Women In Allergy

Microaggressions are just as commonplace in medical settings as other workplaces, and although they may be small behaviors, experts said they can have serious impacts on employee morale and patient care when they go unaddressed.

In this video, Hansa Bhargava, MD, and Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, discuss their experience as working moms and how they navigate being the decision-makers at home and at work.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, asks Julie Wang, MD, how she “does it all” as a physician and mother, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

Mentoring and being mentored are key to having a successful career in medicine, Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, MS, told Healio.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, speaks with Theresa A. Bingemann, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, about what inspires her as an allergist, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

Luz S. Fonacier, MD, FACAAI, FAAAAI, has shattered multiple glass ceilings in her career as an allergist.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, speaks with Christina E. Ciaccio, MD, MSc, about the advice she would give her younger self when she became an allergist, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

At least once a week, Emily L. Weis, MD, MS, says she has a challenging consult or patient interaction in her allergy practice, and she has noticed these situations have been occurring more frequently since the pandemic.

Electronic consults with allergists helped pregnant women with reported penicillin allergy be evaluated and delabeled before delivery, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Meera R. Gupta, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, says she knew she wanted to be a doctor from the day she was born.