At the Center for Allergy, Asthma, and Immune Disorders, our goal is to bring you immediate relief and to give you the tools you need to build a better quality of life. Our center offers the latest scientific and technological methods to diagnose your condition. Our experts can help you implement an individualized treatment plan that works for you.

Treating your condition begins with identifying whether you have an allergy, asthma, or an immune disorder. An allergist-immunologist will conduct a physical examination and a personalized detailed interview. The interview will include a thorough history of your illness, family history, and an evaluation of your home and work environments. Following your diagnosis, your physician will design and discuss with you a comprehensive plan to treat your specific condition.

Allergy Care

A variety of tests may be performed to pinpoint the allergen(s) that may be affecting your health. We offer a variety of sophisticated and complex tests, which can be performed at a hospital-based laboratory such as ours. Since some challenge testing may include risk of reaction, patients benefit by having them performed within the safeguards of a hospital.

Diagnostic testing offered by the center includes: an allergy skin test, in which tiny diluted amounts of the suspected allergens are injected under the skin. Within 15 minutes, a skin reaction will occur if the patient is allergic to the substance. The size of the reaction on the skin indicates how sensitive the patient is to the allergen.

A second effective test is the RAST (radioallergosorbent test) blood test, which measures the body's reaction to an allergen in the laboratory. Also available at the center are skin patch tests for such localized allergens as jewelry and cosmetics, the ELISA blood test used to evaluate food allergies, and nasal secretion analysis. History of adverse reaction to food can be objectively and unequivocally investigated by oral food challenges.

Your treatment program may include avoidance of the allergen, pharmaceutical treatment, and/or immunotherapy. Immunotherapy involves injecting a known allergen over a period of time, gradually increasing doses of the allergen until resistance has built up.

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