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 4,672 practicing allergists & immunologists. Broken out by state, allergy & immunology doctor density in Alabama is 41, in Alaska is 7, in Arizona is 65, in Arkansas is 31, in California is 560, in Colorado is 122, in Connecticut is 85, in Delaware is 16, in District of Columbia is 39, in Florida is 240, in Georgia is 106, in Hawaii is 23, in Idaho is 11, in Illinois is 230, in Indiana is 105, in Iowa is 42, in Kansas is 39, in Kentucky is 72, in Louisiana is 61, in Maine is 12, in Maryland is 139, in Massachusetts is 171, in Michigan is 176, in Minnesota is 92, in Mississippi is 29, in Missouri is 101, in Montana is 11, in Nebraska is 23, in Nevada is 22, in New Hampshire is 24, in New Jersey is 204, in New Mexico is 20, in New York is 411, in North Carolina is 133, in North Dakota is 10, in Ohio is 165, in Oklahoma is 28, in Oregon is 48, in Pennsylvania is 252, in Rhode Island is 16, in South Carolina is 63, in South Dakota is 5, in Tennessee is 92, in Texas is 363, in Utah is 24, in Vermont is 10, in Virginia is 136, in Washington is 94, in West Virginia is 24, in Wisconsin is 107, and in Wyoming is 6.
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