21 Asthma & Allergy Specialists Found in Waxhaw, NC

An allergy and immunology specialist diagnoses and manages conditions involving hypersensitivity reactions, respiratory allergies, and immune system dysfunction. These physicians address both overactive immune responses and immunodeficiency states.

Following medical school (MD or DO), these specialists complete a three-year residency in either pediatrics or internal medicine, then undertake a two- to three-year fellowship focusing on allergic diseases and immunological disorders.

An Allergist-Immunologist's professional duties encompass:

• Concentrates on immune system function, hypersensitivity reactions, and immunologic conditions
• Administers diagnostic procedures including cutaneous testing, serological assessments, respiratory function evaluation, and immune system analysis
• Addresses conditions such as environmental allergies, food hypersensitivities, bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, immune deficiency syndromes, and severe allergic reactions
• Utilizes desensitization therapy, sublingual immunotherapy, pharmacological agents (including antihistamines and biologic medications), and environmental control measures
• Also known as: allergy physician, immunology specialist, MD, DO