Pediatric Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Message from the Division Director
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About Us

The Division provides subspecialty care in allergy, immunology and infectious diseases for neonates, children, and adolescents in the greater Central New Jersey area. Meeting all aspects of the mission of the school, the Division also conducts clinical research activities, community outreach, and undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education programs. The Division is comprised of 21 full and part time members, including 5 full time faculty, 4 volunteer faculty, 1 part time faculty, and 12 staff members. Our faculty and staff provide specialty inpatient and outpatient care for pediatric patients at Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and Raritan Bay University Medical Center.

Clinical Care Services

  • Diagnosis and treatment of acute, chronic, and recurrent infectious diseases in newborns, children, and adolescents. 
  • Diagnosis and treatment of allergic conditions including asthma, drug and insect sensitivity, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and urticaria.  
  • Diagnosis and treatment of infants, children, youth, and adult women with HIV infection, including HIV Testing, PrEP, & PEP - Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Program
  • International travel consultation.
  • Foreign adoptee medical consultation.

Community Service

COMBATING COVID-19 Community-Wide Efforts to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination in Children in the State of New Jersey, New Jersey Pediatrics. In 2022-23, Dr. Sunanda Gaur and Dr. Patricia Whitley-Williams participated in COIVD-19 information webinar and production of Youtube videos to educate the community about the COVID-19 vaccines in children to address vaccine hesitancy. 

Since 2007, The South Asian Total Health Initiative (SATHI), directed by Dr. Gaur is engaged in community education and outreach to the South Asian community living in NJ through talks and health screenings at area temples and community-based organizations.  To date, SATHI has completed 12 community-based education and outreach projects, has organized and hosted 10 CME conferences and scholarly seminars while fostering strong collaborations with a multitude of community-based organizations. The activities have been funded by various sponsors such as NJ Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Rutgers Global, the National Institutes of Minority Health and Disparities and NJACTS (NJ Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science).