John M. Routes MD

Summary

• Dr. John Routes is a Professor Emeritus based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializing in Allergy and Immunology, with subspecialty expertise in Clinical and Laboratory Immunology. He completed his fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and National Jewish Health, and his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Health. He is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he served as Section Chief of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Dr. Routes has served on numerous NIH study sections, including as chair of two study sections, and served as a voting member of advisory committees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. His research focuses on inborn errors of immunity (IEI), including immune-related lung disease. He has published important work on severe combined immunodeficiency, common variable immunodeficiency, and vaccination in patients with IEI, and has led multiple clinical trials in this field. His honors include past president of the Clinical Immunology Society, the Distinguished Service Award from the Clinical Immunology Society, and the “Pioneer in Newborn Screening – Dream Maker Award” from the Jeffrey Modell Foundation.