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Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP

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(Dr. Julie Sterbank, DO)

(102 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and General Pediatrics

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

Professional interests include: immunotherapy, allergy testing, subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots), and more.

10 Severance Circle
Cleveland, OH 44118

(216) 778-7800

Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Cleveland, OH specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology, internal medicine (adult medicine) and general pediatrics. She graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP is affiliated with MetroHealth.

Office Locations

10 Severance Circle
Cleveland, OH 44118

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12301 Snow Road
Parma, OH 44130

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2500 Metrohealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109

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Some issues Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy (Allergy Shots)

Also known as allergy shots, subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy is a treatment in which gradually increasing doses of an allergen are injected under the skin. An allergen is a substance that can bring about an allergic reaction. Pollen, dust mites, and pet dander are the most common examples of these substances. When patients receive an allergy shot, their body produces "blocking" antibodies that decrease the immune system's sensitivity to an allergen, thus reducing their symptoms.

Before treatment is begun, patients and their doctors first have to identify different factors that trigger their symptoms. Then, skin tests are done to confirm which substances cause allergic reactions. Blood tests may be performed as well, but they are typically not necessary.

There are two phases to subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy: a build-up phase and a maintenance phase. The build-up phase lasts three to six months, during which patients receive shots with increasing amounts of the allergens once or twice a week. When the effective dose is reached, the maintenance phase begins and may continue for up to five years.

Although allergy shots are the longest-lasting and most effective allergy treatment available, they are not for everyone. If patients have heart problems, high blood pressure, or severe asthma, they should not be given allergy shots. The injections are generally safe, but they may have a little swelling at the injection site, which is normal. Rarely, severe shock-like reactions, called anaphylaxis, can also occur. Patients will likely be required by their doctor to stay for half an hour after their shot, so in the event of an anaphylactic reaction, it can be treated immediately.

In The News

“Check out cleveland.com's interview with MetroHealth allergist Julie Sterbank.”—"Ohio has 4 of the worst cities in the Midwest for spring allergy sufferers", Cleveland.com , April 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP treated as a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Cleveland, OH during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2015

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2018

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2020

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2022

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP in 2023

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP treated as a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Cleveland, OH were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	44
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	29
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	9

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, asthma and depression.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	6
Asthma	26
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. She completed residency at MetroHealth Medical Center. She is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Adult & Pediatric Allergy & Immunology - Allergy & Immunology and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center

Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Adult & Pediatric Allergy & Immunology - Allergy & Immunology

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MetroHealth

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.76 out of 5 stars based on 102 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP from all over the web to help you find the right in Cleveland, OH.

4.76

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Julie Sterbank, MPH, DO, FACOP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Blueprint Medicines Corporation	$112 AYVAKIT $112
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$94 RAGWITEK $94
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$51 Vascepa $51
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$49 QNASL $49
Shire North American Group Inc	$38 $38
Other	$58 Alvesco $24	EpiPen $13	REMICADE $11	Spiriva $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$365
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Julie Sterbank's medical specialty is pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. Dr. Sterbank's areas of expertise include the following: asthma, sinus problems, and food allergy. She has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. She graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and then she performed her residency at MetroHealth Medical Center. She is professionally affiliated with MetroHealth. MetroHealth reports that Dr. Sterbank is accepting new patients at her office in Parma, OH.