UC College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s named World Allergy Organization Center of Excellence

Jonathan Bernstein, MD, adjunct professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine will serve as the College of Medicine’s head of an 11-person leadership committee.

“Being designated as a WAO Center of Excellence is an endorsement of the Cincinnati Children's, University of Cincinnati and affiliate sites’ commitment to excellence in basic, translational and clinical research, patient care and education," said Bernstein. “We are greatly honored by this commendation to our center, as it is recognition of the high standards maintained by our faculty and staff in advancing medical care of our specialty to the communities we serve.”

Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, director of Cincinnati Children’s Division of Allergy and Immunology and the Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders, will lead the committee from the Children’s Hospital side.

“This is a great opportunity to expand on our already outstanding immunology community, especially in areas of training the next generation of leaders in the allergy/immunology field,” said Rothenberg.

The WAO Centers of Excellence designation exists to intensify and accelerate multidisciplinary scientific and clinical innovation, education and advocacy globally. Only 103 centers worldwide have earned this designation.