Faculty: Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program

The ACGME-accredited University of Colorado Program A in Allergy and Immunology based at the National Jewish Health

 

Dan Atkins, MD is the Director of Pediatric Clinical Services at National Jewish Health, and the Director of Allergy and Immunology Services at The Children’s Hospital. He organizes the services where Fellows receive their patient care experiences. He also direct patient care supervision in specialty clinics, in triage, and in the Day Program. He is a renowned expert in food allergies. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Allan Bock, MD is a renowned expert in food allergies, who provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and also provides research mentorship.

Mark Boguniewicz, MD   is a Pediatric Allergist at National Jewish Health and a renowned expert in Atopic Dermatitis. He provides direct patient care supervision in the Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Continuity Clinic, the Children’s Atopic Dermatitis Clinic, and in the Day Program. He provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and also provides research mentorship.

Donna Bratton, MD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. She is an authority on inflammatory mechanisms of airways disease. She supervises Fellows in the Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Continuity Clinic, and serves on the Training Program Committee. She also supervised Fellows during their Day Program assignment. She also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

John Cambier, PhD is the Head of the Immunology Department for UCHSC, which is based at National Jewish Health. He is a renowned immunology scientist who is responsible for several lecture series in immunology that enrich Fellows’ understanding of this subject. He provides lectures in immunology for the Fellows, as do numerous members of his basic immunology faculty. He and other basic immunology faculty members provide research mentorship to Fellows.

Ronina Covar, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. She has special interests in asthma and steroid response. She supervises Fellows in the Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Day Program. She also provides Fellows with conference discussions, and research mentorship.

Erwin Gelfand, MD is Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at National Jewish Health and Vice-Chairman for the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Denver. He is also the Director of the Immunodeficiency Clinic at National Jewish Health. He is a renowned authority in immunodeficiency, mechanisms or asthma, and other aspects of basic immunology. He is on the Training Program Committee and is committed to assure residency training in immune deficiency disease. He provides a weekly conference in the Immunodeficiency Clinic. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Patsy Giclas, PhD is Co-Director of the Clinical Immunology Labs at National Jewish Health. She is a renowned expert in complement biochemistry. She provides Fellows with guidance in their experience in the Clinical Immunology Labs. She also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Kim Kelsay, MD is a Pediatric Psychiatrist and Co-Director of the Day Program. She provides psychosocial consultation for most patients who are admitted to the Day Program, as part of the multi-disciplinary team with the Fellows and medical attendings. She organizes and oversees Team Plan-of-Care Conference in the Day Program. She also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions.

Gary Larsen, MD is the Head of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at both National Jewish Health and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado. He is a renowned expert on pediatric asthma, and neurogenic mechanisms in asthma. He assures Fellow training and supervision during their MOD assignment. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Donald Leung, MD, PhD is the Head of the Allergy/Immunology Division in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Leung is a renowned authority in mechanisms of allergic disease. He has numerous NIH R01 grants, serves as the Co-Director of the NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center at UCHSC and National Jewish Health, and he is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, premier journal in the field. Dr. Leung serves on the Training Program Committee. He organizes Combined Allergy/Immunology Grand Rounds and the Quality Assurance Patient Care Conferences. He also supervised Fellows during their Day Program assignment. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Andrew H. Liu, MD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.  His specialties include Allergic and Immunologic Diseases, Asthma, Pharmacology, Allergy, Basic Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Inflammation, Anaphylaxis, Animal Dander Sensitivity, Atopic Dermatitis (eczema), Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, Immunodeficiency, Insect Sting Allergy, Recurrent Infections, Rhinitis & Sinusitis (allergic and non-allergic), Urticaria (acute & chronic), Steroid Pharmacokinetics, Steroid Adverse Effects, Steroid Sensitivity and Resistance, Immunomodulator Therapy, Cough (chronic), Wheezing infants, Allergic Asthma, Exercise-Induced Asthma, Non-Allergic Asthma. He supervises Fellows in the Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Continuity Clinic, Day Program, as MOD and serves on the Training Program Committee. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Henry Milgrom, MD is a senior faculty member in Pediatric Allergy. He is Co-Director of the Pediatric Clinical Research Unit and National Jewish Health’s Institutional Review Board for human subjects research. He provides direct supervision of pediatric patients in the Day Program and as MOD. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Nathan Rabinovitch, MD is a pediatric allergist with research interests on the role of environmental exposures in the school-age asthmatic child. He supervises Fellows in the Day Program. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Joseph Spahn, MD    is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program.  He is also the Director of Immunopharmacology Lab, Div of Clinical Pharmacology. Dr. Spahn is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fellowship program.   He organizes meetings with the Training Program Committee and with the Fellows.  He is also responsible for reporting on the Fellowship program to the Allergy/Immunology Division, the Pediatric faculty, the Pediatrics and Graduate Medical Education departments at the University of Colorado Denver, and to such national organizations as ACGME and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). He directly supervises Fellows in specialty clinics, Day Program, and as MOD. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Stanley J. Szefler, MD is the Head of the Clinical Pharmacology Division at National Jewish Health. He is a renowned authority on the pharmacologic management of pediatric asthma. He serves on the Training Program Committee. As the immediate-past Training Program Director for this Fellowship Program (1989 - 1994), his experience and commitment to this Fellowship program is greatly valued. He also supervised Fellows during their Day Program assignment. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Fred Wamboldt, PhD is the Head of Psychosocial Medicine at National Jewish Health. He also oversees the Biostatistics core facility at National Jewish Health. He organizes courses and provides lectures that enrich Fellows understanding of psychosocial aspects of chronic disease, and biostatistical assessments in clinical research.

Carl White, MD is a pediatric pulmonologist and authority on inflammatory mechanisms of lung disease. He supervises Fellows during their MOD assignment. He also provides Fellows with lectures, rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship.

Other faculty for the Fellowship program

Other faculty members at National Jewish Health, while not necessarily key faculty for the program, provide significant contributions to the education of our Fellows, typically as lecturer, consultants, discussants in conferences and seminars, and research resources. They include the following faculty members:

Bruce Bender, PhD
Lias Boyum, PhD
Susan Brugman, MD
Keith Clay, PhD
Valerie Fadock, PhD
Anthony Hayward, MD
Peter M. Henson, PhD
Roger Hollister, MD
Mary D. Klinnert, PhD
Abraham Kupfer, PhD
Christina Leslie, PhD
Joseph Lucas, PhD
Robert Murphy, PhD
David Riches, PhD
James Shira, MD