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Colorado Allergy & Asthma Centers, P.C.
has evolved over time.
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Colorado Allergy & Asthma Clinic was founded
in 1972 by Drs. Avner, Buckley and Pearlman.
1996 - Dr. Olson joined our Clinic. |
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1997
- Colorado Allergy and Asthma Clinic merged
with Allergy Respiratory Institute (ARI) to
create Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers,
P.C. (CAAC). ARI was founded by Dr. John Selner
and included his partners, Drs. Koepke and Volz.
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We have steadily grown and
currently serve over 30,000 allergy & asthma patients.
Today, there are 9 physicians, 10 physician assistants,
and 9 locations in the front range. All of our physicians
are Board Certified Allergists. They actively
participate in the American Medical Association,
Colorado Allergy Society, Colorado Medical Society,
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
(AAAAI), and American College of Allergy, Asthma
& Immunology (ACAAI). Some are Clinical Professors
at the University of Colorado Health Science Center.
Our physicians have given numerous local and national
presentations and have published over 325 articles,
abstracts, or book chapters.
Local and National Honors have included:
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5280 Magazine Top Doc
Awards
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American Thoracic Society
2006 Outstanding Clinician Award
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Distinguished Clinician
Award
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Best Doctors in America
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Who’s Who in America
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Strive
for Excellence in Allergy and Asthma Care |
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Philosophy
of Care
Our philosophy is to provide the highest quality,
outcomes-focused, cost-effective medical care
for adults and children who experience acute
and chronic asthma, allergic diseases, and diseases/symptoms
of the respiratory system.
Approach to
Patient Care
Patient-focused care
We provide complete allergy and asthma diagnostic
services such as:
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Pulmonary Function Testing
(Spirometry)
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Prick and Intradermal
Skin Testing Medication Allergy Testing
/ Desensitization
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Vaccine Testing / Desensitization
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Oral Desensitization to Allergic Foods
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Food / Preservative
Challenge
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Methacholine Challenge
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Exercise Challenge
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Fitness Testing
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Rhinolaryngoscopy
We provide a variety of
locations and convenient office hours for allergy
injections.
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Nine clinics – most
are open Monday through Friday and three
of our offices are also open Saturday morning.
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Hours are generally
8:00 am to 5:30 pm and are closed for lunch
11:30 am – 1:00 pm. However, each clinic
has varying allergy injection hours so please
speak to the specific clinic staff for exact
allergy injection office hours at that location.
We develop treatment plans
with patient-oriented components:
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Patient empowerment
by putting the patient in control of his/her
disease
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Education – facilitate
understanding of the disease and its triggers,
treatment options through one-on-one teaching,
videos, handouts, and outside references
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Identification, elimination,
or avoidance of triggers
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Regard for safety, effectiveness,
and cost of treatments
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Cost-effective
care
We strive to reduce the total cost of long-term
care of the patient. Our patient care process
reduces the need for emergency care and hospital
care services.
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Provide a Step-Care
approach to optimize Quality of Life
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Goal is to use the least
amount of medications to control disease/symptoms
effectively without compromising quality
of care.
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Try to use over-the-counter
(OTC) medications when appropriate (e.g.
nasal saline, Claritin, Prilosec)
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Access to care in a timely manner
Our practice locations are distributed geographically
throughout the Denver metropolitan area to increase
our availability to patients, and offer Saturday
and extended office hours. We utilize physician
extenders including Physician Assistants (PAs)
to improve access to same-day care.
Clinical
studies and research
Commitment to studying new treatments and improving
current treatments for the benefit of our patients
and all patients with disorders which we diagnose
and treat. See Clinical
Studies And Research |
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What
Makes CAAC Different? - Our Commitment to Your Care! |
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Specialty Testing and Challenges:
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Methacholine Challenge
is a diagnostic test to determine the underlying
nature of respiratory symptoms.
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Challenges to medications,
foods, and vaccines
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Desensitization to necessary
medications and vaccines
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Nasal endoscopy to determine
anatomic causes of symptoms and assess prior
surgery
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Laryngoscopy to identify
causes of many disorders (e.g. cough, hoarseness,
gastroesophageal reflux)
Asthma & Exercise Clinic provides diagnostic testing
to identify the cause of respiratory symptoms
during exercise/physical activity.
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Exercise Challenge –
assessment to rule-out or confirm exercise-induced
asthma and/or vocal cord dysfunction
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Free run or treadmill
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Differential diagnosis
(e.g. level of exertion, aerobic capacity,
exercise-induced reflux, post nasal drainage
(PND) etc.)
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Assesses effectiveness
of pretreatment medications
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Fitness Evaluation –
assessment to measure aerobic capacity
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Goal is to encourage
exercise/physical activity as a healthy
life style and increase ones’ quality of
life.
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