Richmond Allergy and Asthma Specialists Vision

To be the best Allergy and Asthma practice in our local area, setting the gold standard for care to our current and new patients.

Richmond Allergy and Asthma Specialists Values

CARING – Our compassionate service to our community is our top priority.

PATIENT CENTERED – We recognize the patient as the reason for our existence as a health care provider. It is, therefore, essential that when we have an encounter with our patients, your health needs are met in a friendly, timely and quality fashion.

EXCELLENCE – We are dedicated to high quality, friendly patient care provided by our dedicated team of providers and administrative team.

TEAMWORK – We strive to work together with other physicians and local organizations to improve the health and education of our community.

TALENT – We recruit and retain the best team to deliver the highest standard of care.

Richmond Allergy and Asthma Mission

The Mission of our providers and our support team is to provide the highest quality allergy and asthma health care for our community. Our physicians are committed to creating an atmosphere of open communication, mutual respect and teamwork.

We attempt to schedule appointments to accommodate our patients’ needs.  We also make every effort to see patients at the scheduled appointment time.  We respect the value of your time and want to minimize long waits.

We respectfully request that you arrive promptly for your visit.  If you are unable to keep your appointment, please call us.  It will allow someone else that is waiting to come in your place.

If you are going to be late, please call us.

For your first appointment, please arrive 15 minutes early.

Please print out the registration forms on the website, complete and bring the forms to your visit.

Please make sure you have a referral if required.

Please provide our office with accurate up-to-date contact information so we can reach you.

Cancellation of an Appointment:

In order to be respectful of the medical needs of others, please be courteous and call us promptly (804-285-7420) if you are unable to keep an appointment.

• A little more hectic pace, stress at work, home or school, less rest and early winter viruses, all increase the likelihood of sinus congestion problems in susceptible individuals. You are more exposed to dust and mold allergies and indoor pollutants now that doors and windows are closed and you have turned on the heating system. With better understanding of sinus function and its relation to allergies, we now can relieve sinus problems for most of you.
• 50% of the time, viruses travel via hand-to-hand contact, not coughs and sneezes. Shaking hands or sharing a telephone can transfer live viruses efficiently.
• On a typical school day, over 10,000 students in this country are absent due to problems related to allergic rhinitis.
• Flu season. The flu vaccine is recommended if you have a chronic respiratory problems such as asthma, recurrent bronchitis, or emphysema. The flu vaccine can help prevent influenza, which can cause severe complications in those patients with respiratory disorders. The vaccine is available at the office of your family physician, pediatrician, or internist.
• Emergency room visits for severe asthma flare-ups have been correlated with high levels of outdoor mold spores in several medical studies.
• And all through the house, not a creature was stirring except….twenty million House Dust Mites.
• Exercise in cold, dry air, such as cross-country skiing, is more likely to exacerbate your asthma than is exercise in warm, humid weather, such as swimming.
• Besides allergies, viral infections such as colds and the flu are among the most common triggers of asthma flare-ups.
• The common cold is caused by a virus for which there is no antibiotic treatment. Colds may cause nasal drainage to be discolored for several days, but typically resolve on their own. Antibiotics are only helpful in cases when a cold becomes complicated by a bacterial sinus infection.  Symptoms persisting more than 7 to 10 days suggest the possibility of a sinus infection.
• As colder weather approaches, be careful not to over-humidify your home, since an indoor humidity of greater than 50% fosters the growth of allergy-causing dust mites and mold.