Allergy and immunology deals with problems caused by allergies and other disorders of the immune system. An allergist-immunologist evaluates, diagnoses, and manages disorders of the immune system. Some conditions that this specialist will treat include asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and allergic reactions to drugs, foods and insect bites. Other areas covered by an allergist-immunologist are immune deficiency diseases, problems related to autoimmune diseases, and organ transplantation.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 4,457 practicing allergists & immunologists. Broken out by state, allergy & immunology doctor density in Alabama is 41, in Alaska is 7, in Arizona is 65, in Arkansas is 31, in California is 551, in Colorado is 120, in Connecticut is 83, in Delaware is 16, in District of Columbia is 39, in Florida is 240, in Georgia is 106, in Hawaii is 22, in Idaho is 11, in Illinois is 229, in Indiana is 105, in Iowa is 42, in Kansas is 39, in Kentucky is 71, in Louisiana is 60, in Maine is 12, in Maryland is 136, in Massachusetts is 162, in Michigan is 171, in Minnesota is 88, in Mississippi is 28, in Missouri is 99, in Montana is 11, in Nebraska is 23, in Nevada is 22, in New Hampshire is 23, in New Jersey is 203, in New Mexico is 20, in New York is 406, in North Carolina is 131, in North Dakota is 10, in Ohio is 162, in Oklahoma is 27, in Oregon is 48, in Pennsylvania is 249, in Rhode Island is 16, in South Carolina is 63, in South Dakota is 5, in Tennessee is 92, in Texas is 356, in Utah is 24, in Vermont is 9, in Virginia is 133, in Washington is 94, in West Virginia is 23, in Wisconsin is 106, and in Wyoming is 6.
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