General Practitioners

• Pediatric Care
  Dr. Nancy I. Joseph Dr. Nancy Joseph graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Middle Tennessee State University. She received her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine where she was very involved both in the medical school and the community at large participating in numerous volunteer activities and serving as the president of the honor society. Dr. Joseph completed residency in Pediatrics at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital where she served as Class Liaison and curriculum committee member. She went on to complete sub-specialty training in Allergy and Immunology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center where she served as Senior Chief Fellow. Dr. Joseph has published a number of peer-reviewed articles and has presented several times at national meetings. Dr. Joseph is board Certified in Pediatrics as well as Allergy and Immunology. She maintains membership in the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. She is passionate about health disparities, community outreach, and global health. Dr. Joseph has a broad clinical interest in Allergic and Immunologic diseases and she endeavors to utilize Allergy/Immunology as a conduit for health education and promotion to provide effective health care to communities both domestic and abroad.
• Immunizations
  Allergy (also known as immediate hypersensitivity) is defined as an "abnormal sensitivity to a substance which is normally tolerated and generally considered harmless." While all immune responses occur as a result of exposure to foreign substances, allergic reactions are distinct from the protective or enhanced "immunity" conferred by immunizations or natural infection. It is estimated that about 50 million American suffer from allergic disease of one form or another, and the incidence of these illnesses is increasing.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. John J. Costa A life-long resident of the South Shore, Dr. John J. Costa graduated from Harvard College and the Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Boston University Medical Center and sub-specialty training in Allergy/Immunology at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He actively participates in the Maintenance of Certification program of the ABAI and has twice recertified his Allergy/Immunology boards. Dr. Costa is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Dermatologists

• Eczema
  Allergic rhinitis - Commonly referred to as "Hay fever", this occurs as a result of allergens touching the lining of the nose of an individual sensitized to that particular allergen.  The accompanying symptoms, such as nasal congestion, itching and dripping, are due to the localized allergic inflammation of the exposed nasal mucus membranes.  Daily, ongoing exposure perpetuates the inflammatory response and the symptoms.  Similarly, allergic conjunctivitis represents the localized allergic inflammatory response of the eyes, while atopic dermatitis, or eczema, may often result from allergen exposure to the skin.  For more information visit aaaai.org

Allergists

• Allergies
  Dr. Miren Guenechea-Sola Dr. Miren Guenechea-Sola is a resident of the South Shore. She is originally from Nevada, and moved to the area after completing her medical training in Allergy and Immunology. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She went to attend medical school locally at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. She completed residency in Los Angeles at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Following internal medicine residency, she completed a prestigious Kennamer Fellowship through the University of California Los Angeles where she attended and taught residents in both the hospital and clinic setting. She moved to San Francisco to complete her fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Guenechea-Sola is board certified in both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at national meetings. Prior to joining Allergy Asthma and Associates she was an assistant professor at Boston University and attended clinic at Boston Medical Center.