Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Quality Improvement
Areas of Interest
Penicillin Allergy Delabeling (Antibiotic Stewardship), Chronic Urticaria (hives) and Angioedema, Antibody Deficiencies (Primary and Secondary causes), Recurrent Sinus Infections/Chronic Sinusitis, Chronic Cough, Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma
About
My main goals in my current career are providing excellent patient care and working to improve that care through quality improvement programs. In conjunction with multiple collaborators, areas of QI research that I am actively involved in at this point include removing inappropriate penicillin allergy labels, improving treatment of infusion reactions by infusion nurses and improving vaccination rates in immunocompromised patients through provider education. Additionally, I have an interest in the off target effects of immunosuppressive biologics and new small molecule drugs (such as JAK inhibitors) that may cause immune defects in the course of therapy.
Awards and Honors
9/2020-8/2021 UNC IHQI Improvement Scholars Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; 3/2019 & 12/2020 UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Undergraduate
Cornell University
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Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
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Residency
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Fellowship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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PhD
Emory University School of Medicine