Due to the impacts from the wind storm, power outages and wild fires, Specialty Care Centers operated by Children's Hospital Los Angeles in Encino (5363 Balboa Blvd.) and Santa Monica (1419 19th St.) are closed Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience. If in need of any care for your child, the CHLA's Emergency Department at 4650 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, is open.
Joseph Church, MD
Diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiencies and management of pediatric HIV/AIDS.
Education
New Jersey Medical School/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Children's Hospital National Medical Center: Pediatric Internship
Children's Hospital National Medical Center: Pediatric Residency
Georgetown University Medical Center/Washington DC: Allergy/Immunology
Accomplishments
American Board of Pediatrics; American Board of Allergy & Immunology
Publications
Sukumaran S, Marzan K, Shaham B, and Church JA. A Child with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia and Enthesitis-Related Arthritis. Int J Rheumatol. 2011. Article ID 175973.
Parekh C, Hofstra T, Church JA, et al. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Children with Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011 56: 46-62.
Baghdasraian E, Coates TD, Harb R, Church JA. Serologic Assessment for Inflammatory Bowl Disease in Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Pediatr Allergy, Immun and Pulm. 2010 253-0.
Abbott JK, Church JA. In Vivo Assessment of Clinically Relevant Autoantibodies in Intravenous Immunoglobulin Preparations. Pediatr Allergy, Immun and Pilm. 2010 23: 121-3.
Zuo J, Church J, et al. Enhanced CD8+ T Cell Apoptosis in HIV-infected adolescents with virologic failure on protease inhibitor-based therapy. AIDS Res Hum Retrovirol, 2010 26: 681-4.
Research
Immune deficiency disorders.
Research Studies
Aims of the study are to see if serious bacterial infections occur less than once a year in each study subject and to find out if study drug is safe and tolerable for study subjects.