Pediatric Allergy & Immunology Division Chief [Req#: 839447, Position#: 124092]

Description

The Opportunity

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) is conducting a national/international search

for the next Chief for the Division of Allergy and Immunology. Reporting to both the Chair of the Department of

Pediatrics and the Chair of Internal Medicine, the Chief of Allergy and Immunology will be charged with delivering

state-of-the-art clinical care to children and adults with allergic and immunologic conditions at across UT Southwestern

Medical Center’s care delivery platforms in Dallas and beyond. The Chief will also expand and innovate across the

Division’s research and education programs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to envision and

realize the future growth of an outstanding Allergy and Immunology program, housed within the vibrant and growing

UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health, two of the nation’s finest medical institutions.

Our Client

The Division of Allergy and Immunology

The mission of the UT Southwestern Allergy and Immunology Division is to provide excellent, high value care to

patients across their lifespan while advancing the field through research and innovation and enhancing the education

of future physicians. The Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics and the

Division of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine (IM) work as one team. While

administratively separate, the two Allergy and Immunology Divisions function as one, blending teaching, clinical care,

and research. The growing Division is comprised of 14 faculty members – 8 who are pediatric based, and 6 who are

internal medicine based – including 2 new providers who will join the Division in early 2025. The faculty play a pivotal

role in advancing the Division’s clinical and scholarly programs focused on allergic and immunologic disorders.

Clinical Services

The Division of Allergy and Immunology at UT Southwestern Medical Center provides comprehensive evaluation,

diagnostic, and management services for children and adults with allergy, asthma, and immunological disorders,

caring for patients across their lifespan. Faculty cover an active consult service at Children’s Health, Parkland

Memorial Hospital, and UT Southwestern University Hospitals, as well as outpatient clinic services in Asthma, Allergy,

and Immunology at Children’s and the University’s West Campus. The Division has experienced significant growth in

recent years, with total patient visit volumes increasing by more than 80% since 2017. The Division continues to

expand and innovate across its clinical footprint to enhance patient access and address the community’s need for

allergy and immunology services.

Clinical Immunology Program

The Clinical Immunology Program serves a large geographical referral area encompassing North Texas, eastern New

Mexico, Oklahoma, western Louisiana, and southern Arkansas. The Program serves as the referral center for North

Texas for newborns who have an indication of severe combined immunodeficiency identified by the Texas Department

of State Health services in standard of care newborn screening. The comprehensive clinical immunology program

provides both diagnostic and state-of-the-art treatment opportunities for patients with primary immunodeficiency

diseases, and is a Jeffrey Modell Foundation Center for Diagnostic and Research on children with primary

immunodeficiency diseases.

The clinical program also partners with members of the Department of Immunology at UT Southwestern in research

and educational efforts. Additionally, the Division staffs adult Immunodeficiency clinics at UT Southwestern and

Parkland Hospital. This allows cutting edge treatment of adult patients with immunodeficiency disorders and,

importantly, fosters effective transitioning of adolescent and young adult patients from the pediatric immunodeficiency

clinics to the adult clinics while maintaining continuity of care.

Food Allergy Center

The Food Allergy Center treats a broad range of allergic diseases in both inpatient and outpatient settings and will be

conducting research that is instrumental in developing treatments and therapies. This Center opened in 2010 and is

the only academically-affiliated pediatric food allergy center in North Texas. Since 2015, the Food Allergy Center has

been recognized as a Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Clinical Network Center of Excellence and, in

2020, received designation as a Clinical Network Discovery Center of Distinction.

The Food Alle