Gaithersburg Allergists
- 3 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 11 Reviews
- Average rating is 3.3 stars
- Average wait time is 12.5 minutes
Top Allergists in Gaithersburg, MD
4505 Macomb St NW
Washington, DC 20016
- Allergy & Immunology
- Allergy
- Pediatrics
- 38 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- 4 star hospital
- Completed fellowship
849 Quince Orchard Blvd
Ste B
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- Allergy & Immunology
- Allergy
- Pediatrics
- 32 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Short wait time
35 W Watkins Mill Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- Allergy & Immunology
- Internal Medicine
- 28 years experience
An allergy & immunology specialist is a physician who is specially trained in matters pertaining to chronic and acute allergies as well as deficiencies of the immune system. The doctor will determine whether an allergy, which attacks a person'simmune system, is present and determine the cause, whether it be environmental triggers like trees and pollen, food-borne like peanuts and dairy, the venom of insects like bees, or a medication like penicillin.
In addition to determining the allergen causing an immunological response in a patient, the specialist will treat the symptoms caused by the reaction.
Some of the allergen-caused conditions that an allergy & immunology specialist will treat include:
- itchy, red eyes
- itchy, runny nose
- eczema
- hay fever
- hives
- asthma
- anaphylaxis (severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction)
The area of Gaithersburg, MD has a population of approximately 135,332 people. There are 5 allergists near Gaithersburg, which gives it a ratio of 1 allergist per 27,066 residents or a ratio of 1 allergist per 9,288 households. There are 46,442 households in Gaithersburg.
