Joel S. Klein, MD 

Allergy Specialist/Immunologist

     Dr. Joel S. Klein joined Allergy and Asthma Consultants, Ltd. in July 2008.  A native of Chicago, he received his B.A. from Northwestern University, M.S. from University of Illinois-Urbana and M.D. from University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School.  His residency training in internal medicine was at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center.  Dr. Klein’s training in adult and pediatric allergy/immunology was a 3-year fellowship at Mayo Clinic during 1992-1995.  Since 1995, he has been in clinical practice in the north suburban Chicago area.

     Dr. Klein is a past president of the Illinois Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and is currently the society’s Historian.  He has an academic appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Rush Medical College and regularly presents lectures on allergy/immunology to medical students, interns and residents at Rush North Shore Hospital.  Dr. Klein has authored and co-authored a number of publications in the specialty of allergic diseases.  He has been recognized by Castle Connelly as a top allergist in the Chicago area. 

     Dr. Klein is board-certified and re-certified in Allergy/Immunology and Internal Medicine.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.  Dr. Klein is on the medical staffs of Highland Park Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Lake Forest Hospital, Rush North Shore Hospital and Lutheran General Hospital.