Patient-Recommended
Physicians
The Experts
If you can, make an appointment with an allergist who is an expert on alpha-gal syndrome. Click here for more information.
Patient-Recommended Physicians
If it’s not practical for you to make an appointment with an alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) expert, you may want to try one of the patient-recommended physicians listed below.
Unlike the physicians on the Physician Experts page, most of the physicians on this page are not experts and were not recommended to us by experts. They have been recommended by patients with alpha-gal syndrome. The authors of this website have no first-hand knowledge of the majority of these doctors. Therefore, we cannot endorse them ourselves. However, the list may be helpful to you in your search for a local physician who is at least familiar with AGS.
Another way to find an alpha-gal-aware physician is to ask in regional support groups.
Allergy/Immunology
Australia
New South Wales
Chatswood
Dr. Sheryl van Nunen, MD*
Clinical Associate Professor
Sheryl van Nunen Allergy Consulting
(02) 9412 4322
*Expert
United States
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Dr. Sarah Robison, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine School of Medicine
Notes: author of Tick Bites and Delayed Anaphylaxis to Red Meat: Rare Alpha-Gal Allergy in Florida
ARKANSAS
Bentonville
Dr. Tina Merritt, MD
Allergy and Asthma Clinic of Northwest Arkansas
479.254.9777
Bryant
Dr. Karl Sitz, MD
Little Rock Allergy/Asthma Clinic
501.244.1156
Fayetteville/Rogers
Dr. Curtis Hedberg, MD
Hedberg Allergy and Asthma
479.301.8887
Ft. Smith
Dr. Aubrey W. Ziegler, MD
Mercy Clinic Allergy and Asthma
479.274.5600
Little Rock
Dr. Kelly Burks, MD
Dr. Eddie Shields, MD
Dr. Nancy Zuerlein, MD
Arkansas Allergy and Asthma Clinic
501.227.5210
Dr. Melissa Graham, MD
Advanced Allergy and Asthma
501.420.1085
Dr. Josh Kennedy, MD
UAMS Allergy Clinic
501.686.7000
Dr. Brian Jackson, MD
Jackson Allergy and Asthma Clinic
COLORADO
Durango
Dr. W. Donald Cooke, MD
Allergy and Asthma Specialists
970.259.0780
FLORIDA
Oviedo
Dr. Boyce Hornberger, M.D
Allergy and Asthma Center of East Orlando
407.380.8700
Sarasota
Dr. Rajivi Rucker M.D.
Allergy Associates of Sarasota, Venice and Lakewood Ranch
941.485.5700
Tampa
Dr. Dennis Ledford, MD**
USF Health Allergy and Immunology
13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd
VAR 111D
Tampa FL 33612
813.972.7631
**Recommended by expert
GEORGIA
Augusta
Dr. Donnie P. Dunagan, MD
Cook and Dunagan
706.733.1104
Evans
Dr. Gina Bonitatibus, MD
Augusta Allergy
706.421.1700
Gray
Dr. Jeffrey Langford, MD
Langford Allergy LLC
478.787.4728
Hiawassee
Dr. Anita Shvartz, MD
North Georgia Allergy Asthma Immunology LLC
1.855.656.6673
ILLINOIS
Quincy
Dr. Gary Carpenter, MD
Dr. Jason Knuffman, MD
Quincy Medical Group
217.222.6550
INDIANA
Elkhart & Southbend
Dr. James B. Harris III, MD
South Bend Clinic
574.237-9217
574.234.8161
New Albany
Dr. Jason Guin, MD
Family Allergy & Asthma
812.945.5653
IOWA
Davenport
Dr. Karen K. Maves, MD
Allergy & Asthma Associates
563.359.0324
West Des Moines
All physicians at this practice are recommended
Iowa Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
515.410.9400
KANSAS
Overland Park
Dr. Celina C. Bernabe, D.O.
Asthma and Allergy Care, PA
913.491.3300
Dr. Zachary Jacobs, MD
Kansas City Allergy & Asthma Assoc
913.491.5501
Wichita
Dr. Scott Thomas, MD
Via Christi Clinic
316.689.9111
KENTUCKY
Ashland (also Huntington, WV)
Dr. Matthew C. Wilson, MD
TriState Allergy
304.529.6100
Bardstown/Elizabethtown/Glascow/Leitchfield
Dr. Thao H. Pham, MD
Central Asthma and Allergy
502.348.4422
Bardstown/Elizabethtown
Dr. Stephen J. Pollard, MD
Family Allergy & Asthma
800.999.1249
Kentucky–Bowling Green
Dr. Indar Jhamb, MD
Allergy & Immunology
270.266.4229
Lexington area
Dr. Kelsey Field, MD
Family Allergy and Asthma
800.999.1249
Louisville
Dr. Steven Smith, MD
Accredited Allergy, Asthma & Food Intolerance Center
502.895.3330
Owensboro
Dr. Lee Clore, MD
Allergy & Asthma Specialists, PSC
270.684.6144
Dr. Kelly Brauer, MD
Bluegrass Family Allergy
270.228.2811
Paducah
Bradley T. Rankin, MD
Family Allergy & Asthma
270.442.5151
Somerset/Monticelloo
Sarah A. Bozeman, MD
Family Allergy & Asthma
800.999.1249
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Dr. Prem Menom, MD
Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Center
225.766.6931
Shreveport
Dr. David Kaufman, MD
Ochsner Allergy and Asthma Clinic
318.221.3584
MARYLAND
Annapolis/Centreville
Dr. Duane Gels, MD
Annapolis Asthma & Allergy
410.573.1600/410.758.6700
Baltimore
Dr. Jerry M. Shier, MD
Asthma and Clinical Immunology
410.550.2300
California/Leonardtown/Waldorf
Dr. Pradeep Simlote, MD
Medstar Health
301.475.7900
Calvert
Dr. Jonathan Fears, MD
Calvert Internal Medicine Group
410.535.2005
Clinton/Waldorf
Dr. Saba Samee, MD
Alexandria & Clinton Allergy Assoc
703.360.8881
Columbia
Dr. Dara Lee Neuman-Sunshine, MD
Allergy and Asthma Center of Central Maryland
410.730.6000
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Dr. John Leung, MD
Board certified in Gastroenterology and in Allergy/Immunology
Boston Specialists
65 Harrison Ave., Suite 201
Boston, MA 02111
617-804-6767
Hyannis and Falmouth
Dr. John Johnson, D.O.
Allergy/Immunology
The Allergy and Asthma Centers of Cape Cod
(508) 548-4259/(508) 362-0099
MINNESOTA
Duluth
Dr. Alaaddin Kandeel, MBBS
Essentia Health
218.786.1414/844.232.9262
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Dr. James Haltom, MD
Baptist Medical Center, Mississippi Asthma & Allergy
601.354.4836
601.208.0234
Oxford
Dr. Claire B. Rosenblatt, MD
Mississippi Asthma and Allergy
662.236.7522
MISSOURI
Creve Coeur/St. Louis
Dr. Maya R Jerath, MD
Washington University Physicians
314.996.8670
Jefferson City, Columbia, Rolla, Warrensburg and Sedalia
William E. “Wes” Stricker, MD
Allergy and Asthma Consultants
Kansas City (also Overland Park, Kansas)
Dr. Zachary Jacobs, MD
Kansas City Allergy & Asthma Assoc
913.491.5501
Rolla
Dr. Brian Kriete, MD
Phelps Health Medical Group
573.364.5719
St. Louis
Dr. Michele Kemp, MD
Allergy & Asthma Care of St. Louis
314.725.8844
Dr. Jeffrey P. Tillinghast, MD
Allergy Asthma Food Allergy Centers
614.542.0606
Sedalia/Warensburg
Dr. Lawrence Landwehr, MD
Allergy & Asthma Consulants
660.827.7000
Springfield
Dr. Minh-Thu Le, MD
Dr. William Micka, MD
Dr. Seth Knight, MD
Ferrell Duncan Clinic– Allergy/ Immunology
417.875.374
NEW JERSEY
Brick
Dr. Chirag Patel, MD
Dr. Thu Aung, MD
Ocean Allergy
732.458.2000/732.681.8700
East Brunswick
Dr. Sara Axelrod, MD
ENT & Allergy Associates
732.238.0300
Jackson
Dr. Jacqueline A. Ross, MD
Allergy Partners of New Jersey, PC
732.695.2555
Tom’s River
Dr. Robert Rabinowitz, MD
Ocean Allergy
732.341.5403
NEW YORK
Brooklyn
Cascya Charlot, MD
Allergy and Asthma Care of Brooklyn
347.564.3211
New York City
Elena Resnick, MD
72nd Street Medical Associates
Southampton
Erin McGintee, MD
ENT and Allergy Associates
631.283.1142
NORTH CAROLINA
Chapel Hill
Dr. Scott Commins, MD, PhD*
UNC Allergy & Immunology Clinic
919.962.4824
* Expert
Dr. David Fitzhugh, MD
Allergy Partners in Chapel Hill
919.929.9612
Durham
Dr. Osman Caner Dokmeci, MD
Private Diagnostic Clinic
Duke Medicine
919.620-7300
OKLAHOMA
Enid/Stillwater
Dr. Timothy Trojan, MD
Allergy Partners of Oklahoma
580.366.0844
Oklahoma City
Dr. Dean A. Atkinson, MD
Dr. Richard Hatch, MD
Dr. Gregory Metz, MD
Dr. Shahan A. Stutes, MD
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma
405.235.0040
Dr. Martha Tarpay, MD
Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Research Center
405.752.0393
Tulsa
Dr. Timothy J. Nickel, MD
Allergy Clinic of Tulsa
918.307.1613
Dr. Jane Purser, MD
Allergy Clinic of Tulsa
918.307.1613
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Dr. Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD (Pediatric)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
1.800.879.2467
SOUTH CAROLINA
Hilton Head
Dr. Thomas Beller, MD
Allergy & Asthma Center
843.689.6442
Summerville
Dr. Andrew Davidson, MD
Charleston Allergy And Asthma
843-832-9588
TENNESSEE
Antioch/Brentwood/Franklin/Nashville
Dr. David D. Hagaman, MD
Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus & Allergy
615.259.8755
Brentwood
Dr. Joseph T. Belleau, MD
Cool Springs Allergy Associates
615.771.8800
Brentwood/Franklin
Dr. Kimberly C. Bergeron, MD
Heritage Medical Associates
629.255.2062
Chattanooga
Dr. Michael C. Hollie, MD
Galen Asthma & Allergy Clinic
423.499.4100
Dr. Todd Levin, MD
Chattanooga Allergy Clinic
423.899.0431
Clarksville
Dr. Jane J. Choi, MD
The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
866.231.0701
Germantown
Dr. Joseph Fahhoum, MD
Allergy & Asthma Specialists of Memphis PC
901.202.4100
Hendersonville
Dr. William Barney Smith, MD
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center
615.264.7015
Memphis
Dr. Phil Lieberman, MD
Allergy Asthma Immunology Center
901.757.6100
Murfreesboro/Nashville
Dr. Bruce L. Wolfe, MD
Saint Thomas Health
615.848.6960
Nashville
Dr. Ryszard Dworski, MD –Director
Dr. John Michael Fahrenholz II, MD
Dr. David D. Hagaman, MD
Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus & Allergy
615.936.2727
Dr. Keegan M. Smith, MD
Heritage Medical Associate
629.255.2145
Dr. Cosby Stone, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dr. Rob Valet, MD
Traceside Allergy and Dermatology
615.212.3012
VERMONT
South Burlington
Dr. Edward F. Kent, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center
802.864.0294
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
Dr. Saba Samee, MD
Alexandria & Clinton Allergy Assoc
703.360.8881
Burke
Dr. Ananth Thyagarajan (“Dr. T.”), MD*
Allergy Partners of Springfield
703.323.3930
* Expert recommended physician
Charlottesville
Dr. Jeff Wilson, MD PhD*
Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, MD*
UVA Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology
434.924.2227
* Experts
Dr. Gary Rakes, MD
Allergy Partners of Charlottesville
434.951.2191
Christiansburg
Dr. Kristina Kwak MD, FACAAI
Allergy and Asthma Associates of the New River Valley
540.381.7686
Danville/Lynchburg/Roanoke
Dr. Luis Matos, MD
Privia Medical Group
540.384.1797
Fredericksburg
Allergy & Asthma Centers
540.371.6810
Henrico/Richmond
Dr. Robert S. Call, MD
Richmond Allergy & Asthma Specialists
804.285.7420
Lorton
Dr. Andrew Kim, MD
Allergy & Asthma Centers
703.339.1660
Midlothian/Richmond
Dr. Michael Z. Blumberg, MD
Allergy Partners PA
804.288.0055
Newport News
Dr. Ann P. Zilliox, MD
Allergy & Asthma of Oyster Point
757.873.3882
Newport News/Williamsburg
Dr. Stephen Shields, MD
Allergy Partners of Hampton Roads
757.596.8025
Purcellville
Dr. Kunal Shah, MD
Allergy, Asthma, & Sinus Care Center
540.338.1215
Roanoke
Dr. Christina Abraham, MD
Allergy & Asthma Assoc., Inc.
540.343.1235
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston and Teays Valley
Dr. James P. Clark, II, MD
Thrush and Clark Allergists PLLC
304.344.2459/304.757.8523
Huntington
Dr. Matthew C. Wilson, MD
TriState Allergy
304.529.6100
Dr. Meagan Watts Shepherd, MD
Marshall Health
304.691.130
WISCONSIN
Marshfield
Dr. Gerald Bucholtz, MD
Marshfield Clinic
715.387.5186
Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery/Cardiothoracic Surgery
United States
NEW YORK
New York City
Dr. Isaac George, MD
Columbia University, Irving Medical Center
212.305.4134
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
Dr. Robert Bruce Hawkins, MD, MSc
University of Michigan Department of Cardiac Surgery
888-287-1082
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham
Dr. Joseph W. Turek, MD, PhD*
Duke Children’s Health Center Cardiology Clinic
919.681.2916
NOTE: Pediatric
* Expert
Ear, Nose, and Throat
United States
FLORIDA
St. Petersburg
Dr. Shelley S. Jaquish, MD
Pasadena ENT, Allergy & Audiology
727.341.0551
MISSOURI
Joplin
Dr. Robert Hylton McDonald, MD
Mercy Clinic Allergy
417.627.8566
Endocrinology
United States
TENNESSEE
Chatanooga
Dr. David Huffman, MD
University Diabetes Endocrine Consultants
423.265.3561
Gastroenterology
United States
ALABAMA
Tallassee
Dr. Thomas D Bianchi, MD PA
Bianchi MD
334.283.3862
NORTH CAROLINA
Chapel Hill
Dr. Sarah McGill, MD*
UNC School of Medicine
919.966.8556
* Expert
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville
Dr. Bryan G. Sauer, MD
UVA Health, Digestive Health Center
Digestive Health Center
Main Floor
1215 Lee St.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434.243.3090
Catherine R. Easter, NP
Sentara
Charlottesville Gastroenterology Associates
1139 East High Street #203
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.817.8484
Dr. Daniel Pambianco, MD
Charlottesville Gastroenterology Associates
1139 E High St #203, Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.817.8484
Farmville
Dr. Bikram S. Bal, MD
Centra
434.315.2860
Lynchburg
Robert D. Richards, JR, MD
Gastroenterology Associates of Central Virginia
121 Nationwide Drive · Lynchburg, VA 24502
434.384.1862
Integrative Medicine
United States
MISSOURI
Springfield
Dr. Anne Roberts, MD
Integrative Medicine & Aesthetics
417.840.5566
Primary Care Providers
Family Medicine/Internal Medicine/Physician Assistants
United States
COLORADO
Durango
Dr. Charlotte Barry, MD
Internal Medicine
Mercy Family Medicine Horse Gulch
970-764-1790
GEORGIA
FLORIDA
Lakewood Ranch
Dr. Stephanie Cabello, MD
First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System
941.917.7080
KANSAS
Burlington
Dr. Jeff Sloyer, MD / FAAFP
Coffey County Medical Center
620.364.5395
MARYLAND
Burlington
Dr. Catherine I. Brophy, MD
Dunkirk Family Practice
(410)286-3865
MISSISSIPPI
Armory
Dr. Gerald L. Parker, MD
Amory Medical Clinic
662.256.3564
Guntown
Kevin Miller, NP-C
Elite Care Family Medicine
662-348-3342
Robinsonville
Dr. Timothy Callighan, MD
Tunica Resorts Medical Clinic
662-363-3224
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham
Dr. Laura Gay, MD
UNC Family Medicine
919.361.2644
TENNESSEE
Clarksville
Dr. Carlo Pike, MD
Elite Primary Care
931.245.1701
VIRGINIA
Esmont
Southern Albemarle Family Practice
434.286.3602
Martinsville
Dr. John Favero, MD
Privia Medical Group
276.638.7205
Rheumatology
United States
OKLAHOMA
Tahlequah
Dr. Prashant Kaushik, MD
Northeastern Health System-Tahlequah
918.207.0025
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville
Dr. Donald L Kimpel, MD
University of Virgina Health
434.243.0223
Dr. Janet Lewis, MD
University of Virginia Health
434.243.0223