Allergy & Immunology

James Pollowitz, M.D., F.A.A.A.A.I.

Dr. James Pollowitz is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College and Chief Emeritus of Allergy/Immunology at the White Plains Hospital Center. Dr. Pollowitz graduated from New York University Medical School, and he completed his residency training in Pediatrics at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center (Albert Einstein College of Medicine). He trained in Allergy/Immunology at St. Vincent Hospital Center in New York City. He is Board Certified in Pediatrics and in Allergy/Immunology.

Dr. Pollowitz is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He is also a member of the AMA, New York Allergy Society, the New York State Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and the Allergy Section of the Medical Society of Westchester County. He has been President of the Westchester County Allergy Society and is a former President of the New York State Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Dr. Pollowitz has long been interested in patient and physician education. He founded one of the oldest parent support groups in the US: Parents of Allergic and Asthmatic Children of Westchester. He served as their physician advisor for twelve years. He lectures regularly to lay and professional groups on Allergy/Immunology topics. Dr. Pollowitz also served as the editor-in-chief of Asthma Management, a quarterly review journal.