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 one of the experts, try one of the patient-recommended physicians listed below. Unlike the list of doctors we recommend in the Physician Experts section, we can’t recommend these doctors, because we, the authors of this website, don’t know anything about many of them. However, most were either recommended to us by patients with AGS or are authors of important papers on AGS, and the list may be helpful to you in your search for a local physician who is at least familiar AGS.
In addition to the below list, consider checking this database of authors of papers about alpha-gal syndrome and related issues. You can sort it by country or state. Many of these authors are physicians who see patients. Check the column “Sees Patients Yes/No/Sometimes” and confirm that the author is a physician who currently sees patients before contacting any of these authors, please. Authors of AGS Research Papers Database
For more patient recommendations, ask in the Alpha Gal Support Nonpublic Facebook Group.
Allergy/Immunology
Australia
New South Wales
Chatswood
Dr. Sheryl van Nunen*
Clinical Associate Professor
Sheryl van Nunen Allergy Consulting
(02) 9412 4322
*Expert
United States
ALABAMA
Birmingham
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
Allergy and Asthma Clinic of Northwest Arkansas
479.254.9777
Bryant
Dr. Karl Sitz
Little Rock Allergy/Asthma Clinic
501.244.1156
Fayetteville/Rogers
Dr. Curtis Hedberg
Hedberg Allergy and Asthma
479.301.8887
Ft. Smith
Dr. Aubrey W. Ziegler
Mercy Clinic Allergy and Asthma
479.274.5600
Little Rock
Dr. Kelly Burks
Dr. Eddie Shields
Dr. Nancy Zuerlein
Arkansas Allergy and Asthma Clinic
501.227.5210
Little Rock
Dr. Melissa Graham
Advanced Allergy and Asthma
501.420.1085
Little Rock
Dr. Josh Kennedy
UAMS Allergy Clinic
501.686.7000
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**
USF Health Allergy and Immunology
13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd
VAR 111D
Tampa FL 33612
813.972.7631
**Recommended by expert
GEORGIA
Evans
Dr. Gina Bonitatibus
Augusta Allergy
706.421.1700
Gray
Dr. Jeffrey Langford
Langford Allergy LLC
478.787.4728
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
New Albany
Dr. Jason Guin
Family Allergy & Asthma
812.945.5653
IOWA
Davenport
Dr. Karen K. Maves
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. Zachary Jacobs
Kansas City Allergy & Asthma Assoc
913.491.5501
Overland Park
Dr. Terry Levine
Asthma and Allergy Care, PA
913.491.3300
Wichita
Dr. Scott Thomas
Via Christi Clinic
316.689.9111
KENTUCKY
Ashland (also Huntington, WV)
Dr. Matthew C. Wilson
TriState Allergy
304.529.6100
Bardstown/Elizabethtown/Glascow/Leitchfield
Dr. Thao H. Pham
Central Asthma and Allergy
502.348.4422
Bardstown/Elizabethtown
Dr. Stephen J. Pollard
Family Allergy & Asthma
800.999.1249
Kentucky–Bowling Green
Dr. Indar Jhamb
Allergy & Immunology
270.266.4229
Lexington area
Dr. Kelsey Field, MD
Family Allergy and Asthma
800.999.1249
Louisville
Dr. Steven Smith
Accredited Allergy, Asthma & Food Intolerance Center
502.895.3330
Owensboro
Dr. Lee Clore
Allergy & Asthma Specialists, PSC
270.684.6144
Owensboro
Dr. Kelly Brauer
Bluegrass Family Allergy
270.228.2811
Paducah
Bradley T. Rankin
Family Allergy & Asthma
270.442.5151
Somerset/Monticelloo
Sarah A. Bozeman
Family Allergy & Asthma
800.999.1249
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Dr. Prem Menom
Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Center
225.766.6931
MARYLAND
Annapolis/Centreville
Dr. Duane Gels
Annapolis Asthma & Allergy
410.573.1600/410.758.6700
Baltimore
Dr. Jerry M. Shier
Asthma and Clinical Immunology
410.550.2300
California/Leonardtown/Waldorf
Dr. Pradeep Simlote
Medstar Health
301.475.7900
Calvert
Dr. Jonathan Fears
Calvert Internal Medicine Group
410.535.2005
Chevy Chase/Wheaton
Dr. Athena Economides
Institute for Asthma & Allergy
301.986.9262
Clinton/Waldorf
Dr. Saba Samee
Alexandria & Clinton Allergy Assoc
703.360.8881
Columbia
Dr. Dara Lee Neuman-Sunshine
Allergy and Asthma Center of Central Maryland
410.730.6000
Columbia/Easton/Owings Mill
Dr. Lawrence Schieken
Comprehensive Asthma and Allergy Center
410.822.5575
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
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Dr. James Haltom
Baptist Medical Center, Mississippi Asthma & Allergy
601.354.4836
601.208.0234
MISSOURI
Creve Coeur/St. Louis
Dr. Maya R Jerath
Washington University Physicians
314.996.8670
Jefferson City, Columbia, Rolla, Warrensburg and Sedalia
William E. “Wes” Stricker
Allergy and Asthma Consultants
Kansas City (also Overland Park, Kansas)
Dr. Zachary Jacobs
Kansas City Allergy & Asthma Assoc
913.491.5501
Rolla
Dr. Brian Kriete
Phelps Health Medical Group
573.364.5719
St. Louis
Dr. Michael R. Borts
Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Care Center
314.849.8700
Dr. Michele Kemp
Allergy & Asthma Care of St. Louis
314.725.8844
Dr. Jeffrey P. Tillinghast
Allergy Asthma Food Allergy Centers
614.542.0606
Sedalia/Warensburg
Dr. Lawrence Landwehr
Allergy & Asthma Consulants
660.827.7000
Springfield
Dr. Minh-Thu Le
Ferrell Duncan Clinic
417.875.374
NEW JERSEY
Tom’s River
Dr. Robert Rabinowitz
Ocean Allergy
732.341.5403
East Brunswick
Dr. Sara Axelrod
ENT & Allergy Associates
732.238.0300
Medford
Dr. John Kim
Cornerstone Asthma & Allergy Assoc
609.953.7500
NEW YORK
Southampton
Dr. Erin McGintee
ENT and Allergy Associates
631.283.1142
NORTH CAROLINA
Chapel Hill
Dr. Scott Commins
UNC Allergy & Immunology Clinic
919.962.4824
Chapel Hill
David Fitzhugh
Allergy Partners in Chapel Hill
919.929.9612
Durham
Osman Caner Dokmeci
Private Diagnostic Clinic
Duke Medicine
919.620-7300
OKLAHOMA
Enid/Stillwater
Dr. Timothy Trojan
Allergy Partners of Oklahoma
580.366.0844
Oklahoma City
Dean A. Atkinson
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma
405.235.0040
Richard Hatch
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma
405.235.0040
Dr. Shahan A. Stutes
Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic
405.235.0040
Tulsa
Dr. Timothy J. Nickel
Allergy Clinic of Tulsa
918.307.1613
Tulsa
Dr. Jane Purser
Allergy Clinic of Tulsa
918.307.1613
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD (Pediatric)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
1.800.879.2467
SOUTH CAROLINA
Hilton Head
Dr. Thomas Beller
Allergy & Asthma Center
843.689.6442
TENNESSEE
Antioch/Brentwood/Franklin/Nashville
Dr. David D. Hagaman
Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus & Allergy
615.259.8755
Brentwood
Dr. Joseph T. Belleau
Cool Springs Allergy Associates
615.771.8800
Brentwood/Franklin
Dr. Kimberly C. Bergeron
Heritage Medical Associates
629.255.2062
Chatanooga
Dr. Michael C. Hollie
Galen Asthma & Allergy Clinic
423.499.4100
Chatanooga
Dr. Todd Levin
Chatanooga Allergy Clinic
423.899.0431
Clarksville
Dr. Jane J. Choi
The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
866.231.0701
Germantown
Dr. Joseph Fahhoum
Allergy & Asthma Specialists of Memphis PC
901.202.4100
Hendersonville
Dr. William Barney Smith
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center
615.264.7015
Memphis
Dr. Phil Lieberman
Allergy Asthma Immunology Center
901.757.6100
Murfreesboro/Nashville
Dr. Bruce L. Wolfe
Saint Thomas Health
615.848.6960
Nashville
Dr. Ryszard Dworski–Director
John Michael Fahrenholz II
David D. Hagaman
Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus & Allergy
615.936.2727
Nashville
Dr. Keegan M. Smith
Heritage Medical Associate
629.255.2145
Nashville
Dr. Cosby Stone
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville
Dr. Rob Valet
Traceside Allergy and Dermatology
615.212.3012
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
Dr. Saba Samee
Alexandria & Clinton Allergy Assoc
703.360.8881
Burke
Dr. Ananth Thyagarajan (“Dr. T.”)*
Allergy Partners of Springfield
703.323.3930
* Expert recommended physician
Charlottesville
All physicians at this practice are recommended*
UVA Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology
434.924.2227
*Experts Dr. Jeff Wilson and Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills (rarely sees patients) highly recommended
Dr. Gary Rakes
Allergy Partners of Charlottesville
434.951.2191
Christiansburg
Kristina Kwak MD, FACAAI
Allergy and Asthma Associates of the New River Valley
540.381.7686
Danville/Lynchburg/Roanoke
Dr. Luis Matos
Privia Medical Group
540.384.1797
Fredericksburg
Allergy & Asthma Centers
540.371.6810
Henrico/Richmond
Dr. Robert S. Call
Richmond Allergy & Asthma Specialists
804.285.7420
Lorton
Dr. Andrew Kim
Allergy & Asthma Centers
703.339.1660
Midlothian/Richmond
Dr. Michael Z. Blumberg
Allergy Partners PA
804.288.0055
Newport News
Dr. Ann P. Zilliox
Allergy & Asthma of Oyster Point
757.873.3882
Newport News/Williamsburg
Dr. Stephen Shields
Allergy Partners of Hampton Roads
757.596.8025
Purcellville
Dr. Kunal Shah
Allergy, Asthma, & Sinus Care Center
540.338.1215
Roanoke
All physicians at this practice are recommended
Asthma and Allergy Center
540.343.7331
Roanoke
Dr. Christina Abraham
Allergy & Asthma Assoc., Inc.
540.343.1235
WEST VIRGINIA
Huntington
Dr. Matthew C. Wilson
TriState Allergy
304.529.6100
Huntington
Dr. Meagan Watts Shepherd
Marshall Health
304.691.130
WISCONSIN
Marshfield
Dr. Gerald Bucholtz
Marshfield Clinic
715.387.5186
Ear, Nose, and Throat
United States
FLORIDA
St. Petersburg
Dr. Shelley S. Jaquish
Pasadena ENT, Allergy & Audiology
727.341.0551
MISSOURI
Joplin
Dr. Robert Hylton McDonald
Mercy Clinic Allergy
417.627.8566
Endocrinology
United States
TENNESSEE
Chatanooga
Dr. David Huffman
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
UNC School of Medicine
919.966.8556
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville
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
Daniel Pambianco, MD
Charlottesville Gastroenterology Associates
1139 E High St #203, Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.817.8484
Farmville
Dr. Bikram S. Bal
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
Integrative Medicine & Aesthetics
417.840.5566
Primary Care Providers
Family Medicine/Internal Medicine/Physican Assistants
United States
GEORGIA
FLORIDA
Lakewood Ranch
Dr. Stephanie Cabello, MD
First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System
941.917.7080
TENNESSEE
Clarksville
Dr. Carlo Pike
Elite Primary Care
931.245.1701
VIRGINIA
Esmont
Southern Albemarle Family Practice
434.286.3602
Martinsville
Dr. John Favero
Privia Medical Group
276.638.7205