Karin A. Pacheco, MD, MSPH
Karin A. Pacheco, MD, is an allergist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Pacheco is in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Medicine
- Division of Environmental & Occupational Health Services
- Best Doctors in America® 2019-2020 — Best Doctors, Inc.
Patient Ratings
4.6 out of 5
Programs and Services
Specialties & Conditions
- Beryllium Sensitization
- Metal & Cement Allergies
- Occupational Allergic Disease
Research Areas
- Environmental and Occupational Diseases
Special Interests
Clinical Interests
Occupational asthma and allergies. Challenge Chamber for diagnosis of Occupational Asthma.
Dr. Pacheco specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of occupational asthma and allergic disease. She performs specific occupational allergen challenges to help diagnose occupational asthma as well as specific skin and patch testing to occupational allergens.
Research Interests
Genetic and environmental risk factors for asthma and allergy to laboratory animals in exposed research scientists and technicians.
Education
Education
- 1998 - 2001
- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, MSPH, Preventive Med & Biometrics, Honors Thesis
- 1976 - 1978
- New York University, Premedical Studies
- 1971 - 1972
- L'Académie (Paris), Junior Year Abroad
- 1973
- Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA), BA, Economics & French Literature
- 1983
- New York University School of Medicine, MD, with Honors
Residency
- 1998 - 2001
- National Jewish Health / University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Residency, Occupational Medicine
- 1983 - 1986
- University of Colorado Denver, Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
- 1990 - 1994
- National Jewish Health / University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology
Awards & Recognition
2014: Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc.
1991-1992: Della McShane Fellowship in Medicine (Allergy)
1990-1991: Liz Claiborne, Inc. Fellowship in Immunology NYU MD with honors in microbiology First Prize for Student Research Bertran Gesner Memorial Prize for excellence in research in immunology
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Allergy and Immunology
American Conjoint Board of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Occupational Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Environmental and Occupational Respiratory Disease Section
American Thoracic Society, Environmental/Occupational Health Section
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Publications
Pacheco K, Maier L, Silveira L, Goelz K, Noteware K, Luna B, and C Rose. Association of CD14 alleles with chest symptoms and lung function in laboratory animal researchers. (manuscript in preparation) Pacheco K, Maier L, Silveira L, Goelz K, Noteware K, Luna B, Murphy J, Dubois R, and C Rose. Association of TLR4 alleles with symptoms and sensitization to laboratory animals. (manuscript in revision)
Pacheco K, McCammon C, Liu AH, Thorne PS, O’Neill M, Martyny J, Newman L, and Rose CS. Characterization of endotoxin and mouse allergen exposures in mouse facilities and research laboratories. Ann Occup Hyg 2006; 50 (6): 563-572. epub April 2006.
Pacheco KA, McCammon C, Liu AH, Thorne PS, O’Neill ME, Martyny J, Newman LS, Hamman RF, and Rose CS. Airborne endotoxin predicts symptoms in nonsensitized technicians and research scientists exposed to laboratory mice. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2003; 167: 983-990.
Pacheco K, Tarkowski M, Negri J, Sterritt C, Rosenwasser L, and Borish L. The influence of diesel exhaust particles on mononuclear phagocytic cell-derived cytokines: IL-10, TGF-b and IL-1b. Clin Exp Immunol. 2001 Dec; 126(3): 374-83.
Academic Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine and Allergy/Immunology, University of Colorado Denver
Teaching & Professional Positions
“Bioaerosols in Occupational Medicine,” A Problem-Based Learning Course
“History of Occupational Medicine” in Introduction to Occupational and Environmental Health
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