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We offer comfort and multidisciplinary care for children and adults with primary immunodeficiency disorders.

Immune Deficiency

The Immunodeficiency Program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is dedicated to the care of patients with primary immunodeficiencies. Our program is one of six national Jeffrey Modell Centers of Excellence established to serve in the recognition and the treatment of children.

Our services include:

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients with suspected or known primary immunodeficiency disorders
  • Assistance to families and physicians in the evaluation and care of individuals with such disorders 

Research

Our research interests in the laboratory focus on the innate and adaptive immune system and their role in immune-mediated diseases. Our group has a broad range of research interests that include:

  • The fundamental process of T cell activation versus tolerance
  • Regulatory T cells (Treg)
  • Neonatal immunity
  • Immune diseases of the esophagus and GI tract
  • Vaccines and vaccine adjuvants
  • Viral infections

Our clinical research projects offer drug therapies to selected patients. You can learn more about our research by visiting our Pediatric Immunology division website.

Physician Fellowship Program

The Allergy and 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.