Manuel S. Vilareal , MD

Bachelor's Degree: University of the Philippines 1980 (Public Health)

Medical Degree: De La Salle University-Emilio Aguinaldo College of Medicine 1984

Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, NJ, 1990

Fellowship: West-Los Angeles VA Medical Center-UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA, 1994 (Allergy & Immunology)

American Board of Allergy and Immunology (Certification Date: 10-09-1995 ) - (Recertification Date: to 12-31-2015 )

Allergy and Immunology

Geriatric Medicine

Allergy and Immunology

Geriatric Medicine

Internal Medicine

Peer Reviewed Publications

Kannan, Jennifer A; Brokamp, Cole; Bernstein, David I; LeMasters, Grace K; Hershey, Gurjit K Khurana; Villareal, Manuel S; Lockey, James E; Ryan, Patrick H (2017. ) Parental Snoring and Environmental Pollutants, but Not Aeroallergen Sensitization, Are Associated with Childhood Snoring in a Birth Cohort.Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, , 30 (1 ) ,31-38 More Information

Kannan, Jennifer A; Bernstein, David I; Bernstein, Cheryl K; Ryan, Patrick H; Bernstein, Jonathan A; Villareal, Manuel S; Smith, Andrew M; Lenz, Peter H; Epstein, Tolly G (2015. ) Significant predictors of poor quality of life in older asthmatics.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, , 115 (3 ) ,198-204 More Information

Epstein, Tolly G; Kesavalu, Banurekha; Bernstein, Cheryl K; Ryan, Patrick H; Bernstein, Jonathan A; Zimmermann, Nives; Lummus, Zana; Villareal, Manuel S; Smith, Andrew M; Lenz, Peter H; Bernstein, David I (2013. ) Chronic traffic pollution exposure is associated with eosinophilic, but not neutrophilic inflammation in older adult asthmatics.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, , 50 (9 ) ,983-9 More Information

Epstein, Tolly G; Ryan, Patrick H; LeMasters, Grace K; Bernstein, Cheryl K; Levin, Linda S; Bernstein, Jonathan A; Villareal, Manuel S; Bernstein, David I (2012. ) Poor asthma control and exposure to traffic pollutants and obesity in older adults.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, , 108 (6 ) ,423-428.e2 More Information

Epstein, Tolly G; LeMasters, Grace K; Bernstein, David I; Ericksen, Mark B; Martin, Lisa J; Ryan, Patrick H; Biagini Myers, Jocelyn M; Butsch Kovacic, Melinda S; Lindsey, Mark A; He, Hua; Reponen, Tiina; Villareal, Manuel S; Lockey, James E; Bernstein, Cheryl K; Khurana Hershey, Gurjit K (2012. ) Genetic variation in small proline rich protein 2B as a predictor for asthma among children with eczema.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, , 108 (3 ) ,145-50 More Information

Biagini Myers, Jocelyn M; Wang, Ning; LeMasters, Grace K; Bernstein, David I; Epstein, Tolly G; Lindsey, Mark A; Ericksen, Mark B; Chakraborty, Ranajit; Ryan, Patrick H; Villareal, Manuel S; Burkle, Jeff W; Lockey, James E; Reponen, Tiina; Khurana Hershey, Gurjit K (2010. ) Genetic and environmental risk factors for childhood eczema development and allergic sensitization in the CCAAPS cohort.The Journal of investigative dermatology, , 130 (2 ) ,430-7 More Information

Villareal, M S; Klaustermeyer, W B; Hahn, T J; Gordon, E H (1996. ) Osteoporosis in steroid-dependent asthma.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, , 76 (4 ) ,369-72 More Information

Kannan J.;Brokamp C.;Bernstein D.;Lemasters G.;Hershey G.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Ryan P. (03-01-2017. ) Parental Snoring and Environmental Pollutants, but Not Aeroallergen Sensitization, Are Associated wi.Pediatric, Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, , 30 (1 ) ,31-38 More Information

Codispoti C.;Lemasters G.;Levin L.;Reponen T.;Ryan P.;Biagini Myers J.;Villareal M.;Burkle J.;Evans S.;Lockey J.;Khurana Hershey G.;Bernstein D. (02-01-2015. ) Traffic pollution is associated with early childhood aeroallergen sensitization.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 114 (2 ) ,126-133.e3 More Information

Codispoti C.;Bernstein D.;Levin L.;Reponen T.;Ryan P.;Biagini Myers J.;Villareal M.;Burkle J.;Lummus Z.;Lockey J.;Khurana Hershey G.;Lemasters G. (01-01-2015. ) Early-life mold and tree sensitivity is associated with allergic eosinophilic rhinitis at 4 years of.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 114 (3 ) ,193-198.e4 More Information

Amin P.;Levin L.;Epstein T.;Ryan P.;LeMasters G.;Khurana Hershey G.;Reponen T.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Bernstein D. (01-01-2014. ) Optimum Predictors of Childhood Asthma: Persistent Wheeze or the Asthma Predictive Index?.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, , 2 (6 ) ,709-715.e2 More Information

Cheng G.;Smith A.;Levin L.;Epstein T.;Ryan P.;Lemasters G.;Khurana Hershey G.;Reponen T.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Bernstein D. (01-01-2014. ) Duration of day care attendance during infancy predicts asthma at the age of seven: The Cincinnati C.Clinical and Experimental Allergy, , 44 (10 ) ,1274-1281 More Information

Johansson E.;Reponen T.;Vesper S.;Levin L.;Lockey J.;Ryan P.;Bernstein D.;Villareal M.;Khurana Hershey G.;Schaffer C.;LeMasters G. (09-01-2013. ) Microbial content of household dust associated with exhaled NO in asthmatic children.Environment International, , 59 ,141-147 More Information

Newman N.;Ryan P.;Le Masters G.;Levin L.;Bernstein D.;Hershey G.;Lockey J.;Villareal M.;Reponen T.;Grinshpun S.;Sucharew H.;Dietrich K. (06-01-2013. ) Traffic-related air pollution exposure in the first year of life and behavioral scores at 7 years of.Environmental Health Perspectives, , 121 (6 ) ,731-736 More Information

Brunst K.;Ryan P.;Lockey J.;Bernstein D.;Mckay R.;Khurana Hershey G.;Villareal M.;Biagini Myers J.;Levin L.;Burkle J.;Evans S.;Lemasters G. (08-01-2012. ) Unraveling the relationship between aeroallergen sensitization, gender, second-hand smoke exposure, .Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, , 23 (5 ) ,479-487 More Information

Biagini Myers J.;Khurana Hershey G.;Deka R.;Burkle J.;Levin L.;Bernstein D.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Reponen T.;Gareri J.;Lubetsky A.;Koren G.;Lemasters G. (06-01-2012. ) Asking the right questions to ascertain early childhood secondhand smoke exposures.Journal of Pediatrics, , 160 (6 ) ,1050-1051 More Information

Smith A.M.;Villareal M.;Bernstein D.I.;Swikert D.J. (05-01-2012. ) Asthma in the elderly: Risk factors and impact on physical function.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 108 (5 ) ,305-310 More Information

Kim H.;Levin L.;Lemasters G.;Villareal M.;Evans S.;Lockey J.;Khurana Hershey G.;Bernstein D. (04-01-2012. ) Validating childhood symptoms with physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 108 (4 ) ,228-231 More Information

Epstein T.;Ryan P.;Lemasters G.;Bernstein C.;Levin L.;Bernstein J.;Villareal M.;Bernstein D. (01-01-2012. ) Poor asthma control and exposure to traffic pollutants and obesity in older adults.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 108 (6 ) , More Information

Reponen T.;Lockey J.;Bernstein D.;Vesper S.;Levin L.;Khurana Hershey G.;Zheng S.;Ryan P.;Grinshpun S.;Villareal M.;Lemasters G. (01-01-2012. ) Infant origins of childhood asthma associated with specific molds.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, , 130 (3 ) , More Information

Epstein T.;Lemasters G.;Bernstein D.;Ericksen M.;Martin L.;Ryan P.;Biagini Myers J.;Butsch Kovacic M.;Lindsey M.;He H.;Reponen T.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Bernstein C.;Khurana Hershey G. (01-01-2012. ) Genetic variation in small proline rich protein 2B as a predictor for asthma among children with ecz.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 108 (3 ) , More Information

Reponen T.;Singh U.;Vesper S.;Johansson E.;Adhikari A.;Ryan P.;Levin L.;Zheng S.;Burkle J.;Grinshpun S.A.;Bernstein D.I.;Lockey J.;Villareal M.;Hershey G.K.K.;LeMasters G. (12-01-2011. ) Effect of microbial exposure on the development of Asthma in children .12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011, , 1 ,552-553

Reponen T.;Vesper S.;Levin L.;Johansson E.;Ryan P.;Burkle J.;Grinshpun S.;Zheng S.;Bernstein D.;Lockey J.;Villareal M.;Khurana Hershey G.;Lemasters G. (08-01-2011. ) High environmental relative moldiness index during infancy as a predictor of asthma at 7 years of ag.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 107 (2 ) ,120-126 More Information

Epstein T.;Bernstein D.;Levin L.;Khurana Hershey G.;Ryan P.;Reponen T.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Lemasters G. (01-01-2011. ) Opposing effects of cat and dog ownership and allergic sensitization on eczema in an atopic birth co.Journal of Pediatrics, , 158 (2 ) , More Information

Sucharew H.;Ryan P.;Bernstein D.;Succop P.;Khurana Hershey G.;Lockey J.;Villareal M.;Reponen T.;Grinshpun S.;Lemasters G. (03-01-2010. ) Exposure to traffic exhaust and night cough during early childhood: The CCAAPS birth cohort.Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, , 21 (2 PART 1 ) ,253-259 More Information

Codispoti C.;Levin L.;LeMasters G.;Ryan P.;Reponen T.;Villareal M.;Burkle J.;Stanforth S.;Lockey J.;Khurana Hershey G.;Bernstein D. (01-01-2010. ) Breast-feeding, aeroallergen sensitization, and environmental exposures during infancy are determina.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, , 125 (5 ) , More Information

Ryan P.;Bernstein D.;Lockey J.;Reponen T.;Levin L.;Grinshpun S.;Villareal M.;Khurana Hershey G.;Burkle J.;LeMasters G. (12-01-2009. ) Exposure to traffic-related particles and endotoxin during infancy is associated with wheezing at ag.American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, , 180 (11 ) ,1068-1075 More Information

Iossifova Y.;Reponen T.;Ryan P.;Levin L.;Bernstein D.;Lockey J.;Hershey G.;Villareal M.;Lemasters G. (01-01-2009. ) Mold exposure during infancy as a predictor of potential asthma development.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 102 (2 ) ,131-137 More Information

Schroer K.;Biagini Myers J.;Ryan P.;LeMasters G.;Bernstein D.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Reponen T.;Grinshpun S.;Khurana Hershey G. (01-01-2009. ) Associations between Multiple Environmental Exposures and Glutathione S-transferase P1 on Persistent.Journal of Pediatrics, , 154 (3 ) , More Information

Smith A.M.;Bernstein D.I.;LeMasters G.K.;Huey N.L.;Ericksen M.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Khurana Hershey G.K. (01-01-2008. ) Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Interleukin 4 Polymorphism (C-589T) Gene: Environment Interaction In.Journal of Pediatrics, , 152 (5 ) , More Information

Iossifova Y.;Reponen T.;Bernstein D.;Levin L.;Kalra H.;Campo P.;Villareal M.;Lockey J.;Hershey G.;LeMasters G. (05-01-2007. ) House dust (1-3)-?-D-glucan and wheezing in infants.Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, , 62 (5 ) ,504-513 More Information

Ryan P.;LeMasters G.;Biswas P.;Levin L.;Hu S.;Lindsey M.;Bernstein D.;Lockey J.;Villareal M.;Khurana Hershey G.;Grinshpun S. (02-01-2007. ) A comparison of proximity and land use regression traffic exposure models and wheezing in infants.Environmental Health Perspectives, , 115 (2 ) ,278-284 More Information

Vesper S.;McKinstry C.;Haugland R.;Iossifova Y.;Lemasters G.;Levin L.;Khurana Hershey G.;Villareal M.;Bernstein D.;Lockey J.;Reponen T. (01-01-2007. ) Relative moldiness index as predictor of childhood respiratory illness.Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, , 17 (1 ) ,88-94 More Information

Campo P.;Kalra H.;Levin L.;Reponen T.;Olds R.;Lummus Z.;Cho S.;Khurana Hershey G.;Lockey J.;Villareal M.;Stanforth S.;LeMasters G.;Bernstein D. (12-01-2006. ) Influence of dog ownership and high endotoxin on wheezing and atopy during infancy.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, , 118 (6 ) ,1271-1278 More Information

LeMasters G.;Wilson K.;Levin L.;Biagini J.;Ryan P.;Lockey J.;Stanforth S.;Maier S.;Yang J.;Burkle J.;Villareal M.;Khurana Hershey G.;Bernstein D. (10-01-2006. ) High prevalence of aeroallergen sensitization among infants of atopic parents.Journal of Pediatrics, , 149 (4 ) ,505-511 More Information

Biagini J.;LeMasters G.;Ryan P.;Levin L.;Reponen T.;Bernstein D.;Villareal M.;Khurana Hershey G.;Burkle J.;Lockey J. (06-01-2006. ) Environmental risk factors of rhinitis in early infancy.Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, , 17 (4 ) ,278-284 More Information

Cho S.;Reponen T.;LeMasters G.;Levin L.;Huang J.;Meklin T.;Ryan P.;Villareal M.;Bernstein D. (01-01-2006. ) Mold damage in homes and wheezing in infants.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 97 (4 ) ,539-545 More Information

Ryan P.;LeMasters G.;Biagini J.;Bernstein D.;Grinshpun S.;Shukla R.;Wilson K.;Villareal M.;Burkle J.;Lockey J. (08-01-2005. ) Is it traffic type, volume, or distance? Wheezing in infants living near truck and bus traffic.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, , 116 (2 ) ,279-284 More Information

White J.;Levin L.;Villareal M.;Murphy K.;Biagini R.;Wellinghoff L.;St. Clair H.;Bernstein D. (01-01-2005. ) Lack of correlation between regional pollen counts and percutaneous reactivity to tree pollen extrac.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 94 (2 ) ,240-246 More Information

Lang D.;Visintainer P.;Howland W.;Stein M.;Villareal M. (01-01-2000. ) Survey of the extent and nature of care for adults and older adults by Allergy/Immunology practition.Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, , 85 (2 ) ,106-110 More Information

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