Jay E. Brown, MD

Allergist & Immunologist

Dr. Jay E. Brown is an Allergist & Immunologist in Ames, IA with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating conditions that affect the immune system. As an Allergist & Immunologist, Jay E. Brown, MD performs therapies to treat conditions like asthma, allergic reactions, and immune system disorders. Allergy & Immunology is concerned with addressing the causes and treating the symptoms of immune deficiencies and hypersensitivities. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Allergists & Immunologists include allergic conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis, eczema, immune deficiencies, organ transplants, asthma, and allergic reactions to pollen, mold, food, drugs, and insect stings. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Allergists & Immunologists include allergy testing, allergy injection treatment, prescribing medication, and referring patients to other specialists as needed.

An allergist-immunologist is trained in evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of disorders involving the immune system. Selected examples of such conditions include asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, eczema, and adverse reactions to drugs, foods, and insect stings as well as immune deficiency diseases (both acquired and congenital), defects in host defense, and problems related to autoimmune disease, organ transplantation, or malignancies of the immune system.

Allergist

Dr. Jay E. Brown is an Allergist in Ames, IA with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating allergies and asthma. As an Allergist, Jay E. Brown, MD performs therapies and provides medication to treat conditions like seasonal allergies, year-round allergies, food allergies, and asthma. Allergy Medicine is a medical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating conditions related to allergic reactions produced by the human immune response. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Allergists include hay fever allergy, food allergies, hives, asthma, insect sting allergies, and allergies caused by pollen or dust mites. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Allergists include prescribing steroid nasal sprays, antihistamines, and decongestants to treat allergies, giving allergy injection treatments, recommending blood tests, and referring patients to other specialists as needed.