Dr. Peden is a physician scientist specializing in the field of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Education and Training
BA, West Virginia University
MS, West Virginia University
MD, West Virginia University
Internship and Residency in Pediatrics, West Virginia University Medical Center
Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Research
Dr. Peden is a pediatric allergist and immunologist, with particular interest in inflammation, inflammatory disorders, and environmental exposures. His primary research focus is the impact of environmental agents and pollutants on respiratory and systemic inflammation and physiology, which impacts airway diseases such as asthma, COPD, inhalational injury and airway infections as well as triggering cardiovascular events. His secondary research focus is examination of inflammatory processes and mechanisms in the respiratory tract and extending the basic scientific findings to humans.
