Johns Hopkins Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

The Division of Pediatric Hematology at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center cares for patients with diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs using the latest technologies and scientific discoveries, bolstered by a history of clinical excellence at Johns Hopkins. Our pediatric specialty clinic is located in the David M. Rubenstein Child Health Building. The multidisciplinary Hemophilia Treatment Center is the only center of its kind in Maryland and provides essential care for both children and adults with all bleeding disorders.

The Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion provides temporary short-term housing options for cancer patients and their caregivers. Located across the street from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building, the Pavilion is within walking distance to the hospital. The Pavilion is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and offers gracious, supportive and affordable hospitality in a home-like atmosphere, a welcoming alternative to hotel living when traveling to receive specialized medical treatment. The Pavilion was designed specifically to provide housing for adult cancer patients and their caregivers. To learn eligibility requirements, please refer to the Housing Requirements link on the drop down menu on the left of this page.

Dr. Julie Lange is an assistant professor of surgery, dermatology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Lange was one of the original members of the Johns Hopkins melanoma group when it was first formed in 1995 and now serves as a clinical co-director of the Melanoma Program. Dr. Lange introduced the sentinel node technique to Johns Hopkins for both melanoma and breast cancer in the 1990s and has extensive experience with this technique.Dr. Lange is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her general surgery training at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She completed a fellowship in surgical oncology and immunotherapy at the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute as well. Dr. Lange joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins in 1994 and subsequently earned a Sc.M. in clinical investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.She has particular interest in melanoma at extremes of age, and in the factors associated with variance in melanoma care. Dr. Lange has published the largest study of melanoma in children, adolescents and young adults. She recognizes that melanoma in the older patient is a growing epidemic and has investigated the socioeconomic, demographic and healthcare factors that influence the treatment of melanoma in older persons.Dr. Lange is a member of the melanoma panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a group that annually evaluates and revises national treatment guidelines for melanoma. In 2015, she was inducted for her work into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, which recognizes outstanding clinicians at Johns Hopkins based on a number of factors, including communication and interpersonal skills, professionalism and humanism, a scholarly approach to clinical practice, and a passion for patient care.