Physicians

Department / Division
Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Allergy/Immunology

Address
DUMC 103020
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-668-4000

Office Telephone
919-684-6534

Fax Telephone
919-668-4448

Training

• MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2001

Residency

• Pediatrics, Tulane University Medical Center (Louisiana), 2001-2004

Fellowship

• Allergy-Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, 2004-2008

Clinical Interests
Primary immune disorders and immunodeficiencies, thymus transplantation for DiGeorge syndrome, evaluation of recurrent infections, allergic diseases (including asthma, allergic rhinitis, food hypersensitivity)

Research Interests
Diagnosis, treatment, and definitive cure of primary immunodeficiency diseases
Immune system development and maturation after reconstitution in human subjects
Mechanisms of tolerance after allogeneic thymus transplantation

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Chinn, IK; Blackburn, CC; Manley, NR; Sempowski, GD. Changes in primary lymphoid organs with aging. Seminars in Immunology. 2012;24:309-320. (2012) Abstract

Chinn, IK; Markert, ML. Induction of tolerance to parental parathyroid grafts using allogeneic thymus tissue in patients with DiGeorge anomaly. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2011;127:1351-1355. (2011) Abstract

Markert, ML; Marques, JG; Neven, B; Devlin, BH; McCarthy, EA; Chinn, IK; Albuquerque, AS; Silva, SL; Pignata, C; de Saint Basile, G; Victorino, RM; Picard, C; Debre, M; Mahlaoui, N; Fischer, A; Sousa, AE. First use of thymus transplantation therapy for FOXN1 deficiency (nude/SCID): a report of 2 cases. Blood. 2011;117:688-696. (2011) Abstract

Veerapandiyan, A; Chinn, IK; Schoch, K; Maloney, KA; Shashi, V. Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia in association with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and a BRCA2 mutation. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 2011;54:63-66. (2011) Abstract

Chinn, IK; Olson, JA; Skinner, MA; McCarthy, EA; Gupton, SE; Chen, DF; Bonilla, FA; Roberts, RL; Kanariou, MG; Devlin, BH; Markert, ML. Mechanisms of tolerance to parental parathyroid tissue when combined with human allogeneic thymus transplantation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2010;126:814-820.e8. (2010) Abstract

Markert, ML; Devlin, BH; Chinn, IK; McCarthy, EA. Thymus transplantation in complete DiGeorge anomaly. Immunologic Research: a selective reference to current research and practice. 2009;44:61-70. (2009) Abstract

Chinn, IK; Devlin, BH; Li, YJ; Markert, ML. Long-term tolerance to allogeneic thymus transplants in complete DiGeorge anomaly. Clinical Immunology. 2008;126:277-281. (2008) Abstract

Markert, ML; Devlin, BH; Chinn, IK; McCarthy, EA; Li, YJ. Factors affecting success of thymus transplantation for complete DiGeorge anomaly. American Journal of Transplantation. 2008;8:1729-1736. (2008) Abstract

Markert, ML; Devlin, BH; Alexieff, MJ; Li, J; McCarthy, EA; Gupton, SE; Chinn, IK; Hale, LP; Kepler, TB; He, M; Sarzotti, M; Skinner, MA; Rice, HE; Hoehner, JC. Review of 54 patients with complete DiGeorge anomaly enrolled in protocols for thymus transplantation: outcome of 44 consecutive transplants. Blood. 2007;109:4539-4547. (2007) Abstract