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Mosopefoluwa A. Lanlokun, MD
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Mosopefoluwa (Sope) Lanlokun, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Allergist/Immunologist at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and the Pennsylvania Allergy and Asthma Association. After completing medical school at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, she completed a categorical pediatric residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
She then completed her fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. While in residency, she discovered her passion for the field of Allergy & Immunology. Her interests include asthma and health equity. While in fellowship, she worked with a Quality improvement team to create and implement a virtual support group for children with severe asthma. She also conducted clinical research on variations between patients with multiple food allergies compared with those with a single food allergy. In her free time, Dr. Lanlokun enjoys spending time with her family and friends, well as exploring different restaurants.
Professional and Scientific Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, 2012-Present
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016-Present
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2019-Present
- Clinical Immunology Society, 2019-Present
- Pennsylvania Allergy and Asthma Association, 2021-Present
Education & Training
- BS, Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Maryland, 2012
- MD, Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2016
- Residency in Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2016-2019
- Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2019-2021
Selected Publications
Lanlokun, M, Capriolo, C, Alexander, J, & Sundararajan, S. A case of necrotizing enterocolitis following topical atropine instillation after laser treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in a 3-month-old extremely low birthweight infant born at 23 weeks gestational age. NeoReviews Volume 19, Issue 12. December 2018. 765-769. Doi: 10.1542/neo.19-12-e765
Rauscher, C, West, L, Lanlokun, M, Xie, M, Chong, H, Larkin, A, Fajt, M. Telemedicine and emerging technologies for health care in allergy/immunology: CME examination (2020). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 145(2):445-454. PubMed PMID: 32035604
Lanlokun, M, Borden, A, Nieves, D, Walter, J, & Albright, D (2021). X- linked agammaglobulinemia presenting as neutropenia: case report and an overview of literature. Front. Pediatr 9:633692. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.633692
Lanlokun, M, Guerriero, E, Friedlander, R, & Fajt, M (2021). A Case Series of Hypersensitivity Reactions to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Material. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 84–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn. 2021.06.030
Lanlokun, M, Greene, C, Frank, J & Holloway, A (2021) Use of Whole Exome Sequencing in the Evaluation of Cardiac Arrest in A Critically Ill Infant. Ann Case Report 06: 578. DOI: 10.29011/2574-7754.100578
Ajewole, O, Lanlokun, M, Dimanche, S & Craig, T (2021). Short term prophylaxis for children and adolescents with hereditary angioedema. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 1;42(3):205-213. doi: 10.2500/aap.2021.42.210006
Academic and Research Interests
- Asthma
- Food allergy
- Healthy equity