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null Vanessa Polito, MD, CM, FRCPC

Investigator, RI-MUHC

Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

Department of Medicine, Division of Adult Allergy and Clinical Immunology, MUHC

 

Keywords

immunodeficiency • immune dysregulation • inborn errors of immunity • bioethics • rare disease

Research Focus

My research focuses on inborn errors of immunity, immune dysregulation, and primary and secondary immunodeficiencies within the field of clinical immunology. I am particularly interested in the overlap of genetics, rare disease, and the bioethical issues surrounding the care of patients with rare immune deficiency syndromes.

Selected Publications

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  • Kabir A, Gilbert L, Almasizadeh D, Alizadehfar R, Polito V, Langlais D, Michel RP, Tsoukas CM. Good's Syndrome Mirrors a Combined Immunodeficiency with Anti-Cytokine Antibodies in the Total Absence of B Cells. J Clin Immunol. 2026 Feb 17;46(1):26. doi: 10.1007/s10875-026-01992-5. PMID: 41701387.

  • Kabir A, Polito V, Tsoukas CM. Unraveling the Natural History of Good's Syndrome: A Progressive Adult Combined Immunodeficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Mar;12(3):744-752.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.12.018. Epub 2023 Dec 18. PMID: 38122866.

  • Polito V, Genest G. Cold-Induced Urticaria Exacerbated During Treatment With Pembrolizumab. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Jan;11(1):322-323. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.10.049. Epub 2022 Dec 1. PMID: 36463088.

  • Banjar S, Kwok M, AlKhammash S, Almasri W, Polito V, Almarzooqi F, Lee D, Tardio N, Khoudja R, Genest G. Drug desensitization during pregnancy: Improving patient safety through multidisciplinary collaborative approach. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Feb;11(2):647-649.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.11.014. Epub 2022 Dec 2. PMID: 36464158.