Grace P. Tamesis, MD, MPH

Dr. Tamesis is an allergist immunologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of pediatric asthma; allergic nasal, eye and skin conditions; eosinophilic esophagitis; food allergies; contact dermatitis; stinging insect and drug allergies; anaphylaxis; hereditary angioedema; food protein enterocolitis syndrome; chronic cough; vocal cord dysfunction; and primary immunodeficiencies.

Her diverse educational and teaching background includes:

• As Chief resident, she taught staff and assisted pediatric residency education fellows and program directors at the four teaching hospitals of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
• As first year allergy-immunology fellow at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, she worked with the Pulmonology team in cystic fibrosis and heart lung transplant care at the Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California while studying T-cell cytokine responses to house dust mite immunotherapy in vitro.
• After her experience as general pediatrician the Rio Grande Valley, she pursued a Master of Public Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health focusing in health policy and management.
• She completed her fellowship at National Jewish Health in Denver where her research interests included health disparities, childhood asthma in immigrant populations, and the effectiveness of school-based asthma screening and management programs through the Denver Public Schools.
• She is a volunteer faculty at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine.
• Prior to joining Texas Children’s Hospital, Dr. Tamesis was in solo private practice providing patient centered allergy, asthma and immunology care for adults and children.

She utilizes evidence-based and published guidelines in her treatment approach while adhering to individualized medicine as it applies to the unique needs of the families and patients.

Personal Statement

It is my privilege to collaborate with my patients' care team, and I value shared decision-making with parents and health care providers. I strongly advocate for health systems that support a culturally sensitive care environment for young patients and families while enhancing self-care and autonomy for adolescents and young adults as they transition out of children's hospitals.

Clinical Interests

Asthma, food allergy, atopic dermatitis, vocal cord dysfunction

Education

Organizations

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

American Board of Allergy and Immunology

* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Grace P Tamesis MD MPH, Ronina Covar MD, Matthew Strand PhD, Andrew Liu, MD, Stanley Szefler MD,   Mary Klinnert, PhD. Predictors for Asthma at age 7 years for Low Income Children Enrolled in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study. Journal of Pediatrics. 2012 Oct. DOI:https.doi.org/10.1016/jpeds.2012.08.023

Tamesis, Grace P and Covar, Ronina. Long Term Effects of Asthma Medications in Children. Current Opinion in Allergy and Immunology. 8(2):p163-167, April 2008 / DOI: 10.1097/ACI0b013e3282f50e9d

Tamesis, Grace P and Krawiec, Marzena. Heterogeneity in Response to Asthma Medications. Current Opinion in Allergy and Immunology. 7(2):p 185-189, April 2007 / DOI: 10.1097/ACI0b013e32807fafe7