New faculty spotlight: Joel Van De Graaff, M.D.

Joel Van De Graaff, M.D.

Joel Van De Graaff, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Joel Van De Graaff, M.D.
  • Hometown: Orem, Utah
  • Current position: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology/Allergy

Research/professional interests:

  • Food allergies
  • Drug allergies

How I fell in love with allergy care:
Allergy fit perfectly with my med/peds training. I love taking care of patients of all ages, and I will have the opportunity to continue this at UNMC and at Omaha Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.

Degrees:

  • M.D., University of Utah
  • Residency, med/peds, UNMC
  • Fellowship, allergy/immunology, University of Iowa

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I enjoy traveling and photography and often combining both.
  • I have a new puppy and a cat (even though. . .
  • I am allergic, which is the first thing they teach you not to do in allergy fellowship).
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