Biography

Dr. Scott P. Commins is an allergist-immunologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is affiliated with UNC Hospitals. He received his medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He has expertise in treating asthma, among other conditions Dr. Commins sees patients in the UNC allergy clinic and maintains an active research laboratory. His primary research and clinical interest is alpha-gal syndrome (“red meat allergy”). This unique food allergy appears to be brought on by tick bites and can develop at any time throughout life, even after many years of enjoying beef, pork or lamb.

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