Hives: The Road to Diagnosis and Treatment of Urticaria by Alan A. Wanderer

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About the Author

Alan A. Wanderer, M.D. is a graduate of Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. His medical training included an internship at Bellevue Hospital-Columbia Internal Medical Division, pediatric residency at Cornell Medical School and fellowship in allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology at National Jewish Center, Denver, Colorado. He is board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He was on the faculty of National Jewish Center and is currently a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Allergy at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Wanderer has authored numerous articles on allergy-clinical immunology subjects, particularly on the subject of urticaria (hives). Much of his research has concentrated on the mechanisms and therapy of a reproducible type of hives induced by cold, namely acquired cold urticaria. His collaboration with Dr. Hal Hoffman has led to the identification of the gene that is responsible for an inherited cold sensitivity disorder. He was lead author of recently published practice parameter guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of urticaria and angioedema that was sponsored by the Joint Task Force of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. His expertise in these medical conditions is recognized nationally and internationally.

Dr. Wanderer is a partner of the Allergy and Asthma Consultants of the Rockies, an allergy, asthma and clinical immunology practice located in Denver, Colorado and Bozeman, Montana

What People Are Saying

Richard G. Asarch
If you had to choose one book that would give you an organized and comprehensive method to evaluate patients with the complicated problem of urticaria(hives), this should be your choice. Dr. Wanderer has created a workbook which will help standardize the work up of patients with this condition, saving time for both patients and physicians.
—M.D. Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology Department of Dermatology University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

David L. Goodman
For the first time, a practical guide to deciphering the myriad triggers of chronic hives, written for the patient who suffers from the frustrating and debilitating condition and for the primary care specialist whose task is to decipher the presenting clinical clues. Dr. Wanderer presents a straightforward, structured approach to diagnosis, logically arranged and presented in a highly understandable fashion.
—M.D. Board certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, Allergy and Asthma Consultants of the Rockies, Denver, Colorado

Donna Whitman
The beauty of this book is the thorough, efficient way it allows the patient and provider to gather and organize an immense body of information. By creating a resource that crosses medical disciplines, Dr. Wanderer has provided an excellent, time-saving, on the spot reference in a reader friendly format, to manage the complexity of work-ups for hives and swelling.
—PA-C Bozeman, Montana

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