Monday, August 17, 2020

IUIS-Frontiers Webinar Series on COVID-19: "COVID-19 in immunodeficient patients"

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Kathleen Sullivan will share insights on compromised immunity and the risk for severe COVID-19, primary immune deficiencies and COVID-19 and vaccine options for people living with primary immunodeficiencies.

Don't miss the opportunity to get new insights on this topic and ask your questions - we are looking forward to seeing you on Monday!

Kathleen Sullivan will share her insights on:

  • Immune compromise and the risk for severe COVID-19
  • Primary immune deficiencies and COVID-19, what we know and what we don’t know
  • Vaccine options for people living with primary immunodeficiencies

Dr. Sullivan trained at UCSF and Johns Hopkins and has been at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia since 1993. She is the Division Chief of Allergy Immunology, overseeing one of the largest North American clinics for inborn errors of immunity. She co-edits Stiehm’s textbook on Immune Deficiencies and her clinical interests include the study of patients with DiGeorge syndrome/Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, variables related to outcomes of patients with primary immunodeficiencies, and the pathogenesis of early onset inflammatory bowel disease.