Miguel Juan Martinez, Jr. MD is board certified in Allergy & Immunology with more than 30 years of experience as a medical doctor and 25 years of experience as an allergist, caring for children and adults with allergies and asthma in South Texas. He has lived with his wife and three daughters in San Antonio since 1992.

As an allergist-immunologist, he is trained in evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of disorders involving the immune system. Selected examples of such conditions include asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis (hay fever), eczema, and adverse reactions to drugs, foods, and insect stings as well as immune deficiency diseases (both acquired and congenital). 

Languages

Dr. Martinez is fluent in English and Spanish.

Certifications & Licensing 

American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine 

American Board of Allergy and Immunology
Certified in Allergy & Immunology

Texas State Medical License
Active through 2015

Education & Medical Training

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Fellowship, Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, 1992–1993

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology (Adult and Pediatrics) , 1987–1989

Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1985–1987

Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
Internship, Categorical Medicine, 1983–1984

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Doctorate of Medicine, Class of 1983

University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Class of 1978

Publications & Presentations

Persistent white lesions of the tongue in a patient with low CD4 counts. Martinez MJ Jr, Konzelman JL, Engler RJ. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 1995 Feb;74(2):134-9. [PMID: 7697471]

Oral Hairy Leukoplakia Associated with Low CD4 Counts in a Patient without HIV Infection.  Martinez MJ Jr, Konzelman JL, Engler RJ. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1993; 91: 146.

Skin Testing Protocol to Evaluate Reactions to Rift Valley Fever Vaccine. Yang E, Engler RJ, Martinez MJ.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1990; 85:296.

Comparison of Epicutaneous Reactivity to Dilutions of Histamine Using the Volar Surface of the Arm Vs. the Back. Herrera AM, Martinez MJ, Smith LJ. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1989; 83: 213.

Persistent Dyspnea with Normal Spirometry Complicating Recurrent Anaphylaxis with Rush Venom Immunonotherapy.  Martinez MJ Jr, Philips Y, Engler RJ.   Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1989; 83:268.