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Onyinye Iweala, MD, Allergy & Immunology, Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Hospitals

OnyinyeIIwealaMDPhD

Allergy & Immunology • Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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  • Office

    UNC Allergy and Immunology, 100 Eastowne Drive
    Fifth Floor, Suite F
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514
    Phone+1 984-974-2645
    Fax+1 984-974-2660
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Education & Training

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2015 - 2018
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2010
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityPhD, Division of Medical Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program, 2009
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityAB, Biochemical Sciences and Languages Citation in French, Magna Cum Laude, 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2010 - 2013
  • American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Teaching Citation Tufts University School of Medicine, 2013
  • Travel Grant Award AGA Institute, 2007
  • CCFA Microbial-Host Interactions Workshop Junior Investigator Travel Award 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • TLR4 mediated regulation of spontaneous Helicobacter-dependent colitis in IL-10 deficient mice  
    Matharu KS, Mizoguchi E, Alonso C, Nguyen D, Mingle B, Iweala OI, McBee ME, Stefka A, Prioult G, Haigis KM, Bhan AK, Snapper SB, Murakami H, Schauer DB, Reinecker H-C,..., Gastroenterology, 7/31/2009
  • Vaccine-Induced Antibody Isotypes Are Skewed by Impaired CD4 T Cell and Invariant NKT Cell Effector Responses in MyD88-Deficient Mice  
    Iweala OI, Smith DW, Matharu KS, Sada-Ovalle I, Nguyen DD, Dekruyff RH, Umetsu DT, Behar SM, Nagler CR, Journal of Immunology, 1/1/2009
  • Infection with parasitic nematodes confounds vaccination efficacy  
    Urban JF, Steenhard NR, Solano-Aguilar GI, Dawson HD, Iweala OI, Nagler CR, Noland GS, Kumar N, Anthony RM, Shea-Donohue T, Weinstock J, Gause WC, Veterinary Parasitology, 1/1/2007
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Pocket Primary Care: A Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook 
    Chapter: "Hemorrhoids," "Restless Legs" 
    Iweala, Onyinye I
  • Pocket Primary Care: A Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook 
    Iweala, Onyinye I

Abstracts/Posters

  • MyD88-mediated signaling and preexisting parasitic infection modulate serum antibody responses to a live attenuated recombinant Salmonella vaccine
    Iweala OI, Smith DW, Matharu KS, Urban JF, Sada-Ovalle I, Behar SM, Nagler CR, First Symposium on Vaccine Science Co-Sponsored by Harvard Medical School and Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Boston, MA, 4/28/2008
  • Th2 polarizing helminth infection alters the immune response to an oral Salmonella-OVA vaccine
    Iweala OI, Smith DW, Urban JF, Nagler, CR, 13th International Congress of Mucosal Immunology: Not All Quiet on the Frontline of Mucosal Immunology, Tokyo, Japan, 7/9/2007
  • Th2 polarizing helminth infection alters the immune response to an oral Salmonella-OVA vaccine
    Iweala OI, Smith DW, Urban JF, Nagler, CR, 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists, Miami, FL, 5/18/2007
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Cases of Alpha-Gal Syndrome Caused by Tick Bites on the Rise, CDC Reports
    Cases of Alpha-Gal Syndrome Caused by Tick Bites on the Rise, CDC ReportsJuly 30th, 2023

Grant Support

  • Minority Predoctoral Fellowship ProgramNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003–2007

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Onyinye Iweala, Dr. Onyinye Iweala, MD, Dr. O Iweala, Dr. Onyinye I Iweala