In my opinion - Interview with the expert

JAMES P.KEMP, M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division o f Immunology & Allergy art the University of California School of Medicine, San Diego, and an allergist in private practice at the Allergy & Asthma Me dical Group and Research Center. He is also Medical Director of the Center for Pediatric Clinical Research in San Diego, Dr. Kemp received both his; B .A. and M.D. degrees from the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA), completed his internship at the University of Florida, his residency at Em ery University, and fellowship training in allergy and immunology at the Un iversity of California, San Francisco. He has board certification fi om the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, In addition to being the immedia te past President of the Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, he is a member of the Respiratory Advisory Panel to the U.S. Pharmacopeia Convent ion, Inc., and past president of the San Diego Allergy Society and the Cali fornia Society of Allergy and Immunology, Dr. Kemp has participated in more than 350 research studies focused on various aspects of respiratory diseas e, including rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, and COPD. He has served as a cons ultant to the Food and Drug Administration and to many pharmaceutical and b iotechnology companies with regard to the development of new respiratory dr ugs or devices.