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Guha Krishnaswamy, MD, Allergy & Immunology, Salisbury, NC, W. G. (Bill) Heffner Veterans Affairs Medical Center

GuhaKrishnaswamyMDFACP, FCCP, FAAAI, FACAAI, CC-D

Allergy & Immunology • Salisbury, NC

Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC Chief, Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Bill Hefner VA and Affiliated Institutions, Salisbury, Charlotte and Kernersville HCC, North Carolina

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Summary

  • Guha Krishnaswamy, MD, is Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious disease at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He practices Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at the Bill Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC and its affiliated institutions, including the Kernersville Health Care Center in North Carolina.



    Dr. Krishnaswamy earned his medical degree at Madras Medical College in Madras, India. He completed a residency in Medicine at Quillen College of Medicine and a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins Medical School. He is a writing scholar at Harvard School of Medicine.

    He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He has also obtained certification in Clinical Densitometry and Osteoporosis as well as in asthma education. His research interests include primary immune deficiencies in adults, anaphylaxis and angioedema syndromes and the effects of sleep apnea on asthma-COPD overlap syndrome outcomes.

    Dr. Krishnaswamy is a Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Physicians, and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He has also been the recipient of the Dean's Teaching and the Medicine Department's Best Faculty Awards.

    Dr. Krishnaswamy has published over 160 manuscripts that have appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Journal of Immunology, Critical Care Medicine, British Heart Journal, Southern Medical Journal, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, American Review of Respiratory Molecular Cell Biology, Chest and Science. He has contributed to over 30 book chapters in the area of inflammation biology. He is the author of two books, one – an edited autobiography of his father, Dr. N. Krishnaswamy, who recently passed away and the other-Human Mast Cells- Materials and Methods (Humana Press)

    • ‎Critical Matters : Management Of Anaphylaxis on Apple Podcasts

    n this episode of Critical Matters, we will discuss the critical care management of the patient with anaphylaxis. Our guest is Dr. Guha Krishnaswamy.

Education & Training

  • ISCD INTERNATIONAL
    ISCD INTERNATIONALCERTIFICATE IN OSTEOPOROSIS AND CLINICAL DENSITOMERY, OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE MINERAL DISORDERS, 2014 - 2024
  • UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER
    UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTERCERTIFICATE, WHOLE FOOD PLANT-BASED MEDICINE, 2022 - 2022
  • HARVARD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    HARVARD SCHOOL OF MEDICINEMD, Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education, Effective Writing for Health Care Program, 1-year Certificate Program (2021-2022), 2021 - 2022
  • ASSOCIATION OF ASTHMA EDUCATORS
    ASSOCIATION OF ASTHMA EDUCATORScertification, Asthma Education, 2012 - 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1989 - 1992
  • East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine
    East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
  • Madras Medical College
    Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1988 - 2015
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1989 - 1992
  • American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • AECASTHMA EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
  • ISCDCERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Selected to “Best Doctors in America” BEST DOCTORS, 2005-2016
  • Certificate from the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Public Health AITRC STUDY SECTION, 2005-2009
  • 1998 Faculty of the year award (Internal Medicine) 2005 ETSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • FOOD ALLERGY
    FOOD ALLERGYJune 9th, 2020
  • ANAPHYLAXIS
    ANAPHYLAXISJune 9th, 2020
  • FOOD ALLERGY HOLIDA SEASON
    FOOD ALLERGY HOLIDA SEASONJune 9th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hindi, Tamil

Hospital Affiliations

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