Allergy & Immunology
Griffin Faculty Physicians Allergy Specialists provides expert, person-centered, and compassionate care to help keep you safe and ready to live your life comfortably.
Partners in Improving Your Quality of Life
Allergies can have a debilitating effect on your well-being. From aggravating and painful seasonal allergies and hives to harmful and potentially life-threatening food allergies and asthma reactions, these immune system responses can take control and limit your ability to enjoy certain activities in life.
Griffin Faculty Physicians Allergy Specialists offers a range of diagnostic and treatment services for seasonal allergies, food allergies, hives, asthma and other allergy types. All of our services start with a conversation so that we can better understand and value you, your lifestyle and your health goals to provide exceptionally personalized care.
Your Care Team
Led by the highly skilled allergy and immunology specialist, Dr. Racha Abi Melhem, our team of caregivers is dedicated to helping individuals manage a wide range of allergic and immunologic conditions, including food, insect and respiratory allergies, eczema, asthma and immune deficiencies. Dr. Abi Melhem is fellowship-trained in Allergy and Immunology by SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, ensuring care that is advanced and evidenced based.
Allergy Services
- Food Allergies – We offer comprehensive allergy testing to identify the foods that trigger allergic responses and develop a personalized management plan. Treatment focuses on accurate diagnosis, individualized dietary guidance, allergen avoidance, emergency preparedness, and, for appropriate candidates, oral immunotherapy or other emerging therapies to help reduce the risk of severe allergic reactions.
- Allergic Rhinitis (Seasonal and Year-round Allergies) – We provide comprehensive allergy testing to identify the allergens triggering your symptoms and develop a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve fast, lasting relief. This includes Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, or Seasonal Allergies, in which symptoms are triggered by seasonal airborne allergens such as tree, grass, and weed pollens, which vary throughout the year, and Perennial Allergic Rhinitis, or Year-Round Allergies, in which symptoms occur year-round and are commonly caused by dust mites, pet dander, mold spores, and cockroach allergens found in indoor environments.
- Asthma – Whether you are experiencing symptoms for the first time or have an existing asthma diagnosis, we provide comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic testing to confirm the diagnosis, identify triggers and factors contributing to flare-ups, and develop a personalized treatment plan to optimize lung function, improve symptom control, and help prevent exacerbations.
- Hives – We offer a range of tests to determine the source of uncomfortable rashes and welts and prescribing effective medications or lifestyle changes to prevent reoccurrence.
- Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) – We provide comprehensive evaluation to diagnose eczema, identify potential triggers and contributing factors and develop personalized treatment plans to relieve symptoms and help prevent flare-ups.
Immunology Services
We provide comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic services for immune system disorders, including:
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) – Offering diagnostic evaluation, ongoing management, and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy through the Griffin Health Infusion Center to help restore immune function and reduce the risk of recurrent infections.
- Primary Immunodeficiency Evaluation – Providing initial diagnostic workup, including specialized laboratory testing and genetic evaluation, to identify underlying immune system disorders and guide appropriate care.
Additional Services
We offer comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic workups for contact dermatitis, drug allergies, and recurrent or chronic sinusitis, providing personalized treatment recommendations to identify underlying causes, relieve symptoms, and improve long-term health outcomes.
Schedule an Appointment
We look forward to meeting you and developing a plan to help you live comfortably. Griffin Faculty Physicians Allergy Specialists is located at 300 Seymour Ave., Suite 101, Derby. Call us at 203-416-6997 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
