Penn Medicine Provider
Allergy and Immunology
Anar A. Dossumbekova, MD, PhD
4.9
(353)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Allergy and Immunology University City
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

Dr. Dossumbekova was voted by patients and peers as TopDoc by South Jersey Magazine in 2022

Education and training

  • Medical School: Kazakh National Medical Univeristy
  • Residency: Berkshire Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Texas Medical Branch

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

354 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
she is good
April 2025
5.0
5.0
excellent care provided
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she's very competent
April 2025
5.0
5.0
the doctor was super helpful and i felt she really understood my concerns.

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Dossumbekova is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Goldstein MF, Haralabatos IC, Gordon ND, Dossumbekova AA, Vadaketh, KA Understanding Asthma: The Asthma Center Education and Research Fund Manual,” 6th Edition , https://www.asthmacenter.com/wp-content/uploads/Asthma-Manual-2020-FINAL.pdf: 2020

Goldstein MF, Haralabatos IC, Gordon ND, Dossumbekova AA, Fernandez EA, Mindel, RN “Understanding Sinusitis and Allergy: The Asthma Center Education and Research Fund Manual,” 3rd Edition , https://www.asthmacenter.com/wp-content/uploads/Sinusitus-Manual-3.2.pdf: 2020

Zhao Y, Chahar HS, Komaravelli N, Dossumbekova A, Casola A Human metapneumovirus infection of airway epithelial cells is associated with changes in core metabolic pathways , Virology, 531: 2019,183-191

Dossumbekova A, Kolli, D, Esham, D, Liu T, Casola A Human Metapneumovirus Small Hydrophobic Protein Inhibits Interferon Induction in Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells via TLR7 Signaling Pathway , American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology : 2017

Dossumbekova A, Patel T, Gupta M, Goldblum R, Sur S, Grant JA A Case Report of Disseminated Nocardia Infection in an Adult with Moderate Lymphopenia , American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology : 2016

Piper A, Schultz S, Dossumbekova A, Narayanrao V A Case of Domperidone Toxicity in a Mother Seeking Increased Milk Supply , The American College of Physicians: 2014

Dossumbekova A, Padmanabhan P, Yama Osmanzai Y, Lamontagne S Fever in a man with paraplegia - a missed diagnosis? , American College of Physicians: 2012

Shao ZH, Wojcik KR, Dossumbekova A, Hsu C, Mehendale SR, Li CQ, Qin Y, Sharp WW, Chang WT, Hamann KJ, Yuan CS, Hoek TL Grape seed proanthocyanidins protect cardiomyocytes from ischemia and reperfusion injury via Akt-NOS signaling , J Cell Biochem, 107(4): 2009,697-705

Dossumbekova A, Berdyshev EV, Gorshkova I, Shao Z, Li C, Long P, Joshi A, Natarajan V, Vanden Hoek TL Akt activates NOS3 and separately restores barrier integrity in H2O2-stressed human cardiac microvascular endothelium , Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 295(6): 2008,H2417-2426

Shao Z, Wojcik K, Dossumbekova A, Hsu C, Mehendale S, Li C, Qin Y, Chang W, Hamann K, Yuan C, Vanden Hoek Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins Protect Cardiomyocytes From Ischemia And Reperfusion Injury Via Akt -NOS signaling , American Heart Association: 2008

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