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Wei Zhao, MD, PhD, FAAAAI, FACAAI

Professor and chief
Specialties

Allergy and immunology

Board Certifications

Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology

Locations

Children's Pavilion
1000 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Chesterfield Meadows
6433 Centralia Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832

Areas of interest

Allergic and immunologic disorders
Atopic dermatitis
Chronic urticaria and angioedema
Food and drug mediated allergy
Immunodeficiency diseases

Bio

Dr. Zhao has been on VCU faculty since 2003. His research interest is in the areas of chronic urticaria, mast cell biology, IgE and non-IgE mediated anaphylaxis, and mechanism of drug and food desensitization. He is on two editorial boards of Journals in the field of Immunology and Pediatrics. He served on as President of Virginia Society of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (2012-2014). He has been named Top Doc by Richmond Magazine since 2012.

Dr. Zhao's professional memberships include:

  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
  • American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

 

Education

Education PhD, West Virginia University
MS, Wenzhou Medical College, China
Medical School Wenzhou Medical College, China
Residency West Virginia University;
Wenzhou Medical College, China
Fellowship Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Research interests

Chronic urticaria, mast cell function, mechanism of drug and food desensitization, molecular mechanism of anaphylaxis

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