Our faculty offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment of asthma and allergies (seasonal, perennial, stinging insect, food, fungal, drug, chemical) and respiratory, skin, and immunologic conditions.
Along with general clinics, UVA offers clinics in immune deficiency and eosinophilic esophagitis and a combined allergy and sinus clinic in conjunction with colleagues from other divisions.
The Swineford Allergy Conference is held each April at the University of Virginia. The 63rd Conference will be held April 11-12, 2025.
In addition to providing comprehensive care for adult patients with the spectrum of allergic disorders and asthma our division has numerous specialized clinical initiatives and lab research interests...
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Unanimously Named Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, the 2024 Recipient of the AAAAI Distinguished Scientist Award
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) unanimously named Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, emeritus professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine’s Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Division as the 2024 recipient of the AAAAI Distinguished Scientist Award.
Michael Nelson MD PhD Recipient of Walter Reed Distinguished Achievement Award
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Nelson, Professor of Medicine and Division Chief for Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology; he has been named the 2023 recipient of the Walter Reed Distinguished Achievement Award.
Dr. Jeffrey Wilson talks with The Washington Post about how a meat allergy can trigger serious reactions to some medications.
Alpha-gal syndrome is usually thought of as a red meat allergy, but it can also spur allergies to ingredients in drugs, Doctors often tell people to just avoid red meat. Yet for those who react to drugs as a result of alpha-gal, that advice is not enough.
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