The Allergy and Immunology Department provides complete allergy history and physical examination; immunotherapy vaccines; and a full range of allergy testing and asthma care training for families and caregivers. The department also offers full evaluation of patients with recurrent or unusual infections or family history of immunodeficiency disorders. The evaluation includes laboratory evaluations of complement, phagocytes, T and B cell quantitation and function, quantitation of all immunoglobulin classes and function studies.

Other services provided are the evaluation and management of primary immunodeficency disorders and allergic diseases – including conditions affecting the respiratory tract (asthma, bronchitis, croup, allergic rhinitis, chronic serous media); skin (urticaria, angioedema, eczema); gastrointestinal tract (vomiting, colic, diarrhea); systemic anaphylaxis; food allergies and behavior disorders suspected to be caused by foods or food additives and coloring.

• Chronic Rhiniits
• Asthma
• Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
• Atopic Dermatitis
• Allergy

	Ricardo U. Sorensen, MD Director, Allergy/Immunology, Children's Hospital Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center   Professional School: University of Chile School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile Specialty Training: Pediatric Immunology Special Interests: Recurrent infections, primary immunodeficiency disorders, pneumococcal vaccines In Area Since:1989 In Practice Since:1964
	Victoria Dimitriades, MD Allergist/Immunologist, Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Professional School: University of Miami School of Medicine Specialty Training: Louisiana State University Allergy/Immunology In Area Since: 2005 In Practice Since: 2006
	Augusto C. Ochoa, MD Allergist/Immunologist, Children's Hospital Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy LSUHealth Sciences Center   Professional School: Universidad de Antioquia, Columbia, University of Minnesota, National Cancer Institute, Washington D.C. Specialty Training: Allergy/Immunology Special Interests: Allergies to food, Asthma, Immodeficiencies In Area Since:2000 In Practice Since:1982
	Kenneth Paris, MD, MPH Allergist/Immunologist, Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center   Professional School: LSUHealth Sciences Center, New Orleans; Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans Specialty Training: Brown University/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI - Pediatrics LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans - Allergy/Immunology fellowship Special Interests: Primary Immunodeficiency, asthma, atopic dermatitis In Area Since: 2004 In Practice Since: 2000