John Fling, MD

Personal profile

Area of Expertise

Dr. Fling is board certified in Allergy/Immunology and Pediatrics with over thirty years of experience caring for adults, children, and infants. His main focus is the care and management of individuals suffering from allergies and asthma. He uses evidence-based practice for the diagnoses and treatment strategies, along with patient input to create the optimal treatment plan. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Fling has been involved as principal investigator in multiple research studies and has a special interest in the development of new vaccines. He is a member of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Tarrant County Medical Society, and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Education/Academic qualification

MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

BS in Biology, Southwest Texas State University

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Vaccines Medicine & Life Sciences

Miconazole Medicine & Life Sciences

Lolium Medicine & Life Sciences

Candidiasis Medicine & Life Sciences

Influenza Vaccines Medicine & Life Sciences

Serum Medicine & Life Sciences

Asthma Medicine & Life Sciences

Dermatitis Medicine & Life Sciences

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Projects 2009 2023

8 Active
12 Finished

¿A Phase IIIB, Observer-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study-Assess Safety/Immunogenicity of GSK Meningococcal Group B Vaccine and 13-valent Pneumococcal Vaccine-Administered Concomitantly with Routine Vaccines to Healthy Infants.

Fling, J.

GlaxoSmithKline

6/01/19 → 5/06/23

Project: Research

Immunogenicity and Safety Study of an Investigational Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine when Administered Concomitantly with Routine Pediatric Vaccines in Healthy Infants and Toddlers

Fling, J.

Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.

16/08/18 → 31/12/19

Project: Research

Immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety study of Pediarix, Hiberix and Prevenar 13 co-administered with two different formulations of GSK Biologicals' HRV vaccine (444563) in healthy infants 6-12 weeks of age.

Fling, J.

GlaxoSmithKline

7/07/17 → 6/07/21

Project: Research

A PHASE 3, PLACEBO CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED, OBSERVER-BLINDED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND TOLERABILITY OF A CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE VACCINE IN ADULTS 50 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER

Fling, J.

Pfizer, Inc.

13/04/17 → 13/04/21

Project: Research

A Phase 2b Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MEDI8897, a Monoclonal Antibody With an Extended Half-life Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus, in Healthy Preterm Infants

Fling, J.

MedImmune, LLC

8/11/16 → 7/11/21

Project: Research

Research Output 1988 2017

231 Citations
6 h-Index
8 Article

3 Citations (Scopus)

Lot-to-lot consistency, safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an investigational hexavalent vaccine in US infants

Block, S. L., Klein, N. P., Sarpong, K., Russell, S., Fling, J. A., Petrecz, M., Flores, S., Xu, J., Liu, G., Stek, J. E., Foglia, G. & Lee, A. W., 1 Jan 2017, In : Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 36, 2, p. 202-208 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Vaccines

Safety

Whooping Cough

Haemophilus influenzae type b

Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine

21 Citations (Scopus)

Intradermally-administered influenza virus vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults 18-64 years of age

Gorse, G. J., Falsey, A. R., Fling, J. A., Poling, T. L., Strout, C. B. & Tsang, P. H., 1 May 2013, In : Vaccine. 31, 19, p. 2358-2365 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Influenza Vaccines

Orthomyxoviridae

Vaccines

vaccines

injection site

Topical miconazole nitrate ointment in the treatment of diaper dermatitis complicated by candidiasis

Spraker, M. K., Gisoldi, E. M., Siegfried, E. C., Fling, J. A., De Espinosa, Z. D., Quiring, J. N. & Zangrilli, S. G., 1 Feb 2006, In : Cutis. 77, 2, p. 113-120 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Miconazole

Candidiasis

Dermatitis

Ointments

Petrolatum

24 Citations (Scopus)

Exercise-induced airflow obstruction in a healthy military population

O'Donnell, A. E. & Fling, J. A., 1 Jan 1993, In : Chest. 103, 3, p. 742-744 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Exercise

Population

Methacholine Chloride

Asthma

Exercise-Induced Asthma

53 Citations (Scopus)

Suppression of the late cutaneous response by immunotherapy

Fling, J. A., Ruff, M. E., Parker, W. A., Whisman, B. A., Martin, M. E., Moss, R. B. & Reid, M. J., 1 Jan 1989, In : The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 83, 1, p. 101-109 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Immunotherapy

Skin

Placebos

Matched-Pair Analysis

Immunoglobulins