Allergy and Clinical Immunology

The Division of Allergy and Immunology provides a variety of services for allergic children and adults. All of the senior staff are board certified in a primary specialty – either Pediatrics or Internal Medicine – and all are certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. All members are dedicated to providing excellent medical care for allergy patients.

The first Allergy Clinic at Scott & White was started in the 1940s by Dr. A. Ford Wolf who was one of the pioneer allergists in the Southwestern United States.

In 1966, Dr. George Brasher established the Pediatric Allergy section of the Department of Pediatrics and the two sections operated separately until 1972. In 1972, the sections were combined as the Division of Allergy and Immunology of the Department of Medicine.

The division later expanded with the addition of Dr. John Starr, Dr. John Dvoracek and Dr. Sandra McMahan. Also, Dr. David Weldon is at the Scott & White Clinic in College Station.

Services provided

• Evaluation and treatment of
  • Asthma and reactive airways diseases
  • Allergic and other persistent or recurring nasal, ear and sinus conditions
  • Immune deficiency states (excluding HIV – see Division of Infectious Diseases)
  • Food allergy and intolerance
  • Stinging insect allergy
  • Hives and swelling (urticaria and angioedema)
  • Anaphylaxis (total body allergic reaction)
  • Post-nasal drainage
  • Antibiotic allergy
• Diagnostic allergy testing
  • Skin testing for inhalants, foods, certain antibiotics and certain insects
  • Blood allergy testing when skin testing is not available or not sufficient
• Allergy desensitization treatment
  • Asthma
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Stinging insect allergy (honey bee, wasp, hornet, yellow jacket, fire ant)
  • Cat allergy
• Personalized patient education
• Cooperative evaluations with ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat) and Pulmonary Medicine specialists
  • Chronic sinusitis
  • Voice problems
  • Chronic or persistent coughing
  • Immunologic lung diseases (hypersensitivity pneumonitis, allergic fungal sinusitis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis)

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Graduate and Continuing Medical Education

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Patient Information Links

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Patient and Consumer Center
• American College of Allergy Information for Patients 
• The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Lung Information for Patients and the General Public
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Health Information
• National Allergy Bureau (National Pollen Counts)

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