltzer, E, Derebery J, Stang M, Corrao M, Allen G, Stanford R. Prevalence of nasal symptoms in the United States: Findings from the Burden of Allergic Rhinitis in American survey. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 121:S208-S209. The prevalence of nasal symptoms attributed to allergies in the United States: findings from the burden of rhinitis in an America survey. - PubMed - NCBI'

Alexander TH, Weisman MH, Derebery MJ, Espeland MA, Gantz BJ, Gulya AJ, Hammerschlag PE, Hannley M, Hughes GB, Moscicki R, Nelson RA, Niparko JK, Rauch SD, Telian SA, Brookhouser PE, Harris JP. Safety of high-dose corticosteroids for the treatment of autoimmune inner ear disease. Otol Neurotol 2009; 30:443-448. Safety of high-dose corticosteroids for the treatment of autoimmune inner ear disease. - PubMed - NCBI

Meltzer EO, Blaiss MS, Derebery MJ, Mahr TA, Gordon BR, Sheth KK, Simmons AL, Wingertzahn MA, Boyle JM. Burden of allergic rhinitis: Results from the Pediatric Allergies in America survey. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 124:S43-S70. Burden of allergic rhinitis: results from the Pediatric Allergies in America survey. - PubMed - NCBI

Popelka GR, Derebery J, Blevins NH, Murray M, Moore BC, Sweetow RW, Wu B, Katsis M. Preliminary evaluation of a novel bone-conduction device for single-sided deafness. Otol Neurotol 2010;31:492-497. Preliminary evaluation of a novel bone-conduction device for single-sided deafness. - PubMed - NCBI

Nathan RA, Dalal AA, Stanford RH, Meltzer EO, Schatz M, Derebery J, Mintz, M, Thompson MA, DiBenedetti DB. Qualitative development of the rhinitis control assessment test (RCAT), an instrument for evaluating rhinitis symptom control. Patient 2010;3:91-99

Derebery MJ, Berliner KI. Allergy and Meniere’s disease. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep; 2007:451-456. Allergy and Ménière's disease. - PubMed - NCBI​