Jeffrey G. Demain, MD
FAAP, FACAAI, FAAAAI, Certified in both Pediatrics and Allergy/Immunology
Dr. Demain attended medical school at Texas Tech University, followed by residency at Wright State University and A/I fellowship at Wilford Hall. Dr Demain is board certified in adult and pediatric Allergy Immunology. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine and an Affiliate Professor at UAA WWAMI School of Medical Education. He founded the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska, the Allergy Asthma Allergy Immunology Society of Alaska, and the AAFA-Alaska Chapter.
Dr Demain serves on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Allergy Immunology (ABAI) and the Board of Regents of the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).
Dr. Demain is a national speaker and has published over 50 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and authored three textbook chapters. He continues to research and publish in topics including insect allergy, and the impacts of climate change on respiratory health. Dr. Demain was honored with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Leadership Award in 2020 and the American Academy of Pediatrics Special Achievement award in 2021. He was awarded as Physician Champion in 2022 for his tireless efforts during the pandemic. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Demain and his wife of 49 years have called Alaska home for over 27 years.
Publications
Impact of weather and climate change with indoor and outdoor air quality in asthma: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Environmental Exposure and Respiratory Health Committee
Climate Change and the Impact on Respiratory and Allergic Disease: 2018
Why Researchers Are Sounding The Alarm About Climate Change’s Health Impacts
Clinical Manifestations of Disease in X-Linked Carriers of Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Relationship between IgE and specific aeroallergen sensitivity in Alaskan native children
Update on the understanding, diagnosis and tailored management of anaphylaxis_ making progress
The biodiversity hypothesis and allergic disease world allergy organization position statement
Climate change and our environment the effect on respiratory and allergic disease
Anaphylaxis and Insect Allergy Current opiinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Identification of allergens in the venom of the common striped scorpion
Immediate, late, and delayed skin test responses to Centruroides vittatus scorpion veno
Increasing insect reactions in Alaska is this related to changing climate
Relationship between ige and specific aeroallergen sensitivity in alaskan native children
Comparative measles incidence amoung exposed military and nonmilitary persons in anchorage alaska
Food allergy and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders guiding our diagnosis and treatment
Intranasal beclomethasone as an adjunct to treatment of chronic middle ear effusion
Pediatric adenoidal hypertrophy and nasal airway obstruction