Astoria Allergists
- 1 Board certified
Top Allergists in Astoria, NY
3066 35th St
Astoria, NY 11103
- Pediatrics
- Allergy
- 38 years experience
2035 Lakeville Rd
# RD-3RD
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
- Allergy & Immunology
- Internal Medicine - Allergy & Immunology
- Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
- 32 years experience
- Completed fellowship
- 3 star hospital
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 Astoria, NY has a population of approximately 148,476 people. There are 2 allergists near Astoria, which gives it a ratio of 1 allergist per 74,238 residents or a ratio of 1 allergist per 32,097 households. There are 64,194 households in Astoria.