Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy

Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas.

 

Palo Alto Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Respiratory Specialties and ENT 730 Welch Road Palo Alto, CA 94304   Mondays, 8:30 am-3:00 pm Thursdays, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Other times by special arrangement	Los Gatos Specialty Center South Bay 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95032   Tuesdays, 8:30 am-4:00 pm Fridays, 8:30 am-3:00 pm
Phone: (650) 497-8841 Fax: (650) 497-8839	Email: ehoyte@stanford.edu Email is not secure. Do not send private medical information.

The Center for Asthma and Allergic Diseases

The Center for Asthma and Allergic Diseases provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary services for the diagnosis and treatment of all pediatric astham and allergic problems.
 
The Center is the clinical program of the Division of Allergy and Immunology in the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. It is also part of Packard Children's Hospital's The Center for Excellence in Pulmonary Biology.

The Center offers comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic and consultative services for children with:

• Pediatric Asthma
• Allergies or Hay Fever
• Eczema/Atopic Dermatitis

Immunology

Our team provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary services for infants, children and adolescents with chronic or unusual infections or primary immune deficiencies. This includes a variety of host problems, such as:

• Hypogammaglobulinemia
• Antibody deficiency states
• White cell defects
• Complement deficiencies
• Cell-mediated immune deficiencies
  • Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
  • DiGeorge syndrome
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
  • Chronic granulomatous disease

Research

Our research interests in the laboratory focus on the role of human T cells, specifically natural regulatory T cells (Treg) in immunological diseases. Our clinical research projects offer innovative drug therapies to selected patients. You can learn more about our research by visiting our Web pages on the Stanford University School of Medicine Web site.

Physician Fellowship Program

The Pediatric Asthma and Clinical Immunology Fellowship Program prepares specialists in the delivery of skilled medical and consultative care to patients with a broad spectrum of allergic and immunologic conditions. It also encourages the pursuit of careers in academic allergy and immunology.  

Faculty and Staff

• Robert Bocian, MD, PhD 
• David Cornfield, MD - Program Director and Service Chief
• Nancy Cummings, MD
• Alejandro Dorenbaum, MD
• Alan Goldsobel, MD
• Kevin Letz, NP
• David Lewis, MD - Director of Clinical Immunology
• Lisa Hoyte Loewy, RN, MSN
• Steven Machtinger, MD
• Hailen Mak, MD 
• Michael J. Mulligan, MD 
• Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD
• Steven Rubinstein, MD
• Vivian Saper, MD
• Richard Shames, MD