The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and Immunology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicineis seeking a full-time faculty member specializing in pediatric allergy/immunology. Candidates will be at the assistant professor level of the clinical educator track.
The Department of Pediatrics has an active pediatric allergy/immunology program treating a range of allergenic and immune system disorders and provides services including:
allergy skin testing
allergy shots (immunotherapy)
asthma management and collaboration with pediatric pulmonary specialists for asthmatic patients
eczema management
food allergy evaluation and management
oral food challenges
Penicillin skin testing
evaluation and diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies including CVID, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, chronic granulomatous disease, severe combined immunodeficiency, and DiGeorge syndrome
Immune globulin replacement therapy (IVIG and SCIG)
In addition, our Pediatric Allergy/Immunology program is the only Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiency in the state of Florida, providing state-of-the-art diagnostic, research, and therapeutic modalities for children and adolescents with primary immune deficiency including:
Infusion services for IGIV
Bone marrow transplantation services
Investigational therapies
Genetic testing
In addition to delivering excellent patient care, the faculty member will alsobe responsible for educating fellows, residents, and medical students.
The physician candidate will have a strong interest in clinical and/or translational research as the position requires development and participation in original research for which extramural funding should be sought. The allergy/immunology program is currently involved in research related to stem cell transplantation and works closely with UM’s growing Bone Marrow Transplant program.
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