Posted by: CMdeux
« on: January 21, 2014, 05:42:37 PM »Another means of vetting your food allergist (potential) is to use their name to suss out their background and training-- figure out where they did their allergy rotation, where they went for internship, etc-- who they are associated with. There are some BIG names and BIG institutions in terms of research top-guns. That's who you want, given a choice.
For example-- while I live in a small nondescript town on the west coast, I have a top-notch allergist. How do I know? (Well, I have pet "test" questions for food allergists, but that's another post.)
1. Med school background includes Mt. Sinai. And Sampson. ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!!
2. He's answered "ask the expert" questions over at AAAI's website. (winner again!)
3. He keeps in touch with his old homies-- like Sicherer et. al. He goes to meetings and works hard to stay current. He publishes (though heaven knows how he finds the time) and serves on committees/boards with other allergists.
For example-- while I live in a small nondescript town on the west coast, I have a top-notch allergist. How do I know? (Well, I have pet "test" questions for food allergists, but that's another post.)
1. Med school background includes Mt. Sinai. And Sampson. ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!!
2. He's answered "ask the expert" questions over at AAAI's website. (winner again!)
3. He keeps in touch with his old homies-- like Sicherer et. al. He goes to meetings and works hard to stay current. He publishes (though heaven knows how he finds the time) and serves on committees/boards with other allergists.