Pediatric allergy-immunology is the field of medicine that deals with problems caused by allergies and other disorders of the immune system. A pediatric allergist-immunologist evaluates, diagnoses, and manages disorders of the immune system in infants, children and adolescents. Some conditions that this specialist treats 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 38 practicing pediatric allergy and immunologists. Broken out by state, pediatric allergy and immunology doctor density in Alabama is 1, in California is 8, in Colorado is 1, in Connecticut is 1, in District of Columbia is 3, in Florida is 5, in Georgia is 3, in Illinois is 3, in Indiana is 1, in Iowa is 1, in Louisiana is 3, in Maryland is 2, in Massachusetts is 1, in Michigan is 4, in Missouri is 4, in Nebraska is 1, in New Jersey is 2, in New York is 15, in North Carolina is 3, in Ohio is 5, in Oklahoma is 1, in Oregon is 1, in Pennsylvania is 2, in Rhode Island is 1, in Tennessee is 1, in Texas is 4, in Utah is 1, in Virginia is 4, and in Wisconsin is 5.
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