Gilchrist Allergists
- 1 Board certified
- 2 Reviews
- Average rating is 2.5 stars
- Average wait time is 5 minutes
Top Allergists in Gilchrist, TX
6504 Memorial Dr
Texas City, TX 77591
- Internal Medicine
- Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
- Rheumatology
- 29 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Completed fellowship
- 3 star medical school
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 Gilchrist, TX has a population of approximately 73 people. There is 1 allergist near Gilchrist, which gives it a ratio of 1 allergist per 73 residents or a ratio of 1 allergist per 41 households. There are 41 households in Gilchrist.
