Sam S. Ahn
EDUCATION
2007-2010
2003-2006
1998-2003
1994-1998
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Allergy/Immunology Fellowship
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Internal Medicine Residency
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Doctor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Bachelor of Arts, Biology
EMPLOYMENT
2010-Present
2006.2007
Associate Physician
Allergy, Asthma Clinic, LTD. Phoenix, AZ
Hospitalist Attending
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven
Worked for the hospitalist service in the Department of Medicine as an attending. Admitted
patients to the general medicine floor. Worked with physician assistants and students.
APPOINTMENTS
2015
Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
2014
Fellow, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
2011-Present
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
AWARDS/HONORS/LECTURES
2014
“Management of Chronic Sinusitis in Immune Deficiency” at the Regional Immune Deficiency
Foundation Meeting (IDF)
2014-present
Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award
2010-present
Reviewer for Journal of Clinical Immunology
2009-present Selected as one of “America’s Top Physicians” by the Consumers’ Research Council of
America (yearly)
2013
Phoenix “Patient’s Choice Award” selected by Vitals.com
2012
“Introduction to Food Allergy” lecture to University of Arizona Medical Students
2012
“Introduction to Drug Allergy” lecture to University of Arizona Medical Students
2010 “Diagnosis and management of Allergic Rhinitis” lecture at the Sun City West, AZ health fair
2009 Clinical Immunology Society/Talecris 3rd Year Fellowship Award – Award to help fund
research for a third-year fellowship in Allergy/Immunology
2008 Abstract entitled “Consumer attitudes and response to new food allergen labeling”, invited to
participate in the food allergy press conference at the 2008 American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma & Immunology annual meeting.
2005 Yale-New Haven All-Star; only medical resident to receive this award for excellence in
patient care.
2005 Johnson & Johnson International Health Scholar
Spent two months in Eritrea, Africa, working in the medical wards and serving as the
attending in the capital city of Asmara. Also spent one week at a makeshift medical center
at the border of Ethiopia.
2004/2006
Nominated by my fellow residents to give the representative class speech at graduation.
(internship and third-year residency).
2000 Featured in a “Special Focus” article in Connection: The Judge Baker Children’s Center
Newsletter for my work as a mentor.
1998
1997
1994.1998
Golden Key National Honor Society Scholarship Recipient
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society (received junior year)
Dean’s List, all semesters
BOARD CERTIFICATION
2010
2007
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
American Board of Internal Medicine
MEDICAL LICENSES
2010 -present
Arizona, active, no board actions
ORGANIZATIONS
2010 2010 2007 2007 1998 -
Arizona Allergy Society
Maricopa County Medical Society
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
American Medical Association
RESEARCH
2009-2010
2007-2010
Immunology
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Examined viral immunity in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).
Specifically, looked at the production and function of type I interferon after viral infection
in patients with CVID with and without lung disease.
Immunology
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Evaluated patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) for the presence of
DNA radiosensitivity. Recombination defects were examined by transfecting fibroblasts from
2008
2007
2008
2001.2002
1995-1996
CVID patients with the RAG1 and RAG2 gene. Abstract selected for oral presentation at the
2009 AAAAI in Washington, DC.
Food Allergy
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Determined the characteristics of peanut allergic patients who outgrow their peanut allergy.
Specifically compared skin test size, peanut specific IgE and peanut IgE epitope binding of
those who passed versus those who failed oral food challenge.
Food Allergy
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Examined food allergic consumer responses and attitudes regarding legislated and voluntary
food allergen labeling subsequent to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act
(FALCPA). Abstract was selected for participation at the food allergy press conference at
the 2008 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Conference.
Food Allergy
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Determined the prevalence of multiple food allergies in a pediatric food allergy referral
population. Also determined were associated atopic conditions, which foods were avoided the
most and rates of anaphylaxis. Abstract selected for oral presentation at the Aspen Allergy
Conference (July 2008)
HIV/AIDS
Gabarone, Botswana
Took a voluntary year off from medical school to work under Dr. Max Essex (Harvard School of
Public Health) in conjunction with the government of Botswana, to establish the HIV prevalence
in the population of Botswana.
Virology
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Conducted experiments to test the inhibitory effects of a crude plant extract on HIV replication.
ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS
Ahn, S, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Interferon-alpha Levels in Patients With Common Variable Immune Deficiency
With and Without Lung Disease. Primary Immune Deficiency Conference, Philadelphia, PA. May 2010.
Ahn, S, Cunningham-Rundles, C. TNF-alpha Levels in Patients With and Without Granulomas With Common
Variable Immune Deficiency. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, LA. February 2010.
Ahn, S, Marina Goldis, MD, Jing Lin, PhD, Ludmilla Bardina, MSc, Jennifer Maloney, MD, Hugh A Sampson, MD.
Utility of Peanut Epitope Microarray and Clinical Characteristics in Patients Who Maintain and Outgrow
Peanut Allergy. American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL.
November 2009. [Oral Presentation].
Ahn, S, Cunningham-Rundles, C. A Case of Mucocutaneous Candidiasis, Polyendocrinopathy, Malabsorption and
T-cell Leukemia. Clinical Immunology Society Summer School, Miami, FL. September 2009. [Oral
Presentation].
Ahn, S, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Lung Disease and Mortality in Common Variable Immune Deficiency. Clinical
Immunology Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. June 2009.
Ahn, S, Kozlov, M, Cortes, Patricia, et al. Defective Double-Strand DNA Break Repair and V(D)J Recombination
In Patients with Common Variable Immune Deficiency. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology Annual Meeting, Washington DC. March 2009. [Oral Presentation]
Ahn, S, Cunningham-Rundles, C. The Immunologic spectrum of Kabuki Syndrome includes reduced levels of
isotype switched memory B cells, autoimmunity and hypogammaglobulinemia. American College
of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. November 6-11 2008.
Ahn, S, Sicherer, S. Prevalence of allergy to multiple versus single foods in a pediatric referral population. Aspen
Allergy Conference, Aspen, CO. July 22-26 2008. [Oral Presentation]
Ahn, S, Furlong TJ, Weiss S, Sicherer SH. Consumer attitudes and response to new food allergen labeling.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. March 14-18
2008.
Peter T, Novitsky V, Gaolekwe S, Ahn S, et al. Association between viral load and CD4 count in HIV-1 subtype C
infection in Botswana. XIV Annual International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain. July 7-12
2002.
Wester W, Bussmann H, Avalos A, Peter T, Makema J, Reich Ann-Marie, Ahn S, et al. Antiretroviral response
among treatment naïve HIV-1 subtype C infected adults in Botswana. XIV Annual International AIDS
Conference, Barcelona, Spain. July 7-12 2002.
PUBLICATIONS
Ahn, S, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Chronic lung disease and TLR activation in common variable immune deficiency.
J Clin Immunol 2010.
Ahn, S, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Role of B cells in Common Variable Immune Deficiency. Exp Rev Clin Immunol
2009.
Ahn, S, Mayer, Lloyd, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Pathogenesis of common variable immunodeficiency. In:
UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2008.
Ahn, S, Mayer, Lloyd, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Clinical manifestations and epidemiology of common variable
immunodeficiency. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2008.
Ahn, S, Mayer, Lloyd, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Evaluation and diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency.
In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2008.
Ahn, S, Mayer, Lloyd, Cunningham-Rundles, C. Treatment of common variable immunodeficiency. In:
UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2008.
Bussman H, Wester CW, Masupu KV, Peter T, Gaolekwe SM, Kim S, Reich AM, Ahn S, et al. Low CD4+ Tlymphocyte values in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adults in Botswana. Clin Diagn Lab
Immunol 2004 Sep; 11(5): 930-5.
Passik SD, Kirsh KL, McDonald MV, Ahn S, et al. A Pilot Survey of Aberrant Drug-Taking Attitudes and
Behaviors in Samples of Cancer and AIDS Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 2000 Apr 1; 19(4): 274-286.