The Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce that Alan Baptist, M.D., has been appointed to lead the department's new allergy/asthma program.

An experienced basic and clinical researcher, Dr. Baptist will work closely with pulmonary medicine, medicine-pediatrics and pediatrics faculty to develop an interdisciplinary allergy/asthma program within the department.

Dr. Baptist, an assistant professor of internal medicine, is the recipient of grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Howard Hughes Research Institute and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. His research interests include developing novel ways to decrease asthma hospitalizations in severe asthmatics. Dr. Baptist has published in journals including Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology as well as Allergy and Asthma Proceedings.

Dr. Baptist received his bachelor's of science in honors biology from the University of Illinois and his medical degree from Loyola University , in Chicago . He completed his internship in internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center, where he also served his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in allergy/immunology. He is currently pursuing a master's of public health degree at Wayne State University .

Dr. Baptist is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.

Dr. Baptist holds memberships in several professional and scientific societies, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, for which he serves as a member of the Committee on the Underserved.

Dr. Baptist resides with his wife and child in Ann Arbor , Mich.

To make an appointment with Dr. Baptist, please call (313) 745-4525.