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Email

eli@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Medicine - Immunology, Allergy & Rheumatology
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Houston, TX US

Addresses

²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú - McNair Campus (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-1555

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)

Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

MD from University of Illinois College of Medicine

Chicago

Residency at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú

Houston

Internal Medicine

Fellowship at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú

Houston

Allergy/Immunology

Certifications

Internal Medicine Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Allergy/Immunology Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Allergic rhinitis
• Asthma
• Drug allergies
• Food allergies
• Eczema
• Chronic sinusitis
• Airway mycosis/fungal allergies
• Immune deficiency
• Contact dermatitis

Professional Statement

Dr. Evan Li is board certified in both internal medicine and allergy/immunology. He completed medical school at the University of Illinois, and completed residency and fellowship training at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú. Following fellowship training, Dr. Li completed further research training under the NIH funded T32 grant, where he focused on the effects of chronic airway fungal infections as a cause of allergic airway diseases such as asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis. Dr. Li also investigated the effects of IL-13 on airway epithelial cells and how it leads to changes in airway stiffness. Dr. Li has a special interest in fungal mediated asthma and sinusitis, but is highly skilled in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (hay fever), urticaria (hives), atopic dermatitis (eczema), contact dermatitis, food allergies, eosinophilic disorders, drug allergies and immune deficiency disorders. Dr. Li offers a variety of different tests including skin testing to environmental allergens and foods, skin testing to evaluate drug allergies, patch testing for contact dermatitis and pulmonary function testing. Dr. Li also offers specialized treatments such as allergy immunotherapy (allergy shots) and various biologics (Xolair, Nucala, Fasenra and Dupixent) for rhinitis, asthma and eczema, as well as IVIG for immune deficiency disorders and autoimmune disorders.

In addition to his role as clinician, Dr. Li is also a talented educator and serves as the associate program director of the allergy and immunology fellowship program, as well as one of the specialty educational coordinators for the internal medicine residency program. Dr. Li has personally trained dozens of past residents and fellows and regularly gives lectures on clinical and basic science topics relating to allergy and immunology. Dr. Li is often sought out to give grand round lectures to other departments at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú on allergy topics relating to their specialties.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Xuesong Chen, David Corry, Evan Li "." Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Nov 4; Pubmed PMID:
• Evan Li, Chu Lin Tsai, Zahida Maskatia, Etka Kakkar, Paul Porter, Roger Rossen, Sarah Perusich, John M Knight, Farrah Kheradmand, David Corry "." Immun Inflamm Dis. 2018 Mar 25;6(2):264-275. Pubmed PMID:
• Evan Li, John M Knight, Yifan Wu, Amber Luong, Antony Rodriguez, Farrah Kheradmand, David Corry "." Adv Immunol. 2019 Jun 29;142:85-140. Pubmed PMID:
• Evan Li, Cameron Landers, Winnie Tung, John M Knight, Zachary Marshall, Amber Luong, Antony Rodriguez, Farrah Kheradmand, David Corry "." Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 Nov;15(3):S198-S204. Pubmed PMID:

Skills

Allergy skin testing

Drug testing

Drug desensitization

Pulmonary function testing

Food allergy testing

Allergy immunotherapy