Pedro Avila, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Avila is the Director of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Clinical Research Unit and the Director of the Allergy-Immunology Fellowship Program.  He joined Northwestern in 2005.  Previously he had trained in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia and in Allergy-Immunology at University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Avila has been involved in clinical research of asthma, allergic diseases and immunodeficiencies since 1995. He has published over 100 presentations at scientific meetings, journal articles and book chapters.
 

Duanny Alva, MD-IMG

Research Study Coordinator

Ms. Alva is a medical graduate of the Universidad del Noreste in Mexico.  As a physician and director of a community health clinic in Mexico, she served as a primary care physician and oversaw and managed the clinic.  After arriving in the United States in 2000 she was a Family Case Manager and later became the Medical Coordinator for an ears, nose and throat (ENT) medical specialty clinic in 2004.  With her desire to contribute to public and community health she chose to enter the field of research in 2007.   Ms. Alva is currently pursuing her master’s degree in public health at Benedictine University here in Illinois.  For those interested in the GALA II Study, Ms. Alva is your resource and is ready to answer all of your questions. 

Tel: 312-695-6518 Email: asthma@northwestern.edu
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