Tom Adler became interested in allergies completely by accident. He suffered from Hay Fever and Asthma as a child, so you might say that allergies found him. He majored in Pre Med, intending to follow in the footsteps of his father, a Radiologist, but when Tom entered UC Irvine-California College of Medicine, he was drawn to a “patient-centered” specialty, - Allergy. In medical school, he was active in the Phi Delta Epsilon medical fraternity, and he also took an undergraduate fellowship in Pathology. He went on to a medical Internship and Residency at LA County-USC Medical Center and took his Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he worked with Dr Gildon Beall on thyroid autoimmunity and with Dr. Doug Heiner on IgG4 immune responses in grass pollen sensitive asthmatics.
After 7 years of Allergy Practice in Medford Oregon, Tom met Dr Ann Spataro, of Rochester NY at a medical conference, and upon their marriage, Tom elected to move to Rochester where he has practiced Allergy and Internal Medicine since 1989. He and Ann have two grown daughters. They enjoy cycling, skiing, hiking and Tom is the Patrol Leader for the Genessee Valley Nordic Ski Patrol
In addition to giving many talks to physicians and the public on Allergies and Asthma, Tom has authored several scientific articles on subjects ranging from drug allergies, to grass pollen induced asthma, to anaphylaxis. He is Board Certified in Allergy and Immunology as well as Internal Medicine. He is a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at the University of Rochester, and he serves on the Allergy Advisory Committee of Rochester Independent Practice Association. He is on the Medical Staff of 3 local hospitals – RGH, Park Ridge, and Lakeside. He joined Dr Scott Valet in 1996 and now confines his practice to Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology.