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Dr. Maziar Rezvani

Allergy and Immunology
Atlanta, GA
23 years experience male

Locations

Office

Atlanta, GA

Address

1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite E200, Atlanta, GA
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Insurances accepted

First Health PPO

About

Bio

Maziar Rezvani, MD, is Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia an a practice focused on treatment for allergic and respiratory disorders in adults and children. Dr Rezvani obtained his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in 2000. He then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, and a fellowship in allergy and immunology at The University Hospital/Cincinnati Children’s/University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr Rezvani is board certified in both internal medicine and allergy and immunology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine. He also serves as Vice-Chairman/Primary Scientific Reviewer for the Sterling Institutional Review Board. Dr Rezvani has participated as a sub-investigator in several clinical trials for hereditary angioedema and asthma. He is also the author or coauthor of a number of peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, book chapters, and presentations on topics ranging from allergic and nonallergic rhinitis, olfaction and rhinitis subtypes, hereditary angioedema, anaphylaxis during immunotherapy, and effect of environmental interventions on pediatric asthma and rhinitis symptoms.

Specialties
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Allergy and Immunology

Internal Medicine

Licenses

United States: Georgia

Doctor Q&A

228 Answers
111 Agrees
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
It depends on if: How quickly you would like it to work. Most oral medications, if taken after a high fat meal will have a slower onset of action.
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A 56-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Yes: She must take full sanitary measures for the extraction to prevent an infection if she is still on immunosuppressants.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
NSAIDs: Such as Aspirin or ibuprofen, caffeine and targeted migraine therapies which are prescribed by a physician.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Symptoms include: Rash, conjunctivitis, fever/chills and arthralgias. You would certainly be suspicious since it is an autosomal dominant genetic condition. One parent ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Takes time & recurs: Resolution of urticaria can be very challenging in severe patients.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Always see your: Primary care physician first and if they do not feel comfortable managing it then you can see an allergy/immunology or skin specialist.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Depends...: For immediate, ige, mediated reactions, the gold standard is percutaneous (prick) skin testing. Serum rast testing which quantifies the amount of the ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Decrease Scarring: Is the only reason i could think of. At our clinic we also leave this decision up to the patient.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Non-Allergic: You should also consider non-allergic causes of sneezing and conjunctival symptoms such as vasomotor, cholinergic or gustatory rhinitis.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Complement : Is a series of immune proteins that are usually cause a "chain reaction" of events that lead to inflammation and when activated by infection, hormonal... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
No exact data: But if you have symptoms, i recommend seeing an allergist and getting evaluated.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Benefit>risk: The benefits of taking warfarin outweigh the risks if you have lupus and your body produces the lupus anticoagulant. Warfarin is generally well-toler... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Zyrtec (cetirizine): And other oral antihistamines have not been reported to be an issue in persons with ulcerative colitis generally and should be well-tolerated. You ma... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Acute asthma: Can be very dangerous with the most ominous result being hypoxia, which is not in taking enough oxygen into your body. This is why prevention and co... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Depends on duration: Arbitrarily, hives are defined as acute (<6 weeks) or chronic (>6 weeks). Acute hives are usually secondary to a new exposure, such as a change in di... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Possibly: But i recommend a thorough infectious disease evaluation.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Alternatives: Soy, oat, almond, coconut, rice and hemp milk. Taste and nutritional value vary with these, so make sure you read labels and try to purchase fortified... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Depends: It would depend on the clinical symptoms or reaction which your child has/had. For example, it can be useful in severe eczematous patients as studies... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Unlikely: Based on a few studies, only 25-30% of children outgrow peanut allergy by the age of 10.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
OAS is food allergy: Oas is the most common and benign type of food allergy. It occurs when proteins which are contained in pollens are shared with fruits/vegetables/grai... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Allergy!: More than likely, you are sensitized to the enzyme in the female mosquito's saliva. The best treatment is to prevent bites with repellants or cover u... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Yes: Grave's disease is a life-long autoimmune condition which requires monitoring of thyroid function as well as the development of other autoimmune proce... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Yes: Fever is the result of chemicals which are a result of immune stimulation. Hives can be a signal of this. In fact, viral infections are the most comm... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
OTC Antihistamines: Try any over the counter antihistamines such as zyrtec, claritin, or Allegra an hour before going over to your mother's home. If that is not sufficine... Read More
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A 74-year-old female asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
First generation: Antihistamines are effective due to their anticholinergic (drying) effect. The most popular is diphenhydramine. Unfortunately these medications are ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Skin or Blood: Depending on the clinical history and suspected allergen, some practitioners choose the less painful and timely method, which is a blood test looking ... Read More
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Low risk…: With an impending wedding, i wouldn't take any risks and stick to what she what she has tolerated in the past.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Yes: Strawberry allergy is rare but strawberries do contain histamine, which is often mistaken for allergy symptoms. Regardless i think that at 9 months of... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
See doctor: Cough can be caused by multiple causes. Cough suppressants just cover the symptom but you need to find out the underlying cause with the help of a med... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Possibly: See an allergist or pulmonoligist for evaluation and testing. You could possibly have asthma which is poorly controlled and triggered by exercise.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Angioedema: Is not too uncommon. You should visit your physician for an evaluation to see if it is possibly something you are exposing yourself to that is causing... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
See immunologist: Eosinophilia is a chronic condition and requires long term monitoring and therapy.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
When…: It's associated with other lower respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath or fast shallow breathing. This may be indicative of react... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
No: Hives alone without any underlying etiology such as vasculitis has not been shown to increase mortality from those suffering from its symptoms. Angioe... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Immune evaluation: Bronchiectasis can be indicative of an immunodeficiency. In addition to a pulomary specialist you should also seriously consider an immune evaluation... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Inhaled steroids: Recent studies have shown that asthmatics who employ inhaled steroids have an increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Death: Which is usually secondary to hypotension or asphyxiation. Less commonly hypoxemia from severe bronchospasm can also occur.
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A member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Possibly: Inhaled budesonide, a category b inhaled steroid is still questionable in nursing. Data with Budesonide delivered via dry powder inhaler indicates th... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
No: Currently there are no fda-approved treatment for food allergies. Avoidance is not treatment. Desensitization protocols are still experimental.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Skin rash : That is characteristically raised, evanscent, and itchy.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
0.3mg: And there is no contraindication to using an epi-pen during a severe hypersensitivity reaction.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
To Attenuate...: Your immune system in conditions which involve autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, or if you are a transplant recipient. This should only be done und... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Go to her doctor: The most common cause of an asthma exacerbation in children is viral infection, specifically rhinovirus (the "comon cold"). Otherwise there are numer... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Be careful: Electrostatic air filters release ozone, which is a known airway irritant, particularly in individuals with lower respiratory conditions such as asthm... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Metal Allergy: The most common metal allergy is nickel. Usually this is suspected when your metal objects such as a front button or jewelry which contain nickel are ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Allergy Tests: Testing is usually performed by skin testing, which is still the gold standard for detection of allergies. Blood/serum rast testing is also becoming ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
None: Sulfa drug allergy has not shown to preclude anyone to a particular food allergy.
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Be Careful: A study published last year in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology revealed that asthmatics on inhaled steroid therapy are at higher risk f... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Sinus rinses: Are a good natural remedy. You can also try eucalyptus aromatherapy.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Maziar Rezvani
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Are you sure it's: Hives? And if it is, i agree with drs pizzo and machtinger. Any acute infection which causes fever will stimulate the immune system and trigger hives... Read More
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Nov 29, 2012
A fantastic physician. The best at truly caring for folks! I recommend him to all my family.
Apr 27, 2013
Fantastic physician!
Nov 27, 2012
Great physician!
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Thank you! I did not think of hydration. I do have ipratopium bromide w/ albuterol (combivent?) for my nebulizer, and I take symbicort. I will talk to the doc about upping Mucinex. I was worried about...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I just thought this was just a pulmonary problem....i never thought that ashma can lead to other disorders in other body part.big thank you!
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Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Ross University School of Medicine
Graduated 2000MD

Residency

JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST MARY'S HEALTHCARE

Awards

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Georgia Allergy, Immunology and Asthma
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