Melanie Dispenza
Experienced in Urticaria Pigmentosa
Experienced in Urticaria Pigmentosa
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, 
Baltimore, MD 

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urticaria Pigmentosa. Her top areas of expertise are Anaphylaxis, Hereditary Alpha-Tryptasemia, Hives, and Papular Urticaria.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Penn State University, PhD, 2011
Residency
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Internal Medicine, 2015
Specialties
Allergy and Immunology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Allergy And Immunology
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Humana
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Johns Hopkins Healthcare
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Mass General Brigham Health Plan
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Locations

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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

Systemic Allergic Reactions to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination

24 Total Publications

Updates on kinase inhibitors in allergy.
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