Allergy
The Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Clinic at Boulder Medical Center
Treating infants to older adults in Boulder and Louisville, Colorado
The Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Clinic at Boulder Medical Center helps you live a life you love! We strive to educate, inform, and ultimately empower our patients participate in their own care. Whether your goal is to treat your asthma and compete in a triathlon, become confident with managing your child’s food allergy, or enjoy your furry companions, we offer solutions to help you meet goals such as these.
Please call for an appointment: (303) 440-3083
Allergy News
Announcing our new allergy clinic in Louisville and Dr. Katherine McCormack.
With the addition of our Louisville clinic, Boulder Medical Center (BMC) now has two allergy physicians serving Boulder County. Dr. Karen Andrews will still care for patients exclusively at BMC-Broadway and Dr. Katie McCormack is now seeing patients at BMC-Avista.
Next SAFE of Boulder County meeting – Managing Food Allergies at School has been cancelled.
Due to a lack of RSVP’s the next SAFE meeting has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Allergy Clinic at BMC-Broadway in Boulder
Karen Andrews, MD
Location: 2750 Broadway in Boulder, Colo.
Regular Clinic Hours
Please note: Our staff builds time off for lunch into each day’s appointment schedule.
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- Monday thru Wednesday: 8:30am-5pm
- Thursday: 8:30am-4pm
- Friday: No Doctor Appointments
- Saturday/Sunday: Closed
Allergy Shot Clinic Hours
Please note: During inclement weather, the Allergy Shot Clinic will close at 4:00 p.m.. If you have any questions about this, please call first before coming in.
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- Monday thru Thursday: 8:45am-12pm & 1:30pm-5pm
- Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Closed
The Allergy Clinic at BMC-Avista in Louisville
Katherine McCormack, MD
Location: 80 Health Park Drive #100 in Louisville, Colo.
in the Avista Medical Center building
Regular Clinic Hours
Please note that our staff builds time off for lunch into each day’s appointment schedule.
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- Monday-Tuesday: 8am-5pm
- Wednesday: No Doctor Appointments
- Thursday-Friday: 8am-5pm
- Saturday/Sunday: Closed
Allergy Shots: By appointment only
Conditions Evaluated and Treated
- Asthma
- Allergic Rhinitis (pollen, mold, animal dander)
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Food Allergy
- Hives (Urticaria)/Angioedema & Anaphylaxis
- Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Sinusitis
- Nasal Polyps
- Stinging Insect Allergy
- Contact Dermatitis
- Drug Allergy
- Latex Allergy
- Immunodeficiency (non-HIV) (i.e. CVID, IgA deficiency)
Allergies We Test For
- Environmental Allergens: Pollens, Animals, Molds, Dust Mites
- Foods
- Medications
- Vaccines
- Insects
- Latex
- Metals & Cement
- Contact allergens
Tests and Procedures Performed in the Office
- Skin Testing
- Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy (Allergy shots)
- Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy (Under the tongue tabs and drops)
- Lung Function Tests: Spirometry & Exhaled nitric oxide
- Drug Challenges & Desensitization
- Xolair Injections for Asthma and Chronic Hives
- Food Challenges
- Intraveous Gammaglobulin Infusions
Allergy Forms for Patients
- Allergy – New Adult Patient Questionnaire
- Allergy – New Pediatric Patient Questionnaire
- Allergy – Medications to Stop Using Prior to Testing
Helpful Allergy Resources
*National Groups with a Variety of Topics:
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology- www.aaaai.org
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology- www.acaai.org
Allergy & Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics- www.aanma.org
American Lung Association- www.lungusa.org/
National Institutes of Health- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
*Food Allergy:
Allergy Kids- www.allergykids.com
American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders- www.apfed.org
Celiac Disease Foundation – celiac.org
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network- www.foodallergy.org
Food Allergy Initiative- www.foodallergyinitiative.org
Healthline Food Allergy Info- www.healthline.com/adamcontent/food-allergy
*Hives (Urticaria) & Angioedema:
Hereditary Angioedema Association- www.hereditaryangioedema.com/
International Chronic Urticaria Society- www.urticaria.thunderworksinc.com
*Immune Deficiency:
Immune Deficiency Foundation- www.primaryimmune.org
*Latex Allergy:
The American Latex Allergy Association- www.latexallergyresources.org
*Pollen Counts:
National Allergy Bureau- www.aaaai.org/nab/index.cfm?p=allergenreport
*Air Quality:
Environmental Protection Agency- http://airnow.gov/
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