About Us
The Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has expanded greatly in research, education, and patient care efforts in the last several years, and plans are in place for greater levels of expertise and recognition in the future. The Division has developed a national and international reputation related to its basic and clinical research. Senior faculty have chaired and been members of prestigious national panels and NIH review committees related to the fields of allergy, immunology, autoimmunity, and asthma. The research base of our Division is now well funded through NIH grants. Members of our Division have become key collaborators for clinical immunology research in multiple other Divisions within the Department of Medicine. In addition, we continue to be regarded as one of the best training programs in Allergy and Clinical Immunology in the country related to an extensive effort in education, availability of a diverse array of patients, and establishment of multiple research programs for possible training.
On the clinical front, a close affiliation continues to exist between UCD and the National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Clinics now exist at both locations.
The Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology is entering a new leadership. We are pleased to welcome Andrew Fontenot, MD the Henry N. Claman Endowed Chair and Head, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Dr. Fontenot is a graduate of Louisiana State University and its School of Medicine. Dr. Fontenot did his housestaff training in Internal Medicine and was Chief Medical Resident at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver. Andrew has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Medicine since 1998. Dr. Fontenot's research interests include the role of CD4 T cells in granulomatous and other lung diseases, and his appointment continues a long tradition of excellence with regard to the role of T cells in the pathogenesis of disease established by the pioneering studies of Henry Claman, MD who continues to be active within the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD is the Head of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Dr. Alam's research interests include signal transduction of inflammatory cells, cytokine biology, animal models of allergy and asthma, and allergic rhinitis.
In conjunction with the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at National Jewish Medical Research Center, the division offers a broad-based, accredited, 3-year fellowship program.
ClinImmune Labs is one of the premier components of the division. ClinImmune Labs has grown tremendously in size and recognition under the direction and expertise of Brian Freed, PhD. It provides HLA-typing support for many of the transplantation programs within the region and is recognized as a leading tissue-typing and reference laboratory within the country. Recently, ClinImmune labs also acquired the Colorado Cord Blood Bank. As a division of ClinImmune Labs, the cord bank has its own HLA laboratory to provide rapid confirmatory typing of cord blood units. ClinImmune Labs is located at Bioscience Park Center on the new Fitzsimons Campus of the University of Colorado Denver.
The goals of the Division continue to be excellence in research, teaching, and patient care. We plan to continue to expand programs in basic and clinical research. We will continue to work closely in research with the Divisions of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care as well as with the new faculty who will be able to broaden our basic research and clinical research programs even further. We will continue to attract the best trainees in allergy and clinical immunology and to bring in additional post-doctoral fellows and graduate students interested in research in one of our clinical immunology programs. High-quality teaching for clinical fellows will remain a high priority for our Division faculty. Finally, we plan to continue to provide high-quality care for patients. Because of our cutting-edge clinical research programs, we hope to be able to offer patients opportunities not available from other clinicians in the region. Our Division has great enthusiasm and energy. We are proud to be able to work closely with other divisions within the Department of Medicine, which is one of the leading departments in the country.
Site Last Updated: 5/3/2007