The Eudowood Division of Allergy and Immunology’s mission is to provide top-notch clinical services, conduct cutting-edge research, and train future pediatric allergist-immunologists for careers in academic medicine. The division is composed of five faculty members who staff outpatient clinics and are available for inpatient consultations for patients with asthma, allergic diseases, primary immunodeficiency, and ataxia telangiectasia. The division is internationally recognized for clinical expertise in all of these areas.
Since the division was founded in 1978, the faculty has been at the forefront of scientific advances in allergy and immunology. Important past scientific contributions by faculty include the identification of the genetic defect responsible for XLAAD, the identification of cockroach and mouse allergens as important causes of inner-city asthma morbidity, and the definitive studies on the natural history of milk, egg, peanut, and tree nut allergies, and the development of novel treatments for severe food allergy. All of these scientific contributions have changed the way allergists-immunologists care for patients. The division has also trained over 30 pediatric allergists-immunologists who now represent many of the leaders in allergy and immunology in both the United States and abroad.