Biographical summary
Alex Wonnaparhown, M.D., is an Allergist and Immunologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He attended medical school at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. He completed residency in Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Duke University.
Dr. Wonnaparhown's clinical interests include: diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiency, secondary immunodeficiency, allergic diseases, and drug allergy. His research focus is underlying genetic and functional analyses of immunologic and allergic diseases towards precision and personalized medicine.
In addition, Dr. Wonnaparhown's career interests include developing medical education, optimizing patient communication, and extending community outreach and access to medical care.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Precision and personalized medicine
- Underlying genetic and functional analyses of immunologic and allergic diseases
- Primary and secondary immunodeficiency
- Medical education, patient communication, and community outreach
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
Fellowship - Allergy and ImmunologyDuke University
- 2020
Residency - Internal MedicineCedars-Sinai Medical Center
- 2017
MDSchool of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2013
BS - Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular GeneticsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2022
Allergy & ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and Immunology
- 2020
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2020
Nominated for Ben Newman Award for HumanismCedars-Sinai Medical Center
- 2019
Nominated for Ben Newman Award for HumanismCedars-Sinai Medical Center
- 2019
Resident of the Year AwardSaban Community Clinic
- 2018
Intern of the Year AwardSaban Community Clinic
- 2016
Lawrence E. Pyle Memorial ScholarshipSchool of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2015
Laura Cummings ScholarshipSchool of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2014
3rd Place - History of Medicine Essay CompetitionSchool of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2013
Carson Medical Group Medical ScholarshipSchool of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2013
Clark County Medical Society ScholarshipSchool of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2013
George Marion Kaiser Memorial ScholarshipSchool of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2013
Cum LaudeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Arizona Allergy and Asthma Society
- 2019 - present
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
- 2019 - present
Los Angeles Society of Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
- 2018
TeamX Health, University of California Los Angeles
- 2018 - present
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
- 2017 - present
Society of General Internal Medicine
- 2017 - present
Los Angeles County Medical Association
- 2016 - present
American College of Physicians
- 2016 - present
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- 2014 - 2015
Medical Genetics Interest Group, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
- 2013 - 2015
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Representation, American Medical Association
- 2013 - present
Clark County Medical Society
- 2013 - present
American Medical Association
- 2010 - 2013
Institute of Urologic Oncology, UCLA
Publications