Reynold M. Karr, MD | Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Clinical Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

Clinical Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Attending Physician, UW Rheumatology Clinic

Attending Physician, UW Allergy & Immunology Clinic

Sites of Practice:

University of Washington Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Karr received his BA from Johns Hopkins University, MD from the University of Maryland, and received post-graduate training at University of California Irvine (internship and residency) and University of Colorado Medical Center (Clinical Immunology fellowship). His military service was at the medical center, Andrews AFB. He is a diplomate of the ABIM, ABAI, and ABIM (rheumatology). In addition to his duties as Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, he is currently an attending physician at the UW Rheumatology Clinic at Roosevelt BJC and Allergy Clinic at the University of Washington Medical Center. He also performs independent medical evaluations out of Everett, WA; and serves as the medical director of PlasmaLab International in Everett, WA.

Education & Training:

BA, Pre-Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore MD

1964

University of Maryland

College Park MD

1969

Residency

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA

1972

Fellowship in Clinical Immunology (Allergy/Rheumatology/Immunology)

University of Colorado Medical Center

Aurora CO

1972-1974

Honors:

Top reviewer for the peer reviewed journal, Annals of Internal Medicine; work placed in the top 30% of all reviewers for 2009, 2010, 2013

Reviewer for Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice

InPractice; work quality rated in 95-100% range

Contact

Email:

rmkarr@uw.edu

Phone:

(206) 598-4615

Mailing Address:

1959 NE Pacific St.
Box 356166
Seattle, WA 98195

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Lupus
Autoimmunity
Plasma tumor-associated cell free DNA detection
Chronic rhino-sinusitis
Asthma
Urticaria/Angioedema

Clinical Interests:

Allergy and Immunology
Rheumatology

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

Karr RM. Chronic rhinosinusitis: Potential new use for topical sulfasalazine. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2014; 2(3):349-350.
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Claman HN, Karr RM, Kohler PF, Mass MD, McIntosh RM, Sams WM, Small P, Stanford RE, and Thorne EG. Systemic (allergic?) vasculitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1974;54:54-64.
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Karr RM. Bronchoprovocation studies in coffee workers’ asthma. J Allergy Clin Immmunol. 1979; 64:650-654.
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Karr RM and Salvaggio JE. Allergic features of infiltrative lung disease, chapter in Cellular, Mollecular, and Clinical Aspects of Allergic Disorders, edited by S. Gupta and R.A. Good, Plenum Press, New York, 1980
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Karr RM, Davies R, Burcher BT, Lehrer SB, Wilson MR, Dharmarajan V, and Salvaggio JE. Occupational asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1978; 61(1):54-65
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Butcher BT, Karr RM, Wilson MR, O'Neil CE, Salvaggio JE. Inhalation challenge and pharmacologic studies of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) sensitive workers. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1979; 64(2):146-52.
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