Newton F. Adkinson Jr., MD
Allergy and Immunology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Newton F. Adkinson Jr.
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Adkinson has pursued an academic career at Johns Hopkins since 1973. His research has contributed to more than 300 published papers and has been supported by numerous NIH and other grants. He directs a training program for clinical investigators at Johns Hopkins and has held numerous administrative posts including Physician-in-Charge for Allergy- Immunology, Co-Director of the Div. Allergy/Clinical Immunology, Training Program Director for Allergy- Immunology, and Interim Vice-Dean for Research. In 2010 he was awarded the Distinguished Clinician Award by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Centers and Institutes
Asthma and Allergy Center
Research Interests
aspirin and NSAID sensitivities, Diagnosis of antibiotic allergies, immunotherapy and desensitization, multiple drug hypersensitivity and intolerance
Honors
Distinguished Clinician Award, by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 1/1/10
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-2300
- fax: 410-550-3256
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1971Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1969Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)