Elif Dokmeci, MD

Allergy and Immunology

Biography

Dr Elif Dokmeci received Medical Doctor degree from Marmara University School of Medicine in 1995, Istanbul Turkey. She completed Pediatric Residency at LSU Shreveport, LA in 2003. Following her residency, she completed dual Fellowship programs at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT. She finished Pediatric Pulmonology in 2006 and Allergy and Immunology in 2008.

Personal Statement

Before joining to UNM in July of 2016, she served as a Clinical Director of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Section and Director of Pediatric Primary Immunodeficiency Program at Yale University, New Haven CT. She has a longstanding commitment to allergy and clinical immunology programs with a track record of building Pediatric Allergy and Immunodeficiency Centers in the past. She was chosen one of the leading expert Immunologist by Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases and Primary Immunodeficiency Foundation (IDF). She is the Medical Director of New Mexico Newborn Screening Program for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) and Section Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at UNM, is the leading institution in the state for primary immunodeficiency diagnosis and treatment. She has multiple publications and presentations in National and International Meetings. She has been actively teaching at Medical School and Residency/Fellowship programs. She has done basic science research on immune mechanisms of asthma and allergic skin disorders at Yale University. She currently leads Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis clinical research trial at UNM. Dr. Dokmeci holds several national allergy and immunology committee appointments for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and Clinical Immunology Society. Dr Dokmeci is currently President of New Mexico Allergy Society.