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Michael E. Pichichero, MD is a clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is the author of a number of scientific studies regarding the safety of thimerosal as a preservative in vaccines.

Biography

Pichichero received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, and his medical degree from the University of Rochester.

Scientific Work

He is the author of a number of scientific studies regarding the safety of thimerosal as a preservative in vaccines, which have been published in, among other journals, the Lancet and Pediatrics. These studies have, in general, concluded that ethylmercury, the metabolite of thimerosal, is rapidly metabolized and excreted after administration of TCVs, as well as that administration thereof does not raise blood mercury levels above the EPA's lower limit. In addition, Pichichero's research has concluded that ethylmercury is metabolized about six times as fast as methylmercury (the kind of mercury found in fish). Specifically, his research has concluded that after children receive a vaccine with thimerosal in it, their blood mercury levels return to normal within only a month. Pichichero has also written a textbook about streptococcal pharyngitis. A board-certified immunologist, he, along with other scientists at the University of Rochester, helped invent the Hib vaccine. His more recent research, however, has focused on otitis media, as well as a syndrome his lab discovered and termed, "PNIP (Prolonged Neonatal Immune Profile)". His h-index is 56.

Selected publications

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References

1. "Meet our Doctors". Legacy Pediatrics. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
2. "Michael E. Pichichero". University of Rochester Medical Center. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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5. Barclay, Laurie (3 December 2002). "Mercury in Vaccines: A Newsmaker Interview With Michael E. Pichichero, MD". Medscape. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
6. Johnson, Carla K. (31 January 2008). "Study: Mercury fades quickly from blood". USA Today. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
7. Pichichero, Michael (2007). Clinical Management of Streptococcal Pharyngitis. Professional Communications.
8. "Our Researchers". Rochester General Health System. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
9. "Results for Pichichero ME". Google Scholar. Retrieved 3 September 2013.

External links

• Mercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly
• Mercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly
• Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought

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