UAMS opens adult allergy and immunology clinic

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently opened an allergy and immunology clinic specializing in treating adults with asthma, seasonal allergies, food allergies, chronic hives, drug allergies, stinging-insect allergies and immune-system deficiencies.

Dr. Matthew Bell and Dr. Joshua Kennedy, assistant professors in the Division of Allergy and Immunology in the College of Medicine, will lead the clinic. They are both board certified in allergy and immunology. The new clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays. It is on the first floor of the UAMS Outpatient Center. Patients do not need a referral to the clinic. “We want to offer solutions to patients with everyday allergies, as well as more complicated allergic disorders and immune-system deficiencies,” Bell said. “We want to be an allergy and immunology referral center for patients around the state.”

“We can offer the resources of an academic medical center, including cutting-edge technology and new research,” Kennedy said. The clinic will provide a variety of services, from skin testing to lung-function testing. With allergen skin testing, patients will have answers within 15 minutes to better direct their medical care. The clinic will also benefit patients already at UAMS who may need testing for allergies to certain medications.