Dr. Rabia Chaudhry, MD, FACAAI


Welcome Dr. Rabia Chaudhry of South Florida Food Allergy Center to our Private Practice OIT Provider List. Before committing to offer OIT and start her own private practice, Dr. Chaudhry discussed procedures with several of her colleagues including Dr. Richard Wasserman, Dr. Sakina Bajowala, and Dr. Mark Weinstein, all seasoned Private Practice OIT Allergists who joined our network nearly a decade ago. Dr. Mark Weinstein was one of her mentors in fellowship and welcomed her into his office to shadow him and his staff in August 2018. Dr. Chaudhry’s list of allergens she plans to desensitize will continue to grow as she meets the needs of her patients.

Background

Dr. Chaudhry completed medical school in Michigan, and completed her Pediatric residency and Allergy & Immunology fellowship in New Jersey. She practiced in New Jersey until she moved to Florida with her family in 2015. She had been working as the Allergist and Immunologist for the largest Pediatric group in Florida doing 2-3 food challenges a day. Their closest OIT physician was  3 1/2 hours away from their office, even further for some of her patients. She had sent several patients, whose risk for anaphylaxis was so severe, to Dr. Windom’s office. She urged them to make that drive. Unfortunately, many could not. Once both of her children were enrolled in school, she decided to leave her group (as they were not interested in oral immunotherapy), and start her own practice specifically including OIT. She felt, and continues to believe, the need for OIT is too large and important not to offer it. Dr. Chaudhry is thrilled to be in a place where she can now thoroughly help.

EDUCATION

Allergy and Immunology Fellowship: 7/2011-7/2013. UMDNJ: Newark, NJ.
2012-2013 Chief Fellow
Pediatric Residency: 7/2008-6/2011. UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson: Piscataway, NJ
Medical Education: 08/2004-06/2008. Wayne State University School of Medicine: Detroit, MI
Undergraduate: 09/2000-06/2004. Wayne State University: Detroit, MI

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURES

American Board of Allergy and Immunology: certified 2014; maintaining certification American

Board of Pediatrics: certified 2011; maintaining certification

Florida State Licensure: ME123552 New Jersey State Licensure: 25MA08926500 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

11/2019- present: Founder of South Florida Food Allergy Center: Boca Raton & Wellington FL 
1/2017- 10/2018: Pediatric Associates Specialists: Boynton Beach, FL.
Lead asthma, allergy and immunology doctor for the largest pediatric group in Florida. Helped to initiate and grow specialty group. Clinical focus on food allergies, asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis. 

4/2015-12/2016: Florida Allergy and Asthma Association: Lantana. FL. 

Diagnosed and managed primary immunodeficiencies, angioedema, urticaria, drug allergies, environmental allergies, food allergies and asthma. 

10/2014-4/2015: Allergy & Immunology Associates of Teaneck and River Edge: River Edge, NJ. 

Busy, three physician practice. Managed primary and secondary immunodeficiency, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, headaches, angioedema, urticaria, drug allergies, allergy and asthma. 

10/2013-10/2014: Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Management: Moorestown & Salem, NI. -20 hrs/wk. 

Built up own patient base at both offices. Oversaw “busiest day in practice history and significantly increased monthly revenue. Managed a large variety of ailments including asthma, allergy, immunodeficiencies, IVIG/SQIG, Xolair, immunotherapy, drug desensitization and food challenges. 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 

7/2011–6/2013 UMDNJ-NJMS. Newark, NJ. PI: A.Wolff, S. Bigelsen, J. Oppenheimer, Researching efficacy of utilizing component testing in the diagnosis of food allergy. Specific areas of focus were soy allergy and peanut allergy 

10/2008-6/2011 UMDNJ-RWJUH. Piscataway, NJ. PI: S. Gurkan, MD Under the guidance of primary investigator hypothesized “B Lymphocyte Homeostasis in Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome” 

05/2005-07/2005 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. PI: S. Kourembanas, MD Retrieving, culturing, and differentiating stem cells to assure mesenchymal stem cell’s role in stem cell-based therapies for pulmonary hypertension 

PUBLICATIONS / POSTERS / ORAL PRESENTATIONS 

Chaudhry RQ, Oppenheimer, J. Update on Food Allergy in Adults. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports.(12)4:311-320.2012 

Chaudhry RQ, Bigelsen S, Wolff A. Differentiating Cause and Severity of Allergic Reaction to Soy, Based on Component Testing to PR-10 and Storage Proteins. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. (131) 2.AB97.2013 

Chaudhry RQ, Wolff A. “Efficacy and Retention of Epinephrine Auto-Injector Training”: Oral presentation at ACAAI 2012. Anaheim, CA 

Contact

Boca / Delray Beach

9960 Central Park Blvd.
Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33428
(561) 855-1999

http://www.southfloridafoodallergycenter.com

Wellington / West Palm

12977 Southern Boulevard
Suite 200
Loxahatchee, FL 33470

OIT Details

Doctor Name: Dr. Chaudhry
State: Florida
Allergen: Peanuts
Treats single/multi allergens at once: Single
Offers SLIT for food allergens: No

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