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 5,103 practicing allergists & immunologists. Broken out by state, allergy & immunology doctor density in Alabama is 46, in Alaska is 8, in Arizona is 81, in Arkansas is 40, in California is 599, in Colorado is 128, in Connecticut is 94, in Delaware is 20, in District of Columbia is 43, in Florida is 260, in Georgia is 126, in Hawaii is 25, in Idaho is 11, in Illinois is 248, in Indiana is 123, in Iowa is 48, in Kansas is 43, in Kentucky is 84, in Louisiana is 68, in Maine is 15, in Maryland is 151, in Massachusetts is 175, in Michigan is 190, in Minnesota is 97, in Mississippi is 37, in Missouri is 110, in Montana is 11, in Nebraska is 23, in Nevada is 22, in New Hampshire is 28, in New Jersey is 222, in New Mexico is 23, in New York is 434, in North Carolina is 127, in North Dakota is 10, in Ohio is 176, in Oklahoma is 31, in Oregon is 48, in Pennsylvania is 289, in Rhode Island is 17, in South Carolina is 75, in South Dakota is 7, in Tennessee is 97, in Texas is 378, in Utah is 24, in Vermont is 12, in Virginia is 144, in Washington is 99, in West Virginia is 33, in Wisconsin is 111, and in Wyoming is 9.
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