Author Bio - Dr. Frank Lichtenberger MD, PhD
Gratitude. This is the one-word Dr. Lichtenberger uses to
describe his life and every step along the journey so far. He developed a
strong interest in medical research and a scientific career from a very early
age. He attended The Ohio State University College of Medicine in the
Physician-Scientist Training program. Earing his PhD in Immunology by
researching the influence of chronic inflammation in the lung. From Internal
Medicine Residency Training at University of Texas Southwestern, he moved on to
Fellowship training at the National Institutes of Health. Had the good fortune
to study under Dr. Dean Metcalfe MD, Dr. Melody Carter MD, and some of the other
leading minds in the Laboratory of Mast Cell Biology.
Starting Clinical Practice in 2011, he maintained an
interest in the complexity of cases in Mast Cell Diseases, as well as Primary
