General Practitioners

• Sinusitis
  Sinusitis (infection of the sinuses) is very common.  Some studies suggest that 15-20% of the population are affected by chronic sinusitis at some time in their lives.  There are 4 paranasal sinuses.  These are the maxillary, ethmoid, sphenoid, and frontal sinuses.  Only the ethmoid and maxillary sinuses are present at birth.  The sphenoid sinus develops sometime after age 2 years and the frontal sinuses begin to develop by age 6 years.
• Pediatric Care
  Dr. Bardelas is the founder of the Allergy and Asthma Center of North Carolina. He graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1973,and completed Pediatric Residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His Fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology was completed at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver, Colorado. He started his practice of Adult and Child Asthma and Allergy in July 1977. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He has been an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill since 1996. He has been selected by his peers as one of the best Doctors in America’s Southeast region. Dr. Bardelas is fluent in Spanish.
• Primary Care
• Ear Infections
  Complications that may arise from sinusitis include worsening of asthma, ear infection, and rarely extension of the infection to the bones of the head and the brain.  Occasionally, an x-ray or CT scan of the sinuses must be obtained to thoroughly examine the anatomy of the sinuses.
• Emergency Care
• Bronchitis
• Diarrhea
• Immunizations
  The goals of the medical treatment and supportive care are to reduce the frequency of infections, prevent complications from prolonged or unusual infections, and prevent an acute infection from becoming chronic and potentially causing irreversible organ damage. It is a team effort – the patient, family and members of the healthcare team must work together and effectively communicate among each other if these goals are to be accomplished. Treatment may involve antibiotics, vaccinations, immune supplementation and frequent checkups to monitor progress. Together, we can help patients with immune deficiency can lead happy, successful and productive lives.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Kozlow graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1985. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Residency at the Medical College of Virginia. His fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology was completed at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.He was a United States Air Force physician at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas from 1992-1995. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill. He joined the Allergy and Asthma Center in 1995.

Radiologist

• X-Rays
• Computed Tomography

Dermatologists

• Eczema
  Eczema, also referred to as “atopic dermatitis” is a skin condition that makes your skin itchy and flaky. Doctors do not know what causes eczema but most patients with eczema have allergies.

Allergists

• Allergies
  Your doctor may perform allergy testing via skin testing or bloodwork.  In some cases, both types of testing are appropriate.  If any of the testing is positive or if the history is consistent with a food allergy it is very important to strictly avoid that specific food.  Ingestion may cause severe symptoms or possibly death even if an earlier reaction was mild.  Sometimes it can be difficult to know what food is causing symptoms.  In these cases keeping a food diary is helpful.  Reading labels is very important since one type of food may have many different names after being processed.  Some patients wear a medical alert bracelet to let others know to what foods they are allergic if they should lose consciousness.