Allergic and Immunologic Diseases: A Practical Guide to the Evaluation, Diagnosis and Management of Allergic and Immunologic Diseases

· Academic Press
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**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Allergy/Clinical Immunology**Allergic and Immunologic Diseases: A Practical Guide to the Evaluation, Diagnosis and Management of Allergic and Immunologic Diseases is a valuable resource for researchers and others involved in the day-to-day practice of allergy and immunology, with specific information, protocols and algorithms to guide their thinking. The book provides practical information and an explanation of why and how we do things, while also addressing the limitations of testing and treatment. Other sections focus on scientific based practices and the known pathophysiology of allergic and immunologic diseases, along with mechanisms of action in various treatment modalities. This book is unique in that it explains the rationale behind everything we do in allergy and immunology, hence it offers readers specific information on procedures and how to order tests and treat allergic and immunologic diseases. - Contains useful information on allergic and immunologic diseases, from why we do things the way we do, to methodologies, interpretation of the results and management of diseases - Provides information that can be immediately downloadable for any specific procedure or treatment algorithm for immediate use - Evaluates scientific merit and evidence or lack thereof

About the author

Dr Chang is the current Medical Director for Pediatric Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Florida. At the same time, he serves as Associate Program Director for the Allergy Immunology Fellowship program at the University of California at Davis. Dr. Chang has previously been Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Thomas Jefferson University and Nemours Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE, respectively. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), and a member of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) and the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). He is Chair of the Core Curriculum, Education and Residency Review Committee of the AAAAI and Vice-chair of the Training Program Directors Committee of the ACAAI. He has over 100 original publications and has authored over 20 chapters in immunology, rheumatology and allergy books, and has also edited 2 books with a third on the way. He has over 30 years’ experience in the practice of Immunology and Allergy and has been involved in the education of future allergists and immunologists at the levels of the medical student, resident and fellow.

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