Prof. Katharine M. Woessner

Scripps Clinic Medical Group, USA

Katharine M. Woessner, MD, FAAAAI
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division Head
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Scripps Clinic Medical Group

Dr Katharine Woessner, F.A.A.A.A.I. is the current Head of the Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at Scripps Clinic Medical Group in San Diego. She was the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Director from 2004-2016. She has been an active member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee since 1998 and is a past president of the San Diego Allergy Society and the Western Society of Allergy and Immunology.

She has been an active member of the AAAAI since 1995, presenting most years at the annual meeting. She is a past chairwoman of the Ethics Committee. She was the co-chair of the Leadership Academy. She served on the Aspirin Desensitization Joint Task Force helping to produce a practice paper on AERD. Currently she is on the Woman’s Health Committee established this year. Her research interests have been focused on AERD and improving clinical outcomes with aspirin desensitization and use of biologics with multiple publications and invited lectureships. Other interests include hereditary angioedema, food allergy and mast cell disorders