Faculty: Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program
The ACGME-accredited University of Colorado Denver Program A in Allergy and Immunology based at the National Jewish Health
Training Program Director:
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. Dr. Szefler is the current Training Program
Director and 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 also supervises Fellows during
their Day Treatment Program assignment. He also provides Fellows with lectures,
rounds and conference discussions, and provides research mentorship in
childhood asthma.
Chairman of
Pediatrics at National Jewish Health:
Erwin Gelfand, MD is also Head of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and
Rheumatology 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 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.
Head of the
Allergy/Immunology Division in the Department of Pediatrics at National Jewish
Health:
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.
Additional faculty in
the Pediatrics Allergy and
Immunology Fellowship Program:
Dan Atkins, MD
is the Director of Pediatric Clinical Services at National Jewish
Health, and the Director of Allergy and Immunology Services at
Children’s Hospital Colorado. 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, Children’s Hospital Colorado 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 UCDSC, 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.
Kirsten Carel, MD is a recent graduate of
our training program and a member of the Division of Allergy and Immunology.
She conducts outpatient clinics at National Jewish Health and Highlands Ranch
Clinic. Fellows can participate in these clinics. She also provides lectures
and case discussions in allergy management.
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.
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.
Pia Hauk, MD is a recent graduate of
our training program and a member of the Division of Allergy and Immunology.
She conducts outpatient clinics at National Jewish Health and supervises
immunology consults. Fellows can participate in these clinics. She also
provides lectures and case discussions in allergy management and is a member of
the Training Program Committee. She
conducts research on the early development of asthma.
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.
Daniel Searing, MD is a recent graduate of
our training program and a member of the Division of Allergy and Immunology. He
conducts outpatient clinics at National Jewish Health and Highlands Ranch
Clinic. Fellows can participate in these clinics. He also provides lectures and
case discussions in allergy management and is a member of the Training Program
Committee.
Joseph Spahn, MD
is an Associate Professor and former Director of the Pediatric
Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program. He is also a member of the Division
of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology and provides consults in steroid
pharmacology. He directly supervises Fellows in specialty clinics and the Day Treatment
Program, and as MOD. 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:
Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD*
Bruce Bender, PhD
Azzeddine Dakhama, PhD
Stephen Dreskin, MD, PhD
Andrew Fontenot, MD*
Peter M. Henson, PhD
Roger Hollister, MD
Flavia Hoyte, MD*
Hua Huang, MD, PhD*
Rohit Katial, MD*
Mary D. Klinnert, PhD
Christina Leslie, PhD
Joseph Lucas, PhD
Lisa Meltzer, PhD
Harold Nelson, MD*
Tod Olin, MD
