Named Lectures

Each year, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology presents named lectures during the Annual Scientific Meeting. This year, the Bela Schick and Edward J. O'Connell Lectures will be presented. 

The allergists selected to present named lectures embody the high standards and achievements of the physicians for whom the lectures are named.

The College is proud to present the following named lectures at its 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. All lectures will be held at the Hynes Convention Center.

Bela Schick Lecture

Don't Be Afraid To Pivot: Changing Your Career Rather Than Abandoning It
Melinda M. Rathkopf, MD, MBA, FACAAI

Saturday, Oct. 28, 9:03 - 9:23 am
Auditorium (2nd Level)

The annual Bela Schick Lecture is named in honor of one of medicine’s most respected scientists. Bela Schick was born in Hungary and attended medical school in Austria. After serving as Extraordinary Professor of Children’s Diseases at the University of Vienna, he immigrated to the United States in 1923. He was a pediatrician at Mt. Sinai in New York for many years, loved by his patients and respected by his fellows. Dr. Schick is best known for his work with Clemens von Pirquet on anaphylaxis and for the test he developed to assess immunity in diphtheria.