Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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.   

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 also be 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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