Upmc immunology

The specialists at UPMC in Central Pa. offer complete asthma, allergy, and immunology care for children and adults, including evaluation, testing, treatment, and patient education.

Why choose UPMC for allergy, asthma, and immunology care?

In addition to initial evaluations, we also offer comprehensive follow-up and ongoing allergy, asthma, and immunology care. In many cases, our specialists may be available for same-day and next-day appointments, including ’sick-visit’ appointments for existing patients.

Our programs and specialties include:

Conditions We Treat

The allergy, asthma, and immunology specialists at UPMC provide comprehensive care for a range of conditions, including:

Procedures and Treatments

Our allergy, asthma, and immunology specialists offer a full range of diagnostic tests and treatments, including:

• Spirometry lung function testing
• Skin testing for environmental allergens, foods, penicillin, and stinging insects
• Dormer patch testing
• Oral food challenges
• Blood testing

Patient Education

If you are diagnosed with an allergy, asthma, or immunodeficiency, understanding your condition, your triggers, and your treatment plan is critical to your health, safety, and well-being. To help you manage your condition, our specialists will provide education on a variety of topics, including:

• Epinephrine (EpiPen or Auvi-Q) self-administration
• Asthma inhaler technique
• Environmental allergen avoidance
• Asthma action plan
• Food allergy action plan

Providers

Locations

Specialty Care ENT – UPMC
508 S. Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Phone: 717-334-8171
Fax: 717-334-8172

Specialty Care ENT – UPMC
250 Fame Avenue
Suite 201, (Entrance A)
Hanover, PA 17331

Phone: 717-633-9229
Fax: 717-633-5552

UPMC Allergy and Immunology
Located at UPMC Outpatient Center
21 Waterford Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Phone: 717-988-9180
Fax: 717-775-5723

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Many of our providers offer video visits. Call the office or schedule via your patient portal.

Complete Care for Allergy Treatment

If you are suffering from allergies, our specialists can help you. From food allergies to asthma to immunodeficiencies, our specialists are specifically trained to provide the treatments, such as immunotherapy for environmental allergies, stinging insect allergies and oral immunotherapy for food allergies.

We offer diagnostic evaluation and care for patients of all ages with allergy and immune disorders, including:

• Allergic conjunctivitis
• Allergic rhinitis
• Anaphylaxis
• Asthma
• Chronic cough
• Contact dermatitis
• Drug allergies
• Eczema
• Food allergies
• Hives / Angioedema
• Immunodeficiency
• Insect allergies
• Mastocytosis
• Recurrent infections
• Sinus problems

Testing for allergies, asthma, and immune deficiencies

We tailor our advanced evaluations, tests and treatment procedures to meet your needs, however simple or complex.. An initial evaluation of people who are suspected to have allergies, asthma, or immunodeficiency, may include:

• A thorough physical examination
• An evaluation of past medical history
• A comprehensive assessment of symptoms

To help make a diagnosis, our allergy specialist may order the following tests and procedures:

• Laboratory studies – to evaluate many allergic and immunologic diseases
• Allergy skin testing – to evaluate symptoms that may be due to an allergy to pollen, dust mites, molds, pets, bee stings, or foods
• Medication allergy testing – if skin testing is negative, our experts may give you the medication to rule out allergy
• Pulmonary function tests – to assess the functional status of the lungs
• Radiologic studies – to help differentiate asthma from sinus disease

Our Locations

Williamsport

Allergy at UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus
UPMC John M. Wenner Building
1705 Warren Ave.
Suite 303
Williamsport, PA 17701

570-320-7070

• Monday and Wednesday – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday and Thursday – 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Scheduling and Billing: Friday – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The UPMC John M. Wenner Building is located at UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus.

Allergy-Immunology Overview

Allergies, an immune reaction to foreign substances called allergens, are generally harmless. When the immune system recognizes an allergen, it releases chemicals - such as histamines and leukotrienes - to fight it off, which may cause:

• Itching
• Swelling
• Mucus production
• Muscle spasms
• Hives
• Rashes
• Other symptoms

UPMC has a long tradition in immunology research and training.

Our specialists are trained in the study of how our bodies protect us from, and respond to, foreign macromolecules or invading organisms, such as:

• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Protozoa or even larger parasites

The multidisciplinary team in UPMC’s Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, collaborate, both inside and outside of the Comprehensive Lung Center at UPMC, to treat:

• Allergies
• Deficiencies of the immune system
• Various diseases associated with allergic and immunologic disorders

Our experts

Meet the allergy-immunology multidisciplinary team.

Our Experts and Area of Expertise:

Additional Resources

Learn more about the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine.

The mission of the CIIP is to reduce the burden of cancer by elucidating the basic mechanisms of interactions between the immune system and cancer, thus providing a scientific rationale for the design of new and more effective approaches for cancer treatment and prevention.

The mandate of the CIIP is to encourage, facilitate, and support the best research and training in cancer immunology and immunotherapy, to evaluate the therapeutic significance of basic findings from the laboratories of CIIP members through conducting translational pre-clinical studies, and to develop and implement clinical trials in cancer patients that translate the findings with the greatest therapeutic promise. Our efforts will be extended and strengthened through collaborations with other Hillman Programs and Centers, such as the Cancer Biology and Genome Stability Programs, the UPMC Immune Transplant and Therapy Center, and the Mario Lemieux Immunotherapy Center.

CIIP research goals are to:

1. Define the basic regulatory mechanisms that promote anti-tumor immunity or facilitate tumor immune evasion
2. Dissect the epigenetic, transcriptional and cellular geography of the tumor immune microenvironment to discover new immunotherapeutic targets and predictive biomarkers
3. Develop and translate novel laboratory research findings into more effective immunotherapies for cancer treatment and prevention.

Research Themes

See Program Members

Member Publications

If you have symptoms of allergies, asthma, or immunodeficiency, we can provide the comprehensive care you need.

Our board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians offer adult and pediatric allergy and immunology care right here in  Central Pa. If you have symptoms of allergies, asthma, or an immune system disorder, our specialists will evaluate your condition and perform diagnostic testing to find out what is causing your symptoms.

Our team of experts understands that allergies, asthma, and immune system disorders affect each person differently. That’s why our team will develop a customized treatment plan to tailor to your symptoms, lifestyle, and treatment goals.

In addition to diagnosis and treatment, we also provide comprehensive ongoing management of conditions that affect your immune system.

Providers

Locations

UPMC Allergy and Immunology
Located at UPMC Outpatient Center
21 Waterford Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: 717-988-9180
Fax: 717-775-5723

UPMC Central Pa. Portal

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Our immunology specialists offer comprehensive care for immune system disorders — from evaluation and diagnosis to treatment, education, and ongoing management.

Why choose UPMC in Central Pa. for immunology care?

At UPMC, our immunology specialists provide expert evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of immune system disorders in adults and children of all ages.

Our specialists will conduct a complete physical exam, evaluate your medical history, and assess your symptoms. We offer diagnostic tests that can provide information about how well your immune system is working. Based on the results of your diagnostic tests, we will develop a customized treatment plan tailored to your unique symptoms, lifestyle, and treatment goals.

Conditions We Treat

At UPMC Allergy and Immunology, our immunology specialists provide comprehensive treatment for conditions that affect the immune system, including:

• Primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders

Procedures and Treatments

Our immunology specialists provide the full spectrum of tests, treatments, and therapies, including:

• Blood tests
• Antibody test
• Medications
• Skin testing for allergies, if needed

Patient Education

If you are diagnosed with an immune system disorder, understanding your condition, your triggers, and your treatment plan is critical to your health, safety, and well-being. To help you manage your immune system disorder, our specialists will provide education on a variety of topics.

Providers

Locations

UPMC Allergy and Immunology
Located at UPMC Outpatient Center
21 Waterford Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Phone: 717-988-9180
Fax: 717-775-5723

Contact

Need more information?

Phone: 717-988-9180

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