Scott P. Commins MD, PhD

Dr. Scott P. Commins joined the faculty of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015 and is currently a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics. He is a member of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative and the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Commins maintains an active clinical practice and research program related to the alpha-gal mammalian meat allergy syndrome and the human immune response to tick bites.

Dr. Commins received both M.D. & Ph.D. (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) as part of their Medical Scientist Training Program. Following a residency in Internal Medicine, Scott completed a fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at The University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA). Dr. Commins is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and was a member of the Congressionally-appointed Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (2018-2020) where he was co-chair of the alpha-gal syndrome and public comment subcommittees.