ABAI Welcomes Class of '19 Directors
The ABAI Board of Directors met in Boston, MA, in November of 2013 for their annual meeting. At the meeting, the ABAI welcomed two new directors to serve on their BOD through 2019.
Lawrence C. Borish, MD, a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine is Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at New England Deaconess Hospital and his fellowship training under the direction of Drs. Ross Rocklin and Lanny Rosenwasser at Tufts University – New England Medical Center. He also works in the Asthma and Allergic Diseases Center, the University of Virginia Cancer Center and the Carter Immunology Center. He is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. His career accolades include: the 2002 ACAAI John McGovern Lectureship, 2003 Pfizer Visiting Professor Award (St. Louis University), 2004 ACAAI Betty Wray Lectureship, and a Best Doctor in America® in Allergy & Immunology by Best Doctors, Inc. (2005-present.) Dr. Borish brings expertise and interests in chronic sinusitis, aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, chronic urticaria, immune deficiencies and asthma to his post at ABAI.
Jay M. Portnoy, MD, is Chief, Section of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and professor of pediatrics at The Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Dr. Portnoy completed his pediatric residency at the Children’s Mercy Hospital and his Allergy/Immunology Fellowship at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He is widely published in the field and has served on numerous editorial boards which currently include Regional Editor for the World Allergy Organization Journal and Editorial Board member for Current Allergy Practice. Dr. Portnoy is past President of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) where he has also worked as chair and member of many committees over the years including the CME, publications, aerobiology, allied health, and professional education committees. He was awarded Educator of the Year at Children’s Mercy Hospital in 2007 and past recipient of the ACAAI’s Distinguished Fellow Award and Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Portnoy offers specific interests in aerobiology and environment to his directorship at ABAI.