
Overview
Hey Jin Chong, MD, PhD, is division director for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology and program director of the Immune Dysregulation Diagnosis and Treatment Program at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an associate professor of pediatrics in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.
Dr. Chong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Common Variable Immune Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, and Infantile Neutropenia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 45 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Common Variable Immune Deficiency.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
4923 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
3 Clinical Trials
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Brian Peppers is an Allergy and Immunologist and a Pediatric Allergy and Immunologist in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Peppers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Common Variable Immune Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Common Variable Immune Deficiency, Anaphylaxis, and Hives. Dr. Peppers is currently accepting new patients.
Pediatric Allergy And Immunology In Shadyside
Allyson S. Larkin, MD, is a specialist in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology and fellowship program director in Allergy and Immunology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is board-certified in allergy and immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Larkin received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Jefferson University Hospital, followed by a fellowship and advanced fellowship in allergy and immunology at UPMC Children's Hospital. She has a clinical interest in pediatric severe asthma and established and codirects the Difficult to Treat Asthma Clinic at UPMC Children’s. Dr. Larkin is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the Pennsylvania Allergy and Asthma Association, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. View the full list of Dr. Larkin’s publications on PubMed. Dr. Larkin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Common Variable Immune Deficiency. Her top area of expertise is Common Variable Immune Deficiency.
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.
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- Distinguished
- Chronic Granulomatous DiseaseDr. Chong isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Granulomatous Disease.
- Advanced
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
- Wiskott-Aldrich SyndromeDr. Chong isAdvanced. Learn about Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome.
- Experienced
- AnaphylaxisDr. Chong isExperienced. Learn about Anaphylaxis.
- Autosomal Dominant Hyper IgE SyndromeDr. Chong isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Dominant Hyper IgE Syndrome.
- Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD)
- Common Variable Immune DeficiencyDr. Chong isExperienced. Learn about Common Variable Immune Deficiency.
- Hyper IgE SyndromeDr. Chong isExperienced. Learn about Hyper IgE Syndrome.
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Chong isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.

