Overview
Dr. Dispenza evaluates and treats adults at the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center located on the Bayview campus. Her clinical interests include mastocytosis and anaphylaxis. She is an active member of the American Initiative in Mast Cell Diseases. Additionally, as co-director for the Johns Hopkins Center for Anaphylaxis and Drug Hypersensitivity, her research focuses on IgE-mediated mechanisms of allergies and novel strategies for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of anaphylaxis.
Dr. Dispenza is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hives. Her top areas of expertise are Anaphylaxis, Hereditary Alpha-Tryptasemia, Hives, and Papular Urticaria.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 24 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Hives.
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Locations
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Saini joined faculty of the Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology immediately following his fellowship in 1997. He has served as the principal investigator and co-investigator for basic and translational studies examining the role of IgE receptor expression and activation in allergic airways disease, anaphylaxis, and chronic urticaria. His research has been supported by the NIH, American Lung Association, and the AAAAI. He is the Program Director for our allergy and immunology fellowship program since 2008. Dr. Saini is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hives. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU), Hives, Angioedema, and Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Eric Oliver, M.D. joined the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology as an instructor of medicine in July 2015. Dr. Oliver was born and raised in South Carolina and graduated from Duke University as dual major in biology and religion and a music minor. He earned his M.D. from the University of South Carolina and completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics from The Ohio State University. He completed his fellowship in allergy and immunology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Oliver evaluates and treats infants, children, and adults at the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center located on the Bayview campus. His clinical interests include allergic disorders of the skin and airway, hives (urticaria), food allergy, anaphylaxis, immunotherapy, aspirin desensitization, and novel therapeutics. His research efforts focus on elucidating the mechanisms for cell activation and recruitment in allergic skin disorders. Dr. Oliver is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hives. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU), Hives, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), and Asthma.
Family Allergy & Asthma Care Consultants LLC
Shankar Lakhani is an Allergy and Immunologist in Dover, Delaware. Dr. Lakhani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hives. His top areas of expertise are Hives, Allergic Rhinitis, Grass Allergy, and Sinusitis.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- AnaphylaxisDr. Dispenza isAdvanced. Learn about Anaphylaxis.
- Hereditary Alpha-TryptasemiaDr. Dispenza isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Alpha-Tryptasemia.
- HivesDr. Dispenza isAdvanced. Learn about Hives.
- Experienced
- AsthmaDr. Dispenza isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU)Dr. Dispenza isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU).
- Hypereosinophilic SyndromeDr. Dispenza isExperienced. Learn about Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.
- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)Dr. Dispenza isExperienced. Learn about Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).
- Papular UrticariaDr. Dispenza isExperienced. Learn about Papular Urticaria.
- Urticaria PigmentosaDr. Dispenza isExperienced. Learn about Urticaria Pigmentosa.