Mass General Allergy Researchers

At Massachusetts General Hospital Allergy we have a vibrant research community that conducts basic science and translational science studies, as well as clinical and population health sciences. We have active studies in:

• Itch
• Drug allergy
• Food allergy
• Vaccine allergy
• Hives and other skin conditions
• Esinophilic esophagitis
• Immunodeficiency

Meet our allergist researchers:

• Dr. Aleena Banerji is a clinical researcher with a focus on angioedema as well as drug and vaccine allergy. She has ongoing clinical trials in hereditary angioedema. Publications

• Dr. Sara Barmettler is an allergy/immunologist who specializes in primary and secondary immune deficiency. She co-directs the Program for Primary and Secondary Immune Deficiencies. She has ongoing clinical and translational research projects evaluating patients with primary and secondary immune deficiency disorders, including common variable immunodeficiency and hypogammaglobulinemia due to B-cell targeted therapies (such as rituximab and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy). Publications

• Dr. Kim Blumenthal is an allergist who specializes in drug and vaccine allergy. She co-directs the Clinical Epidemiology Program, which is part of the Mongan Institute. She has active studies in drug allergy and vaccine allergy. Publications

• Dr. Michelle Conroy: In addition to practicing general pediatric and adult allergy in the MGH Waltham office, Dr Conroy is involved with translational research. She is studying antibody glycosolation as it relates to pathogenesis of human diseases in the Anthony Lab. The implications of this research include improving our understanding of food allergy, vaccine allergy, autoimmune diseases and more. Publications
• Dr. Daniel Digiacomo is an allergist and clinical immunologist specializing in primary and secondary immunodeficiency. He cares for adults and children at the Mass General and MGH Waltham offices. Additionally, he serves as the clinical immunologist in the Mass General for Children Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic. His research interests focus on utilizing population data to study non-infectious complications of primary immunodeficiency. Publications
• Dr. Morris Ling is an allergist and clinical immunologist with a background in basic and translational research.  As a researcher in the Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Dr. Ling has conducted research on the role of chemokines in allergic diseases as well as allergen-specific T cell immune responses in human asthma.  He is currently involved with patient recruitment for asthma studies in the CIID and helps run the Mass General Clinical Immunology Laboratory. Publications 

• Dr. Sarita Patil is an allergist/immunologist who specializes in treatment of food allergies in both internal medicine and pediatrics. She is a translational researcher who leads the Patil Lab at the Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases. Her work is focused on antibodies in allergic diseases, including both their roles in initiation and treatment of food allergies. She also leads clinical trials in food allergies in the Mass General Food Allergy Center and the Adult Multidisciplinary Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases Clinic. Publications

• Dr. Rebecca Saff has an active clinical practice in which she sees adults and children with allergic and immunologic problems at Mass General and MGH Waltham. Dr Saff is a medical educator and is the Mass General Allergy/Immunology Fellowship program director as well as a clinical researcher with a focus on drug allergy including NSAID allergy, radiocontrast allergy and vaccine allergy. Publications

• Dr. Caroline Sokol is a physician-scientist with a focus on the neuro-immune interactions that drive the initiation of allergic immunity. Clinically, she focuses on adults with allergies to environmental pollens, foods and venoms, with particular interest in skin and gastrointestinal manifestations of allergy. Publications

• Dr. Anna Wolfson has an active clinical practice in which she sees adults with allergic and immunodeficiencies at Mass General and MGH Waltham. Dr. Wolfson is a clinical researcher with a focus on drug allergy, most recently on vaccine allergy. Publications