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Board of Directors
Western Massachusetts Allergy
David Robertson, MD - President
Dr. Robertson has been practicing Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Western Massachusetts since 2012. He is board certified in Pediatrics, Adult Internal Medicine and Allergy Immunology and is the current president of the New England Society of Allergy. He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School's Baystate campus. Originally a New Orleans native, he is happy to call Western Mass home.
Allergy & Asthma Care, PC
Deborah Pedersen, MD, MS - President Elect
Dr. Pedersen has been in private practice in Massachusetts since 2011. She is board certified in Allergy and Immunology as well as Pediatrics. She sees patients of all ages. Dr. Pedersen is a second generation allergist and grew up "working" at the front desk at her father's office (she mostly ate donuts and played with the copier). She also serves on the board of the New England Society of Allergy.
Northeast Allergy Asthma and Immunology
Jordan Scott, MD - Treasurer
Dr Jordan Scott is the owner of Northeast Allergy, which has locations in Leominster, Newton, Concord, Stoneham, Sudbury and Worcester.
He’s past president of the MA Allergy Society and currently treasurer of the MA Allergy and New England Allergy Societies.
Locations:
Leominster — Sudbury — Newton Center — Worcester — Stoneham — Concord
Boston Specialists
In 2015, Dr. Leung founded Boston Specialists/Boston Food Allergy Center. The center has become one of the most distinguished independent clinical and research centers in New England, treating 250-300 patients per week. He has conducted over 40 industry and federally funded clinical trials since 2010. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and an adjunct faculty member of the Immunology Program at Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Both his clinical and research focus are on eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, mast cell GI disorders and food allergy/intolerance. He has co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts including an article in New England Journal of Medicine, numerous scientific abstracts, book chapters, and online tutorials.
He has been invited to lecture at many well-renowned institutions, some of which include Tufts Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Gastroenterology Association.
John Leung , MD, AGAF, FACAAI - Secretary
John Leung, MD, AGAF, FACAAI is a physician dual board certified in Allergy/Immunology and Gastroenterology. He attended medical school at University of Michigan Medical School and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He then proceeded with a Gastroenterology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center and an Allergy/Immunology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
He began his early career in academia working on several NIH-funded research projects. He is a former site principal investigator of the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGiR). He established and directed the Center for Food Related Diseases at Tufts Medical Center and the Pediatric Food Allergy Center at Tufts Children’s Hospital.
The current slate of officers is:
President - David Robertson
President Elect - Deborah Pedersen
Treasurer - Jordan Scott
Secretary - John Leung