Atherton Allergists welcomes you to our practice.

I am Manjul Dixit, MD and I recently moved my practice from Menlo Medical Clinic to Atherton Square. I am board certified in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology plus other related conditions. My staff and I provide a professional yet personal environment to create individualized and customized treatment options for each patient. Our goal is to treat our patients like we would our own family.

Please call today if you need help with the following:

Why Use a Board Certified Allergist?

A Board Certified Allergist spends 2-3 additional years studying allergy and immunology at a certified fellowship program. Board certified allergists are required to pass the American Board of Allergy Examination and a recertification examination is performed every 10 years.

Outcome of treatment depends on the skill of the doctor and Board Certified Allergists have formal education for the diagnosis and treatment of allergies, asthma and immunologic diseases.

Oral Food Challenges are performed by Board Certified Allergists to diagnose food allergy in the office. The Board Certified Allergist is skilled to handle any in-office reaction should they occur. Skin and blood tests often are not accurate in the diagnosis of food allergies.

Venom Treatment for wasps, hornets, yellow honeybees and fire ants should be performed by Board Certified Allergists for accuracy and safety.

Questionable techniques

• The non-board certified allergist frequently gives low dose allergy shots but often then the patient has a poor response. This is often done to minimized possible reactions due to the inability to handle reactions in the office should they occur
• Environmental testing - exposing a patient to substances in the environment (carpet glue, wallpaper - vinyl) and asking the patient how he feels, is frequently done by the non-board Certified Allergist. This technique is not recommended by the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
• Blood (Rast or Unicap) test to diagnose or treat allergy • not as sensitive as skin testing • false positive tests common in highly allergic patients • cost is 8-10 times the cost of skin testing • insurance will often not reimburse for this test • treatment in the form of allergy shots based on blood levels is not recommended resulting in severe reactions over treatment and under treatment frequently occurs

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