MelanieClaireDispenzaMDPhD

Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Office
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone+1 410-550-2300

Fax+1 410-550-3256

Dr. Dispenza evaluates and treats adults at the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center located on the Bayview campus. Her clinical interests include anaphylaxis, hives (urticaria), drug allergy, and food allergy. Her research focuses on IgE-mediated mechanisms of allergies and novel strategies for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of anaphylaxis.

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2015 - 2018
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2015
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2013, MD, PhD

PubMed

1 citations
Defining Optimal Basophil Passive Sensitisation Parameters.
Santiago Alvarez-Arango, Melanie C Dispenza, Kristin L Chichester, Donald W MacGlashan
Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 2025-01-01
A Skin Testing Strategy for Non-IgE-Mediated Reactions Associated With Vancomycin.
Siyan Lyu, Eric T Oliver, Melanie C Dispenza, Kristin L Chichester, Jennifer Hoffman
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2024-11-01
4 citations
Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibition for the treatment of allergic disorders.
Erica V Lin, Ragha V Suresh, Melanie C Dispenza
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2024-07-01

Journal Articles

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition Effectively Protects Against Human IgE-Mediated Anaphylaxis
Melanie Dispenza, MD, The Journal of Clinical Investigation

Books/Book Chapters

Drug Allergy Testing
Chapter: Adverse Reactions to Contrast Media
Page 239 - 259MC Dispenza and AM DittoEditors: D Khan and A Banerji.Elsevier Inc., St. LouisEdition 1,2017

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition Effectively Protects Against Human IgE-Mediated AnaphylaxisJune 2020

New Pill Could Prevent Anaphylaxis in People with Food, Drug AllergiesJune 2nd, 2020
Chemotherapy Drug Shows Promise in Treating Everyday AllergiesFebruary 20th, 2018
Pill That Treats Cancer Prevented Food Allergy Reactions in StudyOctober 24th, 2023

Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers of Immediate Hypersensitivity ReactionsJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2024–2026
Using BTK Inhibitors to Prevent Anaphylactic Drug ReactionsJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2020–2025