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Lawrence Gelber, MD, Allergy & Immunology, Richmond, VA

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Allergy & Immunology Richmond, VA

Asthma & Allergic Conditions

Physician

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  • Office

    9920 Independence Park Dr
    Suite 100
    Richmond, VA 23233
    Phone+1 804-285-7420
    Fax+1 804-285-7454

Education & Training

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1988 - 1991
  • Christiana Care Health Services Inc
    Christiana Care Health Services IncResidency, Neonatology, 1988 - 1988
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, WilmingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987
  • CETEC University Santo Domingo
    CETEC University Santo DomingoClass of 1983
  • University of Modena School of Medicine and Surgery
    University of Modena School of Medicine and SurgeryMedicine, 1978 - 1981
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
    Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityBS
  • Indiana University
    Indiana UniversityBA

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1989 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1989 - 2021
  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 1990 - 1993

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Richmond Top Docs in Pediatric Allergy Richmond Magazine, 2015-2019, 2023
  • Richmond Top Docs in Allergy and Immunology Richmond Magazine, 2010-2012, 2014-2021, 2023
  • Top Bedside Manner Award in Allergy and Immunology Our Health Richmond, 2015-2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Similarity of skin test reactivities to dog hair-dander and dog epithelia allergens. Annals of Allergy. November 2011; 107:A28-29.  
    Gelber LE, Annals of Allergy, 11/1/2011
  • Sensitization and exposure to indoor allergens as risk factors for asthma among patients presenting to hospital  
    Gelber LE, Seltzer LH, Bouzoukis JK, Pollart SM, Chapman MD, Platts-Mills TA, Am Rev Respir Dis 1993;147:573-8, 1993
  • Inhalant allergens, viruses, and passive smoke exposure: Risk factors for wheezing in children  
    Duff AL, Pomeranz ES, Gelber LE, Price GW, et al, Pediatrics 1993; 92:4:535-540, 1993
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Dairy Allergy Causing Local and Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Reaction to Seminal Fluid.
    Gelber,L, Werner, E, Gianfortoni, J, Annals of Allergy, 1/2008
  • Specific IgE Antibody and Exposure to Cat and Cockroach Allergens as Risk Factors for Acute Asthma
    Gelber L, Seltzer L, Bouzoukis J, Pollart S, Chapman M, Platts-Mills TAE, J Allergy Clin Immunol;1991; 87:233, 1991
  • Effect of Tannic Acid spray on cat allergen levels in carpets
    Miller J, Miller A, Kaminski K, Gelber L, Chapman M, Platts-Mills TAE, J Allergy Clin Immunol 1990; 85:226., 1990
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Other

  • Serum IgE antibodies and allergen exposure as risk factors for acute asthma. Dust Mite, Allergens, and Asthma 
    Gelber L, Pollart S, Chapman M, Seltzer L, Platts-Mills TAE, Report of the Second International Workshop
    Oxfordshire, England - 9/1990

Committees

  • Committee Member, Aetna Better Health of Virginia Quality Management and Utilization 2016 - Present
  • Committee Member, Coventry Cares Medicaid Advisory/ Quality Management and Utilization 2015 - 2016
  • Executive Committee Member/ Board of Directors, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Central Virginia Chapter 2013 - 2016
  • Advisory Committee Member, Coventry Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 1994 - 2013
  • Advisory Committee Member, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Pharmacy Improvement Committee 1994 - 2005
  • Virginia Allergy Society Delegate, Medicare Advisory Committee 1993 - 1995

Professional Memberships