Physician Referral Directory: FAQs
- Who is the AAAAI?
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) is the largest professional medical specialty organization representing allergists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals, and other physicians with a special interest in allergy. The AAAAI has over 6,000 members in the United States, Canada and in 75 other countries.
- Who qualifies to be listed?
The AAAAI Find an Allergist / Immunologist Directory is a membership benefit available to physician members who are in good standing and meet the following criteria:- Physician has indicated that he or she sees patients
- Dues are paid
- Physician has provided at least one practicing occupation
- Has not indicated that he or she would like to be left out of the directory (members have the option of opting-out of the online directory if they choose).
The online information is obtained from the membership directory questionnaire and entered into the AAAAI’s database. This information is uploaded to the Web site on a routine basis. If you are an AAAAI member and wish to update your information or be added to the directory, please contact:
Membership Services E-mail: membership@aaaai.org Phone: (414) 272-6071 Address: 555 East Wells Street
Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823
- What is a Residency?
A period of advanced, specialized medical or surgical training in a graduate medical education program. Before entering a fellowship in allergy and immunology, a doctor should have successfully completed a three-year residency in Internal Medicine or Pediatrics.
- What is a Fellowship?
An allergy and immunology fellowship is two years of full-time education in an allergy and immunology training program. The fellowship program is designed to prepare specialists in the delivery of skilled medical or consultative care to patients with allergic and immunologic disorders, including asthma and other related disorders.
- What are Certifications?
AAAAI members usually have one or more board certifications. Some of the most common are:
| ABAI | American Board of Allergy and Immunology | |
| ABIM | American Board of Internal Medicine | |
| ABPed | American Board of Pediatrics | |
| ABPulm | American Board of Pulmonology | |
| ABRheum | American Board of Rheumatology |
- Changing or Updating Information
If you find incorrect or outdated information in the Directory, please let us know immediately. This keeps our records up to date and ensures that the AAAAI database is even more accurate.
Please describe the error in detail, and contact the AAAAI's Executive Office. Your changes will be reflected online the next time the database is uploaded to the site (approximately every 3-4 hours). You can contact our office in several ways:
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- Disclaimer
The AAAAI Physician Referral Database is offered as a service to the membership and the community. Listing does not constitute endorsement by AAAAI, its board or officers. Content of the listings are provided by and represented as accurate by the listed individuals.
The content and format of the AAAAI Physician Referral Database is the property of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and may not be copied or duplicated for the purpose of sale or other commercial use.
The AAAAI Physician Referral Database is provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose or any other statutory or common law warranties. AAAAI is not recommending any particular individual for any specific purpose. AAAAI is not participating in any contractual arrangement between the user and the member. No warranty is made that the service will be uninterrupted or error free.
AAAAI may make changes to the data and program from time to time at AAAAI's discretion and without notice to users. Further, this disclaimer may change as AAAAI sees fit and without prior notice to users.
Information contained is general information for the education of the user and is not case specific medical advice.
Information in the database concerning the members of the AAAAI has been supplied by the members, and while AAAAI has attempted to verify the major points in the database, AAAAI is not certifying any of the information.
