Assistant Professor of Clinical - Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology

<p>The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and Immunology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is seeking a full-time faculty member specializing in pediatric allergy/immunology. Candidates will be at the assistant professor level of the clinical educator track. </p><p>The Department of Pediatrics has an active pediatric allergy/immunology program treating a range of allergenic and immune system disorders and provides services including: </p><ul><li><p>allergy skin testing </p></li><li><p>allergy shots (immunotherapy) </p></li><li><p>asthma management and collaboration with pediatric pulmonary specialists for asthmatic patients </p></li><li><p>eczema management </p></li><li><p>food allergy evaluation and management </p></li><li><p>oral food challenges </p></li><li><p>Penicillin skin testing </p></li><li><p>evaluation and diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies including CVID, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, chronic granulomatous disease, severe combined immunodeficiency, and DiGeorge syndrome </p></li><li><p>Immune globulin replacement therapy (IVIG and SCIG) </p></li></ul><p> </p><p>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: </p><ul><li><p>Infusion services for IGIV </p></li><li><p>Bone marrow transplantation services </p></li><li><p>Investigational therapies </p></li><li><p>Genetic testing </p></li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition to delivering excellent patient care, the faculty member will also be responsible for educating fellows, residents, and medical students. </p><p>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. </p>