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Melanie Dispenza

Melanie Dispenza, MD, PhD

Allergy and Immunology

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Highlights

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Melanie Dispenza

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Background

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.

Locations

  1. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    • 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21224

    Expertise

    Education

    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

    Fellowship, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018

    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

    Residency, Internal Medicine, 2015

    Pennsylvania State College of Medicine

    Medical Education, MD, 2013

    Pennsylvania State University

    Graduate School, PhD, 2011

    Board Certifications

    Allergy and Immunology

    American Board of Allergy and Immunology, 2018

    Internal Medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016

    Insurance

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    • 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)