Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Welcome to the Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Our mission is to train the next generation of academic leaders and physician-scientists addressing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of allergic and immune-mediated disease. We advance the career development of our fellows through outstanding clinical and educational programs, our diverse and highly collaborative research environment, team mentoring, and strong institutional support. Our program has made pioneering advancements in Allergy and Immunology for more than 50 years.
We are proud of the success of our graduates, who include more than 90 full Professors, four past Presidents of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and many prominent young faculty around the country. Over 75% of our graduates in the past ten years hold full-time faculty positions at US Medical Schools, most of whom are actively engaged in research. We look forward to continuing this tradition and developing the next generation of innovators in science and medicine.
We accept outstanding residents who have completed training in either Pediatrics or Medicine into our ACGME-accredited program. The first 12 months are focused on clinical training across the inpatient and outpatient settings and include rotations through our Severe Asthma Program, Mastocytosis Center, Drug Hypersensitivity and Desensitization Center, Immunodeficiency Clinic, and Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) Center. Fellows will manage patients with a wide spectrum of disorders including primary immunodeficiencies, autoimmune disorders, hereditary angioedema, anaphylaxis, food allergy, eosinophilic disease, drug allergy, asthma, and mastocytosis.
In transitioning to the research component (supported for 2-3 years by a National Institute of Health Training Grant), fellows can pursue a broad variety of approaches including cellular and molecular immunology, genomics and metabolomics, clinical epidemiology and population science, bioinformatics, and clinical trials. See the Current Fellows to find out how our trainees are taking advantage of the unparalleled research and training opportunities available in the Longwood Academic and Medical area, home to leading institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, in addition to Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Our mission is to train the next generation of physician-scientists spanning a broad range of approaches. Through a National Institute of Health-funded training grant and additional institutional funding, we fully support fellow research for up to three years.
Our clinical training emphasizes evidence-based medicine, the achievements and limitations of current immune-modulating therapies, and the biological insights to be gained by applying cutting-edge science to clinical disease. Our approach to developing the next generation of academic leaders begins in the first year.
Chief, Allergy/Immunology
Program Director, Allergy/Immunology Fellowship
Associate Program Director, Allergy/Immunology Fellowship
Anderson, Paul J., MD/PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Rheumatology
The Anderson lab focuses on post-transcriptional mechanisms that control the production of inflammatory mediators.
Barrett, Nora A., MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Allergy Immunology
The Barrett lab is interested in defining the innate cellular and molecular networks underlying the initiation and persistence of type 2 immunity at mucosal sites.
Bankova, Lora G., MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Allergy Immunology
Dr. Bankova focuses on the control of epithelial barrier function by mast cells and their products.
Boyce, Joshua A., MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Allergy Immunology
The Boyce lab is focused on cross-talk between eicosanoid receptor systems in pulmonary inflammation, using a combination of cellular, molecular, whole animal, and human translational approaches.
Brennan, Patrick J., MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Allergy Immunology
Dr. Brennan focuses on the role of innate-like T cells in allergic disease and host defense.
Brenner, Michael B., MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Rheumatology
The Brenner laboratory works on lipid and glycolipid antigens recognized in the context of CD1 antigen-presenting molecules, T cell recognition, and inflammatory arthritis.
Costenbader, Karen H., MD, MPH Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences
Dr. Costenbader’s research focuses on epidemiologic risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and outcomes among patients with autoimmune disease.
Israel, Elliot, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Pulmonary
Dr. Israel’s major research interests include mediators of airway reactivity, the role of arachidonic acid metabolites in airway narrowing, and genetic influences in asthma pharmacotherapeutics, particularly as they relate to responses to beta-agonists.
Karlson, Elizabeth W., MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences
Dr. Karlson’s research focuses on the environmental risk factors for SLE and RA, and the causes of long-term complications of these diseases, such as atherosclerosis, and their prevention.
Laidlaw, Tanya M., MD. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Allergy Immunology
Dr. Laidlaw Directs Translational Research in Allergy and the Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) Center at BWH. She combines clinical interventions with benchside approaches to understand the pathogenetic basis of AERD. The Laidlaw Lab is focused on translational research approaches to studying human respiratory inflammation, sinus disease, and aspirin/NSAID hypersensitivity.
Levy, Bruce D., MD. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Pulmonary
The Levy laboratory focuses on bioactive lipid mediators that regulate inflammation.
Moody, D. Branch, MD. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Rheumatology
The Moody laboratory studies the molecular and in vivo mechanisms by which CD1 and lipids activate T cells during allergy, autoimmune and infection.
Raychaudhuri, Soumya, MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Rheumatology
Dr. Raychaudhuri is a pioneer of integrative technologies that allows genetic data to be interpreted in the context of functional genomic data.
Weiss, Scott T., MD, MS. Channing Division of Network Medicine
Dr. Weiss focuses on the genetics/epidemiology of asthma and complex diseases, pharmacogenetics/genomics, and bioinformatics.
Wesemann, Duane R., MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Allergy Immunology
The Wesemann lab studies the process of primary immunoglobulin repertoire diversification and how environmental factors, such as commensal microbes and diet, may influence the structure and depth of this diversity. The lab is particularly interested in how exposures early in life may shape this process.
For the most up-to-date listing, please see the following PDF.
For the most up-to-date listing, please see the following PDF.
For the most up-to-date listing, please see the following PDF.
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Joanne Miccile
Program Contact
60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-1302
Fax: 617-525-1310
Email: jmiccile@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
David Hong, MD
Director, Allergy Immunology Fellowship
60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-1232
Fax: 617-525-1310
Email: dhong@bwh.harvard.edu
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