This is a unified program with Roy Patterson, MD, Chief, Division of Allergy Immunology in the Dept. of Medicine and Jacqueline Pongracic, MD, Interim Chief, Division of Allergy-Immunology, Dept.of Pediatrics. Some current areas of investigation include suppression of IgE antibodies, animal models of asthma and occupational lung diseases, ABPA, idiopathic anaphylaxis, inner city asthma epidemiology, potentially fatal asthma, and steroid dependent asthma. The program is fully accredited and provides two years of required training in classical allergy as well as basic and clinical immunology in preparation for certification by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Trainees see adult and pediatric patients under faculty supervision at both Rush and neighboring Cook County Hospital. This includes patients from varying socioeconomic backgrounds with a variety of diseases including rhinitis, asthma and other respiratory problems, dermatitis, primary and acquired immunodeficiencies and autoimmune diseases.
Trainees work closely with both clinical and scientific faculty at both institutions.