Allison Messina,  MD

Dr. Messina is the chairman of the Division of Infectious Disease at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. She joined the pediatric infectious disease program in 2006. A graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, she completed her pediatric residency at University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center/Children's Medical Center, Dallas, followed by a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at UT/Southwestern Medical Center. She was a staff pediatrician at Children's Medical Center Dallas.

Dr. Messina was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2019 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Excellence Awards.

A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Messina is board certified pediatrics and pediatric disease. She is a member of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, the American Society for Microbiology and the Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr. Messina serves as a reviewer for the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

• Board Certification
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics - General
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Education
  • Medical Education Vanderbilt University School of Medicine~
    8/1/1994 - 5/8/1998
  • Internship University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    7/1/1998 - 6/30/1999
  • Residency University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    7/1/1999 - 6/30/2001
  • Fellowship University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    7/1/2003 - 6/30/2006